Nov. 30, 1936 – Sept. 30, 2024
Memorial services for Barbara (Palmer) Paxton, 87, of Fort Smith, Ark., were held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at the Agent & Mallory-Martin Chapel in Sallisaw.
Arrangements were under the direction of Agent & Mallory-Martin Funeral Home.
Mrs. Paxton was born on Nov. 30, 1936, in Sallisaw to Duff Palmer and Pearl (Pryor) Palmer. She died on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Fort Smith.
She was a nurse at Sparks Regional Medical Center.
She married Paul Gene Paxton on Sept. 24, 1988, in Fort Smith. He preceded her in death on Jan. 12, 2007.
Survivors include three sons, Johnny Roe Bedwell of Dallas, Mark Bedwell of Van Buren and Timothy Bedwell of Fort Smith; four grandchildren; and other family members and friends.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; and siblings, Dewayne Palmer, Janice Remy, Imogene Weese, Scharlene Bledsoe, Deloris Ballinger, Carmen “Pee Wee” Palmer, Bobby J. Palmer, Robbie D. Palmer and Jerry D. Palmer.