General Information

Birth
24 OCT 1931
Sapulpa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Death
20 JAN 2023
Cincinnati, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
26 JAN 2023
Old Union Cemertery, Washington County, Cincinnati, Arkansas

Notes

Sara Rose Washington

91, went to be with the Lord on January 20, 2023. She passed peacefully at her home of 72 years with family and loved ones close at hand. Sara Rose was born on October 24, 1931, in Sapulpa, OK, to Clyde Wilcox and Sibyl (Shipley) Wilcox. At the age of 19, she married her soulmate, Doyle Washington. They enjoyed 60 years together at their farm where they raised their children and run a dairy and beef cattle business. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Cincinnati, AR most of her life. The love of her community was evident in her service with the election board and Ladies' Club at the fire station. Her middle years brought a new adventure to her life, painting! She took lessons and made wonderful friends through her love of this art. Her paintings brought her so much joy and happiness.

Sara was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Doyle, a sister, Mary Frances, and brother, Kenny Wilcox, brother-in-law and wife, Ray and Janette Washington, sister-in-law and husband, Geraldine and Harold Collins, and sister-in-law, Willene Washington,

Survivors include her son, Bob (Mary) Washington, daughter, Joy Washington, and 5 grandchildren: Robbie (Jamie) Washington, Marla (Mark) Davis, Mindy Carlson, Tristan (Tierra) Sexton, and Claire Rose Sexton, 10 great grandchildren: Zane, Cody, Wyatt, Sara, Teira, Colton, Mattie, Cassie, Jake and Jesse: a brother David (Joyce) Wilcox, a sister Gwin Pierrer, a brother-in-law Charlie Washington and 13 nephews and nieces of which one is deceased.

A celebration of life will be held at the Wasson Funeral Home, 441 Hwy 412, Siloam Springs, AR Thursday, 1/26, at 10:00 am. The family will receive visitors at Wasson’s on Wednesday, 1/25, from 4 - 7:00.

In leu of flowers, donations can be made to the Cincinnati Fire Station, 12746, WC7 Summers, AR 72769

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Parents

Clyde Wilcox
- Father

Spouse

Doyle Edgar Washington
- Husband
1920 - 2010
Birth
5 DEC 1920
Park Hill, Cherokee County, Oklahoma
Married
1950
Death
15 AUG 2010
Siloam Springs, Benton County, Arkansas
Burial
Old Union Cemetery, Washington County, Cininnati, Arkansas

Children