Bill Keltner
Kenneth W. “Bill” Keltner of Little Rock, a devoted husband, caring father, loyal friend and mentor to many, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2011. Bill was born on December 27, 1936 in Springfield, Missouri. He spent most of his youth in Fort Smith, later attending the University of Arkansas, where he received a BS degree in Industrial Engineering. Bill spent his career with AT&T and Southwestern Bell, with time out to serve as a Field Artillery Officer in the U.S. Army. He retired from Southwestern Bell Arkansas as a General Manager.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Patricia Cross Keltner; daughter Ann Slack (husband Clay and children, Trey and Robert); son Bob Keltner (wife Amy and children, Peter and Hannah); and daughter Julie Hughes (husband Mike and children Isabella and Jackson).
Charles Weaver Baughn was born on October 20, 1912 to Luther Alven Baughn and Elizabeth Anne Weaver Baughn in Gravette, Arkansas. He died on June 13, 2011, in Thousand Oaks, California. He married Alice Stinson Baughn on June 21, 1942, and she died in 1994 just after they celebrated their fifty-second wedding anniversary. He was also preceded in death by a brother, William Wallace Baughn; and sisters Evelyn Baughn Sibley and Alvyn Baughn Marable.
Baugh graduated from Gravette High School in 1930. In 1935, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He and Alice created a scholarship here at the U of A in the College of Engineering, and today, over 20 students have been recipients of Mr. Baughn’s generosity.