J.T. Bruce

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

J.T. Bruce, 77, of Manila died Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008, at the Manila Nursing Center. Born at Whittaker, he was the son of the late John and Lizzie Waits Bruce and had been a Manila resident since 1963. He was a retired wildlife officer with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Manila.

Survivors include his wife, Betty Clements Bruce of the home; a son, Michael Bruce of Osceola; two daughters, Dianne Sparks and Pamela Chipman, both of Manila; a sister, Jodie Lee McDonald of Mobile, Ala.; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

The funeral was held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Assembly of God Church in Manila with Rev. James Chipman officiating. Burial was in the Manila Cemetery under the direction of Howard Funeral Service of Manila.

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