David Eugene Haynes was born Friday, April 30, 1948 in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, the son of William and Delores Massey Haynes. He married Carla Wilbourn on November 26, 1994 at Mountain Home, Arkansas. He worked as a Heating and Air contractor and owned Daves Heating and cooling. David Haynes was a veteran of the Vietnam era. David lived in Gassville since 1982 moving from Mt. Vernon, Illinois. He was the Communications director for the Baxter County Master Gardeners, and a member of the Norfork and White River associations. David Eugene Haynes entered into eternal rest on Friday, December 11, 2009 at Baxter Regional Medical Center at the age of 61 years 7 months and 11 days.