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Submitted: 6/12/24 • Approved: 6/13/24 • Last Updated: 6/16/24 • R1535252-G1535252-S3
Joseph
May 16, 1910 - July 1, 1999
Joseph T. Cuthbertson, 89, of Fort Smith died Thursday, July 1, 1999, in Fort Smith. He was a retired businessman and a Mason.
Funeral will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Fianna Hills Baptist Church. Burial will be at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Fort Smith.
He is survived by his wife, Beatrice; one daughter, Joan Arnett of California; two stepsons, Dennis Spradlin of Bentonville and John Spradlin of Little Rock; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be members of Fianna Hills Baptist Church.
Beatrice
August 10. 1930 - August 10, 2020
Beatrice Jane Cuthbertson of Fort Smith, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, August 10, 2020, on her 90th birthday. She was born August 10, 1930 in Hope, AR. She was the daughter of Ted and Velma Wood. Bea was preceded in death by her sister, Vera; and three brothers, Jim, Josh, and Dale.
In 1947, she married her first true love, John C. Spradlin. Together, they lived in Sunnyvale, CA, where John was a police officer for seven years. Later they moved to Southern California where he was a builder and owner of residential trailer parks with his partner and best friend, Joe Cuthbertson.
Then, in 1966 they moved to a farm near Cave Springs, AR where they raised cattle, hogs, chickens, turkeys, rainbow trout and channel catfish. After 26 years of marriage, John battled leukemia and passed away in 1973 at the age of 47. After John’s death, Bea said that they were in heaven there and didn’t know it.
After John’s death, Joe’s wife passed away. Bea and Joe stayed in contact and later married. They lived in California and then later moved to Fort Smith. Joe was her second true love and the only grandfather on Bea’s side that the grandchildren have ever known. He was a loving and wonderful grandfather to them. He passed away in June 1999.
After Joe’s death, Bea met retired Army Lt. Colonel Jack Waddell. Although they never married, Jack became a wonderful companion for her and a true friend of the family. He took great care of her until he passed away in 2014.
Bea is survived by her two sons and their wives; John and Mary Beth Spradlin of Little Rock and Dennis C. Spradlin and Jami Haines of Bentonville. She is also survived by five grandchildren; John William Spradlin, Jennifer Boyd, Jack Spradlin, Shelley Courdin, and Suzanne West; fourteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild, Olivia Bea.
The family would like to thank Bea’s caregivers: Patty, Louise, Chelsea, Rose, Betty, Amanda, Wanda, and Shirley.
Memorial graveside service will be 11:00 AM Friday, August 14, 2020 at Woodlawn Memorial Park Chapel, with Pastor Mason Smith officiating. Service and cremation are under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home.
Photo courtesy of Frances Allen Titsworth
Contributed on 6/12/24 by Billsully060
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