Wilburn Gene Capel
Wilburn Gene Capel, 92, died at 11:09 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at Parkway Manor.
He was born on Dec. 31, 1930, in Carrier Mills, the son of Curtis Earl and Helen Dallas Capel.
On Aug. 16, 1953, Wilburn married the love of his life, Janet Linzie, and they spent 65 wonderful years sharing life together until her passing on March 12, 2019.
He was a 1954 graduate of Butler University College of Pharmacy in Indianapolis, Ind.
Wilburn began his professional life when he and Janet moved to Carmi in 1954, where he worked as a pharmacist. The two then moved to Anna in 1959 where Wilburn worked at Parks’ Drug Store from 1959 until 1967. In 1967, Wilburn acquired the business and became owner and operator of The Capel Pharmacy until 1991.
Wilburn was a member of the First Baptist Church of Anna since 1959. He served his Lord and the church as a deacon and in various other positions.
Additionally his service included 28 years on the Board of Directors at Anna-Jonesboro National Bank and many years as a volunteer with the Anna Kiwanis Club.
Throughout his life Wilburn loved the sport of trap shooting. He competed in and won multiple events at the Missouri State Trap Shoot, the Tennessee State Trap Shoot, and the prestigious Grand American World Trap Shooting Championship competition in Sparta.
His other hobbies in life included hunting, fishing and working on antique cars.
Survivors include daughter, Dale (Randy) Thady; sons Kim (Tonia) Capel and Grant (Kathy) Capel; grandchildren Evan (Jeff) Chastain, Jeremy (Stephanie) Capel, Andrea (Tim) Goodman, Lauren (Alex) Siegfried and Olivia Capel; great-grandchildren Ellyette Chastain, Julia Kate Chastain, Elizabeth Capel, Ben Capel, Paige Goodman, Asa Goodman and Logan Siegfried; and many other relatives and friends.
Along with his wife and parents, Wilburn was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Taylor Thady, and a brother, Donald Capel.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Friday, June 16, at Crain Funeral Home in Anna-Jonesboro.
Funeral services for Wilburn Capel will be at 1 p.m. Friday, June 16, at Crain Funeral Home in Anna-Jonesboro, with Kim Capel officiating.
Interment will follow the services at Anna City Cemetery.
Memorials can made to the library at the First Baptist Church of Anna, to the Carmi Baptist Children’s Home or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Memorial envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Crain Funeral Home in Anna-Jonesboro is in charge of arrangements.
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