Paul Robert Bader

April 23, 1951 - December 26, 2019

Paul Robert Bader, 68 of Gentry, Arkansas, died December 26, 2019 at Willard Walker Hospice, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Paul was born April 23, 1951 in Siloam Springs, Arkansas to Arliss Wayne Bader and Beulah Louisa Finley Bader. Paul was lifelong resident of Gentry and Siloam Springs and was a heavy equipment operator. He married Linda Yelton in 2002. Paul served our country in the Army as a combat vet. He was a member of the American Legion Post 29, Veteran of Foreign War Post 1674 and Disable American Veterans Chapter 64. Paul attended the East Kenwood Missionary Baptist Church, Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Paul was preceded in death his parents. Survivors include his wife Linda of Bentonville, Arkansas; daughter Brandy Cordeiro and husband Mike of Gentry, Arkansas; two granddaughters Falyn and Brynn Cordeiro; brother Mike Bader of Bentonville, Arkansas; sisters Arlene Cliffton of Kingsport, Tennessee, Marilyn Walters of Bentonville, Arkansas and twin sister Paula Patterson of Grove, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m., Sunday, December 29, 2019 at Wasson Memorial Chapel, Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Burial will follow at Fairmount Cemetery, Gentry, Arkansas. Visitation will be 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs, Arkansas.