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Loy Wayne Kuykendall

June 30, 1937 — July 19, 2018

Loy Wayne Kuykendall, age 81, of Murfreesboro, passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2018. He was born on June 30, 1937 in DeQueen, the son of Claude Reese and Otto Elizabeth Kuykendall. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Terri Kuykendall Martin; his parents; and his brother, Tommy Dale Kuykendall. He was a United States Navy veteran of the Korean War and member of the Murfreesboro First United Methodist Church. He was a laboratory technologist employed by Dr. Hiram Wards clinic for twenty years and Wilhelmina Medical Center in Mena. Later he worked for Exam One doing paramed exams for life insurance companies. He was still working at age 80 when his health began to fail. He is survived by his beloved wife of 50 years, Judy Graves Kuykendall of Murfreesboro; two daughters and sons-in-law, Vicki and Richard Cook and Beverly and Randy Posey, all of Murfreesboro; two sons and daughters-in-law, Dennis and Vanessa Kuykendall of Redwater, Texas and Randy and Michelle Kuykendall of Arkadelphia; ten grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two brothers, Carl Kuykendall of Clearfield, Utah and Gary Kuykendall of Fort Smith; and two sisters, Carolyn Reid of Benton and Cheryl Goodleaf of Fort Smith. Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, July 22, 2018, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Glenwood, with Bro. Jeremy Graves officiating. Military honors will be conducted at the service by the United States Navy. Visitation will be Saturday, 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM, at the funeral home. Interment will be in Shockey Chapel Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jason Nuckols, Justin Nuckols, Scott Graves, Tyler Graves, Steve Turner and Richard Cook. Honorary pallbearers will be Sean McNatt, Bryan McNatt and John Denver McRae. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shockey Chapel Cemetery, 376 Smith Creek Road, Norman, Arkansas 71960. Guest registry is at www.davis-smith.com.

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Visitation

Saturday, July 21, 2018

6:00 - 6:00 pm

Jones Cemetery

, Amity, AR 71921

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Sunday, July 22, 2018

2:00 - 2:00 pm

Jones Cemetery

, Amity, AR 71921

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