Rebekah Warren

Our dear and beloved, Rebekah Michaela Warren, 19, of Fayetteville died Sunday, January 24, 2016 at her home. She was born February 9, 1996 in Fayetteville the daughter of Susan Renee Connelly and Paul Andrew Warren. She graduated in Fayetteville High School's Class of 2014. In school she ran cross-country and played soccer, but her love was music, and she played in the Orchestra. She was Concert Master (First chair violin) of the Regional Orchestra in 2012 and the following year was First chair viola. She played in the Arkansas Philharmonia Orchestra, the APYO and the OPYO youth orchestras. She received a prestigious scholarship to attend the Interlochen (Michigan) Center for the Arts summer of 2014. Her time at this camp was monumental and brought many more wonderful friendships. She attended the University of Missouri-Kansas City Music Conservatory as a freshman in Viola Performance. She tutored violin students. She recently began working at Starbucks as a barista and loved her job and coworkers. Her hobbies included making people laugh, photography, Irish Dance, the outdoors, and hiking. She loved people, everyone… no matter what. She never met a stranger; she championed the underdog. She lived her faith every day, and worshipped her God at St. Joseph Catholic Church all her life. She found God in nature and art, and found joy in photographing His creation. Rebekah is survived by: her parents; Susan and Paul Warren, of Fayetteville, three brothers; Joseph Warren, Jacob Warren, and JohnPaul Warren, all of Fayetteville, one sister; MaryRose Warren, of Fayetteville, maternal grandparents; Floyd and Shirley Hoke, of Fayetteville, paternal grandmother; Claudette Warren, of Fayetteville, aunts; Sheila Connelly and Maureen Farrell of Fayetteville, Christine Spears of Lincoln and Melissa Hill of Fort Smith, uncles, cousins, friends and extended family. Rosary will begin at 3 p.m. Friday, January 29 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Fayetteville. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. Following the service, interment will be at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to: St. Joseph Catholic Church of Fayetteville. Arrangements by Epting Funeral Home of Fayetteville. Condolences: www.eptingfuneralhome.webs.com.