Evie Lorene Faulkenberry
Evie Lorene Faulkenberry of Bentonville, Arkansas (formerly of Poteau) was born May 7, 1927 in Heavener to Delmar and Mae (Hudson) Roberts and passed away Dec. 13, 2024 in Centerton, Arkansas at the age of 97.
Funeral service is 1 p.m. Thursday at the Dowden-Roberts Cremation Center Chapel at 28918 205th Avenue in Poteau with Stan Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in Oakland Cemetery, under the direction of Dowden-Roberts Cremation Center of Poteau.
Evie attended Kiamichi Vo-Tech in 1971-1972 and became a Licensed Practical Nurse. She worked at the then LeFlore County Memorial Hospital in Poteau, but also for some local doctors until her retirement. Evie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She will be missed by all who knew her.
Surviving family members are a daughter Phyllis Robinson and husband Stan of Bentonville, Arkansas; two sons Merle Faulkenberry and wife Sharon of Little Rock, Arkansas and C.L. Faulkenberry and wife Mary Lou of Mountain City, Georgia; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and other loved ones.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Olen Faulkenberry; four brothers Donald, Wayne, Floyd, and Vernon Roberts; and a granddaughter, Stephanie Harris.
To sign Evie’s online guestbook, please visit www.dowdenrobertsfuneralhome.com
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