Harry Dinsmore
October 31, 1924 — September 24, 2016
Harry Dinsmore
Harry Dinsmore, Jr., son of Harry Dinsmore, Sr. (deceased) and Ethel M. Dinsmore (deceased), Benton, AR, and married April 7, 1951 (64 years) to Carolyn Sue Foreman Dinsmore (deceased), passed away September 24, 2016.
Harry was born on October 31, 1924 in Shidler, Oklahoma. During the Depression and afterwards with FDR's New Deal, his family traveled to where the work was as his dad was a bridge builder. In his early teens, the family settled in Benton, AR. Harry joined the United States Air Force in November, 1942, and served as 1st Lieutenant during World War II. He was a fighter pilot flying out of Italy. After the war, he came to Little Rock where he met and married the love of his life, Carolyn Sue Foreman in 1951. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Civil Engineering Degree in 1954. After moving back to Little Rock, Harry worked at Arkansas Foundry Company (AFCO) as a Structural Engineer. He then went to work for the Arkansas Highway Department as a Bridge Design Engineer until he retired in 1986.
Harry was a member of Oak Forest United Methodist Church, the Fisherman Sunday School Class, and the Oak Forest United Methodist Choir and helped with the Parents Night Out Program. He served as Cub Scout Master and Boy Scout Master, and taught the children's Sunday School Class at Oak Forest.
Harry always had a project to work on, and taught his sons how to build a house, work on a car, but most of all, he showed his sons how to love their families. He was always ready to lend a hand to whomever needed help. He participated in setting up the free clinics that Oak Forest United Methodist Church supports, and volunteered for the Meals on Wheels and Food Bank.
He is survived by his children, Harry L. Dinsmore and wife, Kathy Sallis Dinsmore of Lewisville, TX, Glenn E. Dinsmore and wife, Dawn Turner Dinsmore of Bryant, AR, and Brian K. Dinsmore and wife, Debbie Hamer Dinsmore of Little Rock; grandchildren, Kevin S. Dinsmore and wife, Brittany Jones Dinsmore of Lewisville, Kelly Dinsmore Updike and husband, Joshua Updike of Lewisville, Paul R. Dinsmore and wife, Wendy Switzer Dinsmore of Lewisville, Michelle D. Dinsmore and Jeremy Neugent of Bryant, Sean Michael Dinsmore and Chelsea Johnson of Bryant, Sarah Dinsmore Baxter and husband, Samuel R. Dinsmore of Kansas City, MO, Hannah Dinsmore Thomas and husband, Matthew Thomas of Texarkana, AR, and Rachel E. Dinsmore of Little Rock; great-grandchildren, Faith Elizabeth Dinsmore of Lewisville, Emma Lynn Dinsmore of Lewisville, Abigail Ann Dinsmore of Lewisville, and Rylee Dawn Dinsmore of Bryant; and brother, Eugene Dinsmore of Benton, AR. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Carolyn, brother, Carl Richard Dinsmore, and sisters, Delores Nelson and Carolyn Emerson.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Friday, September 30th at little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct., Little Rock, AR 72205. Funeral services will be at Oak Forest United Methodist Church, 2415 Fair Park Blvd. Little Rock, AR 72204, on Saturday, October 1st at 10:00 a.m. Private family graveside services will be at Pinecrest Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Oak Forest United Methodist Church Missions.
Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, (501)224-2200. Mr. Dinsmore's online guestbook may be signed at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.
8801 Knoedl Ct
Little Rock, AR, 72205
2415 Fair Park Blvd.
Little Rock, AR, 72204
Harry was born on October 31, 1924 in Shidler, Oklahoma. During the Depression and afterwards with FDR's New Deal, his family traveled to where the work was as his dad was a bridge builder. In his early teens, the family settled in Benton, AR. Harry joined the United States Air Force in November, 1942, and served as 1st Lieutenant during World War II. He was a fighter pilot flying out of Italy. After the war, he came to Little Rock where he met and married the love of his life, Carolyn Sue Foreman in 1951. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Civil Engineering Degree in 1954. After moving back to Little Rock, Harry worked at Arkansas Foundry Company (AFCO) as a Structural Engineer. He then went to work for the Arkansas Highway Department as a Bridge Design Engineer until he retired in 1986.
Harry was a member of Oak Forest United Methodist Church, the Fisherman Sunday School Class, and the Oak Forest United Methodist Choir and helped with the Parents Night Out Program. He served as Cub Scout Master and Boy Scout Master, and taught the children's Sunday School Class at Oak Forest.
Harry always had a project to work on, and taught his sons how to build a house, work on a car, but most of all, he showed his sons how to love their families. He was always ready to lend a hand to whomever needed help. He participated in setting up the free clinics that Oak Forest United Methodist Church supports, and volunteered for the Meals on Wheels and Food Bank.
He is survived by his children, Harry L. Dinsmore and wife, Kathy Sallis Dinsmore of Lewisville, TX, Glenn E. Dinsmore and wife, Dawn Turner Dinsmore of Bryant, AR, and Brian K. Dinsmore and wife, Debbie Hamer Dinsmore of Little Rock; grandchildren, Kevin S. Dinsmore and wife, Brittany Jones Dinsmore of Lewisville, Kelly Dinsmore Updike and husband, Joshua Updike of Lewisville, Paul R. Dinsmore and wife, Wendy Switzer Dinsmore of Lewisville, Michelle D. Dinsmore and Jeremy Neugent of Bryant, Sean Michael Dinsmore and Chelsea Johnson of Bryant, Sarah Dinsmore Baxter and husband, Samuel R. Dinsmore of Kansas City, MO, Hannah Dinsmore Thomas and husband, Matthew Thomas of Texarkana, AR, and Rachel E. Dinsmore of Little Rock; great-grandchildren, Faith Elizabeth Dinsmore of Lewisville, Emma Lynn Dinsmore of Lewisville, Abigail Ann Dinsmore of Lewisville, and Rylee Dawn Dinsmore of Bryant; and brother, Eugene Dinsmore of Benton, AR. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Carolyn, brother, Carl Richard Dinsmore, and sisters, Delores Nelson and Carolyn Emerson.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Friday, September 30th at little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct., Little Rock, AR 72205. Funeral services will be at Oak Forest United Methodist Church, 2415 Fair Park Blvd. Little Rock, AR 72204, on Saturday, October 1st at 10:00 a.m. Private family graveside services will be at Pinecrest Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Oak Forest United Methodist Church Missions.
Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home, (501)224-2200. Mr. Dinsmore's online guestbook may be signed at www.littlerockfuneralhome.com.
Visitation
SEP 30. 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CDT)
Little Rock Funeral Home8801 Knoedl Ct
Little Rock, AR, 72205
Funeral Service
OCT 1. 10:00 AM (CDT)
Oak Forest United Methodist Church2415 Fair Park Blvd.
Little Rock, AR, 72204
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