Janet Marie White

Janet Marie White, 55, of Gravette, Ark., went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, at Legacy Village Hospice. She was born Oct. 23, 1957, in Wichita, Kan., to Clifford and Mary (Willard) Beehler. Janet grew up in DeSoto, Mo., and graduated high school there. After marriage she lived in a variety of locations due to her husband's military service. Her favorite place to live was Hawaii. She was a homemaker and worked for years in several school systems as a teacher's aide and in before/after-school care. Janet deeply loved her children and grandchildren. Her grandchildren were the delight of her life. She enjoyed camping and time with family. In the later months of her life she was under the full-time care of her husband, children and hospice. She is preceded in death by her father, Clifford Beehler on March 9, 2013. Survivors include her husband of 35 years, John D. White of the home; three children, James White of Fayetteville, Jennifer Figone and husband, Patrick, of Gravette, and Jessica Worrell of Bentonville; four grandchildren, Jonathon White, Koral White, Jacob Figone and Joshua Figone; mother, Mary Beehler of Garfield; brother, Scott Beehler and wife, Angie, of Pea Ridge; and sister, Nancy Autry and husband, Curtiss, of Oklahoma City, Okla. Honorary pallbearers include Scott Beehler, Brian Baker, Adrian Vera, Joel Vera and Todd Bumsted. A memorial service will be held on Friday, Aug. 16, at 10 a.m. at Rogers First Church of the Nazarene, 4911 W. Pleasant Grove Road, Rogers, AR 72758, (479) 636-1050. Arrangements by Epting Funeral Home of Bentonville, Ark.