Epting Funeral Home

About The Founders

Ricky Epting has been a licensed funeral director serving families for over ten years, serving with Rollins Funeral Home and Stockdale Funeral Services, both located in nearby Rogers, Arkansas.  Born in West Memphis, Arkansas, Ricky moved with his family to Northwest Arkansas in 1990.  He married Iris Le Epting October 14, 2006, in Rogers, Arkansas.  He is a 1996 of graduate of Rogers High School and a 1998 graduate of Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville, Arkansas.  He has a degree in Business Managment.   Ricky is a member of the Rogers Noon Lions Club, where he serves on the Board of Directors.  Also he is a past president of the Northwest Arkansas Funeral Directors' Association.  He serves as a deacon at his church.

Iris Epting is an accountant for Cooper Homes, located in Rogers, Arkansas.  She was born and raised in Rogers, Arkansas.  She was a 2000 graduate of Rogers High School, and a 2004 Ouachita Baptist University Graduate where she obtained her degree in Accounting.

Ricky and Iris are members of First Baptist Church in Rogers.   They enjoy traveling, scuba diving, and spending time with their families.    

History Of Epting Funeral Home

Ricky and Iris opened Epting Funeral Home in March 2008, and it is the only locally owned and operated funeral home in Bentonville.  Being family-owned is important to us because we know that all decisions are made on-site and in a timely manner.

We wanted to offer Fayetteville and the surrounding area the same quality services that we have offered in Bentonville, and in January 2009, Epting Funeral Home expanded into the Fayetteville market.  We are located next door to Caring Caskets.  We are honored to accept all merchandise purchased from Caring Caskets at NO additional cost to our families.  We are able to pass along savings to our families, because we do not have the expensive overhead that most funeral homes have.  The Caring Caskets website can be found at:  http://www.caringcaskets.com/.

2009 has been a great year of growth for our company.  In June 2009, we opened up our Bella Vista office to serve the people in that area.  We are offering our services there at the same affordable prices.  Caring Casket has also expanded to Bella Vista.  You can purchase your casket from Epting Funeral Home or Caring Caskets and keep the savings for your family, rather than spending it on funeral expenses.  The hours of operation for our Bella Vista office are:  Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9 until noon.  As always, we are available by appointment at any time to assist you and your family.  Also, if it is better, our staff will meet with you in the comfort of your own home.  Just let us know how we can help you best during your difficult days.

 We are confident you will be pleased with our professionalism, our services, and our pricing.  As always, if you have any questions or concerns after you look over our website, please see the "Contact Us" link to the left and call or email us.  Thanks so much for visiting--we know that your time is valuable.  We are confident with our business plan that we will continue to expand, in order to serve more families all across Northwest Arkansas.  God has given us the strength to continue to serve many families in the Northwest Arkansas Region.  This is our ministry.  Our family would be honored to serve your family. Call us at any time.  We are always available to assist you with any of your death care needs.

Meet the Staff

Sheila Epting lives in Little Flock.  She and Richard Epting own and operate Epting Plumbing Company, which celebrated 50 years in business in 2008. They are members of First Baptist Church in Rogers. She enjoys camping, fishing and being creative with her Cricut Machine.  She joined the funeral home in March 2008 and assists in many ways with paperwork and answering the telephone.

Buzz Levine of Rogers, Arkansas joined Epting Funeral Home in July 2009.  He retired from his own Nationwide Insurance Agency in Rogers after many years of service to the local area.  Buzz has one son that lives out West.

Chad Pratt of Bentonville, Arkansas joined Epting Funeral Home November 2008.  He is an active member of First Baptist Church of Rogers.  He stays busy organizing and coordinating Upward Sports Programs at the church.  He enjoyed any sport the Arkansas Razorbacks play.  He and his wife have one son. 

Joe Lindley of Bentonville, Arkansas joined Epting Funeral Home in May 2008.  He is a licensed funeral director that has served with Backstrom Pyeatte Funeral Home in Bentonville, Callison Lough Funeral Home of Bentonville, and Sisco Funeral Home in Pea Ridge in the past several years.  He is a member of First Baptist Church of Centerton.

James Longmate of Bentonville, Arkansas is the current minister at New Hope Assembly of God Church in Rogers.  As of June 2009 James will be a licensed funeral director in Arkansas.  God continues to grow his church with his leadership.  He is married to Georgia Longmate.  She is a great woman of the Lord.   In the past he was the minister of First Assembly of God Church of Bentonville for many years.  James joined Epting Funeral Home in April 2009.

Sandra Mathieu of Bella Vista is a member of the First United Methodist Church in Bella Vista.  She enjoys working in her flower garden.  Sandra has been with Epting Funeral Home since October 2008.  She assists with visitations and works with public relations.

H.D. Osborne of Fayetteville joined Epting Funeral Home in March 2008 and helps in all aspects of the business.  He and his wife Pat are church members of Ridgeview Baptist Church in Fayetteville.  He currently assists Epting Funeral Home and another local funeral home.

Dean Townzen of Rogers, Arkansas also assists with funerals.  He joined Epting Funeral Home in March 2009.  He is a member of First Baptist Church of Rogers, and is married to Patsy Townzen.  

Jim Walch moved to Northwest Arkansas from Phoenix, Arizonia in 1966 and now resides in Fayetteville.  He graduated Fayetteville High School in 1970 and obtained an Associates Degree in Radiation Therapy @ North West Arkansas Community College.  Work history includes 15 years with Safeway Stores in Retail Grocery, 2.5 years with Jones Truck Lines as a rate clerk, 8 years with the US Postal Service in Automation, and 4.5 years in the Insurance Industry as a licensed agent.  Jim has four daughters, all married and all living across the US.  Jim is devoted to serving the people in the community.  Jim joined Epting Funeral Home in November 2009.