Ben Westphal

He was a graduate of Northside High School and a member of the First Lutheran Church of Fort Smith. Ben was the owner of NorCal Cleaning in Paradise, CA, before moving back to Fort Smith where he opened Natural State Cleaning.

Ben was a kind and loving son and friend to all who knew him. Some of his defining characteristics would be his huge capacity for love and altruistic spirit.

Survivors include his mother, Susan Starr of Uniontown; father & step mother, Bernie and Marie Westphal of Van Buren; son, Sawyer of Fort Smith; brothers, Nick Westphal of Kansas City, MO, Roger Easton of Uniontown, Shaun Easton of Fort Smith; one sister, Natalie Taber of Minneapolis, MN; paternal grandmother, Carol Westphal; two maternal step-sisters, Lutitia and Melissa Starr; four paternal step-sisters and two paternal step-brothers, Jennifer, Sarah, Maggie, Angie, Joey and James Higginbotham; and a host of extended family and friends.

Funeral Service will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, June 18, 2020 at First Lutheran Church of Fort Smith. Burial will follow at Oak Cemetery in Fort Smith. Viewing will be 8 AM till 6 PM on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at Edwards Funeral Home.

Services are entrusted to Edwards Funeral Home.