Ronnie Gene Breeden

Ronnie Gene Breeden, 60, of Bella Vista, Ark. died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Ark. He was born on July 3, 1952, in Shawnee, Okla., to Edward L. Breeden and Virginia Mae Bushnell. He graduated from Vo Tech Trade School in Springdale, Ark. He moved to Arkansas 34 years ago from Shawnee, Okla. He loved to work on classic cars, go to car shows and be with friends and family. He is survived by his wife, Terri Breeden of Bella Vista, Ark.; mother and stepfather, Virginia Youngblood and Herman of Wichita, Kan.; three daughters, Tracee Marsh of Springdale, Ark., Brandy Crabtree of Springdale, Ark., Misty Anderson of Springdale, Ark.; one stepson, Richard Hanners of Siloam Springs, Ark.; two stepdaughters, Jennifer Matney of Leflore, Okla., Andrea Garza of Bentonville, Ark.; two brothers, Don Breeden of Wichita, Kan., Danny Youngblood of Weatherford, Texas; three sisters, Debbie VanDerBom and husband, Daniel, of Valley Center, Kan., Jeanette Garret of Boyd, Texas, Vicki Reeves of Hazel, Texas; and 15 grandchildren. Friends will meet at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 23, at Lake Bella Vista by the Veterans Wall to have a Memorial Classic Car Cruise in his memory to the Bella Vista Cemetery for the interment. Arrangements are by the Bella Vista Funeral Home & Crematory, 2258 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, Ark. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society for Animals, 407 E. Nursery Road, Rogers, AR 72756. Online condolences may be made at www.funeralmation.com.