March 15, 2017 by The Pulse

. . March . . . . . . .15, . . .2017 .................................................................................................................... Weekly Publication

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 and wife Barbara of Bedford, Texas, Sam Hoover and wife Vicki of Mena, Arkansas; daughters, Rita Smith and husband Ken of Nacogdoches, Texas, Patti Grace and husband David of Fayetteville, Arkansas; honorary daughter, Belva McDaniel and husband E Wayne of Mena, Arkansas; brother, Dick Golden of Mena, Arkansas; ten grandchildren and twenty-one great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Doran, eight brothers and sisters, and a great-granddaughter, Abigail Grace Wright. Funeral service for Mrs. Hoover were Monday, March 13, 2017, 1:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Mena With Brother Russell hreet ofﬁciating. nterment followed in the Pinecrest Memorial Park under the direction of the Beasley Wood Funeral Home of Mena. n lieu of owers, memorials may be made to the 9th Street Ministries. Pallbearers were David Grace, Ken Smith, Greg Grace, Zach Bonner, Jay Tullos, and Grant Tullos. Honorary pallbearers were Andrew McDaniel, Scott Hoover, and Michael Smith.

LORETTA MILLER Loretta Miller, age 89, Of Mena passed away March 3, 2017 in Mena, Arkansas. Loretta Miller was born on December 21, 1927, in the Montgomery County community of Hopper, Arkansas. he was the ﬁrst of four daughters of Roy and Madene Horn. By her mother’s account she was a happy little girl who loved going on the rounds with her peddler father. On one such trip to a store when she was about four years old she spied a small red rocking chair; just her size. She sat down in it and refused to budge. Mr. Horn couldn’t persuade her to leave so bought the rocking chair and took it home with little Loretta in it. That rocking chair is still in the family. The Horn family moved to Mena where

Loretta played basketball in high school and made many friends. She was one of those special people who made friends easily and kept those friends throughout her long life. One day a young man named Leonard Miller was driving her school bus. He said he was attracted to her because she wasn’t silly like many other girls. he was digniﬁed and level-headed. t is also possible he was attracted to her because she was really pretty. n due time they got to know each other better and when Leonard returned from World War 2 and service in the Navy they reconnected. Loretta graduated from Mena High School in 1946, and in September of that year she and Leonard were married. Loretta did many of the same things as other women of her generation. She made a home for her husband and family, was one of the founding members of the Bright and Early Home Demonstration Club, and she had babies. Five in all. Four boys and one girl. She excelled in keeping her children fed and clean and well-behaved. Leonard often marveled that Loretta always had the children ready and presentable and never late. he loved the beauty of owers and enjoyed reading and learning new things. She was a lifelong member of the Northside Church of Christ where she was known for her beautiful voice and love of singing. At the time of her death she had been a member of that church longer than anyone still alive. When Loretta was born, many homes in her community had no indoor plumbing and no electricity. When she died on March 3, 2017, at age 89, she and Leonard had achieved a level of comfort that when she was a child she didn’t even dream of. he also achieved what she wanted most, a loving family. Loretta Miller was preceded in death by Leonard, her husband of 58 years, and her parents, Roy and Madene Horn. She is survived by her children, Roger Miller and wife Cynthia of Eagle River, Alaska, Ginger Hoyt and husband Dan, Souderton, Pennsylvania, Nick Miller of Las Cruces, New Mexico, Sam Miller of Mena, Arkansas, Tom Miller of Little Rock, Arkansas; sisters, Athalee Brandt of Bossier City, LA, Linda Tyler of Little Rock, Arkansas, Patty Rowe of Mena, Arkansas; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Services were at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 11, 2017, at the Northside Church of hrist in Mena. nterment followed in the Pinecrest Memorial Park under the direction of the Beasley Wood Funeral Home of Mena. Visitation is general. Pallbearers were Roger Miller, Nick Miller, Sam Miller, Tom Miller and Alex Miller.

MABEL OGLESBY Mabel Oglesby, age 91, of Mena passed away March 6, 2017 in Hot Springs, Arkansas at Arkansas Hospice. She was born in Vandervoort, Arkansas on October 25, 1925 to the late Austin Parker and the late Bertha James Parker. Mabel was married to the late Paul Oglesby until his death and worked as a school cafeteria manager for Acorn Schools and was of the aptist faith. Mabel had a big servant’s heart, always wanting to be a blessing to her family and friends. She enjoyed being a “foster grandparent” helping children read and loved to be outside. Favorite things she enjoyed were drinking coffee, doing word searches, and helping others. She will be dearly missed by all. She is survived by daughter, Paula Roberts and husband Greg of London, Arkansas; grandchildren, Madison Roberts of London, Arkansas, Traci Wing of Hot Springs, Arkansas; many nieces, nephews, and cousins. She is preceded in death by her parents, Austin and Bertha Parker, husband, Paul Oglesby, four brothers and two sisters, son, Steve Oglesby, a grandson, Matthew Roberts, granddaughter, Kaitlyn Roberts, and great-grandchild, oshua ssacs Wing. Graveside service were Friday March 10, 2017, 11:00 a.m. at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Hatﬁeld, Arkansas under the direction of the Beasley Wood Funeral Home of Mena. Visitation was from 9:30-10:30 at Beasley Wood Chapel, prior to service.

Arkansas. She was born March 16, 1930 in Opal, Arkansas to the late Jesse T. Holmes and the late Snow Louise Sherman Holmes. Mrs. Smith worked at Wal-Mart for many years. She loved baseball, was an avid Atlanta Braves fan, and enjoyed gardening. She was a loving and devoted mother with a servant’s heart serving her family and others. Most of all she loved her Lord and Savior, her family, and her Bill and his family as her own. She was known as “Mom” at the nursing home, was also known for her radiant smile. Doris was a loving and kind mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great grandmother, sister, and friend to all who knew her. She will be dearly missed. She is survived by children, Douglas Ray rain and wife Heide of e Moines, owa, Gary Alan Crain of Lufkin, Texas, Norma Elaine Baker of Mena, Arkansas, Virginia Gayle Davis and husband Wendell of Lufkin, Texas, Ronald David Ezell and wife Karen of Houston, Texas, Pamela Diane Strickland of Fort Smith, Arkansas; sisters, Sue McAfee and husband Charles of Texarkana, Arkansas, Jessica Dean of St. Louis, Missouri, Patricia Medford and husband Darrell of Texarkana, Arkansas; thirteen grandchildren, twenty-two great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Bill Smith, son-in-law, Dariel Baker, grandson, Steven Crain, sisters, Odell Byrd, and Helen Gosvenor. Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 15, 2017, 10:00 a.m. at Beasley Wood Chapel with Brother Charles Holmes ofﬁciating. nterment will follow in the herry Hill Cemetery in Cherry Hill under the direction of the Beasley Wood Funeral Home of Mena. Family and friends visitation will be Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at Beasley Wood from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Pallbearers will be Kris Clark, Tim Clark, Chris Benner, Brandon Ezell, Aaron Davis, and Tyler Dennis.

DORIS JEAN SMITH Mrs. Doris Jean Smith, age 86, of Mena, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017 in Mena,

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