Nancy Aretta Lutz, 68, of Peel, Arkansas formerly of Van Buren in the Bond Special Community passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016 in a local hospital. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse and was also retired from Rheem Manufacturing Company in Fort Smith.

Graveside service will be held at 10 A.M. Thursday January 5, 2017 at the U.S. National Cemetery Arbor in Fort Smith with burial at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home in Van Buren, Arkansas.

She is survived by her husband, Charles Lutz of the home; four daughters, Shanna McMellon, and Marla Wells, both of Van Buren, Sharon Rogers of Sallisaw, Oklahoma and Dana Sutton of Muldrow, Oklahoma; one brother, Donnie Patton of Tulsa, Oklahoma; twelve grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Honorary pallbearers will be her grandchildren.

Visitation will be Wednesday, January 4, 2017 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Ocker Funeral Home, 700 Jefferson Street, Van Buren, Arkansas.