Harold Troy Corn

Harold Troy Corn, of Benton was born Dec. 14, 1933 in Arkadelphia, Ark., to Lewis and Barbara Corn and a family of three brothers and two sisters. He passed away in Little Rock on Dec. 2, 2016. Harold graduated from Little Rock Central High School before marrying his high school sweetheart and the love of his life, JoAn Simmons Corn, with whom he had a very blessed 63 years of marriage and raised a happy and loving family. Harold was drafted into the Army during the Korean War and served with the 33rd Infantry in St. Louis, Mo., and Panama City, Panama being honorably discharged. He then went to work as an installer and lineman for Western Electric (Lucent) where he had a 30 year career. After an early retirement Harold enjoyed many years delivering the Benton Courier to his rural Benton neighbors and homesteading on the 10 acres he and JoAn lived on in Saline County. Harold was a lifetime outdoorsman who could identify every kind of tree and enjoyed fishing and camping at Lake Ouachita with his siblings and their families. His other hobbies included gardening, woodworking and furniture making, often building pieces for his wife, children and grandchildren. He enjoyed watching baseball and othe sports, and was a lifelong Razorback fan. Harold is survived by his wife JoAn, children Dana Jones (Brick) and family of Austin, Texas, Kenny Corn and family of Benton, Carla Schwalbert (Mike) and family of Reading, Mass., Karen Solomom (Marc) and family of San Antonio, Texas, and one brother Arnold Corn, of Sherwood. Harold was blessed with twelve grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. JoAn and the family want to express their gratitude for the compassionate care of Dr. Nancy Rector, Dr. Karen Pickett and ICU nurse Robin Ball. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016 in the chapel of Smith-Benton Funeral Home with burial following at Pinecrest Memorial Park. Visitation will be Monday, Dec. 5, 2016 from 6-8 p.m., at Smith-Benton Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Poyen Missionary Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O Box 202, Poyen, Ark. 72128. Services entrusted to Smith-Benton Funeral Home. Guests may register online at www.SmithFamilyCares.com.