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Thomas Taylor Vale

Thomas Taylor Vale, 70, of Kingston, died Sept. 30 at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System in Little Rock. He was born Aug. 20, 1940 at Monahans, Texas, the son of John Robert and Leah Nelle Thomas Vale. He was a truck driver and a United States Navy veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents and one grandson, Blake Ryan King. Survivors include: Linda Carter Vale of the home; three daughters and sons-in-law, Denise and Bill Ball of Owasso, Okla., Allenia and Mark Brannan of West Fork, Ark., and Jacinda and Marty McConnell of Aurora, Ark.; one sister and brother-in-law, Lue Ann and Jess Cooper of Willis, Texas; two grandsons, Taylor Shadrick and Craig Brannan, both of West Fork, Ark.; three granddaughters, Stephanie Fowler of Huntsville, Ark., Kaylee Ball of Owasso, Okla., and Sidney Brannan of West Fork, Ark.; one niece, Teona Looney of New Orleans, La., and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Kingston Cemetery with James Allen officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Brashears Funeral Home www.brashearsfuneralhome.net of Huntsville, Ark. Honorary pallbearers will be: Thomas Flanagan, Jim Scott and Leroy Styles.

Published October 11, 2010

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