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Nathan Lee Gaskill, 89, of Huntsville, Arkansas died June 28, 2009 at his home. He was born July 26, 1919 at Huntsville, Arkansas the son of Walter Lee and Cinda Brown Gaskill. He was a veteran of World War Two serving in the United States Army and had been a member of American Legion Hayes-Smith Post 137 for 65 years. He was a member of the Huntsville Church of Christ and a founding member of the Huntsville Volunteer Fire Department, serving for over twenty-two years. He was employed at the First National Bank in Huntsville from 1946 to 1951. In 1951 he began work as the parts man for Mowery-Whitson Ford in Huntsville and in 1957 he purchased Mr. Whitson's half of the business and retired as a Ford dealer in 1988. He was preceded in death by his wife of fifty-eight years, Alice Fanning Gaskill on January 16, 2005 and two half-sisters, Effie Pearl Gaskill and Nettie May Gaskill. Survivors include: his daughter and son-in-law, Natalie and Charles Davis of Knoxville, Tennessee; one grandson and granddaughter-in-law, Chris and Amber Davis of Knoxville, Tennessee; one granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Jennifer and Brad Alsup of Knoxville, Tennessee; one great-grandson, Evan Alsup of Knoxville, Tennessee; two great-granddaughters, Maggie Davis and Sophie Davis both of Knoxville, Tennessee; one brother-in-law, Joe Staats of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and several nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P. M. Wednesday, July 1 in the chapel of Brashears Funeral Home with Charles Davis, and ministers Larry Combs and Jim Gaskill officiating. Interment will be in the Bohannan Cemetery under the direction of Brashears Funeral Home www.brashearsfuneralhome.net at Huntsville. Pallbearers will be: James Fanning, Carl Fanning, Vernon Brown, Charlee Presley, Buck Ham, Bill Mason, Darrell Canion, Chris Davis, Brad Alsup and Gene Watson. Honorary pallbearers will be: Blackie Canion, Troy Dennis, L. D. Dennis, Bob Easterling, Eldon Hestand, and Ernest Spurlock. Memorials may be made to: Huntsville Church of Christ, P. O. Box 674, Huntsville, Arkansas 72740, East Tennessee School of Preaching and Missions, 6612 Beaver Ridge Road, Knoxville,Tennessee 37931, or the Madison County Senior Activity Center, P. O. Box 598, Huntsville, Arkansas 72740.

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Nathan Lee Gaskill

July 26, 1919 - June 28, 2009