REV. EDFORD HACKLER (2001) Pulaski County, Arkansas Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Mary A. Pifer E-mail ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ Taken from NLR Funeral Home Leaflet: This is the Pastor of the Church I attended for years. REV EDFORD HACKLER 7/4/1916 Cato Arkansas. Died, 12/13/2001 Beebe Arkansas Services 2:00 p.m. Monday 12/17/2001 Lighthouse Pentecostal Church (Beebe). Ministers: Dr. John Scheel, Rev. C. R. Wooley, Rev. Larry Hamby, & Rev. Noel Daniel Place of interment: Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens with Military Honors. Pallbearers: Kevin Conner, Junior Johnson, Elbert Walker, Michael Herring, George Hanna & George Bradley Memorials----Lighthouse Christian College & Academy Beebe Arkansas. Preceded in death: wife of 41 years; Pansy Ivy Hackler, 2 brothers; Bill Hackler of LR, & Frank Hackler of Fayetteville, 1 sister; Eunice Wheeler of NLR, 2 daughters; Sandra (Husband James) Styles of Travelers Rest, SC, & Vickie (Husband Dr. John) Scheel of Beebe. 1 step-daughter; Pat Davis of Tampa Florida, 12 grandchildren, & 1 great-grandson, (His Namesake) Hackler Robins Mills. After receiving the Holy Ghost at Runyon Campmeeting in 1962, He pastored the Cato Apolstolic Church & The Firest United Penticostal Church of Gravel Ridge. He also pastored churches in Vilonia & Cabot. He was a minister for 42 years. His faith was a very important part of his life, in every aspect of his walk with God, he preached it, lived it, and died with the testimony he lived. He served on the Board of Directors of the Lighthouse Penticostal church, as Vice President, for over 30 years. He was a World War II veteran that was wounded in New Guinea, and received a Purple Heart. He was known as a kind man of faith that will be forever remembered and greatly missed by all who knew him. Mary A. Pifer ************************************************************************