Kenneth Wayne Steelman

Kenneth Wayne Steelman obituary, Hampton, AR

Kenneth Wayne Steelman

Kenneth Steelman Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Benton Funeral Home - Bearden on Mar. 31, 2025.

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Kenneth Wayne Steelman, age 89 of Bearden died Sunday, March 30, 2025. He was born February 13, 1936 in Thornton, Arkansas. He was a retired shipping clerk for Bear Brand Roofing Company. He is preceded in death by his parents, Horace E. Steelman and Mary Opal Wages Steelman; wife, Betty Lou Bustin Steelman; and one brother, Bobby Steelman. He is survived by one son, Kenneth (Janie) Steelman of Bearden; one sister, Elizabeth Rowena Weihausen of Camden; two grandchildren, Christopher (Kim) Steelman of Bearden, Donald (Jamie) Steelman of East Camden; three great grandchildren, Chayce Marie Steelman of East Camden, Abigail Steelman of Bearden, Makenzie Steelman of Bearden.
Visitation will be Tuesday 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Benton Funeral Home in Bearden. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Moss Hill Cemetery with Rev. Mark Wheeler officiating. To sign the online register visit www.bentonfuneralhome.net.

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