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Fort Smith, AR | 72901
479-646-5555
700 Jefferson St.
Van Buren, AR | 72956
479-474-2523
Nancy Forrester
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Obituary for Nancy Ruth Forrester (Jack)

Nancy Ruth  Forrester (Jack)
Nancy R. Forrester, 63, of Van Buren passed away Saturday July 8, 2017 in a local Nursing home. She was retired from Van Buren School District as a teacher’s aide. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Van Buren and a lifelong resident of Crawford County. She was a loving wife and mother and she loved children, especially babies.

Graveside Funeral service will be at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at the Antioch Cemetery near Stigler, Oklahoma, with burial at Antioch Cemetery under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home in Van Buren, Arkansas.

She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Tom Forrester of the home; two daughters, Stephanie Dybdal of Panama City, Florida, and Staci Dressel of St. Louis, Missouri; a son Dr. Aaron Forrester of Conway, Arkansas; three sisters, Marilyn Spence, Mary Juarez and Jane Kidd of Van Buren; one brother Johnny Jack of Van Buren; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

The family will visit with relatives and friends, Tuesday, July 11, 2017 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Ocker of Alma Funeral Home, 917 Highway 64 East, Alma, Arkansas.

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