Traci Lynn McCuistion

Traci Lynn McCuistion, 47, of Fayetteville passed away on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, at Willard Walker Hospice Home. She was born Dec. 2, 1965, in Siloam Springs, Ark., to Ted McCuistion and Betty Kendrick McCuistion. She graduated from Pryor High School in Pryor, Okla., and from college at Northeastern Oklahoma State University in Tahlequah, Okla. She was a longtime member of Central United Methodist Church in Fayetteville where she served the church as a lay leader and a visionary in beginning The River worship and prayer service. She served on many missionary trips and committed her life to serving Jesus and the people of Uganda. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her three brothers, Taylor McCuistion and wife Janet of Pryor, Okla., Kelly McCuistion and wife Betty of Lorena, Texas, and Barry McCuistion and wife Janet of Allen, Texas; many nieces and nephews; and a very large and gracious church family at Central United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013, at Beard's Funeral Chapel. A funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Great Hall at Central United Methodist Church with Mr. Jody Farrell officiating. Burial will be at Elm Cemetery in Leach, Okla., under the direction of Beard's Funeral Chapel. The family would like memorials to be made the Central United Methodist Church "Uganda Mission" 6 West Dickson St, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701 or Willard Walker Hospice Home, 325 N. Longview, Fayetteville, AR 72703. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.beardsfuneralchapel.com.