BORN

1937

DIED

2019

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Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home

4100 Alma Highway

Van Buren, Arkansas

Tommy Yarbrough Obituary

Tommy Yarbrough
Tommy Yarbrough, 81, of Van Buren, passed away Monday, May 13, 2019, in Fort Smith. He was born Dec. 5, 1937, in Chickalah to the late Roy and Mildred Yarbrough. He was the owner/operator of Yarbrough's Auto Repair.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Yarbrough.
He is survived by four sons, Raymond Yarbrough and wife Donita, Ronnie Yarbrough and wife Teresa and Donald Yarbrough, all of Van Buren, and Terry Joe Yarbrough and wife Mary of Mobile, Ala.; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Friday, May 17, 2019, at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow at Gill Cemetery, under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home in Van Buren.
Pallbearers will be Brent, Christopher, Travis, Corey and Ryan Yarbrough and Tyler Porter.
Honorary pallbearers are Caiden, Braxten, Dylan, Paxton, Brycen, Alex, Stella and Valerie Yarbrough.
The family will visit with friends 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home, 4100 Alma Highway, Van Buren.
To place an online tribute, go to www.edwardsvan-alma.com.

Published by Times Record from May 14 to May 15, 2019.
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Tommy worked for years with my dad Floyd Rickman at Fisher-Rickman Transmission. Tommy was such a hard worker and he was a really nice person. I have good memories of him and Mary. Tommy, I know you are resting high on that mountain.

Beverly Jones

May 20, 2019

Condolences to the family and may the god of all comfort sustain you at this time of such great loss and grant the family peace.(lsaiah 25:8)

May 14, 2019

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