Harvey Paul Painter

Harvey Paul Painter, 88 of Springdale passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale. He was born December 3, 1933 in Anderson, Missouri to Thomas Oakley Painter and Lillian Leota Mae Davis Painter, Harvey or “Bud” as his family called him, spent his early years in McDonald County learning to hunt and fish on his family farm, often providing meals for his family by setting rabbit traps before he went to school. He ran track in high school where he clocked a mile in under five minutes. After high school, he joined the Army where he was stationed at Fort Sill in Oklahoma. He met his wife, Thelma Jeanette, while joy riding with an Army buddy one weekend. A short 4 months later, they were married on August 4, 1956. Harvey and Jeannette lived in Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas and Arkansas during their more than 66 years of marriage. They owned and operated many businesses. While living in Siloam Springs, they partnered in a dry cleaner. After moving to Springdale, Harvey purchased a truck and began moving mobile homes. They also started Painter Mobile Home Park. After retiring from transporting mobile homes, Harvey and Jeannette bought a concession trailer and served arguably the World’s Best fresh squeezed lemonade and funnel cakes. The couple’s daughters and grandchildren often worked the order window in the concession trailer, but Harvey rarely allowed anyone else to make the funnel cakes. In his free time, Harvey loved to hunt and fish. For many years, he and buddies went deer hunting in Colorado. He and Jeannette also spent many happy years RVing with friends as members of the Holiday Rambler Club. They were “snowbirds” in Florida, Texas and Arizona for several years. Harvey’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren, called him, Pappaw, and he loved spending time with them. He also loved his church family, and he enjoyed holding fish fries at the church. He and Jeannette were founding members of Faith Assembly in Springdale. They also attended Glad Tidings Assembly of God for several years where Harvey served as a Deacon and Church Treasurer. Ultimately, the couple returned to Faith Assembly where they remained members until his death. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Billy, Bobby, and Jerry Dean Painter; sisters, Frances Ann Carter, Evadena Painter, and Betty Haugen; one infant brother and one infant sister; one grandson, Terrence Smith. Survivors include his wife, Thelma Jeannette Painter of the home; four daughters, Paula Jeanette Massey of Springdale, Carla LeAnn Smith and husband Kenneth of Farmington, Tilinda Gail Sabatini and husband Alan of Tontitown and Thayla Painter Bohn and husband Brad of Edmond, Oklahoma; one brother, Jimmy Ray Painter of Anderson, Missouri and two sisters, Emma Louise “Sue” Taylor of Bella Vista and Dorothy Jean “Jeannie” Dobson of Janesville, Wisconsin; 8 grandchildren, Taryn Golden and Jayna Gutierrez, Joseph Nathaniel Massey, Brittney Doshier, Ashtyn Bowen, Caitlyn Sabatini,Thad Bohn and Becks Bohn; 8 great-grandchildren, Maddox, Case, and Beauden Golden; Andyana Gutierrez; Ivy and Lincoln Doshier; Cash and Henry Bowen. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 10am at Faith Assembly of God with Brother Tim O’Brien officiating. Burial will follow in Friendship Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 5-7pm at Sisco Funeral Chapel of Springdale. Online condolences may be left at www.siscofuneral.com

Harvey Paul Painter

December 3, 1933 - October 25, 2022