DON FORTENBERRY
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA-Private memorial services for Donald Ray "Don" Fortenberry, 69, Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of Ada will be held Saturday.
Mr. Fortenberry died Saturday, August 1, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born October 1, 1939 at Stratford, Oklahoma to William H. and Edna Eeds Fortenberry. He attended Ada schools and graduated from Marana High School in Marana, Arizona.
He married Joyce Rogers. She preceded him in death. Mr. Fortenberry was a self-employed contractor, was of the Baptist faith and had served in the U. S. Army from May 12, 1964 until June 22, 1965. He was a Paratrooper.
Survivors include his mother and step-father, Edna Hill and Arch Hill, Ada; three sisters, Flora Dunne, Shawnee, Desta Karschnik, Ada, and Doris M. Kinder and husband Sam, Shawnee; his companion, Donna Chrisman; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a son, Darren S. Fortenberry on May 10, 2004, his father, William H. Fortenberry, and his step-father, Sam Pitts.