WARREN SCOTT HAUN,
SR, 93, valiantly fulfilled this life surrounded by loving family at his home in North Little Rock, Ark., on February 5, 2020.
Warren was born on December 5, 1926, in Little Rock, Ark., to Walter Reid Haun and Minnie Pearl Powell Haun. He is predeceased by both Parents, Brother, Walter Bruce Haun, Daughter Melissa Ann Haun, and his first Wife of 41 years, Patsy Jean Koon Haun.
A graduate of Central High School in Memphis, Tenn., Warren served as an ROTC Cadet. Upon graduation, he was accepted into the V-12 Navy College Training Program and sent to Duke University in Durham, N.C., where he graduated with a BSME, BSNS in 1947. He often quipped he “attended Duke the year they invented the incline plane..!” His degree ultimately led to a career in the oil/ off-shore drilling industry with extended affiliations with Monsanto, O.D.E.C.O. & Murphy Oil, retiring as a Vice President. Respected and admired by crew and associates alike, he traveled extensively from the oil fields of Texas/Mississippi, to the North Sea in Norway. His drilling expertise has been included in industry print and sought beyond his retirement as a consultant.
His legacy of patience, love of family, a rapier wit and high integrity will be treasured by his surviving family members: Wife of 21 years, Martha Claire Koon Haun, North Little Rock, Ark., Son, Warren Scott Haun, Jr, Danville, Ky., Daughter, Martha Jane Haun Nugent (Honorable James F.) Keller, Texas, Grandson, Captain James Edward Barr (Drew), Burke, Va., Granddaughter, Dr. Julia Scott Nugent Buckelew (Josh) McKinney, Texas, Granddaughter Jessica Claire Boggio, New Orleans, La., Great-Grandson, John Evert Barr, and Great-Granddaughter, Grace Margaret Barr, Burke, Va., Son, John Robert “Jay” Wedaman, III (Laura), North Little Rock, Ark., Daughter, Carrie Alece Wedaman Skinner (Jason), Memphis, Tenn., Granddaughters Moriah Claire Wedaman and Helen Renee Wedaman, North Little Rock, Ark., Grandson, Ethan Michael Band and Granddaughter Madison Marie Skinner, Memphis, Tenn., Nieces Christina HaunHurd, Savannah, Ga., Meredith Haun Carter (Nathan), Jasper, Ga., and Laura Craig Doyle (Brian), Memphis, Tenn., Great-Niece, Amanda Hutson, Atlanta, Ga., Cousin, Bill Cotham, Scott, Ark., Nephews, Neil Cotham (Maggie) Rogers, Ark., Jamie Koon, Nashville, Tenn., Jerry Koon, Louisville, Miss., and Brother-in-law Kenneth Koon (Tibby) Louisville, Miss.
Renowned for his “Mr. Fix-It” talents, he generously volunteered in multiple organizations throughout his life, including Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, New Orleans, La., Bay St. Louis Little Theater, Bay St Louis, Miss., and the North Little Rock Mayor’s Youth Council, North Little Rock, Ark. Warren enjoyed memberships in the Model A Car Club of America & O.D.E.C.O. Retirees Club. He was a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church.
Family Visitation will be held Saturday, February 15, 2020, 10:30 a.m., at North Little Rock First United Methodist Church, 6701 John F. Kennedy Blvd. North Little Rock, Ark., 72116. A Celebration of Life will follow at 11:30 a.m. Roller-Owen Funeral Home in charge www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/owens.
Special thanks to beloved Caregivers Emily Sauer, Jackie Clark, George Howard, Greg Fudge, St. Luke’s Respite Care Staff and Lalia Zakrzewski, Director. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to: Kentucky State School for the Deaf Charitable Foundation 303 South 2nd St. Danville, Ky., 40422.