Ninita "Boo" Poole

Ninita “Boo” Poole, 44, of Fort Smith, passed away Friday, May 8, 2020. She was born July 25, 1975 in Fort Smith to Arthur and Fauntella Poole. She formerly worked for Answer Fort Smith and was a member of Ninth Street Church of Christ. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Arthur Sr. and Jimmie Poole, Irda Newman and her husband Eddie, and Gerald Fig and his wife Betty.

She is survived by her parents, Arthur “Sug” Poole, Jr. and his wife Margaret, and Fauntella “Tiny” Newman John, all of Fort Smith; three sisters, Patricia Newman, Denise Poole and Stephanie Jo Poole and her husband Jesse, also of Fort Smith; a brother, U.S. Army Chaplain Dr. Craig Poole and his wife Melissa, of Ft. Leavenworth, KS; two step-sisters, Twquina Terry and Ashley Johnson; and two step-brothers, Craig Thomas and Christopher Johnson, all of Fort Smith. She is also survived by a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and her special friends, Tamara Shoate, Martha Williamson, Marilyn Williams and Kattie Robinson.

There will be a memorial service with interment of ashes at Oak Cemetery on a later date. Arrangements and cremation are under the direction of Fentress Mortuary in Fort Smith.