Faye McGarity, 93, of Batesville, AR, formerly of the Hardin Community, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2026.

Born Ola Faye Smith on December 18, 1932, in Jones, Louisiana, she was a daughter of Owen and Ollie Walker Smith.

She was reared and received her early education in Louisiana and Arkansas.

Mrs. McGarity was a talented China painter, even owning and operating her own ceramic shop.

She was also a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Lonnie McGarity, whom she married February 2, 1951; infant brother, Elwood Smith; two sisters, Nadine Mason and Floy Lowe; brother, David Smith; and sister-in-law, Ramona Smith.

Survivors include her son, Lonnie McGarity, Jr. (Karen); daughter, Beth Brown (Tim); brothers, Don Smith (Alice), Fred Smith and Lloyd Ray Smith (Linda); two grandchildren, Patrick McGarity (Beth) and Mary-Elizabeth McGarity Parrotte (Joe); and three great-grandchildren, Josie McGarity, JP McGarity and Sam Parrotte.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at Robinson and Fuller White Hall Funeral Chapel with Brother Mike Holcomb officiating. Interment will follow in Hardin Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday morning from 9:30 a.m. until service time Wednesday at Robinson and Fuller.

The family wishes to thank the staff of Wood-Lawn Heights in Batesville for their wonderful care of Mrs. McGarity over the years.

Online register: www.RobinsonFuller.com