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Fort Smith, AR | 72901
479-646-5555
700 Jefferson St.
Van Buren, AR | 72956
479-474-2523
Jimmy Yocum
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Obituary for Jimmy Ray Yocum Jr.

Jimmy Ray  Yocum Jr.
Jimmy Ray Yocum, 22 of Fort Smith passed away Friday, June 17, 2016 in his home. He was employed by LaBina Construction Company in Fort Smith. He was of the Pentecostal faith and he was loved by all. He was preceded in death by maternal grandmother, Jeanette Bozeman; his paternal grandfather, Jimmy Wayne Yocum.

Funeral Service will be at 1:00 P.M. Friday, June 24, 2016 at Ocker Memorial Chapel in Van Buren with a private burial under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home in Van Buren.

He is survived by his fiancé Rosa Daniel of Fort Smith; his mother, Susan Yocum of Fort Smith, his father, Jimmy Yocum of Van Buren; one sister, Elyssa Almaraz of Van Buren; his maternal grandfather, Roger Bozeman of Fort Smith; his paternal grandmother, Evelyn Yocum of Fort Smith; four aunts, Tammy Langston, Sherry Allen and Linda Younes all of Fort Smith; two uncles, Tommy Burks of Van Buren, Larry Burks of Fort Smith; one nephew, Levi Almaraz.

Family will visit with relatives and friends Thursday, June 23, 2016 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Ocker Funeral Home 700 Jefferson Street, Van Buren.

Pallbearers will be Andrew Yocum, Anthony Boyce, Francisco Almaraz, Larry Burks, Dakota Langston and Gustavo Daniel.

Honorary Pallbearer will be Tony Ramirez.

Memorial donations may be made to Ocker Funeral Home at P.O. Box 5620 Van Buren, Arkansas 72957.

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