Rex Ferris Oswalt

Rex Ferris Oswalt

Rex Oswalt Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Marshall Funeral Home and Cremations on Feb. 16, 2026.
Rex Ferris Oswalt was born in Malvern, Arkansas, on February 12, 1971 and went to be with our Lord and Savior on February 6, 2026. He was a retired Air Force Veteran and an avid hunter and fisherman. Rex was a devoted and loving husband, son, father, grandfather, brother, and friend.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Austin and Grace Oswalt, E.O. and Ressie Cooper; his sister, Tracy Northcutt, brother Shane Northcutt, stepfather Steven Northcutt, as well as his mother-in-law, Kimberly Heidel.

He is survived by his wife, Destiny Oswalt, mother Olivia Toothaker, father Tommy Oswalt, daughter Farah Gulley, grandchildren, Olivia Oswalt, Cora, Cara and Chadrick Gulley, nephews Aaron and Evan Hollingshead, as well as his cousins, who were very dear to him, sister in laws (nephews and nieces), and friends in which he considered family. To know Rex was to love him, and he will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

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