Obituary of Orval McDaniel

Services for Orval L. McDaniel, 92, Troup, are scheduled for 2:00 pm, Friday, May 16, at the Cottle Funeral Home chapel, Troup with the Reverend C.L. Taylor officiating. Burial will be in the Resthaven Cemetery, Jacksonville. Mr. McDaniel died Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in a Tyler nursing home. He was born July 27, 1915, in Commerce to the late James B. Weaver McDaniel and Alverta Thornhill McDaniel. He married Ethel Lorene Reeves in Arp, June 29, 1940. She preceded him in death April 2, 1989. He was also preceded in death by a son, Jerry L. McDaniel, a sister, Ruth McDaniel, and three brothers, Grady McDaniel, Weldon McDaniel, and Cecil McDaniel. Mr. McDaniel retired from General Refactories in Troup following 33 years of employment. He had been a resident of Troup since 1936 and was a member of the First Assembly of God, Troup. Survivors include four sons and three daughters-in-law, Charles McDaniel, Kenneth and Sharon McDaniel and David and Diane McDaniel, all of Troup and Rodney and Brenda McDaniel of Bullard; a daughter and son-in-law, Louise and Richard Fleetwood, Tyler; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. The Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Thursday, May 15.