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Caroline C. Conklin

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Caroline C. Conklin, 100, of Bentonville, Ark., passed away late in the afternoon on Thursday, September 12, 2019, peacefully in her home. She was born June 23, 1919 in Keota, Iowa to Walter and Ruth Sheets She married Clifford L. Conklin on January 10, 1943 in Washington, Iowa. They shared 71 years of marriage together. They farmed their own land for over 30 years in Iowa before moving to Bentonville, Ark., in October of 1976. She was a wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother and enjoyed every aspect of all of them. She was a homemaker and enjoyed going to church, spending time with her family and being an active member of the P.E.O. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Clifford. Caroline is survived by many including: Craig Conklin and wife Shirley from Iowa, Rex Stout and wife Dorothy from Iowa, Shirley Waldrop of Iowa, Robert Wide and wife Janice of Iowa, Carol Peterson and husband Eric of Arkansas, Nicole Seek of Arkansas, Jody Burkett and wife of Arkansas, as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 5:30 p.m., Monday, September 16th at The First Presbyterian Church of Bentonville. In lieu of flowers, a "Clifford and Caroline Conklin Memorial Fund" has been set up at The First Presbyterian Church of Bentonville, 901 NE "J" Street, Bentonville, Ark., 72712. Arrangements have been entrusted to Stockdale-Moody Funeral Services of Rogers. Words of comfort may be shared at Stockdale-Moodyfs.com.

Published September 15, 2019

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