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Submitted: 12/27/12 • Approved: 12/27/12 • Last Updated: 12/30/12 • R801137-G801136-S3
Apr 22, 1925 - Sept 7, 2010
*Obituary
Olmstead Funeral Home
Heber Springs, Arkansas
Twana Martha McGowan, age 85, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2010. She was born April 22, 1925, in Mule Shoe, Texas, to the late John William Smith and Rhoda Rose Addis Smith. Martha was the youngest of fourteen children.
She was preceded in death by all her siblings; one son, Wendell McGowan; one granddaughter, Rebecca Smith; and one great-granddaughter, Allison Cavender. Martha was of the Baptist faith. She was a very loving wife and mother. She was also a long time employee of Modern Laundry and Cleaners.
Martha is survived by her husband of 59 years, Leonard “Buck” McGowan of Heber Springs; four sons, Billy Wayne Smith of Heber Springs, Charles McGowan and wife, Paulette, of Palestine, David McGowan of Heber Springs, and Johnny DeWayne McGowan and wife, Brenda, of Heber Springs; two daughters, Patricia Cavender and husband, Joseph, of Quitman; and Sheryl Rushing and husband, Paul, of Greenbrier; nine grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, September 10, 2010, at Olmstead Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 11, 2010, at South Cross Roads Church officiated by Rev. Kenneth Rolland, Jr. Interment will follow in the South Cross Roads Cemetery. Billy Wayne Smith, Jason Rushing, Daniel Cavender, Brandon McGowan, Michael McGowan, and Bobby Hooks will serve as pallbearers.
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