Burney (Buddy) Harold Olinghouse, 59, of Fayetteville, passed away July 10, 2007 at Washington Regional Medical Center. He was born April 30, 1948 in Little Rock, the son of Burney Olinghouse and Georgia Follendore Olinghouse. He was preceded in death by his grandparents Mr. And Mrs. E.G. Follendore of Belleville, AR and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Olinghouse of Lonoke, AR and his father. Buddy graduated from Little Rock Central High School and the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville with a B.S. in Business Administration majoring in Transportation. He was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Blessed with the gift of exhortation, God used Buddy's cheerful face to lift the spirits of all who encountered him.

"Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice" Psalm 96:12;

Following college he was on the Collegiate Staff of University Baptist Church, sowing many seeds for our Lord. He later worked for Arkansas Best Freight. He had a love for gardening and the outdoors and turned that love into a successful landscaping business, "Landscapes and Lawns". He was a member of University Baptist Church of Fayetteville.

Survivors include his mother, Georgia Olinghouse and his sister, Sharon Thomas and her husband, Dennis of Little Rock, and his niece, Angela Harris of Little Rock and many loving friends and relatives.

Home-Going Services will be held 2:00 PM, Friday, July 13, 2007 at University Baptist Church in Fayetteville with Dr. H.D. McCarty and Rev. Randy Gardner officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Memorial Gardens in Fayetteville. The family will receive friends at Nelson-Berna Funeral Home from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Thursday, July 12, 2007. The family wishes to express their deepest appreciation to Sharon Haynes, Pam Holm, and Buddy's doctors, Dr. Jeff Bell, Dr. Malcolm Hayward, Dr. Danny Proffitt, and Dr. John Weiss, the Washington Regional Hospice, and the many wonderful and caring nurses for their dedication to his care during his illness.

"He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him" Psalm 126:6;

During his last weeks Buddy was asked if he had any advice about life for his friends; "Keep your sense of humor and don't take life too seriously". Those who know and love him must be delighted to think of the joy he is experiencing in his Heavenly home, reaping his beautiful, bountiful yield.

"A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance" Proverbs 15:13;