Jeffrey Lee McGarrah
Jeffrey Lee McGarrah, 53, of Colcord, Okla., died Monday, May
20, 2019, in Washington Regional
Hospital in Fayetteville.
He was born on
Feb. 10, 1966, in Siloam
Springs, to Larry and Connie McGarrah.
He accepted the Lord as a child and was baptized under the concrete bridge on U.S. Hwy. 412. He grew up in the Sequoyah community. He attended Boys State in Edmond, Okla., in 1983 and then graduated from Colcord High School in 1984. He worked for LaZ-Boy for 32 years and was the materials manager.
He loved the Oklahoma Sooners, old trucks, old country music, antiques, learning about the Civil War history, working with wood and working on the farm. He also remodeled his home on the farm that was over 100 years old. In his spare time, he enjoyed researching genealogy and ended up having around 11,000 names discovered in his line of family. Jeff will be remembered as someone who never met a stranger; but most of all, he cherished his family and friends.
Survivors are his parents, Larry and Connie McGarrah of Colcord, Okla.; his wife, Penny Peng-McGarrah of the home; three daughters, Katelyn Coon and husband Daniel of Siloam Springs, Elizabeth McGarrah of Siloam Springs and Abby McGarrah of Pea Ridge; one brother, Sam McGarrah of Wyandotte, Okla.; one niece, Kelsie Wilson of Fairland, Okla.; one nephew, Landon McGarrah of Collinsville, Okla.; one grandchild, Charlotte McGarrah; and many other family and friends.
Visitation was from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, in Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home, Siloam Springs.
The funeral service was at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 23, 2019, in the Sager Creek Community Church in Siloam Springs, with pastor Gordon Topping officiating.
Burial was in the Oak Hill Cemetery under the direction of Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home of Siloam Springs.
To sign the online guest book, visit backstrompyeatte.com.