Wendell Theodore Proctor

A funeral service celebrating the life of Wendell Theodore Proctor, age 90, of Newark, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 19, at Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home with Pastor Tom Hughes officiating. Burial will take place in Newark Memorial Gardens where military honors will be observed by the Licking County Veterans Alliance. Friends may call from 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. on Monday, January 18, at the funeral home, 179 Granville Street, Newark.Wendell was born March 30, 1925 in Logan, Ohio to the late Claude and Maggie Esther (Cummings) Proctor. He passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center (operated by Hospice of Central Ohio).A veteran of the United States Navy, Wendell proudly served his country during World War II. He retired from Owens Corning Fiberglas in May of 1984. Wendell was a member of the Newark Seventh Day Adventist Church where he had been a deacon and served as a volunteer at the churchs community service center for many years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and writing poetry.He is survived by his wife of nearly 70 years, Helen J. (Williams) Proctor, whom he married on April 30, 1946; son, Kerry L. (Alice) Proctor of Newark; daughter, Valerie Jean Harmon of Newark; grandchildren, Jodie (Butch) Grimm, April (Ben) Terrill, Angie (Jason) Treadway, Darin Rinker and Frank Rinker; nine great-grandchildren; step-grandchildren, Elizabeth (Rod) Acord of Newark, Charles (Jackie) Johnson, Jr. of Kendall Park, New Jersey and James Johnson of Newark; ten step-great-grandchildren; sisters, Carol Sue Jones of Columbus and Shirley (Tim) Bryan of Orlando, Florida; brother, Claude (Pat) Proctor, Jr. of Logan; sisters-in-law, Josephine Proctor of Logan and Pauline Proctor of Casselberry, Florida; brother-in-law, Russell Alexander of Florida; and many nieces and nephews.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Charles, Harry and Waldo Proctor; and four sisters, Betty Alexander, Mona Alexander, Wanda Green and Linda Sellers.Special thanks to Hospice of Central Ohio, especially nurses Joe and Chris.Memorial contributions may be made to the Foundation for Hospice of Central Ohio, P.O. Box 430, Newark, OH 43058.Criss Wagner Hoskinson Funeral Home is honored to care for Wendell and his family.