Edwina Sharnas, 70, of Van Buren, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2020. She was born June 23, 1949 in Fort Smith to the late William and Viola Newton. She was a retired safety inspector for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and had worked with some fine federal inspectors over the years. She was a member of Crimson Cross Church in Alma, and the Order of the Eastern Star.
She was preceded in death by her husband, U.S. Army Master Sgt. (Retired) Robert J. “Bob” Sharnas; a daughter, Martina Sharnas; two sons, Charles and Bobby Sharnas; and two brothers, Glen Newton and Marion “Hambone” Newton.
She is survived by a daughter, Dana McKay of Memphis, TN; a son, Stanley Helm of Booneville; a sister, Betty Stephens of Van Buren; and two grandchildren, Heather Hawkins of Nashville, TN, and Billy Hawkins of Memphis, TN.
Graveside service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 5, 2020 at Gill Cemetery Pavilion, under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home of Van Buren, AR.
Honorary pallbearers will be Christopher Reed, Milton Reed, Hughey Miller, Stephen Vasquez, William Hawkins, Eddie Woolsey, Murray McKay, and Larry Newton.
Viewing will be from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday, June 4, 2020, at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home, 4100 Alma Highway, Van Buren, AR.
Memorial contributions may be made the Department of Veterans Affairs at www.va.gov.
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