HARMON ROWBOTHAM, BESSIE MAXINE - Johnson County, Arkansas | BESSIE MAXINE HARMON ROWBOTHAM - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

Bessie Maxine HARMON ROWBOTHAM

Lamar Cemetery
Johnson County,
Arkansas

Ben Harold Rowbotham
July 5, 1918 - May 23, 2002

Bessie Maxine Harmon Rowbotham
August 25, 1921 - March 21, 2012

*Obituary - Ben Harold Rowbotham

Ben Harold Rowbotham, 83, of Lamar died Thursday, May 23, 2002, at Johnson Regional Medical Center

He was a son of the late Silas O. and Ruby Overbey Rowbotham, World War II Navy veteran, member of Lamar Baptist Church and American Legion, a poultry and timber employee, and was preceded in death by one sister, Beulah Peters; and two brothers, Everett Rowbotham and Earnest Rowbotham.


Survivors include his widow, Bessie M. Harmon Rowbotham; two daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara and J. Keith Hale of Springdale and Mary and Johnny Schuh of Clarksville; two sisters, Pauline Hutchens of Hamilton City, Calif., and Reba Rae Baker of Lawrence, Kan.; five grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Funeral was at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 25, at Lamar Baptist Church with Rev. Clyde Vire officiating.


Burial was in Lamar Cemetery under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.


Active pallbearers were L. G. Crutchfield, Lloyd Reynolds, James Overbey, John Steed, Norman Reynolds, and Gene Rowbotham.

Honorary pallbearers were Charles Houston, Mark Houston, John Schuh VII, Lloyd Dillard, Huey Long, and Tommy Rowbotham.

*Obituary - Bessie Maxine Rowbotham

Bessie Maxine Rowbotham, daughter of the late Ben. F. and Mary Susan "Mollie" Tate Harmon was born August 25, 1921 in Holland, Arkansas and departed this life at Maples at Har Ber Meadows in Springdale, Arkansas on March 21, 2012 at the age of 90.

Formerly of Lamar she was a member of Lamar Baptist Church, a homemaker, worked at the poultry processing plant where she retired, worked as Craft Director at the Senior Citizen Center in Clarksville, Arkansas, quilted, winning blue ribbons on items entered in the Johnson County Fair, received her GED in 1984 at the age of 63, and was a member of the board of Area Agency on Aging. She was united in marriage to Ben Harold Rowbotham April 2, 1938 in Lamar, Arkansas.

Survivors include two daughters: Barbara (J Keith) Hale, Springdale, AR and Mary (Johnny) Schuh, Clarksville, AR; grandchildren: Valerie (Philip) Harp, and Mark (Beth) Houston, both of Springdale, AR, Charles (Karyn) Houston, Columbia, IL, Paula Schuh Talley, and John (Patti) Schuh both of Clarksville, AR; eleven great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her husband of 64 years; three brothers: Roy, Marvin, and Arvil Harmon; and one sister: Dona Harmon Long.

Visitation will be held 10:00-2:00 Friday, March 23, 2012 at Roller-Cox Funeral Home with funeral services beginning at 2:00 conducted by Reverend Amos Pledger.

Pallbearers will be grandsons: Mark Houston, Charles Houston, John Schuh VII, Donnie Grigsby, Josh Sisk, Philip Harp, Philip Harp, III, and Chad Harp.

Honorary pallbearers will be granddaughters: Valerie Harp and Paula Schuh Talley.

Burial will be in Lamar Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.

Contributed on 10/17/21 by billsully060
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Submitted: 10/17/21 • Approved: 10/28/21 • Last Updated: 10/31/21 • R1396457-G1396455-S3

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