Claude Alfred “Al” Middlebrooks, Jr., 84, of Fayetteville passed away February 25, 2018.

He played baseball for Jonesboro High School as a pitcher, then for the Washington Senators farm clubs before being drafted to the Army. Following his military service, Al went to work for Delta Airlines.

Al was preceded in death by his wife, Claudia Jean Middlebrooks and his parents, Claude and Kathleen Middlebrooks, Sr. He is survived by his son, Kurt (Terri) Middlebrooks; daughters, Judy Llewellyn, Debbie Stephenson, Peggy (Jody) Watson, and Sheryl Llewellyn; nephew, Zach Davis; eight grandchildren, Cory, Michelle, Brent, Jacob, Mallory, Kristy (Zach), Kelli and Courtney; and fourteen great-grandchildren, Haley, Nicholas, Andrew, Nathan, Lauren, Savannah, Samantha, Sydney, Brody, Delaney, Brayden, Selah, Bravery, and Evangeline.

A funeral service was held on Friday, March 2, 3018 at
4 p.m. in the Chapel of Mowell Funeral Home, Fayetteville with Rev. Glenn Stringham officiating. The family received friends from 2 – 4 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. The family lovingly requests donations be made in Al’s memory to the Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org.

Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville – www.mowellfuneralhome.com