Dale Stockam
Age - 87
November 29, 2023
Dale Riley Stockam was born in Rittenhouse, Arizona to Charles Reno Stockam and Ada Evelyn Hardee Stockam on January 19, 1936 two minutes after his twin brother, Gale. He passed away on November 15, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah at the VA hospital at the age of 87.
Dale was the tenth child out of eleven children. He spent his childhood years in Arizona, near Queen Creek. He learned to be a hard worker while picking cotton and working on the family dairy farm.
Both Gale and Dale were inseparable. They were identical twins and best friends. They enjoyed riding their horses, exploring the desert, fishing, deer hunting and spending time with their large family.
Dale and Gale both joined the US Navy in 1955. Dale worked hard and became a Chief Petty Officer, and he retired after 20 years of working as a jet mechanic. He was known for his mechanical abilities and was able to fix anything. If he couldn't fix it, you might as well throw the broken object away. And he didn't throw a lot away.
His sisters Joy, Adell, and Zita introduced him to Beverly Ann Bullock. They were married on January 10, 1958. They had three devoted daughters, Ada Melody (Kenneth Rachal) of Mena, Arkansas, Bonita Jo (Robert Muir) of Dallas, Texas, and Deanna (Martin Caringella) of Pleasant Grove, Utah. Dale and Beverly have 14 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.
He is proceeded in death by his parents Reno and Ada, this wife Beverly, all of his siblings: Noble, Grand, Calvin, Adell, Joe and Joy, Buckie, Jerry, his twin Gale, and Zita and three grandsons: Matthew Muir, Jeffrey Muir, and Scott Rachal.
After retiring from the US Navy, Dale moved to a ranch near Uniontown, Arkansas where he built his own house with the help of his wife and daughters. He enjoyed raising cattle, raising goats, and training horses. He worked at Bekaert Steel and Wire as a mechanic. He retired a second time in 2001.
Dale enjoyed searching his family roots. Dale and Gale took many field trips with their wives to several states to search for records first hand. One of his goals was to place gravestones on all of the unmarked graves of his ancestors. Even though Dale was not a member, he worked in the Family History Center for the Church of Jesus of Latter Day Saints. He helped other people find their roots.
Dale also served as a volunteer in the Fleet Reserve Assiciation and in the Republican Party of Crawford County.
Dale appreciated his many Navy friends and often went to Navy reunions with his wife, and then after her death, he attended the reunions with his daughters. These annual reunions were the highlight of his year.
Dale had good neighbors and kind friends, including his friends at the Cedarville Senior Center. As daughters, we appreciate their acceptance and support over the last three years.
Graveside service will be 11:00 a. m. Saturday, December 2, 2023 at Morrison Cemetery, near Rudy, Arkansas under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home of Van Buren, AR. Dale will be buried next to his wife and his brother. There will be a viewing 10:30 a. m. at the cemetery before the service.Show more
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