of Gamaliel, AR

June 2, 1938 - November 27, 2022

Mr. Fred Bentley, 84, of Gamaliel, Arkansas passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022 in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was born June 2, 1938 in Custer, Arkansas to Alex and Catherine (Cowart) Bentley. He married Dorothy Cherry on August 14, 1962 in West Plains, Missouri. He was a member of the Bellefonte Church of Christ, a Navy Veteran and a retired facility manager of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bull Shoals location, who loved fishing and spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Fred is survived by 3 daughters, Deanna Chamberlin (Richard), Helen Rodgers (Bobby) and Rita Dearmore (Bill); 6 grandchildren, Timothy Chamberlain, Tabitha Johnston (Jared), Tiffany Chamberlain, Tyler Rodgers, Katie Didway (Justice) and Dustin Dearmore (Jayden Anderson); 8 great-grandchildren, Deanna, Blake, Patrick, Marshall, Jaimus, Laikyn, Mason and Harper; 5 siblings, Thomas Bentley (April), Nancy McCormick, Dixie Edwards (Paul), Genevieve Dahn and Lola Comstock (Gordon) and 3 sisters-in-law, Doris Bentley, Barbara Bentley and Anna Lee Cherry and a host of nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his wife, parents and 6 siblings, Edward Parks, Polly Hall, Lawrence Bentley, Junior Bentley, Wendall Bentley and Bruce Bentley.

A visitation will be held between 1:00-2:00pm on Thursday, December 1, 2022 at Roller Funeral Home with funeral services to follow. Interment will be at South Fork Cemetery in South Fork, Missouri.

Obituary Provided By:
Roller Funeral Home
Highway 5 North
Mountain Home, AR  72654
www.rollerfuneralhomes.com