Albert R. "Pete" Gilliam

Albert R. "Pete" Gilliam, 92, of Beebe, Arkansas, died Tuesday, June 9, 2015. He was a retired farmer and a veteran of WWII, serving as a combat infantryman in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes campaigns. He was preceded in death by his parents, Byars and Vevel (Fuller) Gilliam; and a brother, Ralph Gilliam. Pete is survived by his sister, Susie Coffey; nephew, Randy Gilliam; and nieces, Phyllis Daniel and Sheila Halford; and several great-nieces and nephews. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, at Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe. Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Friday, June 12, 2015, at Mt. Olive Cemetery, 139 Mt. Olive Rd., McRae, Ark. 72102. Arrangements by Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe. www.SmithFamilyCares.com.