A longtime resident of Benton County, he was a member of the First Christian Church in Rogers and was a Mason. Whether it was camping, fishing, boating, skiing or gardening, he loved the outdoors.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Connie Carter; a daughter, Jessica Harmon and his stepson, Bryan Ewing.
For more than 19 years he was the loving husband of Lori Ann Abshire, who survives; as do a son, Wesley Abshire of Fayetteville; a daughter, Tamara Lawson, and stepdaughter, Kim Ewing, both of Springfield, Mo.; two brothers, Jackie Abshire of Texas and Stanley Abshire of Highfill; six grandchildren, Levi and Dakota Matheson, Dylana Tilley, and Shanda, Samantha and Savannah Harmon; and five great-grandchildren.
