Barbara Jean Boswell
June 12, 1934 - March 26, 2021
Barbara Jean Boswell, 86 passed from this world on March 26, 2021 surrounded by her family. One of her favorite songs was I’ll Fly Away and she told her family she was flying to be with her Lord. She was born to the late Owen and Eula (McGill) Wallace in Blytheville, Arkansas. Barbara was a strong Christian woman who loved to preach. She loved all of her family but had a very special bond with Josh. They helped take care of each other and prayed together every day. She helped her husband “Buddy” run the gas station and country store where she made many friends and spent her days talking and spreading her joy. She was preceded in death by her parents: Owen and Eula Wallace, her husband: Hison “Buddy” Boswell, a grandchild: Teresa McFarland and her siblings: Owen Odell Wallace, Bill Wallace and Don Wallace. She is survived by her children: Terry and Mary Boswell of Marmaduke, Jeff and Tina Boswell of Marmaduke, and Kathie and Steve Workman of Marmaduke, her grandchildren: Donnie Clayton, Stacy Potter, Tracy Smithee, Spencer Boswell, Angela Weatherford, T.J. Boswell, Steven Boswell, Joseph Boswell, Andrew Boswell, a host of great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren, her siblings: Jerry Wallace of Paragould and Jannie Clayton of Marmaduke along with a host of other relatives and friends. Visitation will be Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 12:00 pm at the Irby Funeral Home in Marmaduke. The service will begin at 1:00 pm with Donnie Clayton and Ada Wycoff officiating. Interment will be at the Providence Cemetery. You may sign the condolence book at www.irbyfuneralhome.com.
Barbara Jean Boswell, 86 passed from this world on March 26, 2021 surrounded by her family. One of her favorite songs was I’ll Fly Away and she told her family she was flying to be with her Lord. She was born to the late Owen and Eula... View Obituary & Service Information