Barbara Priest
October 13, 1927 — July 26, 2015
Barbara Priest
Barbara Jean Priest age 87 of Arkadelphia died Sunday, July 26, 2015. She was born October 13, 1927 the daughter of John and Viola Fowler Getty. She was county coordinator of the Senior Companion Program and a member of Al-Anon in 5 counties for 36 years. She was preceded in death by her husband Jessie Priest, a brother, Douglas Getty, two sisters, Edith Kleinstuber and Jackie Morton.
Survivors include three sons, Jeffrey (Tammie) Priest of Bismarck, Jessie (Teddie) Priest of Sparkman, and John Mark Priest of El Dorado, one daughter, Janis (Harry Wagner) Skaggs of Ft. Smith, one sister, Ada Amine Juglowski of Malbourh, CT, 5 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.
A celebration of Barbara's life will be held 10 AM Sunday, August 9th at the pavilion at Arlie Moore Landing on DeGray Lake with Sylvia Tate officiating.
Barbara's family asked that this be a celebration of Barbara's life. Anyone wishing to bring pictures, mementos, stories to share, readings, remembrances, etc. please feel free to do that and be a part of the celebration. After the celebration there will be a pot luck lunch so bring something to share. Also, there are picnic tables in the pavilion, if you need different seating feel free to bring that as well.
Place: Arlie More Recreation Area Pavilion, Lake DeGray Corps of Engineers Park Directions:
GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
34.27167, -93.20417
34°16'18"N, 93°12'15"W
From Interstate 30, take exit 78 and merge onto State Highway 7 north for 9 miles. Turn left onto Arlie Moore Road and continue 2 miles to campground.
More information:
To send cards for the family:
Janis Skaggs
P.O. Box 5025
Ft. Smith AR 72913
At a later date, Barbara's cremated remains will be interred next to her husband at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, Hwy. 8, Arkadelphia AR.
A suggestion for floral tributes: Feel free to bring any floral tributes you wish to the celebration.
"Forever Blooming" in Bismarck, AR a nearby florist who will be taking pre-order floral arrangements at (501-865-4810) or at http://www.foreverbloomingarkansas , to be delivered the morning of the celebration.
Survivors include three sons, Jeffrey (Tammie) Priest of Bismarck, Jessie (Teddie) Priest of Sparkman, and John Mark Priest of El Dorado, one daughter, Janis (Harry Wagner) Skaggs of Ft. Smith, one sister, Ada Amine Juglowski of Malbourh, CT, 5 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.
A celebration of Barbara's life will be held 10 AM Sunday, August 9th at the pavilion at Arlie Moore Landing on DeGray Lake with Sylvia Tate officiating.
Barbara's family asked that this be a celebration of Barbara's life. Anyone wishing to bring pictures, mementos, stories to share, readings, remembrances, etc. please feel free to do that and be a part of the celebration. After the celebration there will be a pot luck lunch so bring something to share. Also, there are picnic tables in the pavilion, if you need different seating feel free to bring that as well.
Place: Arlie More Recreation Area Pavilion, Lake DeGray Corps of Engineers Park Directions:
GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
34.27167, -93.20417
34°16'18"N, 93°12'15"W
From Interstate 30, take exit 78 and merge onto State Highway 7 north for 9 miles. Turn left onto Arlie Moore Road and continue 2 miles to campground.
More information:
To send cards for the family:
Janis Skaggs
P.O. Box 5025
Ft. Smith AR 72913
At a later date, Barbara's cremated remains will be interred next to her husband at Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, Hwy. 8, Arkadelphia AR.
A suggestion for floral tributes: Feel free to bring any floral tributes you wish to the celebration.
"Forever Blooming" in Bismarck, AR a nearby florist who will be taking pre-order floral arrangements at (501-865-4810) or at http://www.foreverbloomingarkansas , to be delivered the morning of the celebration.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Barbara Priest, please visit our flower store.
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