Arnold Ray Jackson Sr.
Corporal Arnold Ray Jackson Sr., United States Marine, 67, of Springdale, died Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at a local skilled care center.
He was born Jan. 31, 1954, in Blythe, Calif., to Lillian Mae Lacey and Leroy Jackson. He enjoyed fishing and loved collecting many things. He served for four years in the U.S. Marine Corps.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and his nephew, Kevin Terry Jr.
Survivors include his daughters, Karla Jacobs of Gravette, and Jamie Jackson, of Lexington, Mo.; his sons, Arnold Ray Jackson Jr. of Iowa, and Jeffery Wade Jackson of Gravette.
No public services are planned at this time. Full military honors were provided by the Northwest Arkansas Honor Guard.
Arrangements are by Epting Funeral Home of Gravette. Condolences may be sent to www.eptingfuneralhome.webs.com.
Esther Kaufman
Esther Louise Hartronft Kaufman, 89, died on April 8, 2021, in Shreveport, La., after a year of steadily declining health.
She was born July 17, 1931, in Foss, Okla., the first of three children born to Raymond and Thelma Hartronft. On April 24, 1949, she married Leo Kaufman in Gentry, where they spent most of their married life until they moved to Shreveport in 2009 to be near family. After their two daughters were in school, Esther worked in Gentry, then took a job working for Cobb industries in Siloam Springs, where she retired after 20 years as an executive secretary. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Gentry for 60 years and is, perhaps, most remembered for her many years as a church organist. In Shreveport, she was a member of Woodridge Baptist Church. She was an excellent seamstress and enjoyed making clothes for herself, her daughters and granddaughters.
She was preceded in death by Leo, her husband of 65 years; her brother, CL Hartronft; and sister, Marcine Gilliland.
She is survived by her daughters and their families, Brenda Pennywell (Mike) of Shreveport, and Rhonda Gill (Ken) of Plano, Texas; grandchildren, Robinson -- Emmy (Lonnie); Sears -- Katy (Jerad); Coffee -- Amy (Blaine); Pennywell -- Michael, Matthew (Sandi), Jay; 12 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; three sisters-in-law, Faye Kaufman, Jane Kaufman, and Ellen Garvin.
Visitation was Friday, April 16, at Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs. Graveside services were Saturday, April 17, with Jerad Sears officiating.
To sign the online guestbook, please visit www.wassonfuneralhome.com.