Greg Karber November 21, 1952 - March 15, 2011

Greg T. Karber, 58, of Fort Smith, died March 15, 2011, in Fort Smith. Greg practiced law for three decades and was known for taking cases other lawyers did not want or understand and that judges did not like to hear. He was a 1974 graduate of the University of Arkansas, received his master's in public administration in 1975 from the University of Arkansas, attended Oxford University Law School and was also a 1978 graduate of the University of Arkansas School of Law in Little Rock, where he received seven Top Paper awards, graduated second in his class and went on to score the "Top Paper" on the Arkansas Bar Exam. He was a member of the Sebastian County Bar Association, the Arkansas Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He was the city attorney and prosecutor for the city of Barling. He was a member of the ACLU and received the ACLU Lawyer of Year Award and Boss of the Year from the Sebastian County Legal Secretaries Association. In addition to being a world class fly fisherman, Greg was soon to be the best-selling author of "Bobby Joe Burns, Gigsy and God: Stories from Earth."
He is survived by his mother, Joyce and husband Ralph Wilson of Oklahoma City; son, Greg Karber Jr. of Los Angeles; Sherri Karber and Norman Wilkinson of Fort Smith; Jennifer Karber and her son, Shaw Wilson of Fort Smith; three brothers, Stan Karber of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Phil Karber and wife Joellen Lambiotte of Cambridge, Mass., and Kent Karber and wife Jenny of Colorado Springs, Colo.
He was preceded in death by his father, John M. Karber Jr.; and brother, John M. Karber III.
Memorial service will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Roebuck Chapel of First United Methodist Church. Services and cremation are under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home.
Honorary pallbearers will be Mark Rumsey, Reece Jaber, Bill Higgins, Kemp Skokos, Leon Marks, Greg Smith, Brad Jesson, Mike Williams, Bill Pierce, Robert Moxley and Norman Wilkinson, the Sebastian County Bar Association and the Barling Police Department.
The family will greet friends at Edwards Funeral Home on Friday from 5-7 p.m.
Memorials may be made to the Arkansas Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, 904 W. 2nd St., Little Rock, AR 72201.