Dr. Dale Howard Arner

Dr. Dale Howard Arner, 96, passed away on June 10, 2016 at his residence in Starkville, MS.  He was retired from Mississippi State University as a Department Head of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Emeritus and a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church. He was past president of National Wildlife Society and Southeast Wildlife  Society.  Dr. Arner established the International Rights of Way Symposium and he did a lot of research on how to control the beaver population.  He received the Wildlife Alumnus of the Year from Auburn University.  At six years of age he established the Wildlife Conservation Club.  Dale was a renowned Botanist and served in WW II, and this is where he met his future wife, the love of his life.  He was very proud of his Pennsylvania Dutch heritage.  He loved to hunt and fish.  He loved his students and called them his boys and girls.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard Llewellyn Arner and Mamie Horn Arner.
He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Julia Bentley Arner of Starkville, MS; daughter, Jennie Beedle and husband Barry of Burlington, NC; two grandchildren, Jon and Jeff Beedle, who he adored; and one niece Nancy Wentz.
Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, June 13, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Starkville, MS, with the visitation immediately following at the church.  Rev. Buren Blankenship will conduct the service.  Burial will be in Memorial Garden Park Cemetery.
You can go online and leave the family a condolence at: www.welchfuneralhomes.com.