Gail Marie Sweatte

Gail Marie Sweatte, 57, of Bentonville died Monday, April 1, 2013, at her home. She was born Sept. 2, 1955, in Gary, Ind., the daughter of Dorothy Schlueter and Richard Anderson. She was a member of Fellowship Bible Church of Northwest Arkansas. She was an avid reader and enjoyed working crossword puzzles and Suduko. She enjoyed traveling all throughout the United States. She had lived in the Northwest Arkansas area for two years after moving from Shawnee, Kan. Gail is survived by her husband of 34 years, Ralph Sweatte, whom she married May 13, 1978, in Wheaton, Ill.; two sons, Michael Sweatte and his wife, Karen, of Kansas City, Mo., Travis Sweatte of Albuquerque, N.M.; five brothers, Keith Anderson of Lowell, Ind., Paul Anderson and his wife, Gail, of Terre Haute, Ind., Mark Anderson and his wife, Tammy, of Leroy, Ind., John Anderson and his wife, Wendy, of Lowell, Ind., and Gene Anderson and his wife, Shelly, of Taiwan; and sister-in-law, Lois Williams and her husband, Curtis, of Greenback, Tenn. Visitation: Thursday from 5-7 p.m. at Fellowship Bible Church of Northwest Arkansas in "The Chapel." Memorial service: Friday at 11 a.m. at Fellowship Bible Church of Northwest Arkansas in "The Chapel." Memorials to: "World Vision" at www.wvi.com or "Covenant World Relief" at www.covchurch.org. Arrangements by Epting Funeral Home of Bentonville. Condolences: www.eptingfuneralhome.webs.com.