Juanita Kizer, who resided in Hackett, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, July 5, 2014 in Fort Smith. She was born April 7, 1934 in the Washburn Community in Sebastian County to the late Joseph Brown and Delsia Vera (Johnson) Brown. She was 80 years old. She was also preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers, Carrie Neys and Emma Cotton, Bob Brown and Bill Brown.

Juanita was a waitress and a bartender. She was a member of the Eastern Star and member of First Baptist Church in Paris.

She is survived by two daughters, Vera Willhite of Hackett and Nita Kizer of Van Buren; one son, Mark Willhite and wife Denise of Paris; four sisters, Laurene Carver of Oklahoma, Betty Crossno of Hot Springs, Peggy Wright of Paris, and Jimmie Elskens of Hot Springs; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

There is no service scheduled at this time. Cremation services are under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Funeral Home in Paris.

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