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Clarence Estin Terry

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Clarence Estin Terry, of Mayflower, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. He was born on Jan. 20, 1919 in Winslow (Sunset), Arkansas to the late D. G. and Sylvia Sebourn Terry. Clarence was raised on a farm in Sunset, Ark. and served his country in the Navy during WWII where he worked at Pearl Harbor as a heavy equipment operator. He drove a city bus in Fort Smith and also drove for Oklahoma Transportation. He was a driver for 25 years for ABF Truck Lines until his retirement. He loved trains and engineered a steam train in Eureka Springs. After he retired, he made fiddles and many items in his wood-working shop. Clarence was saved in Free Will Baptist Church in Fort Smith and was baptized in a creek at Rudy, Ark. in April of 1953. He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Nell Terry; and two sisters. He is survived by E. Kay (Terry) Mobley; Dee (Houston) Honeycutt, Dwight (Jane) Terry, David D. (Debbie) Terry, Judy (Larry) Harwell; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 30, at Mayflower Cemetery in Mayflower. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday at Roller-Owens Funeral Home, 5509 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, Ark. (501-791-7400). Online guestbook www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/owens.

Published October 28, 2013

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