Claude Leander Day

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Visitation Schedule
Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home
1601 East Johnson Ave.
Jonesboro, AR  72401
Thursday, April 21, 2016
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Service Schedule
Chapel Service
Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home
1900 W. Washington Avenue
Jonesboro, AR  72401
Friday, April 22, 2016
1:00 pm
Cemetery
Marked Tree Cemetery
Hwy 63
Marked Tree, AR  72365
Memorial Contributions
NEA Food Bank
3414 One Pl
Jonesboro, AR  72404
I served in the Army.
Claude Leander DayI am a Veteran.

of Marked Tree, AR

May 13, 1926 - April 18, 2016

Claude Leander Day, 89, of Marked Tree, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 at NEA Baptist Hospital. He was born in Eads, TN to the late Ocie Day and Allie Maude Morgan Day Robison. Claude was a mechanic and of the Baptist faith. Claude served in the U.S. Army where he was stationed stateside during WWII and served two tours of duty in the Korean Conflict. He loved fishing, hunting, country and bluegrass music, traveling, driving and looking at the scenery; and most of all, being with his family.

Claude is preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Janet Day Carroll and five siblings.

Survivors include his wife, Norma ''Jo'' (Scull) Day; daughter, Brenda (Phillip) Tucker; son, Brandon (Cody Russell) Day, whom Claude and Jo adopted as a son at age 10; grandchildren, Markus (Haley) Carroll Jr., Kim (Chad) Pierce, Jessica Hannah and Tara Hannah; great grandchildren, Charli Simpson, Marissa and Aubri Carroll, and Eli and Levi Bouler; a brother, Jim Bob (Linda) Robison; a sister, Iva Jean (Wayne) Brumley; and a very special niece, Yvonne Lafarlett.

Chapel services will be 1 pm Friday at Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home, 1900 West Washington Avenue in Jonesboro with Rick Kimery officiating. Interment will follow at Marked Tree Cemetery.

Visitation will be 5:30-7:30 pm Thursday at the funeral home.

Gordon Lafarlett, Wayne Brumley, Charles Ellis Scull and Chad Pierce will serve as honorary pallbearers.

Popaw believed in feeding the hungry. He donated to the NEA Food Bank regularly. Please consider lasting memorials in Claude's honor to 3414 One Pl, Jonesboro, AR 72404.



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John and Jean Earl
Meridian,
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Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Very sorry for your loss. Claude was very special to me and lived with us as a young man.

Barry & Kim Gladden
Searcy, AR
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016

We were so sorry to hear of Uncle Claude's passing. You all are in our thoughts and prayers.