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John Walker McCaskill

John Walker McCaskill, 72-year-old resident of Gentry, Ark., died June 17, 2014, at Earline Howard Hospice Home, Springdale, Ark. He was born Aug. 2, 1941, in Sayre, Okla., to Lawrence McCaskill and Sadie Sarah Walker McCaskill. John married Betty Kelly on Aug. 7, 1960, in Cheyenne, Okla. He worked as a mechanic for Montgomery Ward, Ball Brothers, Springdale Dodge and Fletcher Chrysler. John was a member of Highfill Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Sadie Haney; and four brothers, Lawrence McCaskill Jr., Ralph McCaskill, Charles McCaskill and Jimmy McCaskill. He was survived by his wife, Betty; two daughters, Lela McCaskill Graham and husband, David, of Rogers, Ark., and Jeanetta Evans and husband, Dwayne, of Highfill, Ark.; three grandchildren, John Evans and wife, Deanna, Wesley Evans and wife, Laura, and Desiree' Stamps and husband, Tyler; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mary Parkhurst of Walsenburg, Colo., and Ruby Baker and husband, Paul, of Marlow, Okla.; one sister-in-law, June Bailey of Wheeler, Texas; and one brother-in-law, Larry Kelly of Scottsdale, Ariz. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, June 21, 2014, at Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs, Ark. Burial will follow at Highfill Cemetery, Highfill, Ark. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 20, 2014, at Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Road, Springdale, AR 72762; or the Alzheimer's Association, 210 N. Walton Blvd., Bentonville, AR 72712. To sign the online guest book, please visit www.wassonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs, Ark.

Published June 19, 2014

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