F. George

On Monday evening, October 22, 2007, at 7:30 p.m., while surrounded by his loving family, Frazier Arlin George was ushered into heaven to meet his precious Lord and Savior. Services for Arlin, 71, of Lindale, are Friday, October 26 at 3:00 p.m. at The Woods Baptist Church in Tyler, with Dr. Paul W. Powell and Dr. Mark Goodman officiating. Burial will be in West Shady Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. He was born August 19, 1936, in Cherokee County to the late Frazier O. "Boss" and Edrie Marie Hill George. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Dwain George. Arlin served in the military for almost 20 years, with the majority of those years being in the United States Marine Corps where he served three tours of duty in Vietnam. During his time of service he received numerous medals, including: Combat Action Ribbon, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, 3 National Defense Medals, Navy Commendation Medal, 5 U.S. Vietnam Service Medals, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation w/ Palm, Republic of Vietnam Civic Action Honor Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Rifle Expert Medal and Pistol Expert Medal. He held memberships in The American Legion, Disabled American Veterans Association, and the 2nd and 3rd Marine Division Associations. After his time of service God brought him back to East Texas where he met and married his wife, Charlotte. He began F. Arlin George landscape and lawn maintenance business, which he operated for 21 years before retiring, and attained his Associates Degree in Horticulture from TJC. After finding that "retirement" was not for him, he continued to find ways to serve and to minister by working at Caudle-Rutledge Funeral Home, Lon Morris College, Breedlove Nursery, Hall Buick Pontiac GMC, and The Salvation Army William Booth Garden Apartments. He was a member of The Woods Baptist Church, and a former member of Green Acres Baptist Church and First Baptist Church of Tyler. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish and to just be out in God's creation. Equally as well, he loved to serve the Lord through mission trips across the country to evangelize and build God's houses, especially in Brazil. He is survived by his devoted wife, Charlotte "Charlie" (Smith) George of Lindale; daughter Anya Breen and husband Dan "Eddie", and grandchildren Sage (and one due at any moment) of Rusk; daughter Shanna Hart and husband Brandon of Jacksonville; sisters and brothers-in-law Shelby and Wayne Starkey of Corpus Christie and Patsy and James Pollard of Hallsville; twin brothers and sister-in-law Jerry "Duke" and Donna George of Bay City and Gary "Dak" George of Alvin; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Pallbearers will be Mike Giles, Israel Giles, Billy Simms, Clifton Batton, Dr. Bob Turner, and Dr. James Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be Wayne Schaefer, Dr. Ken Dupuy, and husbands of the LOLA Ladies. Visitation will be Thursday, October 25, 2007 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway, Tyler, Texas 75703. Memorials in honor of Arlin George may be made to the Salvation Army, 633 N. Broadway, Tyler, Texas 75702 or the Moses Project, P.O. Box 132707, Tyler, Texas 75713.

F. George

August 19, 1936 - October 22, 2007