House of Life Cemetery

4817 Kelley Hwy, Fort Smith, AR 72904 (Lewis Funeral Chapel address, not the cemetery)

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Jewish cemetery serving Fort Smith families since at least 1869, with an association formed in 1871; located at the south end of Calvary Catholic Cemetery.

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BackgroundEstablished at least by 1869; formal association organized in 1871.

Who may be buriedCommonly used by local congregations in the Fort Smith area.

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Type

Jewish section within a larger cemetery

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