Pauline Wist, 100, of Farmington, AR passed away Friday, September 13, 2024 in Fayetteville. She was born July 3, 1924 in St Paul, AR to John and Zenoba Steele McCarty.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband James K Wist; grandson Hank Wist; and 10 brothers and sisters.
Pauline attended school in St Paul, AR and married James K Wist on July 24, 1942. They moved to Fayetteville from Kansas City, MO in 1953. She was proud to be a country girl from Madison County. She was a devoted homemaker who loved gardening, canning vegetables, sewing, and spending time with her family. Pauline and her husband of 64 years enjoyed riding their 4-wheeler together around the Dutton countryside. Her family never went to bed hungry and she made the best chocolate pies ever!
She is survived by son James Dale Wist (wife Hilda) of Alvin, TX; son Bobby Wist (wife Karen) of Fayetteville, AR; daughter Brenda Kyger (husband Daniel) of Farmington, AR; 4 grandchildren, Kevin Kyger, Jamie Wist, Jackie Wist, and Kameron Standhaft (wife Megan); and two great-grandchildren, Destin Wist and Mariana Wist.
Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at Beard’s Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in Dutton Cemetery, Dutton, AR.
There is no scheduled visitation.
The family would like to thank Patti, Jasmine and the rest of the WRMC Hospice team for the compassionate in home care they provided for Pauline during her last weeks.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Willard Walker Hospice Home, 325 E Longview St, Fayetteville, AR 72703.
Pauline was always so good to me and she treated my family as part of her own. I loved her and will miss her.
From the time I met Pauline she accepted Roger and I as members of the family. We enjoyed our times we visited her and she was such a great friend and so kind to our daughter,Karen
She will be missed
Thank you also Dale and Hilda for the great you gave her after she was unable to live alone. I think she enjoyed her hundredth birthday party and decided it was time to go to heaven
Roger and Carol
My name is Ed Watkins. My grandparents were Charlie and Effie Wist. I remember my parents talking about Pauline when I was a child. Wish I could have meet and talked with her.
Pauline Wist Eulogy
July 3, 1924- September 13, 2024
Jamie and Jackie love their Gramma and will miss her.
She lived with us for 9 years. We celebrated all her birthdays with her, including her 100th birthday.
Shw was a woman of few words and deep convictions.
Of her life, she said the only thing she would change: She would educate herself, and today, all of her grandchildren are college graduates and her great-grandchildren:
Destin and Mariana are attending the University of Arkansas.They are Razorbacks.
She once told me that she did not want to say too much to her children ” I don’t want them to think that I am trying to tell them how to live their lives.”
She graced our lives with love and warmth. She told me ” When we went to leave Dale at the bus station, I thought I would never see him again.
When I got home, I asked the Good Lord to keep him safe, and he did.
My husband returned from Viet Nam unscathed.
Proverbs 31
A woman of noble character
She is worth far more than rubies. She brings her husband good, not harm all the days of her life.
She gets up while it is still night and provides food for her family. She is clothed with strength and dignity.
She can laugh at the days to come. She speaks with wisdom and faithful instruction.
Honor her for aLL she has done.
Read at her service by Hilda Wist