Terri Kirby Kradel who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, left us too soon on Friday, February 25, 2011. She was 42 years old.

Terri was an extraordinary person. She was an All-State athlete, a mother to three amazing children, a beloved teacher to hundreds of students, and an adored friend to countless people.

Terri was our mother, our daughter, our wife, our friend. She was our laughter and our hope, our smile and our tears. She was our love and our comfort, our confidante and co-conspirator. She was our joy and our meaning, our light and our guide.

Terri was the fabric that held so many of our lives together. There is a void left by her passing that will be impossible to fill.

Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 3rd at the Brotherton Funeral Home Chapel in Charleston, with Rev. Tom Hill officiating the service. Interment will be at Center Valley Cemetery, south of Bloomer on Camp Fort Chaffee, under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Funeral Home in Charleston.

She is survived by the three children that were everything to her, Carsyn Leann Garlanger, Charles Hogan Garlanger, and Ellis Ainsley Kradel. She is also survived by her husband, Joseph Kradel; her mother and step-father, Sue and Don Schoenfeld of Fort Smith; one sister, Kelly Hill and husband David of Van Buren; one brother, Dee Kirby of Ozark; her nieces & nephews, Brooke, Summer, Paige, Shayna, Ivy, Cole, Skylar, and Little Kirby.

Pallbearers will be Jeff Garlanger, Doug Schoenfeld, Dennis Schoenfeld, David Hill, Levi Risley, and Shane Storey.

Family will visit with friends 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday night at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a memorial fund @ Citizens Bank (479) 474-1201 for Carsyn, Hogan, and Ellis.

Information is on Terri Kirby Kradel Memorial page on Facebook or to leave an online tribute, go to www.brothertonbrothersfuneralhomes.com.