Gaylene Clardy

Gaylene Clardy peacefully slipped away on August 11, 2022 at Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Arkansas. Although her first name was Neva, she despised it and was known by Gaylene as soon as she was old enough to have her way. She was born on August 16, 1938 in the Springdale community of Silent Grove. The daughter of a chicken farmer, she was the 5th and last child of Huel Hogan and Ina Rebecca (Patton) Smith. Gaylene was a proud graduate of the Springdale High School Class of 1956. She married James "Pat" Clardy in 1958, and they remained married until his death in 2020. She is survived by 2 children and their families: Kelli Maestri, and her husband, Kevin, and their 3 children, Hogan, Stella, and Lola; and Blake Clardy, and his wife, Renee, and their 2 sons, Jameson and Conor. She is also survived by her sister, Myrna Greenway, and her husband, Bill, of Springdale; a sister-in-law, Bobbie Smith Elliott, of Kingman, Arizona; and brother-in-law, Sam Clardy and his wife, Lisa, of Lowell. Gaylene was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and 3 siblings: Gregory Smith, Rex Smith, and Virginia Hall. For 36 years, Gaylene worked at First National Bank of Springdale, taking a break in the 1970's to raise her daughter and son, and retiring in 2000. An avid reader, she always had 2 or 3 books going at once. Saturday afternoons were spent at the library with her children, making a selection of books for the week, but only after lunch at (the now sadly closed) Long John Silver's. Her children speculate that she may hold the record for having checked out the most books from Springdale Public Library. In addition to reading, she and Pat loved to travel. Their journeys took them to northwestern Canada, throughout the United States, Mexico, Ireland, Scotland, and England. A secret she will take to her grave is the precise recipe for her cornbread dressing. Although she happily shared the ingredients and instructions for cooking, neither Blake nor Kelli have been able to get it just right. Visitation with the family will be at Sisco Funeral Home on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., with a graveside service at Silent Grove Cemetery on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Memorials may be made to: Silent Grove Cemetery (3853 Silver Fox St., Springdale, AR 72762) Springdale Public Library (405 S. Pleasant St., Springdale, AR 72764) First Baptist Church of Lowell (409 Johnson Ave, Lowell, AR 72745) Online condolences may be left www.siscofuneral.com

Gaylene Clardy

August 16, 1938 - August 11, 2022