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Obituary for Daphne Ruth Israel (Sherrill)

Daphne Ruth  Israel (Sherrill)
Daphne R. Israel, 85, of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 in a local hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of West Ark Church of Christ. She was born in Snowball, Arkansas to Richard J. and Lucy A. (McIntyre) Sherrill. Her lifelong interest included her family, her Church, the Razorbacks, painting, knitting and cooking. She taught grade school in a one room school house in Richland Valley Arkansas and had many fond memories of growing up in Snowball, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years James C. Israel.
Graveside services are at 1:30PM Friday, October 26, 2012 at Love Cemetery in St. Joe, Arkansas with Raymond Stills officiating. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Ocker-Putman Funeral Home of Fort Smith, Arkansas.
She is survived by her daughter, Anna Roe and her husband Larry of Mulberry, Arkansas; one son, Don Israel and his wife Gaye of Fort Smith, Arkansas; seven grandchildren, Chad Graham and his wife Kim, Wendy Knapp and her husband Gary, Melissa Graham, Laura Jensen and her husband Nate, Lindsay Williams and her husband Michael, Aaron Newman and his wife Kelly and Jacob Newman; thirteen great grandchildren, Quinton, Whitney and Josh Graham, Carissa and Addison Knapp, Andy Graham, Parker and Hayes Jensen, Haylee Williams, Maddie and Mikah Newman and Miranda and Mirahi Nonnemacher and one great great grandchild, Marshall Graham.
Pallbearers will be Don Israel, Larry Roe, Chad Graham, Gary Knapp, Quinton Graham, Robert Bean, Aaron Newman and Michael Williams.
Honorary Pallbearers are Anna Roe, Wendy Knapp, Melissa Graham and Laura Jensen.
The family will visit with friends from 6-8PM on Thursday, October 25th at Ocker-Putman Funeral Home 4500 Jenny Lind Road Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Memorials may be made to the Southern Christian Home P.O. Box 649 Morrilton, Arkansas 72110

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