Kathryn Elizabeth Schlinker, 68, of Huntington, Arkansas passed away Saturday, April 9, 2022 in a Fort Smith hospital. She retired as the secretary for the Mansfield Elementary School in 2019 and a member of James Fork Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband of almost 49 years, Robert Schlinker; two daughters, Stacia Caldwell and husband, John of Adona, AR and Amanda Sanders and husband, Riley Joe of Van Buren; four grandchildren, Joseph Caldwell, Jeremiah Caldwell, Sean Carter Sanders and Samuel Sanders and many friends and loved ones. She was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar and Viola Neddo and a granddaughter, Elizabeth Jeanine Sanders. Funeral service will be 2 p.m., Thursday, April 14 at James Fork Baptist Church in Mansfield with interment at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of McConnell Funeral Home of Greenwood. Viewing will be Wednesday from 1 – 7 p.m. at the funeral home, where the family will visit with friends from 5 – 7 p.m. Pallbearers will be Joseph Caldwell, Jeremiah Caldwell, Riley Joe Sanders, III, Lewis Edwards, Caleb Collier and Verman Gallimore. Honorary pallbearers will be Sean Carter Sanders, Samuel Sanders, Paul Crelia, Nelton Henley, Roger Edwards, Charlie Scott, and Manuel Schlinker.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.mcconnellfh.com for the Schlinker family.
