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Submitted: 1/13/24 • Approved: 1/14/24 • Last Updated: 1/17/24 • R1513916-G1513915-S3
Prentiss
MAJOR US Army
World War II
July 6, 1915 - April 18, 2004
Dr. Prentiss E. Ware, 88, of Fort Smith, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2004, in Fort Smith. He was an active member of the First United Methodist Church, having served as chairman of the administrative board and in many other areas. He was an oral surgeon and had practiced in Fort Smith 46 years prior to retirement in 1987. He was a member of the Fort Smith Dental Association, Arkansas Dental Association, American Dental Association, Southwest Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and other professional organizations. He had served as president of the Southwest Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and president of the University of Missouri School of Dentistry Alumni Association and was selected "Alumnus of the Year" in 1981. He served five years on the Arkansas State Board of Dental Examiners. He served in the Army during World War II in the European Theater and was awarded four combat service stars. He was discharged from active duty in 1946 with the rank of major. He was a member of the Noon Exchange Club, the Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce and the Men's Bible Study at First United Methodist Church. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church with a private family burial at Roselawn Cemetery under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Fort Smith. He is survived by his wife, Gladys; two daughters, Carolyn and husband Wes Phillips of Tulsa, and Janelle Ware of Tulsa; two sons, Gaylon Ware and wife Maureen of Little Rock, and Byron Ware of Fort Smith; three grandchildren, Ashley and husband Chandler Scott of Fort Worth, Texas, Kevin Ware at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Katie Ware at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La.; three great-grandchildren, Braden and twins, Devan and Ethan Scott of Fort Worth; a sister, Esther Coker of Fort Smith; and a sister-in-law, Jane Ware of Greenwood. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Gleaners Class of First United Methodist Church and the Men's Bible Study at First United Methodist Church.
Gladys
November 1, 1915 - May 19, 2015
Gladys Elise (Miller) Ware, 99, of Fort Smith, died May 19, 2015 in Little Rock. She was the wife of the late Dr. Prentiss E. Ware, an Oral Surgeon who practiced many years in Fort Smith. Gladys was born in Westminster, TX to the family of Rev. W.O. and Mary Minton Miller. After graduation from Ball High School in Galveston, TX, she attended Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, and earned double bachelor degrees in science and home economics. She attended graduate school at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, where she was an honor fraternity member of Kappa Delta Pi. She then taught home economics and science three years at McLoud Consolidated High School before serving as Home Service Director for the Arkansas Division of Oklahoma Gas and Electric. In addition she taught food and nutrition at University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in Conway.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church and the Gleaners Sunday School Class, serving on many boards and committees. She was an active member of Chapter F, P.E.O., was past President of Sparks Hospital Guild, served two terms on the board of the Fort Smith Public Library, and she held various offices on the local, district, and state levels of the Arkansas Dental Auxiliary.
Memorial Service will be 11:00 AM Friday, May 22, 2015, in the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church, with private burial in Roselawn Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home.
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