Kayleigh Mae Strong

Kayleigh Mae Strong was born March 29, 2012 in Fort Smith, Arkansas and passed on May 30, 2021 in Fort Smith. Kayleigh loved going to church and loved everyone there. She loved her school, East Point Elementary, and her amazing teachers Ms. Green, Ms. Weaver, Ms. Youngblood, and Ms. Goines.

Kayleigh is survived by her parents, Ryan and Tori Dodson of the home; her biological father, Greg Strong of Barling; siblings, Abigail, Ramzee, Jayce, Kimberlie, Matthew and Ben of the home; maternal grandparents, Patricia Leverette of McAllister, Oklahoma and Philip Leverette of Macon, Georgia; paternal grandparents, Shawn and Kim Dodson of Greenwood, Raymond and Becky Strong of Muldrow, Oklahoma; her Uncle Buddy Leverette of McAllister, Uncle Zack and Aunt Cierra McPeak of Moore, Oklahoma, Uncle Randall Pierce of Rachel, Nevada, Uncle Clayton and Aunt Dara Masterson of Prairie Grove, Arkansas and numerous other aunts, uncles and so many cousins. Kayleigh was proceeded in death by her Great Grandma Janet Heeden and Great Great Grandma Venita Smith and her Great Aunt Jeannie Pipides.

Funeral service will be 10 a.m., Friday, June 4 at the Free Range Cowboy Church in Greenwood with burial at Liberty Cemetery under the direction of McConnell Funeral Home of Greenwood. Viewing will be Thursday from 3 – 7 p.m. at the funeral home, where the family will visit with friends from 5 – 7 p.m.

Pallbearers will be Ryan Dodson, Shawn Dodson, Zack McPeak, Buddy Leverette, Matthew Schmidt and John Newman. Honorary pallbearers will be Mike Johnson and the congregation of the Free Range Cowboy Church.