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Jack Byron Tarver
August 25, 1925 — March 28, 2012
Memorial funeral services for Jack Byron Tarver, 86, of Monroe will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 30, 2012, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, on Lexington Ave. in Monroe, LA. Officiating will be Reverend J. Roddy Taylor. Family internment will be held prior to the service at 9:00 a.m., followed by a Visitation from 10:00 a.m. until service time.
He was born in Monroe, LA on April 25, 1925 and died March 28, 2012. Survivors include his children, Laura Tarver of Haile, LA; Cleve Tarver and wife, Brenda of Monroe, LA; Craig Tarver and wife Nancy of Baton Rouge, LA; brothers: Earl Tarver of Park City Utah; Gene Tarver of Monroe, LA; and sisters: Sue Tarver King of Bath, New York and Lavenia Tarver Faulk of Baton Rouge, LA. Surviving grandchildren are Tyler Tarver of Collierville, TN; Kaitlin Tarver of Downsville, LA; Robert Dale Traxler of Concord, CA; and step-grandchildren, Matthew and Jacob Branch of Monroe, LA.
Preceding him in death are father, Ben Allan Tarver; mother; Willie Frantom Tarver; brother; Ben Tarver; daughter; Mona Collette Tarver; and son, Jay Byron Tarver.
A graduate of Ouachita High School, Tarver was a veteran of World War II, having served as an aviator in the Air Force. When the war ended, he attended Louisiana Tech University and then became a sea-plane flight instructor on the Ouachita River. He later became employed with Brown Paper Company where he served as their commercial pilot for 32 years.
On the 21st day of April, 1966, all of Jack’s experience in the air force and commercial aviation would culminate in a sudden remarkable experience that later earned him a place in the Aviation Museum of Monroe and Peacetime Metal of Honor. On that day, the right engine of the Twin Beechcraft airplane, piloted by Jack Tarver, along with co-pilot J.R. Baker and five Brown Paper Co. passengers plummeted when the right engine suddenly separated from the plane. Jack landed the plane successfully and all 7 people walked away unharmed.
After retirement from aviation, Mr. Tarver became a well-respected professional photographer. For years, he captured many memorable moments and occasions with his portraits, videography, aerials, and wedding photography.
As much as Jack loved aviation and photography, he loved his St. Paul’s Methodist church family and fellow members of the Flinn Men’s Bible Class. Mr. Tarver was active in the United Methodist Men, former president of the St. Paul’s Fellowship of Retired Men, and church photographer. He was also a member of the NOLA Camera Club, Chennault Aviation Museum and the Paul Harris Fellows.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Paul’s United Methodist Church 1901 Lexington Ave., Monroe, LA, 71201.
Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com
He was born in Monroe, LA on April 25, 1925 and died March 28, 2012. Survivors include his children, Laura Tarver of Haile, LA; Cleve Tarver and wife, Brenda of Monroe, LA; Craig Tarver and wife Nancy of Baton Rouge, LA; brothers: Earl Tarver of Park City Utah; Gene Tarver of Monroe, LA; and sisters: Sue Tarver King of Bath, New York and Lavenia Tarver Faulk of Baton Rouge, LA. Surviving grandchildren are Tyler Tarver of Collierville, TN; Kaitlin Tarver of Downsville, LA; Robert Dale Traxler of Concord, CA; and step-grandchildren, Matthew and Jacob Branch of Monroe, LA.
Preceding him in death are father, Ben Allan Tarver; mother; Willie Frantom Tarver; brother; Ben Tarver; daughter; Mona Collette Tarver; and son, Jay Byron Tarver.
A graduate of Ouachita High School, Tarver was a veteran of World War II, having served as an aviator in the Air Force. When the war ended, he attended Louisiana Tech University and then became a sea-plane flight instructor on the Ouachita River. He later became employed with Brown Paper Company where he served as their commercial pilot for 32 years.
On the 21st day of April, 1966, all of Jack’s experience in the air force and commercial aviation would culminate in a sudden remarkable experience that later earned him a place in the Aviation Museum of Monroe and Peacetime Metal of Honor. On that day, the right engine of the Twin Beechcraft airplane, piloted by Jack Tarver, along with co-pilot J.R. Baker and five Brown Paper Co. passengers plummeted when the right engine suddenly separated from the plane. Jack landed the plane successfully and all 7 people walked away unharmed.
After retirement from aviation, Mr. Tarver became a well-respected professional photographer. For years, he captured many memorable moments and occasions with his portraits, videography, aerials, and wedding photography.
As much as Jack loved aviation and photography, he loved his St. Paul’s Methodist church family and fellow members of the Flinn Men’s Bible Class. Mr. Tarver was active in the United Methodist Men, former president of the St. Paul’s Fellowship of Retired Men, and church photographer. He was also a member of the NOLA Camera Club, Chennault Aviation Museum and the Paul Harris Fellows.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Paul’s United Methodist Church 1901 Lexington Ave., Monroe, LA, 71201.
Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com
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