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Bessie Brown Obituary

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Bessie Brown

Fort Smith, AR

January 2, 1927 - April 4, 2017

Bessie Brown Obituary

Bessie O. Brown, 90, of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 in a Van Buren nursing home. She was born on January 2, 1927 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Wonder and Naomi (Walden) Wayt. She was a former laborer in the furniture industry. She was of the Baptist faith and a past member of the Eagles Ladies Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her first husband Calvin “Cappy” Hendricks and two brothers, Loy and Charlie Wayt. A memorial service will be held at 10:00AM, Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Ocker-Putman Funeral Home Chapel of Fort Smith with burial of cremains to follow in Leard Cemetery. She is survived by her daughter, Judy Hicks of Fort Smith, AR; a son, Loy Hendricks of Muldrow, OK; six grandchildren, Shannon Howard of Fort Smith, AR, Matthew Hicks of Van Buren, AR, Justin Hendricks of Muldrow, OK, Lana Earnest of Sand Springs, OK, Loyd Hendricks of St. Robert, MO and Karry Ross of Conway, AR; 11 great grandchildren and several great great grandchildren. Online tributes may be made at www.ockerputmanfuneralhome.com

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