Wasson Funeral Home

Specialties

The Wasson family has been serving the residents of Northwest Arkansas and Northeast Oklahoma since 1928. This is one of the oldest family owned and operated funeral homes in Arkansas.

Our reputation for superior service at affordable prices has been measured not by years but by generations. It is our goal to tailor each funeral to the individual needs and wishes of each family we serve.

Funerals, Cremations, Memorial Services, Monuments, Funeral Pre-​Arrangement

History

Established in 1928.

Leon A. Wasson and wife, Margaret Carl Wasson, were both born in Gentry, Arkansas, the children of pioneer families and merchants. They moved to Siloam Springs and purchased the mortuary operated by the T. C. and Stewart McArthur, father and son, operated as the T. C. McArthur Furniture, Produce, and Undertaking Co. This was the oldest and only Undertaking Business listed in the 1903 Business Atlas published by the Herald and Democrat.

The business was located on the corner of Mt. Olive and University Streets and the building now used to house a physicians practice. The purchase took place in late fall of 1927. The firm was closed for extensive remodeling and was reopened in January 1928 as the Wasson Funeral Home.

In 1931 Mr. and Mrs. Wasson purchased a large frame two-​story residence located at 514 S. Mt. Olive. This has recently been used as a flower shop. The business was moved to this new location where it remained until moving to its present location in 1971.

Meet the Business Owner

Danny W.

Business Owner

Danny is a licensed funeral director and embalmer in both Arkansas and Oklahoma. Danny graduated from Siloam Springs High School in 1981 and from John Brown University in 1986 with a bachelor of science degree in Small Business Management. He earned a degree of applied arts in Funeral Science at Dallas in 1987. Danny has worked at the funeral home since 1983. Danny is a past member and chairman of the Arkansas State Board of Burial Associations, past member and chairman of Arkansas State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, past president of Arkansas Funeral Directors Association, two terms Siloam Springs City Councilman, current long-​time member of the SSHS Scholarship Committee and First United Methodist Church of Siloam Springs. Danny enjoys bass fishing or any kind of fishing, spending time with his grandson, and storytelling. Danny has one daughter, Bryn Greene, and her husband Nate, and one grandson, Jackson «Bub».