Charlie Raymond Gordon Obituary
Son of William Miles Gordon & Annie Bell Oliger-Clowers

Petit Jean Country Headlight - Sep 2004
Charlie Gordon, 78, of Clarendon, died Wednesday,
Sept. 1, 2004. He was born Feb. 15, 1926, in Center Ridge,
a son of William Miles and Annie Bell (Oliger) Gordon. He
served in the Navy. He was a graduate of the University of
Arkansas of Fayetteville. He worked for the University of
Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service for 32 years serving
as agent in Mississippi and Lee counties and retiring as staff
chairman of Monroe County. He was a member of the Arkansas
County Agricultural Agents Association and National Association
of County Agricultural Agents, receiving the Distinguished
Service Award in 1979. He was a member of the Clarendon United
Methodist Church, a Mason, former member of the Clarendon Radio
Club and charter member of the Clarendon Lions Club. Survivors
include his wife Ila Faye (Sigler) Gordon; one daughter, Gail
Isabel of Rogers; one son, Eddie Gordon of Keiser; one brother,
Olen Gordon of Bee Branch; one sister, Willie Mae Edwards of Bee
Branch; three grandchildren; one stepgrandson, and one great
stepgrandson. Funeral services were 2 p.m., Friday at the
Clarendon Methodist Church with the Rev. Pat Litts. Burial
was at Shady Grove Cemetery by Bob Neal and Sons Funeral Home,
Brinkley. Pallbearers were Garrett Murphee, Jeff Gordon, Shawn
Watson, Shane Ellis, Mitch Crow, and Everett Dyer. Memorials
may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Bob Neal & Sons Funeral Home Obituary - Sep 2004
Charlie Gordon's strong will to live was completed on
Wednesday, September 1 at the Stuttgart Hospital in Stuttgart,
Arkansas. He was 78 and had battled breathing disorders and
cancer for a number of years in his later life. Charlie was
born in Center Ridge, Arkansas on February 15, 1926 to the
late William Miles Gordon and the late Annie Bell-Oliger-Gordon.
He served in the U.S. Navy before obtaining a Bachelor of
Science and Master of Science degrees in agriculture from the
University of Arkansas of Fayetteville. On August 18, 1943, at
Formosa, Arkansas Charlie was united in marriage to Ila Faye Sigler.
They were blessed with two children, Gail and Eddie. Charlie
worked for the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension
Service for 32 years, serving as County Extension Agent in
Mississippi and Lee counties and retiring as staff chairman
in Monroe County in 1987. He was a member of the Arkansas County
Agricultural Agents Association and National Association of County
Agricultural Agents, receiving the Distinguished Service Award in
1979. Charlie was a member of the Clarendon United Methodist Church,
a Mason, a former member of the Clarendon Radio Club and a charter
member of the Clarendon Lion's Club. A very caring man, Charlie was
instrumental in helping a number of young people obtain scholarships
to attend college and spent many hours working with the 4H clubs.
He was a very talented and learned gentleman who enjoyed studying
genealogy, having traced his family back to the 1700's. He studied
the weather and its patterns, giving valuable information to the
farmers and crop dust pilots. His hobbies included collecting cast
iron collectable cars and Civil War memorabilia. He and his wife
donated their Civil War book collection to the Clarendon Library.
Charlie was also well known for his expertise in smoking and cooking
meat as well as frying fish. He was a wonderful husband, father and
friend who will be sorely missed. Charlie is survived by his wife
of 61 years, Ila Faye Sigler-Gordon, one daughter Gail Isabel and
husband Vern of Rogers, one son, Eddie Gordon and wife Carolyn of
Keiser, one brother, Olen Gordon of Bee Branch, one sister, Willie
Mae Edwards and husband Luther of Bee Branch, 3 grandchildren, Abbe
Gordon of Clarendon, Jeff Gordon of Little Rock and Garrett Murphee
of Fort Worth TX, step-grandson Shawn Watson and wife Peggy,
step-great grandson Phillip Watson, all of Stuttgart. Charlie was
preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Elba and Archie
Gordon and his sister, Ruby Shipp. Funeral services will be 2pm
Friday at the Clarendon Methodist Church with Rev. Pat Litts.
Burial will be in the Shady Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers will
be Garrett Murphee, Jeff Gordon, Shawn Watson, Shane Ellis,
Mitch Crow and Everett Dyer. The family will gather at the
funeral home Thursday evening from 6-8pm to visit with friends.
Memorial may be given to the American Cancer Society.