Infant PaulaJean Biggers Cowens of Arkoma, Oklahoma was born on June 1, 2026 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Alvin Preston Biggers and Rebecca Michelle Cowens and passed away on June 1, 2026 in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

She is survived by:

Her parents:  Alvin Preston Biggers and Rebecca Michelle Cowens

Four sisters:  Rayla Cowens, Jayla Cowens, Aninna Grinstead, Novaih Grinstead, and Teresa Biggers

One brother:  Aden Cowens

Her grandmother:  Julie Young

Her step-grandfather:  Lawrence Hadlock

Her great-grandfather:  Danny McDonald

Three aunts:  Bobbie Morris, Rachel Hurston, and Stacy Cowens

One great-aunt: Jerri Lynn Ensey

Numerous other loved ones

PaulaJean is preceded in death by her sister, Mia Cowens; her grandmother, Teresa Ann Dunn; her paternal grandfather, Robert Cowens; her great-grandmothers, Paula Beene and Jean Benge; her great-grandfather, Gerald Dunn.

PaulaJean’s funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June16, 2026 at the Dowden-Roberts Funeral & Cremation Center in Poteau Oklahoma with Pastor John Holderfield officiating. Burial will follow in New Hope Cemetery under the direction and care of Dowden-Roberts Funeral & Cremation Center in Poteau, Oklahoma.

Honorary Pallbearers will be: Lawrence Hadlock and Aden Cowens