of Floral, AR

August 16, 1934 - July 15, 2013

Glen Dell Gay, 78, of Floral, died Monday at White River Medical Center.
Born in Floral, Arkansas on August 16, 1934, he was the son of Oran and Cora (Brown) Gay.
He was a strong-willed, hardworking, and independent man who loved his family. He enjoyed talking and he never met a stranger. Liking to cook, he taught his grandchildren how to make cornbread dressing as well as other family favorites. He raised cattle and was a farmer.
He was a member of the Floral Baptist Church.
Survivors include his two sons: Ronnie Gay and his wife, Darla and Wesley Gay and his wife Robin all of Batesville; four grandchildren: Tiffany Henderson, Ashley Bowren, Glen Gay, and Dustin Gay; four great-grandchildren: Riley Lynn Gay, Gaige Gay, Carson Bowren, and Ella McKay Gay; and several nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Deanna (Pearson) Gay; three brothers: Ray, Kenneth, and O. L. Gay; one sister: Alice Tean Hays; and four infant siblings.
Pallbearers will be Danny Thomason, Virgil Womack, Robert "Bub" Beel, Carlis "Buck" Pearson, Ronnie Westbrook, and Alan Johnston. Honorary pallbearers will be B. L. Brown, Denver Lamons, Floyd Frazier, Clive Blount, Howard Combs, and the Men's Sunday School Class at Floral Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday at the Floral Baptist Church with Bro. Mike Fowler officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery under the direction of Roller-Crouch Funeral Home of Batesville.
Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Muscular Dystrophy Association, 204 Executive Court, Suite 208, Little Rock, AR 72205 and American Heart Association, 909 W. Second Street, Little Rock, AR 72201.

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