Barbara Yvonne Davis

Barbara Yvonne Davis Rainwater, 87 of Prairie Grove passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019 in a local hospital.

She was an administrator of a local nursing home and worked for Wortz Biscuit Company in Fort Smith. She was raised by her grandparents Frank & Iola Marley. She was born at St. Edwards Hospital in Fort Smith, lived, and graduated from Fort Smith High School in 1949. She married Vernon Rainwater in June of 1951. She had met him while Vernon and one of his brothers had visited her church New Bethel Assembly of God. A short two months later they married and never missed a day being together. She was a loving wife and mother.

She was preceded in death by her parents B.H. and Charlotte Mae (Marley) Davis.

Graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, June I, 2019 at Hall Cemetery in Natural Dam under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home in Van Buren.

She is survived by her husband of sixty-eight years Vernon of the home; two daughters, Charlotte Smith and husband Tom Smith and Vera Dee Rainwater both of Prarire Grove; Robert H. Rainwater of Connecticut and Rickie Rainwater of Fayetteville; six grandchildren; and four great grandchildren