William Paul Foulk, 82, of Piggott died Thursday, Aug. 19, 2004, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro.

He was born Sept. 16, 1921, in Stanford, Ark., the son of William Judson Foulk and Myrtle Elizabeth Hutchins Foulk.

Foulk was a life-long farmer and until his death also owned and operated Foulk's Two-Way Radio Supply.

He was a veteran of World War II and served his country in the battles and campaigns in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe with the 90th Infantry Division, known as the "Tough Ombres".

He was a member of the South Thornton Church of Christ.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Judson and Myrtle; his sisters, Ruth Warren, Mary Gregory and Christina Wallis; and a brother, Harry Faulk.

Survivors are his wife of 62 years, Rebecca Blocker Foulk of the home; his son, William Rodney Foulk of Piggott; his daughter, Paulette Foulk Grimes of Piggott; four grandchildren, Lisa Dawn Yon and Brian Damon Grimes of Piggott, Cristal Friederich of St. Jacob, Ill., and Chad Foulk of Grant Fork, Ill.; eight great-grandchildren, Natasha Seal and Dillan Cate of Piggott, Joseph Grimes of Frisco, Texas, Cole Featherstone of Blowing Rock, N.C., Houston Foulk and McCaleh Foulk of Piggott, Erica Friederich of St. Jacob, Ill., and Austin Foulk of Carlinville, Ill.; he was soon to be a great-great-grandfather. He is also survived by one beloved brother, Avis Franklin Faulk of Piggott.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22, 2004, at the Irby Funeral Home Chapel in Piggott. Burial followed in the Piggott Cemetery. Pallbearers were his family, Avis Franklin Faulk Jr., Brian Damon Grimes, Royce Dillan Cate, Michael Lynn Yon, Joe Friederich and Ronnie Graddy.