Betty Stem, 76, of Fort Smith passed away Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, in Fort Smith. She was born Jan. 25, 1932, in Bentonville to Charles and Melinda Grimes. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Betty was a loving mother and mamaw to all of her children and grandchildren. She was always ready for a sleepover and had a smile and a laugh for everyone. She was the kindest person you would ever meet. She was generous to a fault with her family and others. Her greatest joy was being a wife and a mother, and her favorite place to be in the whole world was at home.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Bill Grimes; and her sister, Ann Bentley.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. today, Jan. 2, 2009, at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Forest Park Cemetery under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home.
She is survived by her husband, Luther M. Stem Jr. of the home; one daughter, Debra Stem of Fort Smith; two sons, Luther M. Stem III and his wife, Karen of Fort Smith, and Wendell Stem of Fort Smith; two brothers, Bob Grimes of Fort Smith and Charles Grimes of Greenwood; six grandchildren, Melinda Ann Wilson of Columbus, Ga., Angela Stem of Park City, Utah, Nick Nelms of Greenwood, Nathan Stem, Morgan Stem and Madison Stem, all of Fort Smith; two great-grandchildren, Mason McLaney of Columbus and Caden Nelms of Greenwood. She is also survived by her caregivers, Wanda Foster and Jannie McCreary.
Pallbearers will be Nathan Stem, Nick Nelms, Jim Allen, James W. Jones, Barron Rice and Henry Engrav.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Bill Grimes; and her sister, Ann Bentley.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. today, Jan. 2, 2009, at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Forest Park Cemetery under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home.
She is survived by her husband, Luther M. Stem Jr. of the home; one daughter, Debra Stem of Fort Smith; two sons, Luther M. Stem III and his wife, Karen of Fort Smith, and Wendell Stem of Fort Smith; two brothers, Bob Grimes of Fort Smith and Charles Grimes of Greenwood; six grandchildren, Melinda Ann Wilson of Columbus, Ga., Angela Stem of Park City, Utah, Nick Nelms of Greenwood, Nathan Stem, Morgan Stem and Madison Stem, all of Fort Smith; two great-grandchildren, Mason McLaney of Columbus and Caden Nelms of Greenwood. She is also survived by her caregivers, Wanda Foster and Jannie McCreary.
Pallbearers will be Nathan Stem, Nick Nelms, Jim Allen, James W. Jones, Barron Rice and Henry Engrav.
Betty Stem, 76, of Fort Smith passed away Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, in Fort Smith. She was born Jan. 25, 1932, in Bentonville to Charles and Melinda Grimes. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Betty was a loving mother and mamaw to all of her children and grandchildren. She was always ready for a sleepover and had a smile and a laugh for everyone. She was the kindest person you would ever meet. She was generous to a fault with her family and others. Her greatest joy was being a wife and a mother, and her favorite place to be in the whole world was at home.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Bill Grimes; and her sister, Ann Bentley.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. today, Jan. 2, 2009, at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Forest Park Cemetery under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home.
She is survived by her husband, Luther M. Stem Jr. of the home; one daughter, Debra Stem of Fort Smith; two sons, Luther M. Stem III and his wife, Karen of Fort Smith, and Wendell Stem of Fort Smith; two brothers, Bob Grimes of Fort Smith and Charles Grimes of Greenwood; six grandchildren, Melinda Ann Wilson of Columbus, Ga., Angela Stem of Park City, Utah, Nick Nelms of Greenwood, Nathan Stem, Morgan Stem and Madison Stem, all of Fort Smith; two great-grandchildren, Mason McLaney of Columbus and Caden Nelms of Greenwood. She is also survived by her caregivers, Wanda Foster and Jannie McCreary.
Pallbearers will be Nathan Stem, Nick Nelms, Jim Allen, James W. Jones, Barron Rice and Henry Engrav.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Bill Grimes; and her sister, Ann Bentley.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. today, Jan. 2, 2009, at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Forest Park Cemetery under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home.
She is survived by her husband, Luther M. Stem Jr. of the home; one daughter, Debra Stem of Fort Smith; two sons, Luther M. Stem III and his wife, Karen of Fort Smith, and Wendell Stem of Fort Smith; two brothers, Bob Grimes of Fort Smith and Charles Grimes of Greenwood; six grandchildren, Melinda Ann Wilson of Columbus, Ga., Angela Stem of Park City, Utah, Nick Nelms of Greenwood, Nathan Stem, Morgan Stem and Madison Stem, all of Fort Smith; two great-grandchildren, Mason McLaney of Columbus and Caden Nelms of Greenwood. She is also survived by her caregivers, Wanda Foster and Jannie McCreary.
Pallbearers will be Nathan Stem, Nick Nelms, Jim Allen, James W. Jones, Barron Rice and Henry Engrav.
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