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DESOTO, Texas — Robert Dale Stringfellow, 86, of Desoto, Texas, died Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at his residence. He was born April 19, 1931, in Hampton, Arkansas. Robert was a graduate of Harding College in Searcy, Arkansas. He received his DDS degree from Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, Texas. He completed his training in Orthodontic dentistry at the University of Tennessee School of Dentistry in Memphis, Tenn. He served in the United States Air Force. Dr. Stringfellow spent his entire professional career as an Orthodontist in Southwest Dallas County and Sulfur Springs, Texas.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Alfred Baxter Stringfellow and Martha Ella Calloway Stringfellow; three brothers, Weldon Baxter Stringfellow, Alfred E. Stringfellow, William Ray Stringfellow; and one sister, Allie M. Stringfellow Furlow. He is survived by his special friend, Dorothy Langley of Louisiana; as well as several nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.

Funeral services will be 10 a. m. Saturday, September 23, 2017, at the Church of Christ Church in Hampton, Arkansas. Burial will follow at Means Cemetery in Hampton. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Arms of Hope Children’s Homes of Texas. Arrangements by Benton Funeral Home of Fordyce. To sign the online register, visit www.bentonfuneralhome.net.