Casto, Harrison L.

Passed: 1996-07-24

Age: 65

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Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1996-07-29

Information: Harrison L. Casto, 65, of Proctor, Ark., formerly of Cottageville, died July 24, 1996 at Methodist Hospital, Memphis, Tenn.  He was born in Cottageville, a son of the late Archie A. and Laura Donohew Casto.  He was a retired U.S. Army master sergeant, having received a Purple Heart for his service in the Korean War.  He was a retired ROTC instructor with the West Memphis, Ark. school system and a member of VFW Post 5225 in West Memphis, Cottageville Masonic Lodge and First Presbyterian Church, West Memphis, Ark.  He was an auctioneer.  Surviving are his wife, Jane Casto; two sons, Dale Casto of Jacksonville, Fla. And Gary “Corky” Casto of Hernando, Miss.; one daughter, Gayle Looney of West Memphis; one brother, James W. Casto of Evans; and six grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his first wife, Edna Casto; and one brother, Alvin Eugene Casto.  Services were held Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, West Memphis, the Rev. Clyce H. Hurst officiating.  Burial was in Crittenden Memorial Park, Marion, Ark., with military rites.  Local information by Casto Funeral Home, Evans.