Naomi Ann Evatt

Naomi Ann Evatt, 86, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 12, 2026, with loved ones by her side. She was born April 17, 1939, in El Centro, California, to Marie Vaughan Muncy and Woodrow Wilson Muncy.

Naomi spent her early years in Winters, California, until the age of 14, when she moved with her family to McCurtain, Oklahoma, in December of 1954. She graduated from McCurtain High School on May 6, 1956. Following high school, she attended the University of California from 1956 to 1957 and later continued her education in 1964 at Clackamas County Community College in Gresham, Oregon.

On April 19, 1957, Naomi married Robert Verl Hodson at Broadway Baptist Church in San Pablo, California. To this union, one son, Robert Glyenn Hodson, was born on July 21, 1959, in Berkeley, California. Two years later, the family moved to Portland, Oregon, where Naomi lived until 1976. She then moved to Arkansas, residing there until 1981 before relocating to Denver, Colorado.

In Denver, Naomi began working at City Wide Bank in 1985 as a teller. Through dedication and hard work, she advanced to the position of consumer lender, serving faithfully until her retirement in May of 2000. After retiring, she moved to Waldron, Arkansas, to be closer to her son.

Naomi was a talented artist, a skilled seamstress, a devoted homemaker, and possessed a beautiful singing voice. She deeply loved her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and treasured every moment spent with them.

Following the passing of her first husband, Robert V. Hodson, on August 21, 2002, Naomi had previously moved to Greenwood, Arkansas in 2005. She later married John F. Evatt Jr. in January 2006, and they shared many happy years together in Greenwood until his passing on July 12, 2022.

She leaves behind to cherish her memory her daughter-in-law, Carla Hodson; two sisters, Marie Joe Cook and Carol Sue Sawyer; two granddaughters, Angela Marie Criteser and Candice Lynn Hodson; two step-granddaughters, Ashley Scott and Shannon Washburn; along with their children; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Naomi was preceded in death by her husband, John F. Evatt, Jr.; her parents, Marie and Woodrow Muncy; her older brother, George W. Muncy; her younger brother, Marcus W. Muncy; her son, Robert Glyenn Hodson; and her granddaughters, Trina Harper and Charlotte Rose.

Naomi's graveside Celebration of Life will be held at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, April 16, 2026, at Birdsview Cemetery in Waldron, Arkansas, with Roger Rice officiating with interment to follow. Arrangements are being entrusted to Heritage Memorial Funeral Home.