Junita Marlene Larkin, 82, of Bentonville, Arkansas died July 9, 2023 at her home.

She was born December 27, 1940 in Shattuck, Oklahoma to William Schwab and Ruth Kraft Schwab. Junie was born in Oklahoma, grew up in Texas where she met her husband Bill. They had two kids, Leslie and Beth exactly one year apart. They moved to Bentonville where she began selling Avon, like her German mother, Ruth Schwab for over fifty years. She worked in the cafeteria in the same schools as her children and also for Campbell Bell and Zales stores. Her family was her greatest joy and was a very family oriented mother and matriarch. Junie loved to cook, entertain and hosted the family Christmas for over twenty years. She was an avid gardener and enjoyed canned vegetables. She loved the Lord, her church family and participating in women's ministries at Hope Church in Bentonville. She is preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Darrell Schwab.

Survivors are two children, Les Buth (Mary) of Bentonville, Arkansas Beth Walker (Hal) of Bella Vista, Arkansas; extended family, Rick Buth of Ft. Worth, Texas, Chuck Buth (Karen) of Bentonville, Arkansas Ken Larkin of Van Buren, Arkansas, Ellen Breenen (Matt) of Ft. Smith, Arkansas; siblings Mike Schwab of Burleson, Texas, Randy Schwab of West Fork, Arkansas; granddaughter, Jordan Manual and great-grandson, Aiden.

Visitation will begin at 9:30 A.M. Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at Hope Church, 1700 Moberly Ln. Bentonville, Ar.  72712 with service to follow at 10:30 A.M. Burial will be in the Bentonville City Cemetery. Arrangements are by Sisco Funeral Home in Pea Ridge.

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