Jesse 'Gennaro' Napolitano

Jesse "Gennaro" Napolitano, 38, of Elkins, Ark., died July 25, 2014, at Washington Regional Medical Center at Fayetteville. He was born Jan. 31, 1976, at Oxford, England, the son of Gennaro and Cheryl Lee Caudill Napolitano. He was an organic farmer, attended the Crosses Community Church, was a three cancer survivor, and a veteran of the United States Army and United States Army National Guard serving in Kosovo, Albania, and Operation Enduring Freedom. He attended the College of the Marshall Islands where he received a teaching degree and the University of Arkansas. Survivors include his wife, Ramona Napolitano of the home; twin sons, Darrell Napolitano and Joshua Napolitano of the home; three daughters, Lula Napolitano, Rana Clement and Roselena Napolitano, all of the home; his mother and stepfather, Cheryl and Ernest Rounds of Elkins, Ark.; three sisters, Katie Heck, Ana Rounds and Joylena Rounds, all of Columbus, Ohio; his grandmother, Ursula Caudill of Fairborn, Ohio; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 1, in the chapel of Brashears Funeral Home, with Pastors Rex Eaton and Nakko Zedkiah officiating. Private interment will be in the Fayetteville National Cemetery. There will be a Celebration of Life held immediately following the service at 206 Circle Drive, Huntsville, Ark. Visitation will be 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home with the family present.