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William Wells Moffatt, age 94, died Thursday, November 18, 2010 at Drew Memorial Hospital in Monticello. Born in Monticello, September 2, 1916 to Walter A. Moffatt and Myrtle Wells Moffatt, he was educated in Monticello graduating from high school in 1933 and Arkansas A &M College (now UAM) in 1937.
A WWII veteran, Wells worked for the Soil Conservation Service in Oklahoma prior to enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1942. Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on the destroyer U.S.S. Woolsey, he received numerous battle stars for combat in the Pacific Theater. In 1946 he returned to Monticello and bought timberland for Ozark Badger Lumber Co. and was a representative of Investor's Syndicate. He then became a real estate broker owning and operating Moffatt Realty Co. until his retirement in 1982. He was respected as a fair and kind man by all who knew him.
Wells married Ruth Cherry on November 25, 1950. They settled into their newly built home where they have resided for 60 years. He was devoted to his family and loved nature and the outdoors enjoying bird watching, fishing, quail hunting, tennis, swimming and golf. He was proud to be the last surviving charter member of the Monticello Country Club.
Wells was a lifelong member of Wood Ave. Presbyterian (A.R.P) Church where he served as deacon, Sunday School teacher and superintendent, treasurer and choir member. He was a popular soloist for weddings and funerals and a member of the Rotary Quartet for many years. He served as a Quorum Court member for 20 years, board member of Drew Memorial Hospital, and was a director of Union Bank and Trust Co.
Preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Walter, and sister, Minnie May, he is survived by his wife Ruth, daughter, Marsha Daniels (Bill) and sister, Pattie Moffatt all of Monticello, two granddaughters, Natalie Atkins (Justin) of Little Rock and Meredith Daniels of Nashville, Tennessee.
A WWII veteran, Wells worked for the Soil Conservation Service in Oklahoma prior to enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1942. Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on the destroyer U.S.S. Woolsey, he received numerous battle stars for combat in the Pacific Theater. In 1946 he returned to Monticello and bought timberland for Ozark Badger Lumber Co. and was a representative of Investor's Syndicate. He then became a real estate broker owning and operating Moffatt Realty Co. until his retirement in 1982. He was respected as a fair and kind man by all who knew him.
Wells married Ruth Cherry on November 25, 1950. They settled into their newly built home where they have resided for 60 years. He was devoted to his family and loved nature and the outdoors enjoying bird watching, fishing, quail hunting, tennis, swimming and golf. He was proud to be the last surviving charter member of the Monticello Country Club.
Wells was a lifelong member of Wood Ave. Presbyterian (A.R.P) Church where he served as deacon, Sunday School teacher and superintendent, treasurer and choir member. He was a popular soloist for weddings and funerals and a member of the Rotary Quartet for many years. He served as a Quorum Court member for 20 years, board member of Drew Memorial Hospital, and was a director of Union Bank and Trust Co.
Preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Walter, and sister, Minnie May, he is survived by his wife Ruth, daughter, Marsha Daniels (Bill) and sister, Pattie Moffatt all of Monticello, two granddaughters, Natalie Atkins (Justin) of Little Rock and Meredith Daniels of Nashville, Tennessee.