Kathy McCarty

Kathy Ann McCarty Britt, 65, passed away on Oct. 21, 2017 at the Willard Walker Hospice

Home in Fayetteville, Ark., after a courageous and inspiring battle with cancer for nearly 10

years. She was born to Calvin and Betty Mumma McCarty on March 30, 1952 in Garden City,

Kan. She was preceded in death by her parents.

She was a member of Central United Method Church in Fayetteville, Ark., and very much enjoyed

the spiritual fulfillment and friendships gained from her Sunday school classes throughout the

years at Central.

She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Wayne Britt and three children, Michael Britt and

his wife Pamela of Fayetteville and their three children Ella, Juliana and Hudson; Matthew Britt

and his wife Ruth of Fayetteville and their daughter Sinclair with Lucy Jean expected to arrive in

January; Mallory and her husband Virgil Gulley of Fayetteville, and her sister Regena Bolin and

her husband Keith of Elkins, Ark.

At a young age, her family relocated from Kansas to a farm in Lincoln, Ark., where she was raised

and graduated from high school. Her connection with the beautiful country in and around

Lincoln continued throughout her life. She was a regular volunteer and supporter of the

Arkansas Country Doctor Museum in Lincoln, the annual family reunion was held at the Prairie

Grove Battlefield Park, she and her family were regular attendees at the Arkansas Apple

Festival in Lincoln each October, and an annual scholarship in her name is given to a

graduating female recipient at Lincoln high school each Spring.

Due to her selfless and caring nature, there was no better person to have in your life for love,

advice, friendship or just someone to listen. As the first priority, her family felt that love and care

each and every day. She touched many lives while volunteering locally to help others in their

fight with cancer while she waged her own battle with the disease. She also participated in a

nationwide program with MD Anderson hospital in Houston, Texas as a "phone buddy" to cancer

patients undergoing similar treatments and counseled patients regularly as far away as Maine

and Seattle, Wash. An impeccable chef, her many traditional dishes enjoyed over the decades

were always prepared with care, finished right on time and incredibly delicious. That same care

was given to her many plants and flowers she meticulously cared for on a daily basis. Those

flowers, along with anyone she cared for, flourished with beautiful blooms due to her loving

care.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, Oct. 24 from 5-7 p.m., at Nelson-Berna Funeral

Home, 4520 N. Crossover Road, Fayetteville. A funeral service will be held Wednesday,

October 25 at 1 p.m., at Central United Methodist Church in Fayetteville with a reception

immediately after at Central.

Her final resting place will be the Bethesda Cemetery in Cane Hill, Ark., on a majestic hill near the

family farm on which she was raised.

The family asks you consider donating to the one of the following entities dear to Kathy in lieu of

flowers: Arkansas Country Doctor Museum, P.O. Box 1004, Lincoln, Ark., 72744 or HOPE Cancer

Resources, 5835 W. Sunset Ave., Springdale, Ark., 72762.

Condolences may be given online at www.nelsonberna.com.