John Carthel Putman, of Bellefonte, age 88, passed from this life on September 30, 2020 at Hillcrest Home in Harrison. He was born October 1, 1931 at Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama, a son of John D. Putman and Martha Cora (Cole) Putman. His family in Alabama and Tennessee called him Carthel. He married Norma Jean Moore on August 9, 1954 at Harrison, AR.
He served in the United States Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. He worked as a welder and machinist and had also worked at Duncan Industries in Harrison. He enjoyed fishing, reading, and listening to gospel music.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; his brothers, Leroy, Lincoln, Herbert, Reeder, and Fred Putman; his two sisters, Mary Sue Clark and Lillian Smith; and a great great grandson, Landon Zimmerman.
Survivors include a daughter, Pamela Putman, of West Plains, MO; a son and his wife, Johnny and Jana Putman, of Harrison; two grandchildren, John Ryan Riddle and Jessica McCollom; and five great grandchildren, Pearl McCollom and Zoe, Sage, Stella, and Phoebe Riddle.
Funeral service will be held at Holt Memorial Chapel beginning at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 3, 2020, with visitation starting at 9:00 a.m. prior to the service. Billy Pyle will officiate. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery. Pallbearers are Keith Pettit, Kent Pettit, Don Pettit, Jim Riddle, Jim Carter, and James Watson. Holt Memorial Chapel is following all Arkansas Department of Health guidelines for COVID-19 and limiting indoor funeral and visitation attendance. All guests must wear and provide their own face mask before entering.
The family would like to thank the staff at Hillcrest Home for the loving care they provided in the last months of his life.
He served in the United States Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. He worked as a welder and machinist and had also worked at Duncan Industries in Harrison. He enjoyed fishing, reading, and listening to gospel music.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; his brothers, Leroy, Lincoln, Herbert, Reeder, and Fred Putman; his two sisters, Mary Sue Clark and Lillian Smith; and a great great grandson, Landon Zimmerman.
Survivors include a daughter, Pamela Putman, of West Plains, MO; a son and his wife, Johnny and Jana Putman, of Harrison; two grandchildren, John Ryan Riddle and Jessica McCollom; and five great grandchildren, Pearl McCollom and Zoe, Sage, Stella, and Phoebe Riddle.
Funeral service will be held at Holt Memorial Chapel beginning at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 3, 2020, with visitation starting at 9:00 a.m. prior to the service. Billy Pyle will officiate. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery. Pallbearers are Keith Pettit, Kent Pettit, Don Pettit, Jim Riddle, Jim Carter, and James Watson. Holt Memorial Chapel is following all Arkansas Department of Health guidelines for COVID-19 and limiting indoor funeral and visitation attendance. All guests must wear and provide their own face mask before entering.
The family would like to thank the staff at Hillcrest Home for the loving care they provided in the last months of his life.
John Carthel Putman, of Bellefonte, age 88, passed from this life on September 30, 2020 at Hillcrest Home in Harrison. He was born October 1, 1931 at Lexington, Lauderdale County, Alabama, a son of John D. Putman and Martha Cora (Cole) Putman. His family in Alabama and Tennessee called him Carthel. He married Norma Jean Moore on August 9, 1954 at Harrison, AR.
He served in the United States Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. He worked as a welder and machinist and had also worked at Duncan Industries in Harrison. He enjoyed fishing, reading, and listening to gospel music.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; his brothers, Leroy, Lincoln, Herbert, Reeder, and Fred Putman; his two sisters, Mary Sue Clark and Lillian Smith; and a great great grandson, Landon Zimmerman.
Survivors include a daughter, Pamela Putman, of West Plains, MO; a son and his wife, Johnny and Jana Putman, of Harrison; two grandchildren, John Ryan Riddle and Jessica McCollom; and five great grandchildren, Pearl McCollom and Zoe, Sage, Stella, and Phoebe Riddle.
Funeral service will be held at Holt Memorial Chapel beginning at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 3, 2020, with visitation starting at 9:00 a.m. prior to the service. Billy Pyle will officiate. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery. Pallbearers are Keith Pettit, Kent Pettit, Don Pettit, Jim Riddle, Jim Carter, and James Watson. Holt Memorial Chapel is following all Arkansas Department of Health guidelines for COVID-19 and limiting indoor funeral and visitation attendance. All guests must wear and provide their own face mask before entering.
The family would like to thank the staff at Hillcrest Home for the loving care they provided in the last months of his life.
He served in the United States Army and was a veteran of the Korean War. He worked as a welder and machinist and had also worked at Duncan Industries in Harrison. He enjoyed fishing, reading, and listening to gospel music.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; his brothers, Leroy, Lincoln, Herbert, Reeder, and Fred Putman; his two sisters, Mary Sue Clark and Lillian Smith; and a great great grandson, Landon Zimmerman.
Survivors include a daughter, Pamela Putman, of West Plains, MO; a son and his wife, Johnny and Jana Putman, of Harrison; two grandchildren, John Ryan Riddle and Jessica McCollom; and five great grandchildren, Pearl McCollom and Zoe, Sage, Stella, and Phoebe Riddle.
Funeral service will be held at Holt Memorial Chapel beginning at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 3, 2020, with visitation starting at 9:00 a.m. prior to the service. Billy Pyle will officiate. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery. Pallbearers are Keith Pettit, Kent Pettit, Don Pettit, Jim Riddle, Jim Carter, and James Watson. Holt Memorial Chapel is following all Arkansas Department of Health guidelines for COVID-19 and limiting indoor funeral and visitation attendance. All guests must wear and provide their own face mask before entering.
The family would like to thank the staff at Hillcrest Home for the loving care they provided in the last months of his life.
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