Ira D. "Ike" Arent

Ira D. "Ike" Arent passed away  August 29, 2015 after a courageous four year battle with cancer. He was born November 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 August 22, 1969. They moved to Texas 3 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 LeeArent(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 , Texas, 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 pm Tuesday September 1, 2015 at Massey Funeral Home.  Funeral services will be 2 pm Wednesday September 2, 2015 at First United Methodist Church in Seadrift, Texas.  Interment will follow at Seadrift Cemetery.

You 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, Texas 361-564-2900

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