Ira D. "Ike" Arent passed away Aug. 29, 2015 after a courageous four year battle with cancer. He was born Nov. 4, 1946 in Greeley County, Nebraska to Leslie and Cleo Arent. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War as a medic. He married Nancy Warren Aug. 22, 1969. They moved to Texas three years later, living in Corpus Christi, La Grange and Seadrift. He retired from Formosa Plastics, Point Comfort, Electrical Maintainence Department in 2006 and moved to their spot of heaven outside of Yorktown. He was a life member of the VFW post 8136 Yorktown, member of the American Legion post 272 Yorktown and a member of the Vietnam Veterans of Yorktown.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter, Larae "Bambi" Arent, and sisters Ardell(Wayne) Henkel, Neva (Derrel) Pendergast, and Bonnie (John) McMillin.
He is survived by his wife Nancy, son Lee Arent (Brenda) and grandsons Nathan and Joshua Arent, daughter Laura Davis and grandchildren Elizabeth Marthiljohni (Brian) and D. Shay Davis, and great-grandchildren Ira and Emma Marthiljohni, all of Yorktown, sisters Gladys(Richard) Dallas of Crockett, Helen(Elmer) Druba of Superior, Nebraska, and Vivian(Tony) Nabity of Narka, Kansas, brother Carl(Carol) Arent of Aurora, Nebraska and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Tuesday Sept. 1 at Massey Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 2 at First United Methodist Church in Seadrift. Interment will follow at Seadrift Cemetery.
Guests are invited to sign the online guestbook at www.masseyfh.com
Memorial can be made to the donor’s choice.
Arrangements by Massey Funeral Home, Yorktown, 361-564-2900.