Mr. Don Gore
Mr. Don A. Gore, age 90, resident of De Queen, Arkansas, passed peacefully from this life Friday evening, October 6, 2023, at his home.

Don was born the third of seven children to Henry Clay and Ella Carroll Gore on October 9, 1932, in De Queen. Don attended Horatio High School and later, in 1954, enlisted with the United States Army. He faithfully served one year, eleven months, and twenty-nine days, until his honorable discharge. On March 2, 1956, Don married the love of his life, Hope Virginia Willis, in De Queen, and to this union, three children were born. Don worked a number of years for Weyerhaeuser Company before starting his career in Auto Body. He worked twenty-three years for Cole Pontiac to later return to De Queen to assist with the body shop at De Queen Ford, until his retirement. He also owned and operated Don Gore Body Shop for several years. Don and Hope were instrumental in the founding of the Sevier County Developmental Center in De Queen, where he spent a great part of time assisting with the clients whom he dearly loved. During this time, Don served almost thirty years on the SCDC Board of Directors, serving a number of years as President. He and Hope are member of First Baptist Church in De Queen, and he was also a member of the Sevier County ARC and JCs. Don enjoyed working in his yard, photo and videography, traveling, spending time with the clients of SCDC and his family. Don will be remembered as a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Donna Renea Lamb; and two brothers, Glen and Benny Gore.

Don leaves to cherish his memory, his loving wife of over sixty-seven years, Hope Gore of De Queen; one son, Stacy Don Gore of Sherwood; one daughter, Carol Lynette Gore of De Queen; one son-in-law, Vernon Lamb of Nashville; two grandchildren, Jamey Lamb of Fayetteville, and Sarah Gore and her fiancé Aidan Crum, also of Fayetteville; two brothers and a sister-in-law, H.C. Gore of Fort Worth, and Randy and Nancy Gore of De Queen; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Marnetta Bishop of Little Rock, and Joetta and Roy Douglas of Rockwall; as well as a number of nieces, nephews, other relatives, staff members and clients of the Sevier County Developmental Center, and a host of friends.

Graveside Services for Mr. Don Gore will be held at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at Chapel Hill Cemetery with Tony Bob Ray and Clark LeForce officiating. Interment will follow under the direction of Chandler Funeral Home in De Queen. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., Tuesday, at the funeral home. You may leave a condolence online at www.chandlerfuneral.com.