Steiger, Donald (Daddy Don)Donald Carl (Daddy Don) Steiger, 92 passed away on Jan. 28, 2017. He was born on Oct. 27, 1924 in Oshkosh Wisconsin to the late Carl E. and Ruth (Storm) Steiger. He was married to Mary Patricia (Speier) on Nov. 20, 1954. He was proceeded in death by a granddaughter Katelyn Ruth Myhill. Don served in the US Army in the European Theatre during World War II. He was a graduate of the University of Wyoming and a beef cattleman. He owned and operated the JH Ranch at Hulett, Wyoming and Steiger Charolais/Dairy in Bentonville Ark. as well as served as a longtime herdsman for JACS Ranch in Bentonville. He was a well-respected, innovative seedstock breeder of Hereford and Charolais beef cattle. He raised and showed champion steers at the National Western Stock show and at other national shows. He was an early adopter of technology in ranching, performance testing and beef cattle improvement. Don had a lifetime of active leadership in his community. Serving on the boards of Schools, Farm Bureaus, Cattleman's associations and was a 50+ year 4H leader. He was a Christian and served on the Vestry boards of The Church of the Good Shepherd in Sundance, Wyoming, an Elder at First Presbyterian Church in Bentonville and was a long time Community Group leader at Fellowship Bible Church NWA. Don also helped lead the fledgling Republican Party in Benton County starting in 1970. He was County chair and enjoyed volunteering as a poll worker and at the Samaritan Community Center in Rogers. His surviving family includes his wife Mary Patricia of the home. His six children; Donald Carl JR (Rocky) Steiger of Rich Hill, Mo., Fritz (Francis) Steiger of Bentonville, Ark., Katherine (Donald) Myhill of Chesapeake, Va., Donna (Scott) Winn of Bentonville, Ark., Lamar (Shari) Steiger of Bentonville, Alex (Shelly) Steiger of Cuba, Mo. He is also survived by eighteen loving grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Two sisters, Connie Dempsey of Albuquerque, NM and Mary Garman, Sundance, Wyoming. Many nieces and nephews also survive him. Don was also preceded in death by his brother, Congressman William A. Steiger and his sister, Ann Haberstroh. The family would like to thank the staff at Jamestown Nursing Home in Rogers for their many years of care as Daddy Don's Alzheimer's continued to take its toll on him. A Memorial Service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday Jan. 31, 2017 at the Training Center Chapel at Fellowship Bible Church NWA in Rogers, AR with Pastor Mickey Rapier officiating. Interment will be at a later date at Fayetteville National Cemetery. Memorials made be made to Fellowship Bible Church NWA, 1051 W. Pleasant Grove Road, Rogers Ark. 72758. Arrangements have been entrusted to Stockdale-Moody Funeral Services of Rogers. Words of comfort may be expressed at stockdalefuneral.com.