Whitney
For the better part of a lifetime, Ozark Fence Co. was Whitney's — his hands, his name around town, his word on every job. Four generations later, this page is for him.
A name people trusted
Long before there was a website or a truck wrap, there was Whitney — out on the line at first light, setting posts by hand and stretching fence tight in the Arkansas heat. He ran Ozark Fence Co. for decades, and he ran it the only way he knew how: show up, do it right, and stand behind it.
He didn't chase the biggest job or the fastest dollar. He built fence that outlasted the handshake that started it, and he treated every yard — a rancher's pasture, a young couple's first backyard, a storefront downtown — like it had his name on it. Because it did.
- Decades at the head of the company, building by hand
- A reputation built one honest job at a time
- The standard the family still measures every fence against
Built by hand — the way Whitney always did it
Four generations, one fence line
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The 1960s
It starts in Rogers
The Smith family begins building fence in Rogers — post by post, by hand. A small outfit with a simple promise: set it straight and stand behind it.
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1968
Ozark Fence Co. is incorporated
The name goes up for good, and the company puts down roots in Northwest Arkansas — where it has stayed ever since.
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Whitney's years
The man behind the name
For decades, Whitney runs the crew and becomes a familiar face all over town — the person you called when you wanted it done right, and a neighbor long before you ever needed a fence.
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Passing the trade
Teaching the next hands
Whitney hands the work down the way it was handed to him — deep posts, straight lines, and an honest day's effort — so the standard would outlast him.
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Today
The fourth generation
Tim, Garrett, and Joshua build every job themselves, still by hand and still in Rogers — carrying Whitney's name forward one fence at a time.
More than a fence builder
Ask around Rogers and you'll find people who knew Whitney long before they ever needed a fence. He was the kind of man who waved from the truck, remembered your kids' names, and would stop what he was doing to lend a hand.
That goodwill wasn't a sales strategy — it was just who he was. He showed up for his neighbors, his church, and his town the same way he showed up for a job: early, ready, and glad to be there. The fences he built marked off property lines, but the way he carried himself is what people remember. In a community like this, your name is the only thing you really own, and Whitney spent a lifetime making his a good one.
The same hands, a generation later
Everything Ozark Fence Co. stands for today, it learned from Whitney. The crew that quotes your fence still builds it. Posts still go in deep and true. Nobody disappears after the deposit. That isn't a slogan — it's a habit handed down, son to son.
Tim, Garrett, and Joshua carry it now, and they'll tell you plainly: the standard was set a long time ago, and their job is to keep living up to it. Every straight line and square gate is a small way of saying thank you to the man who taught them how.
Still built by hand, still in the family
"Set it straight, build it to last, and stand behind it."
It's the way Whitney built fence for a lifetime — and the way his family still does, every single day.
Did you know Whitney?
If you have a story, an old photo, or a memory of a fence he built, the family would love to hear it — and we'd be honored to add it to this page.
Carrying it forward.
The fence Whitney started is still going up by hand, all over Northwest Arkansas. When you're ready, we'd be glad to build yours.