"W.F." William Franklin Eddings

 W.F. Eddings, 78 of St. Joe Arkansas passed away on November 11th, 2023.  He was born on June 3rd, 1945, in St. Joe the son of Preston (Press) and Tressie Eddings.   W.F. is preceded in death by his parents, and his sons Brad and Jesse Eddings.

W.F. was born and raised in Searcy County Arkansas along with his 3 brothers and 4 sisters.  He loved the mountains in Arkansas.  He enjoyed riding horses, hunting, fishing, and everything to do with being outside.  He raised many gardens with big watermelons.  He enjoyed meeting people along the way.

W.F. is survived by his wife Darlene (Still) Eddings of St. Joe and daughters Lisa (Rob Heflin) of St. Joe., Vickie (Skip) Hanvey of Oklahoma and daughter-in-law Missy Eddings of St. Joe and brother Lonnie Joe Eddings of St, Joe.  Surviving grandchildren include:  Jeremy Hanvey, Christina Hanvey, Madison Hanvey all of Oklahoma, Arizona Eddings, Randy Eddings, Samantha Eddings, Bella Cross, Nina Cross, Steven (TaNisha) Shockey and Lane Shockey all of St. Joe AR. and 9 great-grandkids.

A celebration of life will be held on December 2nd, 2023, 12 to 3pm at the St. Joe Community Center.