Juanita was the oldest of three children born to Gaby and Joe Flynn. She married the love of her life, Julian Dyrhood, on June 6, 1947 in Joplin, Missouri. They were married for 67 years, and had five children and eighteen grandchildren . . . and Juanita could correctly rattle off the birth dates of every one of them. She lived long enough to meet her 42nd great-grandchild, Georgia Lynn Porter.
Juanita and Julian lived for a short time in Joplin and then moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas. Their five children were born there and it is where they lived the rest of their lives. They were long-time members of St. Luke Lutheran Church. It was through their church, in the late 1970's, that they sponsored a Vietnamese family who had fled after the fall of Saigon.
Juanita died, after a brief illness, at the Methodist Village Nursing Home surrounded by loved ones. Her name will never be found in history books, but rather, her life is marked in the hearts of the many she loved.
A memorial service will be at noon on Friday, February 3, 2023 at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Ft. Smith.
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Juanita Dyrhood, 99, of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday, January
25, 2023 in Fort Smith. She was born on January 7, 1924 in Neosho, Missouri to
Joseph and Gabrille (Grigsby) Flynn. Through the years she worked for
Southwestern Bell Telephone and did bookkeeping for Hardscrabble County Club.
She was a long time member of St. Luke Lutheran Church. She was preceded in
death by her parents, her husband, Julian Dyrhood, a brother, Jack Flynn and a
sister Freda Mae Taylor.
Funeral service is 12:00PM, Friday, February 3, 2023 at St. Luke Lutheran Church
under the direction of Ocker-Putman Funeral Home of Fort Smith.
Burial will be prior to the service at 10:00AM in the U.S. National Cemetery.
She is survived by her four daughters, Judy Edwards (Joe) of Fort Smith, Barbara
Barry of Fort Smith, Beverly Bickell (Bill) of Fayetteville, AR and Leslie Jackson
(Randy) of Fort Smith; a son, Marty Dyrhood (Dianne) of Springdale, AR; 18
grandchildren and 42 great- grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to St Luke Lutheran Church, 5401 Free Ferry Road, Fort
Smith, AR 72903 or to The Fort Smith Public Library, 3201 Rogers Ave., Fort Smith,
AR 72901.
Juanita and Julian lived for a short time in Joplin and then moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas. Their five children were born there and it is where they lived the rest of their lives. They were long-time members of St. Luke Lutheran Church. It was through their church, in the late 1970's, that they sponsored a Vietnamese family who had fled after the fall of Saigon.
Juanita died, after a brief illness, at the Methodist Village Nursing Home surrounded by loved ones. Her name will never be found in history books, but rather, her life is marked in the hearts of the many she loved.
A memorial service will be at noon on Friday, February 3, 2023 at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Ft. Smith.
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Juanita Dyrhood, 99, of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday, January
25, 2023 in Fort Smith. She was born on January 7, 1924 in Neosho, Missouri to
Joseph and Gabrille (Grigsby) Flynn. Through the years she worked for
Southwestern Bell Telephone and did bookkeeping for Hardscrabble County Club.
She was a long time member of St. Luke Lutheran Church. She was preceded in
death by her parents, her husband, Julian Dyrhood, a brother, Jack Flynn and a
sister Freda Mae Taylor.
Funeral service is 12:00PM, Friday, February 3, 2023 at St. Luke Lutheran Church
under the direction of Ocker-Putman Funeral Home of Fort Smith.
Burial will be prior to the service at 10:00AM in the U.S. National Cemetery.
She is survived by her four daughters, Judy Edwards (Joe) of Fort Smith, Barbara
Barry of Fort Smith, Beverly Bickell (Bill) of Fayetteville, AR and Leslie Jackson
(Randy) of Fort Smith; a son, Marty Dyrhood (Dianne) of Springdale, AR; 18
grandchildren and 42 great- grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to St Luke Lutheran Church, 5401 Free Ferry Road, Fort
Smith, AR 72903 or to The Fort Smith Public Library, 3201 Rogers Ave., Fort Smith,
AR 72901.
Juanita was the oldest of three children born to Gaby and Joe Flynn. She married the love of her life, Julian Dyrhood, on June 6, 1947 in Joplin, Missouri. They were married for 67 years, and had five children and eighteen grandchildren . . . and Juanita could correctly rattle off the birth dates of every one of them. She lived long enough to meet her 42nd great-grandchild, Georgia Lynn Porter.
Juanita and Julian lived for a short time in Joplin and then moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas. Their five children were born there and it is where they lived the rest of their lives. They were long-time members of St. Luke Lutheran Church. It was through their church, in the late 1970's, that they sponsored a Vietnamese family who had fled after the fall of Saigon.
Juanita died, after a brief illness, at the Methodist Village Nursing Home surrounded by loved ones. Her name will never be found in history books, but rather, her life is marked in the hearts of the many she loved.
A memorial service will be at noon on Friday, February 3, 2023 at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Ft. Smith.
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Juanita Dyrhood, 99, of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday, January
25, 2023 in Fort Smith. She was born on January 7, 1924 in Neosho, Missouri to
Joseph and Gabrille (Grigsby) Flynn. Through the years she worked for
Southwestern Bell Telephone and did bookkeeping for Hardscrabble County Club.
She was a long time member of St. Luke Lutheran Church. She was preceded in
death by her parents, her husband, Julian Dyrhood, a brother, Jack Flynn and a
sister Freda Mae Taylor.
Funeral service is 12:00PM, Friday, February 3, 2023 at St. Luke Lutheran Church
under the direction of Ocker-Putman Funeral Home of Fort Smith.
Burial will be prior to the service at 10:00AM in the U.S. National Cemetery.
She is survived by her four daughters, Judy Edwards (Joe) of Fort Smith, Barbara
Barry of Fort Smith, Beverly Bickell (Bill) of Fayetteville, AR and Leslie Jackson
(Randy) of Fort Smith; a son, Marty Dyrhood (Dianne) of Springdale, AR; 18
grandchildren and 42 great- grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to St Luke Lutheran Church, 5401 Free Ferry Road, Fort
Smith, AR 72903 or to The Fort Smith Public Library, 3201 Rogers Ave., Fort Smith,
AR 72901.
Juanita and Julian lived for a short time in Joplin and then moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas. Their five children were born there and it is where they lived the rest of their lives. They were long-time members of St. Luke Lutheran Church. It was through their church, in the late 1970's, that they sponsored a Vietnamese family who had fled after the fall of Saigon.
Juanita died, after a brief illness, at the Methodist Village Nursing Home surrounded by loved ones. Her name will never be found in history books, but rather, her life is marked in the hearts of the many she loved.
A memorial service will be at noon on Friday, February 3, 2023 at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Ft. Smith.
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Juanita Dyrhood, 99, of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday, January
25, 2023 in Fort Smith. She was born on January 7, 1924 in Neosho, Missouri to
Joseph and Gabrille (Grigsby) Flynn. Through the years she worked for
Southwestern Bell Telephone and did bookkeeping for Hardscrabble County Club.
She was a long time member of St. Luke Lutheran Church. She was preceded in
death by her parents, her husband, Julian Dyrhood, a brother, Jack Flynn and a
sister Freda Mae Taylor.
Funeral service is 12:00PM, Friday, February 3, 2023 at St. Luke Lutheran Church
under the direction of Ocker-Putman Funeral Home of Fort Smith.
Burial will be prior to the service at 10:00AM in the U.S. National Cemetery.
She is survived by her four daughters, Judy Edwards (Joe) of Fort Smith, Barbara
Barry of Fort Smith, Beverly Bickell (Bill) of Fayetteville, AR and Leslie Jackson
(Randy) of Fort Smith; a son, Marty Dyrhood (Dianne) of Springdale, AR; 18
grandchildren and 42 great- grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to St Luke Lutheran Church, 5401 Free Ferry Road, Fort
Smith, AR 72903 or to The Fort Smith Public Library, 3201 Rogers Ave., Fort Smith,
AR 72901.
