Clara Alverson, 87, of Greenwood, Arkansas passed away on Sunday,February 7, 2016 in a local hospital. She was born on April 22, 1928 in Mulberry, Arkansas to Auten and Atha (Walker) Chitwood. She retired from Southside High School after 32 years of teaching. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Greenwood, Arkansas and the South Sebastian County Retired Teachers Association and was a member of Kappa Kappa Iota. She was preceded in death by her husband Bill Alverson, her parents, a brother, Auten Chitwood, Jr. and her son in law Kyle S. “Duffy” Newton.
Funeral services are 1:00 PM Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at Ocker-Putman Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Steep Hill Cemetery under the direction of Ocker-Putman Funeral Home of Fort Smith, Arkansas.
She is survived by her two daughters, Vicki Ellison and her husband Lynn of Huntington, AR and Mary Newton of Fort Smith, Arkansas; five grandchildren, Rebecca Ellison and her husband David Benson of Russellville, AR, Halie Newton of Boulder, Colorado, Patrick Ellison of Huntington, AR, Kylee Newton of Fort Smith, Arkansas and Bill Newton and his wife Megan of Conway, Arkansas and three great grandchildren, Dalton and Ashley Ellison and Zoey Newton.
Pallbearers are Claude Eubanks, Peggy Robison, Barbara Karber, Donna Hillard, Russ Chitwood and Billie Warrick.
The family will visit with friends from 5-7PM on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Girls Inc., 1415 Old Greenwood Road Fort Smith, AR 72903.

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