Lona Ray Flaharity

SERVICES: Graveside services will be at 1:00 PM Friday, August 17, 2007, at the U. S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith, Arkansas with Gary Elmore, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa, Texas.BIOGRAPHY: Mrs. Flaharity was born July 5, 1946 in Charleston, Arkansas. She married Carl Leon Flaharity in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and he preceded her in death on December 4, 2000. She had been a resident of Arkoma, Oklahoma for the past 20 years. She worked at a local nursing home in Arkoma as a cook for the past 10 years.SURVIVORS: 3 Sons: Rickey Gene Beshears of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Darrell Flaharity & wife Cindy of Pampa, Texas, and Waylon Flaharity & wife Gayla of Arkoma, Oklahoma. Parents: Herbert & Billie Lou Dobson of Arkoma, Oklahoma. 2 Sisters: Zona Faye Williams of Arkoma, Oklahoma, and Nona Mae Ingle of Cedarville, Arkansas. 7 Grandchildren: Chance Beshears, Zak Beshears, Tina Marie Beshears, Kelly Wayne Flaharity, Melyssa Kaye Flaharity, Alarah Flaharity, and Alisha Flaharity. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Tyna Renee Flaharity, and a brother, David Dobson. MEMORIALS: Pampa Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 939, Pampa, Texas 79066-0939, or the American Lung Association, P.O. Box 26566, Austin, Texas 78755.