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A farmer all of his life, Henry was born July 15, 1927, in rural Pulaski County, to the late Henry H. and Cledia (Edwards) Modglin. He married the former Almeta Taylor on Nov. 26, 1947, in Pulaski. Henry was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. To those who knew him, Henry was a man of few words who quietly went about his work. He was a hard working man, and the farm and his family were his whole life. Immediately after their marriage, Henry and his wife began farming on a small parcel of land, which his parents had purchased for them. Over the years, Henry built this into more than 600 acres, which he farmed alone only with occasional help. He enjoyed fishing with Almeta and traveling. He was a member of Crossroads United Methodist Church. Surviving Henry are his loving wife of 56 years, Almeta; his daughters, Linda (Bill) Britt and Teresa (Courtney) Blackburn; four granddaughters, Emily (Dennis) Mares, Rachel (Greg) Jackson, Amy Britt and Rebecca Britt; one great-granddaughter, Alex Jackson; a brother and two sisters-in-law, George and Iris Modglin, and Carolyn Modglin; two sisters, Minnie Verble and Edith Johnson; nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Besides his parents, he was also preceded in death by two brothers, Bill and Clinton Modglin, and two sisters, Louise Sheriff and Altha Jones. Services for Henry E. Modglin will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, at Crain Funeral Home in Ullin, with the Rev. Allen 'Pete' Vinson officiating. Interment will be in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens with military honors by Carroll P. Foster VFW Post 3455. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today and on Sunday until time of services at Crain Funeral Home in Ullin. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Research with envelopes available at the funeral home.
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