John Edward Bland, Jr., age 90, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on May 24, 2017, at his home. He was born January 23, 1927, in Carthage, AR, the son of the John Edward and Antonia Wylie Bland.
John received a bachelor's degree from Henderson State University and a master's from East Texas State University. He was a retired school teacher at Amarillo Public Schools and a timber land owner. John was a member of First United Methodist Church in Arkadelphia.
He was a United States Navy veteran having served aboard the USS Columbia during World War II.
John was survived by his wife, Bobbie Kelly Bland; two sons, John Edward Bland III (Melinda) of Laguna Vista, TX, and Richard Kelly Bland (Brenda) of Lindale, TX; two daughters, Virginia Ann Bland of Baton Rouge, LA and Martha Karen Foerster (Larry) of Conroe, TX; nine grandchildren, Jenny Hodnett (Jason), Kelly Howerton (David), Dr. Ross Bland (Lorena), Lindsay Shary (Conor), Emily Dominey (Barkley), Daniel Foerster, and Kevin, Jessica and John Bland; eight great-grandchildren; and one brother, James Ross Bland (JoAnn) of Kenner, LA.
John received a bachelor's degree from Henderson State University and a master's from East Texas State University. He was a retired school teacher at Amarillo Public Schools and a timber land owner. John was a member of First United Methodist Church in Arkadelphia.
He was a United States Navy veteran having served aboard the USS Columbia during World War II.
John was survived by his wife, Bobbie Kelly Bland; two sons, John Edward Bland III (Melinda) of Laguna Vista, TX, and Richard Kelly Bland (Brenda) of Lindale, TX; two daughters, Virginia Ann Bland of Baton Rouge, LA and Martha Karen Foerster (Larry) of Conroe, TX; nine grandchildren, Jenny Hodnett (Jason), Kelly Howerton (David), Dr. Ross Bland (Lorena), Lindsay Shary (Conor), Emily Dominey (Barkley), Daniel Foerster, and Kevin, Jessica and John Bland; eight great-grandchildren; and one brother, James Ross Bland (JoAnn) of Kenner, LA.
John Edward Bland, Jr., age 90, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on May 24, 2017, at his home. He was born January 23, 1927, in Carthage, AR, the son of the John Edward and Antonia Wylie Bland.
John received a bachelor's degree from Henderson State University and a master's from East Texas State University. He was a retired school teacher at Amarillo Public Schools and a timber land owner. John was a member of First United Methodist Church in Arkadelphia.
He was a United States Navy veteran having served aboard the USS Columbia during World War II.
John was survived by his wife, Bobbie Kelly Bland; two sons, John Edward Bland III (Melinda) of Laguna Vista, TX, and Richard Kelly Bland (Brenda) of Lindale, TX; two daughters, Virginia Ann Bland of Baton Rouge, LA and Martha Karen Foerster (Larry) of Conroe, TX; nine grandchildren, Jenny Hodnett (Jason), Kelly Howerton (David), Dr. Ross Bland (Lorena), Lindsay Shary (Conor), Emily Dominey (Barkley), Daniel Foerster, and Kevin, Jessica and John Bland; eight great-grandchildren; and one brother, James Ross Bland (JoAnn) of Kenner, LA.
John received a bachelor's degree from Henderson State University and a master's from East Texas State University. He was a retired school teacher at Amarillo Public Schools and a timber land owner. John was a member of First United Methodist Church in Arkadelphia.
He was a United States Navy veteran having served aboard the USS Columbia during World War II.
John was survived by his wife, Bobbie Kelly Bland; two sons, John Edward Bland III (Melinda) of Laguna Vista, TX, and Richard Kelly Bland (Brenda) of Lindale, TX; two daughters, Virginia Ann Bland of Baton Rouge, LA and Martha Karen Foerster (Larry) of Conroe, TX; nine grandchildren, Jenny Hodnett (Jason), Kelly Howerton (David), Dr. Ross Bland (Lorena), Lindsay Shary (Conor), Emily Dominey (Barkley), Daniel Foerster, and Kevin, Jessica and John Bland; eight great-grandchildren; and one brother, James Ross Bland (JoAnn) of Kenner, LA.
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