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Submitted: 9/22/21 • Approved: 9/28/21 • Last Updated: 10/1/21 • R1391204-G1391203-S3
Ralph
August 8, 1924 - January 8, 2017
*Obituary
Sisco Funeral Home
Pea Ridge, Arkansas
Ralph Albert Squires, 92, of Bella Vista, died Sunday, January 8 at Highlands Rehab in Bella Vista.
He was born August 8, 1924 in Olympia, Washington to Charles Christian Squires and Helen Bruce McCay Squires. He was a WWII US Army Veteran serving as a medical technician. He married Virginia Lee Jackson on October 22, 1948. Ralph retired from Kraft Foods in Bentonville after thirty-seven years and was active in the local American Legion. He was caretaker for Dug Hill Cemetery in Bella Vista and was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church in Bentonville. He is preceded in death by his parents and a brother Henry Squires.
Survivors are his wife of 68 years, Virginia Squires; two daughters, Helen Hurst and husband Larry of Pea Ridge, Sally Vaughn of Springdale; a brother, Nathan Squires of Washington State; five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
Service is set for 11:00 A.M. Friday, January 13 at Sisco Funeral Chapel in Pea Ridge with visitation starting at 10:00 A.M. before the service. Burial will be in Dug Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are with Sisco Funeral Home in Pea Ridge.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Dug Hill Cemetery Association, c/o Helen Hurst, 15810 Looney Rd, Pea Ridge, Ar. 72751
Virginia
August 6, 1927 - April 23, 2017
*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
ROGERS - Virginia Lee Squires, 89, of Rogers, died Sunday, April 23 at the Circle of Life Hospice in Bentonville.
She was born August 6, 1927 in Bentonville to Lee Olin Jackson and Thema Price Jackson.
She was a lifelong resident of the area, graduating from Bentonville High School in 1943 and then marrying Ralph Squires October 22, 1948. She was a well known Gospel Music Pianist and a founding member of the NWA Gospel Singers Association. She was a member of the Dug Hill Cemetery Association, Benton County Cemetery Preservation Group. She worked for the Benton County Circuit Clerks Office and was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church in Bentonville.
She is preceded in death by her husband and parents. Survivors are two daughters, Helen Hurst and husband Larry of Pea Ridge, Sally Vaughn of Springdale; five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
Service is set for 11 a.m. Thursday, April 27 at Sisco Funeral Chapel in Pea Ridge with Randy Featherston officiating. Burial will be in Dug Hill Cemetery in Bella Vista. Visitation will start at 10 a.m. before the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Dug Hill Cemetery Association or NWA Gospel Singers Association, in c/o, Helen Hurst, 15810 Looney Rd, Pea Ridge, Ark., 72751
Married October 22, 1948
Contributed on 9/22/21 by wfields55
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