Iva Lee "Soupie" Blossom "UGAM"

Iva Lee “Soupie” Blossom “UGAM”, 80, of Colcord, Oklahoma passed away Monday, May 22, 2023, at the Quail Ridge Living Center.

Iva was born on February 1, 1943, in Colcord, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Guy Bark and Annie Owens. She had worked as a CNA at the Jay Hospital for several years and had also worked for Peterson Industries in Decatur.  She enjoyed being outdoors, fishing, hunting crawdads and wild onions. She also enjoyed singing and dancing. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren and cooking family meals at holidays. She was of the Baptist Faith.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Johnson Blossom, one brother, Isaac Foreman, and two sisters, Lydia Foreman and Ella Mae Snell.

She is survived by two sons, Terry Bark and Arlie Reed both of Colcord, Oklahoma; three daughters, Ima Jones of Colcord, Oklahoma, Eva Little of Tahlequah, Oklahoma and Arlene Rutherford of Siloam Springs, Arkansas; ten grandchildren,  nineteen great-grandchildren, one great-great grandson, Bentley Berridge,  along with many other family members and friends.

A Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home in Siloam Springs, AR.

Funeral Service will be held 10:00am, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home.  Burial will be conducted at the Clouds Creek Cemetery. The arrangements were entrusted to Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home of Siloam Springs, AR. Please visit www.backstrom-pyeatte .com to sign online guestbook.