Obituary - Orvil Dean Wilcox

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SEARCY — Orvil Dean Wilcox, 65, of Searcy died Monday, July 8, 2013, in Searcy.

Born Sept. 8, 1947, in Batesville, he was the son of Fay and Audrey James Wilcox. He worked as a camp ranger and was of the Church of Christ faith.

Survivors include his wife, Donna Wilcox; two daughters, Sheila Grammer of Floral and Tracy Wilcox of Searcy; a brother, Dalton Wilcox of Jonesboro; a sister, Melba James of Little Rock; and three grandchildren, Christina Smith, Michael Tableriou and Thomas Tableriou.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Rhonda Wilcox Smith; and a grandson, Christopher Henderson.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hutchinson Mountain Church of Christ with Floyd Rine officiating and John Wilkins assisting. Burial will be in Old Union Cemetery at Floral.

Pallbearers will be Nathan Ramsey, Preston Jones, Brent Henderson, Carl Smith, David Darnell and Wesley Darnell.

Honorary pallbearer is Bobby Joe Darnell.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Willis Funeral Service Chapel in Batesville.