Obituary: Henry C. "Hank" Varnadore, March 18, 2004, Fort Smith, AR - Coke Co, TX

Contributed by Jo Collier <jomar@wcc.net>
August 30, 2004

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The Observer/Enterprise, Robert Lee, Coke County, TX - April 2, 2004

VARNADORE

Lt. Col. Clell Varnadore died March 18, 2004 and was buried in Ft.
Smith, Arkansas Camp Chaffe Miliary Cemetery.

Family members who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Royce Smith of Robert
Lee; their children, James Smith of Dallas, Debbie Gleghorn of
Ballinger and Edwin Smith of San Angelo.

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in the Coke County TXGenWeb Archives

The Observer/Enterprise, Robert Lee, Coke County, TX - April 9, 2004

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VARNADORE

Henry C. "Hank" Varnadore passed away in his home in Fort Smith,
Thursday, March 18, 2004. He was born in Robert Lee, on Oct. 19, 1916,
to Henry and Gracie Varnadore.  He was the oldest of six children.  He
joined the Army after graduation from high school and earned his pilot
wings in the Army Air Corps. He served his country over 36 years of
active and reserve military duty. He retired with the rank of
lieutenant colonel from the 188th TFG, Arkansas Air National Guard in
1968.

He is survived by his wife, Mary; two sons and daughters-in-law, H. C.
and Sylvia of Fort Smith, Don and Sharon of Orlando, Fl.; seven
grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren; a brother, J. Que of
Houston; two sisters, Lynn Doris Smith of Robert Lee, and Nita Scott
of Grass Valley, CA.

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in the Coke County TXGenWeb Archives.