Stephen E. Plante

PEARCY — Stephen E. Plante, age 77, of Pearcy, passed away on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018.

He was born on April 16, 1941, in St. Cloud, Minn., the son of the late Archie Plante and Wilhelmina Jasken Plante. On May 4, 1968, he married Doris Gail Stewart.

Stephen was an outdoorsman at heart. He loved to hunt and camp. He was a truck driver for many years. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

He was preceded in death by both parents; four brothers, Leroy, Jim, George and Otto;

and one grandchild, Edward Sandoval.

He is survived by his wife of

50 years, Gail Plante, of Pearcy; one son, Stephen Plante, of Pearcy; two daughters and one son-in-law, Gail M. Pacheco, of Pearcy, and Tammy and Matthew Sandoval, of Albuquerque, N.M.; 11 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Kathryn Davis, of Aztec, N.M., and Ramona O’Brien, of Strasburg, Colo.; as well as many nieces, nephews, extended family members and anyone fortunate enough to call him friend.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec.

6, 2018, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home chapel, Hot Springs.

Interment will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Royal.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to service.

Pallbearers will be Joseph Pacheco, Stephen Plante, Colton Mickey, Nathan Uptain and Matthew Sandoval.

Guest registry is at http:// www.davis-smith.com.