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Wendell Lee Fortner

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WENDELL LEE FORTNER, a longtime resident of Little Rock and Pine Bluff passed away on Wednesday February 6, 2019 after an extended illness. Wendell was born on November 17, 1935, in Vilonia, Arkansas to parents Annie Laura Price Fortner and Herman R. Fortner. Wendell was a veteran of the United States Air Force serving domestically and in Japan. He was member of Second Presbyterian Church of Little Rock. He is a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas where he received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and was a member of Phi Alpha Zeta, which later became Theta Xi fraternity. Wendell was a long time employee of the Pine Bluff Arsenal as the Director of Environmental and Natural Resources Management prior to working at SAIC as Vice President of Corporate Development. His professional affiliations included Sigma Xi, society of American Military Engineers, Arkansas Environmental Federation, American Institute of Chemist, and The American Chemical Society where he served as state chairman. Wendell is survived by his sons: Tim Fortner and his wife, Lisa of Lakewood Ohio, and Blair Fortner and his wife, Margaret of Ladue, Missouri. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Burke, Harrison, Walker and Lele. In addition, his brother Harold Fortner of Gardner, Kansas and sister, Wanda Haley of Sherwood, Arkansas survive him. His wife of 56 years, Mary Glenda Adams Fortner and his brother, Alvin Fortner preceded him in death. Memorial services will be held in the Chapel at Second Presbyterian Church in Little Rock on Monday, March 4th at 1:30 p.m. A reception will be held following the service at the church. Memorial gifts can be made to the CARTI Foundation, P.O. Box 5501, Little Rock, Ark. 72215. Arrangements by Roller-Chenal Funeral Home: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/chenal.

Published February 17, 2019

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