Born Aug. 24, 1928, in Glen Pool, Okla., son of the late John Wade and Dovie Stuart Double, he had lived the past 37 years in Mississippi County. He was a pipe fitter for Local 562 in St. Louis and was a U.S. Army veteran having served during the Korean War.
On July 7, 1956, he married Margie Smee who survives of the home.
Other survivors include: one son and daughter-in-law, Terry and Desiree Double of Plainville, Kan.; one brother, Bill Double of Houston; five grandchildren, Josh Reilly, Jacob Reilly and Paige Reilly of Plainville and Trenton Wade and Travis Lynn Double of Clara City, Minn.; and one great-granddaughter, Morgan Cheyenne Double of Clara City.
Graveside services with full military rites provided by the Missouri Funeral Honors Program were conducted at 3 p.m. today at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield.
Shelby Funeral Home of East Prairie was in charge of arrangements.
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