Arthur George "Art" Hosey Jr., 74, native of Wilmington, Delaware and longtime resident of Daphne, Alabama, passed away at his home on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018.
Art was a member of Daphne United Methodist Church, taught school in Dallas County, retired from the Mobile District Corps of Engineers and was owner of Hosey Environmental LLC.
He graduated from Brandywine High School in Wilmington, Delaware, Wesley Junior College, Dover, Delaware, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Alabama and Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.
He served in the United States Air Force as a member of the Combat Control Team.
Art served on Daphne's Environmental Board, Daphne's Planning and Zoning Board and Baldwin County's Planning and Zoning Advisory Board.
Art was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur G. (Jeanne) Hosey and Audrey (Chester) Lathrop.
He is survived by his wife, Rachel Daves Hosey, Daphne, Alabama; daughter, Dawn (Dan) Ratliff, Orange Beach, Alabama; son, Trey (Kelly) Hosey, Cumming, Georgia; grandchildren, Courtney Avera (Joshua) King, Spanish Fort, Alabama, McKinley and Harper Hosey, Cumming, Georgia; great-grandchildren, Rachel, Joshlynn and Skyler King, Spanish Fort, Alabama; sisters, Kathleen Guilfoyle, Apex, North Carolina, Janet (Ron) Dick, Monroe, Virginia and Lois (Henry) Blau, Richmond, Virginia.
A celebration of Art's life will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018 at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home in Daphne.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time.
Interment will follow at 12:30 p.m. in the Alabama State Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, Donor Care Center, P.O. Box 758533, Topeka, KS 66675-8533.
Arrangements by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc., 27409 U.S. Hwy. 98, Daphne, Alabama 36526, 251-625-2900, www.wolfefuneralhomes.com.
