SMITH, FERNE EVELYN - Benton County, Arkansas | FERNE EVELYN SMITH - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

Ferne Evelyn SMITH

Decatur (Decatur) Cemetery
Benton County,
Arkansas

Orlia
October 4, 1912 - March 9, 1994

*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Times
Friday, March 11, 1994

Orlia Smith, 81, of Gravette, died Wednesday, March 9, 1994, at his home. Born Oct. 4, 1912, at Decatur, the son of John and Faye Bookout Smith, he was a lifetime resident of the Decatur-Gravette area. He was a livestock and poultry farmer. Smith was a member of the Church of Christ in Gravette.

Survivors are his wife, Ferne Schell Smith of the home; two daughters, Orlene Webb of Gravette and Cleta June Whitman of Rowland Heights, Calif.; a brother, John Nelson Smith of Decatur; a sister, Marillia Garrett of Colorado Springs, Colo.; six grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral is at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Christ in Gravette, with Larry Ellis and A. J. Hendricks officiating. Burial will be Decatur Cemetery with services under the direction of Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs.

Ferne
October 20, 1913 - January 8, 2010

*Obituary
Rogers Morning News
Sunday, January 10, 2010

GRAVETTE - Ferne Evelyn Smith, 96, of Gravette died Jan. 8, 2010, at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale. She was born Oct. 20, 1913, to Lafayette and Mary M. Hall Schell.

She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ in Gravette.

Survivors include two daughters, Orlene Webb and husband John, and Cleta Whitman and husband Glenn, all of Gravette; one sister; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Church of Christ in Gravette. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Burial will be at Decatur Cemetery in Decatur.

Arrangements are by Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs.

Contributed on 9/28/11 by judyfrog
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Submitted: 9/28/11 • Approved: 5/17/21 • Last Updated: 5/20/21 • R594077-G594076-S3

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