Calvin Wayne Wadley, 82, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, October 16, 2014, at St. Bernards Medical Center.
He was born March 14, 1932, in Tuckerman, Arkansas, to the late Homer and Maude Payne Wadley and lived in Leachville until 1985.
He was a cotton farmer most of his life and later became a maintenance worker for Jonesboro Public Schools for twelve years. He served at Second Baptist Church in Leachville as a deacon. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, and grandfather with a good sense of humor, who was loved by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife, Ollie Wadley; a daughter and her husband, Karen and Wayne Kender of Jonesboro; a son, Ken Wadley of Jonesboro; three grand-children, Shannon Kender (Stephanie) of Paragould, Misty Allison (Robb) of Jonesboro and Britt Wadley of Jonesboro; four great-grand-children, Kadin Cline, Anica Allison, Gage Kender and Isabella Kender; a brother, Ellis Wadley of Sulpher Springs, Texas; two sisters, Lois Stone and Lucille Fella both of Tuckerman.
He was also preceded in death by a son, Calvin Wayne Wadley Jr.; two brothers, Bill Wadley and Willard Wadley; two sisters, Polly Conditt and Dorothy Hetler.
A celebration of his life was at Central Baptist Church. Burial was at Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery.
Jonesboro Sun obits. October 19, 2014
He was born March 14, 1932, in Tuckerman, Arkansas, to the late Homer and Maude Payne Wadley and lived in Leachville until 1985.
He was a cotton farmer most of his life and later became a maintenance worker for Jonesboro Public Schools for twelve years. He served at Second Baptist Church in Leachville as a deacon. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, and grandfather with a good sense of humor, who was loved by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife, Ollie Wadley; a daughter and her husband, Karen and Wayne Kender of Jonesboro; a son, Ken Wadley of Jonesboro; three grand-children, Shannon Kender (Stephanie) of Paragould, Misty Allison (Robb) of Jonesboro and Britt Wadley of Jonesboro; four great-grand-children, Kadin Cline, Anica Allison, Gage Kender and Isabella Kender; a brother, Ellis Wadley of Sulpher Springs, Texas; two sisters, Lois Stone and Lucille Fella both of Tuckerman.
He was also preceded in death by a son, Calvin Wayne Wadley Jr.; two brothers, Bill Wadley and Willard Wadley; two sisters, Polly Conditt and Dorothy Hetler.
A celebration of his life was at Central Baptist Church. Burial was at Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery.
Jonesboro Sun obits. October 19, 2014
Calvin Wayne Wadley, 82, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, October 16, 2014, at St. Bernards Medical Center.
He was born March 14, 1932, in Tuckerman, Arkansas, to the late Homer and Maude Payne Wadley and lived in Leachville until 1985.
He was a cotton farmer most of his life and later became a maintenance worker for Jonesboro Public Schools for twelve years. He served at Second Baptist Church in Leachville as a deacon. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, and grandfather with a good sense of humor, who was loved by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife, Ollie Wadley; a daughter and her husband, Karen and Wayne Kender of Jonesboro; a son, Ken Wadley of Jonesboro; three grand-children, Shannon Kender (Stephanie) of Paragould, Misty Allison (Robb) of Jonesboro and Britt Wadley of Jonesboro; four great-grand-children, Kadin Cline, Anica Allison, Gage Kender and Isabella Kender; a brother, Ellis Wadley of Sulpher Springs, Texas; two sisters, Lois Stone and Lucille Fella both of Tuckerman.
He was also preceded in death by a son, Calvin Wayne Wadley Jr.; two brothers, Bill Wadley and Willard Wadley; two sisters, Polly Conditt and Dorothy Hetler.
A celebration of his life was at Central Baptist Church. Burial was at Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery.
Jonesboro Sun obits. October 19, 2014
He was born March 14, 1932, in Tuckerman, Arkansas, to the late Homer and Maude Payne Wadley and lived in Leachville until 1985.
He was a cotton farmer most of his life and later became a maintenance worker for Jonesboro Public Schools for twelve years. He served at Second Baptist Church in Leachville as a deacon. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, and grandfather with a good sense of humor, who was loved by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife, Ollie Wadley; a daughter and her husband, Karen and Wayne Kender of Jonesboro; a son, Ken Wadley of Jonesboro; three grand-children, Shannon Kender (Stephanie) of Paragould, Misty Allison (Robb) of Jonesboro and Britt Wadley of Jonesboro; four great-grand-children, Kadin Cline, Anica Allison, Gage Kender and Isabella Kender; a brother, Ellis Wadley of Sulpher Springs, Texas; two sisters, Lois Stone and Lucille Fella both of Tuckerman.
He was also preceded in death by a son, Calvin Wayne Wadley Jr.; two brothers, Bill Wadley and Willard Wadley; two sisters, Polly Conditt and Dorothy Hetler.
A celebration of his life was at Central Baptist Church. Burial was at Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery.
Jonesboro Sun obits. October 19, 2014
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
