Mr. Bobby Gene Quinn, age 79, a resident of Dierks, Arkansas, died Monday, December 7, 2015, in Dierks. He was born August 3, 1936 in Dierks. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, a minister for 20 years at the Athens Church of Christ, former owner of Bobby’s Drive-In, a farmer, rancher and member of the Dierks Church of Christ. Mr. Quinn was preceded in death by his parents, Oliver Leslie and Annie Bell Green Quinn; one brother, O.L. Quinn, Jr.; and a brother-in-law, Charles Moore. He is survived by his wife, Sue Quinn of Dierks; two sons and daughters-in-law, Marty and Kelley Quinn of Claremore, Oklahoma and Anthony and Cathy Quinn of Nashville, Arkansas; one daughter and son-in-law, Kenya and Jeff Heifner of Dierks; one brother and sister-in-law, A.C. and Shirley Quinn of Tom Bean, Texas; one sister, Mary Moore of Dierks; seven grandchildren, Luke Quinn, Blake Quinn, Chase Quinn, Lynsay Quinn, Braden Heifner, Tyler Quinn and Travis Turner; seven great grandchildren, Kayden, Aneesa, Logan, Landon, Karsyn, Conner, and Kyptin; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mr. Quinn will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 10, 2015 in the Dierks Church of Christ with Michael Howard officiating. Burial will follow in the Dierks Cemetery, under the direction of Wilkerson Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at the Dierks Church of Christ. Pallbearers will be his grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Bobby Quinn Scholarship Fund at Diamond Bank in Dierks.
