Eual Omar Bookout Obituary (1923

Eual O. Bookout, 81, of Russellville, died Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center. The son of Omar Scott and Bessie Mae Christy Bookout, he was born April 20, 1923 in the Bernice coal camp south of Russellville. He was a 1941 graduate of Russellville High School and attended Arkansas Polytechnic College. He was a United States Army Veteran of World War II, serving in the signal corps. He married Jean Hunter in August 8, 1948 in Russellville. He re-enlisted after World War II in the army and served two separate foreign assignments in Japan and one in Germany and served in Arkansas, Missouri and Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He retired in 1967 and moved the family back to Russellville. He was a member of the Rogers-Rye Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and of the Riggs Hamilton Post #20 of the American Legion. He was an accomplished steel guitar player and an avid hunter and fisherman. He is survived by his wife, Jean Hunter Bookout, of the home; a son and daughter-in-law Wayne & Carolyn Bookout, Dardanelle; a daughter & son-in-law, Barbara & Tom Harris, Russellville; two grandsons, Michael Bookout, Dardanelle, Kirk Harris & wife Tina, Marion; twp granddaughters, Melissa Roper & husband, Billy, Dardanelle, Stephanie Barr & husband Kevin, Scranton, AR; six great grandchildren, Ashley, Kayla, Jessica & Amanda Barr, Scranton, Tiffany and Taylor Harris, Marion and a host of other relatives and friends. Graveside service will be at 10:00 AM Saturday, March 19, 2005 at Ball Hill Cemetery. Rev. Wayne Bookout and Rev. Tom Edwards will officiate. Burial will be by Humphrey Funeral Service. Internet obituary may be found at Legacy.com. Memorials may be made to Arkansas Hospice, 2405 East Parkway, Suite 3, Russellville, Arkansas 72802. PDF Printable Version