Charles Lingurn Overton

1924 - 2014

Charles Lingurn Overton obituary, 1924-2014, Greenwood, AR

BORN

1924

DIED

2014

FUNERAL HOME

McConnell Funeral Home

137 North Main Street

Greenwood, Arkansas

Charles Overton Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 13, 2014.

Charles Lingurn Overton, 89, of Greenwood died Saturday, January 11, 2014 in Fort Smith. He was a retired carpenter, veteran of the U.S. Army and World War II, and a member of River of Life Fellowship. He was preceded in death by his wife, Verdia Overton.

He is survived by two daughters, Virginia Floyd and husband, Dale of Roland, Oklahoma and Kathryn Davis and husband, Ike of Spiro, Oklahoma; four sons, Ed Overton and wife, Debra of Mansfield, James Overton and wife, Linda of Richmond, Kentucky, Bob Overton and wife, Pam, of Greenwood, and John Overton and wife, Nikki of Muskogee, Oklahoma; two sisters, Mary Clark of Mansfield and Emily McLaughlin of Richardson, Texas; one brother, Earl Overton of Mansfield; fourteen grandchildren, Jennifer Robinson, Lorena Goforth, Joanna Jackson, Lacey Beers, Jacquie Reddding, Sarah Overton, and Whit, Darren, Josh, Chad, Justin, Nathan, Nicholas and Noble Overton, and fourteen great-grandchildren.

Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 14 at Howard Hill Assembly of God Church with burial at Liberty Cemetery under the direction of McConnell Funeral Home of Greenwood. Viewing will be 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, where the family will visit with friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Pallbearers will be grandsons.

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January 14, 2014

Jacob Browder

sorry to hear about papa O, he was a great man, who will be missed.

January 14, 2014

Kevin & Debbie Smith

Dear Overton Family,
The Smith Family is lifting each of you in prayer during your time of loss. I pray that God's peace that passes all understanding find you quickly and His comfort heal your heartbreak. Please know you are loved and cherished by your friends and loved ones. Don't Forget! My comfort during these times in my life was knowing that to be absent from here is to be present with God. There is such peace in knowing without a doubt where he is today.
With Much Love,

January 13, 2014

sorry to hear about papa O ,he will be miss,praying for the family,grannie warren

January 13, 2014

Stephen & Kathy Williams

Please accept our deepest sympathies.

January 13, 2014

Diane Marine

Our sincere condolences to your family. Brother Overton will surely be missed in a great and unmeasurable way to us here on earth but I know thousands of angels and God Himself are rejoicing while welcoming home their beloved soul. I am proud to have known such a christian man existed in this world and I thank him for leading his family the way he did. Sincerely, In Regards, Diane Marine,Daniel Marine, and Mary Nalley. GOD BLESS YOU ALL

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