Bobby Gene Vail

Bobby Gene Vail, age 80 of Little Rock, Arkansas, passed away March 31, 2013 at home. He was born on October 27, 1932 in Banks, Arkansas; he was the son of Robert L. Vail and Elsie Vail. Bobby retired from the Navy after twenty years of service and also retired from the Federal Reserve Bank after 20 years of service. He was a member of Lifeline Baptist Church and enjoyed fishing and spending time with family. He is preceded in death by parents, one brother, John Kenneth, and one sister Louise Armstrong. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Margie Lorene Vail, two daughters, Barbara Howard and Debbie Vail, one son, Charles Vail (Christy), three grandsons, Michael and Wesley Cason, and Timothy McElveen, one granddaughter, Amanda Best, two great granddaughters, Camryn and Grace Cason, one great-grandson, Jacob McElveen, and a host of other friends and relatives. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at Huson Funeral Home Chapel in Little Rock, Arkansas. Burial will follow at Arkansas State Veterans' Cemetery in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 2, 2013 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Huson Funeral Home Chapel in Little Rock, Arkansas. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Cancer Research Centers. Sign an online guest book at www.husonfuneralhome.com.