Wanda Porter Dyer

Wanda Porter Dyer, 84, of Dyer, AR, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2014. She was born August 12, 1929 in Dyer to the late Albert and Floye Porter. She attended school at Dyer and Alma, graduating from Alma High School in 1947. She married Jake Dyer on February 4, 1950. She and Jake lived in the Chicago area until 1964, when they moved to back Arkansas and bought the farm where they lived for the next fifty years.

She was a retired nurse at Crawford County Hospital and Edds Clinic. After retirement she enjoyed many years of selling her handcrafts at arts and crafts fairs. She was also an active partner in her family's soybean, wheat, produce, and cattle farm. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, L. D. Porter.

She is survived by her husband, Jake of the home; a daughter, Mary Fitting and husband Lawrence of Fort Smith; a son, Joel Dyer of Dyer; a sister, Lillian House of Dyer; a brother, Charles Porter of Lake Wales, FL; three grandchildren, Caleb and Jacob Fitting, and Sarah Smith and husband Chad; and two great-grandchildren, Ben and Ethan Smith.

Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Chapel with interment to follow at Dyer Cemetery, under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home of Van Buren.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Dyer United Methodist Church, 119 North Washington Street, Dyer, AR 72935.

The family will visit with friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home, 4100 Alma Highway, Van Buren, AR.