Eugene Taylor Applegate was born November 15, 1925 at St. Louis, Missouri to Elmore Taylor and Alberta Morris Applegate. He married Hazel Morris September 7, 1946 at St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Applegate was a supervisor with Continental Can Company. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. Mr. Applegate had lived in this area since 1978, moving from Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Applegate was a member of Eastside Baptist Church Survivors: He is survived by his wife, Hazel L. Applegate of Mountain Home; two sons, Michael T. (Robin) Applegate of Albuquerque, New Mexico and Theodore A. (Kim) Applegate of Mountain Home; three daughters, Lynda J. (Joseph) Fleming of Dixon Illinois, Patricia (Danny) Murphy of Henrietta, Texas, Christine A. (Rusty) Willett of Mountain Home; eleven grandchildren - Aaron Applegate, Jennifer Lawson, Stephanie Robbins, Jason Applegate, Nicole Lindsey, Matthew Murphy, Ryan Murphy, Justin Applegate, Josh Applegate, Taylor Willett and Zane Willett; nine great grandchildren; a sister, Rosemary M. Mohr of St. George, Utah and several nieces and nephews. Preceded in Death by: He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother. Visitation: Visitation will be 1:00 P.M. until service time on Saturday. Funeral: Funeral services for Eugene Taylor Applegate of Mountain Home will be at 3:00 P.M., Saturday, September 29, 2007 at Kirby & Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Jon Gilbert officiating. Burial: Private Family Entombment will be in Kirby?s Tucker Memorial Mausoleum at 1:00 P.M. Sunday, September 30, 2007. Memorials: Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.