Wanda Kent

Wanda Kent, 91, passed away December 3, 2019, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. She was born April 27, 1928, in Clifty, to Aruel Edmond and Zula Lee McElhaney Calico. Wanda graduated from Huntsville Vocational School and attended William Woods College for Girls in Fulton, Missouri. She left school and married Leo "Jiggs" Farmer. They were parents to two children, Carolyn Suzanne Farmer and Robert Aruel (Bob) Farmer. Returning to college after her children were in school, Wanda Lee received a bachelor's degree in Education and a Master of Arts Degree in Speech Pathology. She taught several years in the Springdale Public School System where she started the Speech Therapy program in 1965. During this time, seven of her family members were either working as teachers or administrators in Springdale. Wanda also supervised students from the speech and hearing clinic at the University of Arkansas. She married Mike Zotti, a high school science teacher who became principal of Central Junior High in Springdale. Later in life, Wanda worked doing speech therapy in the Counseling and Guidance Center in Fort Smith; then with the Arkansas Department of Education, and finally in special education in Little Rock. She married C.N. Kent, Jr., of Mountain Home in 1978. After his retirement from First National Bank of Mountain Home, they traveled a great deal and had a wonderful life. They lived in Mountain Home until his death in 2000. He was a wonderful man and much loved. Following C.N.'s death, Wanda returned to Northwest Arkansas. Wanda is predeceased by her husband, C.N. Kent, Jr.; one daughter, Carolyn Farmer; one grandson, Clayton Bell; and her parents. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Bob Farmer (Laura) of British Columbia, Canada; two grandsons, Travis Bell and Cody Bell; her great grandchildren, Nicholas, T.J., Cody Lee, Cadence, Cash, and KyLee; two stepdaughters and sons-in-law, Barbie Graham (Dale), and Carolyn Kent (Lynn); step-grandchildren, Nicole Vaccarella (Dana); and Kent Graham (Christy); step-great-grandchildren, Samantha and Alea; and one half-sister and brother-in-law, Jonnie Bell Spinks (Keith). A memorial service will be held on December 17 at 11:00 AM at Brashears Funeral Home with Brad Moore officiating. Private interment will follow at McBroom Cemetery. Services are entrusted to Brashears Funeral Home of Huntsville.

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Wanda Kent

April 27, 1928 - December 3, 2019