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Sara Randall Ross Viguet

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Sara Randall Ross Viguet, 77, departed this life at home in Fort Smith on July 9, 2013. She attended Centenary College in New Jersey and graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in History. She also graduated from the Art Institute of Atlanta with a degree in Interior Design. She married Robert Joel Viguet, Sr. while they were both students at the University of Arkansas. Randall has been very active in architectural restoration and preservation in Fort Smith. She was instrumental in the formative years of the Clayton House and the Fort Smith Historic District. She, along with her sister, Sue Cross, authentically restored the Casper Reutzel house, one of the oldest houses still standing in Fort Smith. She co-authored the book, Reflections of Fort Smith in 1976 with her sister, Sue, and the late Julia Yadon. She is survived by her husband, Robert Joel Viguet Sr. of the home, son, Robert Joel Viguet, Jr. and his wife, Janet McChristain Viguet, and children, Meridith Leigh Viguet, Claire Elise Viguet and John Ross Viguet of Houston, Texas; daughter, Suesann Dearing Viguet and children, Sara Mason Skulman and Laura Hamilton Skulman of Fort Smith; son, Rutherford Ross Viguet and his wife, Lisa Eddy Viguet, and children, Blair Dawn Ann Viguet and Sara Alexandria Viguet of Dallas, Texas; daughter, Sara Randall Viguet Goodwin and her husband, Bryan, and children, Alexander Van Goodwin, Jackson Lanier Goodwin, and Anastasia Katherine Goodwin of Fort Smith; and her sisters, Sue Ross Cross of Fort Smith and Ann Ross Pestel of Bella Vista. Family will meet with friends Thursday, July 11, 2013, from 6: p.m. until 9 p.m. at the home of Sara and Bryan Goodwin. Memorial Service will be 11 a.m. Friday, July 12, 2013, at Saint John's Episcopal Church, under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home. In lieu of customary remembrances, memorials may be made to the charity of your choice. Online condolences may be sent to www.edwardsfuneralhome.com.

Published July 11, 2013

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