Jasper "Don" Donnohue Caton
1917-2003
Jasper "Don" Donnohue Caton was born February 19, 1917 in Weaver Township,
Franklin Co., Arkansas to Jasper Adolphus & Della Dorrit Donnohue
Caton. January 21. 1941 he married Rita Faye Milam at Fort Smith, Sebastian
Co., Arkansas. July 15, 1946 he married Melba Lucille Smith at Fort Smith, where
they both resided.
Don enlisted in the US Air Force June 18, 192 at Camp Josepth T Robinson at Little Rock,
Arkansas. More about his time in the service is found in the newspaper clippings
below.
Jasper Donnohue “Don” Caton passed away January 27, 2003 in Fort Smith,
Sebastian Co., Ar. His burial was in Woodlawn Memorial Park there.
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Jasper Donnohue "Don" Caton, 85, of Fort Smith died Monday, Jan. 27, 2003,
at a local hospital. He was a former executive vice president for Ayers Furniture
and was secretary treasurer for Ward Furniture Company, was an Air Force veteran
of World War II and a colonel in the Air Force Reserve, a member of Grand Avenue
Baptist Church, the RSVP and Retired Military.
He is survived by two daughters,
Connie Crabtree of Van Buren and Donna Callies of Findlay, Ohio; four sons,
Gary Don Caton of Los Angeles, Gordon Caton of San Antonio, Scott Caton of
Van Buren and Anthony Caton of Fort Smith; a sister, Enid Hine of Charlotte,
N.C.; a brother, Dale Caton of Van Buren; four grandchildren and three great
-grandchildren.
Funeral service was held Feb. 1 at Putman Funeral Home Chapel
in Fort Smith with burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Fort Smith. Pallbearers
were Gary Don, Gordon, Scott and Anthony Caton and Keith Crabtree.
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