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Submitted: 3/29/17 • Approved: 3/30/17 • Last Updated: 4/2/17 • R1182753-G1182753-S3
May 11, 1941 - August 28, 2006
*Obituary
The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
FAYETTEVILLE — Iris J. Glass, 65, of Fayetteville died Aug. 28, 2006, at Northwest Medical Center-Springdale. She was born May 11, 1941, in Waldo, to Harry and Henrietta McClain Clark. She was a dietitian at Willow Creek Women's Hospital and Butterfield Trail Village and a member of First Baptist Church in Springdale.
She was involved with the Miss America Organization and had been involved with scholarship pageants in Arkansas for 40 years. For the past 10 years, she had served as the executive director of the Miss Heart of the Ozarks Scholarship Pageant. She graduated from Waldo High School, where she excelled in basketball. She earned a bachelor's degree from Southern State College and a master's degree from Louisiana Tech. She was a Razorback fan.
Survivors include her husband of 45 years, Bud Glass; one son, Stephen Glass of Farmington; one daughter, Kristi Glass of Bentonville; her mother, Henrietta Clark of Waldo; three sisters, Patsy Sullivan of Sallisaw, Okla., Molly Viles of Fort Smith and Kay Gourley of Farmington; nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Springdale with the Rev. Charlie Foster officiating.
Burial will be in Farmington Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Moore's Chapel in Fayetteville. online at www.mooresfuneralchapel.com.
Pallbearers will be Thomas Collins, Jack Gourley, Dusty Gourley, Mike Viles, Ron Sullivan and Zack McDonald.
Memorials may be made in her name to any Arvest Bank to go toward the Miss Arkansas Scholarship Organization.
Contributed on 3/29/17 by Maddijhall23
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