Mary Kathleen Poe

Mary Kathleen Poe, 86, of Gravette, Ark., died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, at Circle of Life Hospice in Bentonville, Ark. She was born on June 18, 1927, in Alton, Ill., to William Everett Harris and Leah Georgia Cavin Harris. She was preceded in death by her first husband and father to the children, Oliver Lester Fishback; three sons, Michael Dean Fishback, Thomas Oliver Fishback, Jonathan Richard Fishback; one daughter, Wendy Elizabeth Tucker; and three brothers, George Everett Harris, William Arthur Harris and Lawrence Elmer Harris. She is survived by her husband of 35 years, Ted Poe of Gravette, Ark.; children, James Lewis Fishback and wife, Darla, of Hollis, Okla., Susan Kaye Almaraz and husband, Rafael, of Dallas, Texas, Vicki Lynne Fishback of Bentonville, Ark., David Allen Fishback of Chehalis, Wash., Debra Jean Almaraz and husband, Alfonso, of Lancaster, Texas, Paul Mark Fishback of Stockton, Calif., Kathleen Anne Long of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two sisters, Evelyn Burklow of Springfield, Mo., Carolyn Kovolocik of Richland, Mo.; a large number of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, at the Bella Vista Funeral Home Chapel, with funeral services at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Bella Vista Funeral Home Chapel, 2258 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, Ark. Burial will be at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Gravette, Ark. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Circle of Life Hospice-Legacy, 1201 N.E. Legacy Parkway, Bentonville, AR 72712; or support your local veterans organizations and children's organizations. Online condolences may be made to www.funeralmation.com.