| Obit For | Veril "Wayne" Hoog |
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| Headline | SULPHUR SPRINGS |
| Text | Veril "Wayne" Hoog, 66, of Sulphur Springs died Jan. 19, 2000, at his home. He was born July 11, 1933, in Washburn, Mo., to Homer Ralph and Ada Birthena Roller Hoog. He served in the Marine Corps for 28 years, retiring in 1978 as a sergeant major. He served with the 2nd and 3rd Marine Divisions, as a State Department attache and as liaison officer for all military depots in Germany and in the post Korean/Vietnam war eras. He was a former president of the Benton County Historical Society, as well as editor of the society's newsletter "Pioneer" and a former adjutant general of the John E. Tracy American Legion Post 25 in Gravette. He collected stamps and had several volumes cataloged. Survivors include his wife of the home, to whom he was married in 1954; one daughter of Sierra Vista, Ariz.; three grandchildren, all of Sierra Vista. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Callison-Lough Funeral Home in Gravette. Burial will be in Roller Ridge Cemetery east of Gateway. Military honors will be conducted by American Legion Post 25 and by the Marine Reserve Honor Guard of Springfield, Mo. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the John E. Tracy American Legion Post 25 Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 476, Gravette, 72736. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | - |
| Date | Jan. 2000 |
| Death Cert Link | - |
| Resource | Newspaper |
| Submitted by | Wilma Fields |
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