William "Ted" Thurman

February 23, 1942 - January 22, 2021

William “Ted” Thurman, 78 year old resident of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, died on January 22, 2021 at his home. Ted was born on February 23, 1942 in Talihina, Oklahoma, to William Andrew Thurman and Audrey Mae Downing Thurman. He served in the United States Air Force. Ted married Carrie Cooper on February 16, 1990 in La Mesa, California. They owned and operated Alliance Appraisal, LLC, where he was a State Certified General Appraiser. They also owned Painted Desert Farm where they bred, trained, showed and sold miniature horses. Ted and Carrie moved to Siloam Spring in 2006. He was a member of New Life Church in Siloam Springs. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Vivian Hayes; and brother, Baby Thurman. He is survived by wife, Carrie Thurman; two daughters, Terri Durand and husband Walter of Hampton Bay, New York, and Debbi Brown and husband Oliver of San Mateo, California; three grandchildren: Melissa Nicole Granite and husband Zack, Westley Brown, and Calvin Brown; sisters, Billy Holt Ross and husband Ben of Proctor, Oklahoma, and Cindy Kane of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; nephews: Michael, Ernie and Max; nieces, Tracey and Terry; special brother-in-law, Bill Gibson of Westville, Oklahoma; and numerous cousins. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs, with Rev. Ben Ross officiating. Burial will follow at Sands Cemetery in Chewey, Oklahoma. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at Wasson Funeral Home. For the visitation and funeral service, guests will be limited to 150 people and everyone will be required to wear their own facemask, per the guidelines set forth by the State of Arkansas. A special thanks for all the care he received at Dialysis Center of Siloam Springs; Veteran Health Care Systems of the Ozarks (VHSO) in Fayetteville and from Northwest Home Health.