Kay Frances Buckminster

Kay Frances Buckminster, 76, of Gentry, Arkansas, died September 4, 2019, at Siloam Springs Regional Medical Center. Born January 7, 1943, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, she was the daughter of Benjamin Nedved and Veronica Fogerty Nedved. Kay married Larry Buckminster on May 17, 1961. She was a statistical typist, member of the American Legion Auxiliary and attended Victory Missionary Baptist Church. Kay did volunteer work for American Legion Auxiliary. She was a member of the Quilting Guild in Gentry and Gravette, they made lap quilts for the VA hospital and children’s shelter. Kay also sewed for stillborn children making clothes out of wedding dresses. She was the Gentry Citizen of the Year in 2016.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Survivors include her husband Larry of the home; son, Brian Buckminster and wife Renee of Siloam Springs, Arkansas; daughter, Karri Forrest and husband Darin of Clearwater, Florida; two grandchildren, Bentley Brown and Brooklyn Buckminster; brothers, Gary Nedved and his wife Sue of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Dan Nedved and wife April of Omaha, Nebraska,; and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at Victory Missionary Baptist Church, Gentry, Arkansas. Burial of ashes will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at Fayetteville National Cemetery, Fayetteville, Arkansas. To sign the online guestbook, visit www.wassonfuneralhome. com. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the American Legion Women’s Auxiliary, P.O. Box 35, Siloam Springs, AR 72761.

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