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• _UID: F887C7CA85FA4BD0BAE2D2869FFE6CD67D71

George married Nancy Cherie Kenner [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _AMTID: 162485316998:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: L5ZM-XC5
• _UID: 1EF580FF67F24F8C83AD19CE76AB242C4E26
• Census: 11 Apr 1930, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  1400 Rock St.
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Park Hill, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  200 North Arkansas Missouri Highway
• Census: 4 Apr 1940, Park Hill, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  200 North Arkansas Missouri Highway
• Military: 1943; served as a nose gunner on a B-17, 490th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force
• Military: 30 Mar 1945, England, United Kingdom; stunned in a mid-air collision between B-17 bombers
• Residence: 1949, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 5 Apr 1950, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  310 E. Pine St.

Notes:

https://www.arkansasonline.com/obituaries/2021/apr/01/john-gann-2021-04-01/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225167685/john-woodul-gann

Military:
Upon graduation from high school, Mr. Gann enlisted in the Army Air Corp in 1943 and served in the Eighth Air Force during World War II as a nose gunner/toggler on a B-17 aircraft of the 490th Bomb Group. He was stationed in eastern Great Britain and flew 29 combat missions followed by four mercy missions. He was awarded several commendations for his service including the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters, the European Theater Ribbon, three Battle Stars, and the Purple Heart

Died:
John Woodul Gann, Sr., passed away Sunday, March 28, 2021, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He formerly resided in England, Arkansas and was 95 years old. Born October 12, 1925, in Prescott, Arkansas, he was the son of late James Cleveland Gann and Julia Woodul Gann. He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Eleanor Morris Gann.

Mr. Gann graduated from Catholic High in 1943; and following active military service in World War II, he graduated from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1949. He was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and the Blue Key.

Upon graduation from high school, Mr. Gann enlisted in the Army Air Corp in 1943 and served in the Eighth Air Force during World War II as a nose gunner/toggler on a B-17 aircraft of the 490th Bomb Group. He was stationed in eastern Great Britain and flew 29 combat missions followed by four mercy missions. He was awarded several commendations for his service including the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters, the European Theater Ribbon, three Battle Stars, and the Purple Heart.

After graduating from the University of Arkansas, Mr. Gann returned to Prescott and engaged in farming. He also continued his military service and was commissioned as a Captain and served as Company Commander of Company C of the 153rd Infantry Regiment of the Arkansas National Guard until 1958.

He married Eleanor Morris on December 27, 1953 and they moved to England, Arkansas in 1955, where he ran a successful insurance business and pursued his farming interests. He served as a President of the England School Board, Plum Bayou Levee District Board, England Little League Program and the England Hospital Association. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Citizen's Bank and Citizen's Realty Corporation. For a number of years, he managed the Federal Gin Company. Mr. Gann was an active member of the timber community and was awarded the Arkansas Tree Farmer of the Year in 1986. Mr. Gann was a member and served on the Board of Trustees of the First United Methodist Church in England, Arkansas and most recently attended the First United Methodist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas.

He is survived by three sons: James (Jim) Benton Gann of McNeil, Arkansas (Kathy); John (Jay) Woodul Gann, Jr. of Houston, Texas (Mary Howell); and George Houston Gann of Little Rock, Arkansas (Nancy); and six grandchildren including Jim's children, Benton James Gann and Carrie Lynn Gann: Jay's children, John Woodul Gann III, and Mary Howell Gann: and George's children, John Carmichael Gann and Lauren Elizabeth Gann.

A graveside service will be held for family at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 5, 2021, at Tomberlin Cemetery in Coy, Arkansas with Reverend Grace Ellen Rice officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, England, Arkansas; First Methodist Church, Little Rock, Arkansas; or the Arkansas Forestry Commission

John married Marguerite Eleanor Morris on 28 Dec 1953. Marguerite (daughter of Benton Burns Morris and Marguerite Leath) was born on 12 Jun 1928 in England, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States; died on 6 May 2007 in England, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States; was buried in England, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _AMTID: 162485318688:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: L5ZM-J9P
• _UID: 81F2CC2F19EC4C57B3E00C754FC5618E2D44
• Census: 4 Apr 1930, England, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States
• Residence: 1935, England, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 6 Apr 1940, England, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States

Notes:

Census:
The 1930 Census records her as Marguerite E. Morris. This is the only time I have ever heard that Eleanor might have been her middle name.

Died:
Eleanor Morris Gann June 12, 1928 - May 6, 2007

Eleanor Morris Gann, age 78, of England, Arkansas died May 6, 2007. Mrs. Gann was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Phi Alpha Theta Historical Society and Pi Beta Phi Sorority. She graduated Ward-Belmont Academy in Nashville, Tennessee in 1946 and attended Randolph Macon Womens College in Lynchburg, Virginia; graduated the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science and graduated the University of Arkansas of Little Rock with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in England where she served on numerous committees. She was a gifted artist and a patron of the Arkansas Arts Center.

Mrs. Gann was preceded in death by her parents, Benton Burns and Marguerite Leeth Morris.

Survivors are her husband of 53 years, John Gann of England, Arkansas; three sons, James B. Gann (Kathy), McNeil, Arkansas, John W. Gann, Jr. (Mary Howell), Houston, Texas, George H. Gann (Nancy), Little Rock, Arkansas; sister, Barbara Melton (Joe), Lonoke, Arkansas; and 5 grandchildren.

A memorial service will be Tuesday, May 8, at the First United Methodist Church of England, Arkansas at 11:00 A.M.

The family requests in lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Building Fund of the First United Methodist Church of England, Arkansas.
Arrangements by Roller-England Funeral Home.

http://www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/mobile2/obituary.asp?locid=22&id=9741

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• _AMTID: 162485324135:1030:191555462
• _UID: 407CB8DE50A84AA8A323BA53692B79304CAD

Dan married Margaret Overton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _AMTID: 162485324137:1030:191555462
• _UID: FCE89E0981A844D4B8C90F28073B49E5F476

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• _AMTID: 162485316995:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: MQ11-QRK
• _UID: BBB66C5310A842E29C0F3A53A46F32ED7669
• Census: 14 Jun 1900, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
• Military: 7 Sep 1918, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  1017 W. 4th
• Census: 11 Apr 1930, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  1400 Rock St.
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Park Hill, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  200 North Arkansas Missouri Highway
• Residence: 1939, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  201 Ark Mo Highway
• Census: 4 Apr 1940, Park Hill, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  200 North Arkansas Missouri Highway
• Military: 27 Apr 1942, North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; registered for WWII draft; Address:
  201 Missouri-Ark Highway

Notes:

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11425691

James married Julia Woodul on 13 Jul 1924 in Miller, Arkansas, United States. Julia (daughter of James Calvin Woodul and Carrie Camilla Wren) was born on 1 Mar 1901 in Sutton, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; died on 27 Nov 1992 in Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; was buried in Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _AMTID: 162485320634:1030:191555462
• _FSFTID: MRF8-9ZB
• _UID: A39595FBAD744C999617A0B23E715011DDC8
• Census: 21 Apr 1910, Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 2 Jan 1920, Missouri Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  Rosston Road
• Census: 10 Apr 1930, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  1400 Rock St.
• Residence: 1935, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  201 Sylvan Hill Highway
• Residence: 1 Apr 1935, Park Hill, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  200 North Arkansas Missouri Highway
• Residence: 1939, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  201 Ark Mo Highway
• Census: 4 Apr 1940, Park Hill, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  200 North Arkansas Missouri Highway
• Residence: 1949, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
• Census: 5 Apr 1950, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States; Address:
  310 E. Pine St.

Notes:

Julia died on Wed, 25 Nov 1992, in Prescott. She had been sick for several weeks. Her service was conducted on Friday, 27 Nov 1992. She was a fine lady and will be sorely missed. Anytime you would go to see her in the nursing home, she would be made up and well dressed. She was a joy to all who knew her.

Died:
Some say her death was 25 Nov 1992. Her tombstone says 27 Nov 1992.

Buried:
FINDAGRAVE: http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11627265

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• _AMTID: 162485318684:1030:191555462
• _UID: 310DA0CC27324A4A801E74C8ECD3115D9E81

Benton married Marguerite Leath. Marguerite and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _AMTID: 162485322237:1030:191555462
• _UID: 8D5C6ABAC9BD49EB899FB2136C92631F3491