Dexter Leo "Deck" McConnell Thornsberry, age 93, of Russellville, died Sunday, July 3, 2011, at her home.
She was born to Ruben Seth McConnell and Rebecca Hatchett McConnell on December 9, 1917, at home in what is known as McConnell Hill, in the Ard Road Community, on the outskirts of Dardanelle, Arkansas.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 66 years, Elmo I. Thornsberry, four sisters, Martha "Corny" Powers, Mary Maze McConnell, Patricia McConnell, and Anna Lee Holloway, five brothers, Farley, Bruce, Ed, Rudell, and "Buck" McConnell, and two grandsons, Richard Allen Thornsberry and Adam Thornsberry Pabian.
Survivors include her beloved foster brother, Leroy Thacker, two sons, Gordon E. Thornsberry and wife, Sue, of Russellville, and William S. Thornsberry and wife, Delores, of Russellville, a daughter, Joy Pabian and husband, Joe, of North Little Rock, nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at the Shinn Chapel, officiated by the Rev. Roy Smith. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Park, by Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville.
Active pallbearers will be her grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers will be caregivers Mary Wilson, Chuck Hessler, Lu Hale, Thelma Smith, Linda Boley, and Lesa Emberson.
The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until service time on Tuesday, at the Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 304 South Commerce Avenue, Russellville, Arkansas 72801.
The online obituary and guestbook will be available at www.greatestofthegreat.com and www.shinnfuneral.com.
Obituary provided by the Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville
She was born to Ruben Seth McConnell and Rebecca Hatchett McConnell on December 9, 1917, at home in what is known as McConnell Hill, in the Ard Road Community, on the outskirts of Dardanelle, Arkansas.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 66 years, Elmo I. Thornsberry, four sisters, Martha "Corny" Powers, Mary Maze McConnell, Patricia McConnell, and Anna Lee Holloway, five brothers, Farley, Bruce, Ed, Rudell, and "Buck" McConnell, and two grandsons, Richard Allen Thornsberry and Adam Thornsberry Pabian.
Survivors include her beloved foster brother, Leroy Thacker, two sons, Gordon E. Thornsberry and wife, Sue, of Russellville, and William S. Thornsberry and wife, Delores, of Russellville, a daughter, Joy Pabian and husband, Joe, of North Little Rock, nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at the Shinn Chapel, officiated by the Rev. Roy Smith. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Park, by Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville.
Active pallbearers will be her grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers will be caregivers Mary Wilson, Chuck Hessler, Lu Hale, Thelma Smith, Linda Boley, and Lesa Emberson.
The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until service time on Tuesday, at the Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 304 South Commerce Avenue, Russellville, Arkansas 72801.
The online obituary and guestbook will be available at www.greatestofthegreat.com and www.shinnfuneral.com.
Obituary provided by the Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville
Dexter Leo "Deck" McConnell Thornsberry, age 93, of Russellville, died Sunday, July 3, 2011, at her home.
She was born to Ruben Seth McConnell and Rebecca Hatchett McConnell on December 9, 1917, at home in what is known as McConnell Hill, in the Ard Road Community, on the outskirts of Dardanelle, Arkansas.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 66 years, Elmo I. Thornsberry, four sisters, Martha "Corny" Powers, Mary Maze McConnell, Patricia McConnell, and Anna Lee Holloway, five brothers, Farley, Bruce, Ed, Rudell, and "Buck" McConnell, and two grandsons, Richard Allen Thornsberry and Adam Thornsberry Pabian.
Survivors include her beloved foster brother, Leroy Thacker, two sons, Gordon E. Thornsberry and wife, Sue, of Russellville, and William S. Thornsberry and wife, Delores, of Russellville, a daughter, Joy Pabian and husband, Joe, of North Little Rock, nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at the Shinn Chapel, officiated by the Rev. Roy Smith. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Park, by Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville.
Active pallbearers will be her grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers will be caregivers Mary Wilson, Chuck Hessler, Lu Hale, Thelma Smith, Linda Boley, and Lesa Emberson.
The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until service time on Tuesday, at the Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 304 South Commerce Avenue, Russellville, Arkansas 72801.
The online obituary and guestbook will be available at www.greatestofthegreat.com and www.shinnfuneral.com.
Obituary provided by the Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville
She was born to Ruben Seth McConnell and Rebecca Hatchett McConnell on December 9, 1917, at home in what is known as McConnell Hill, in the Ard Road Community, on the outskirts of Dardanelle, Arkansas.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 66 years, Elmo I. Thornsberry, four sisters, Martha "Corny" Powers, Mary Maze McConnell, Patricia McConnell, and Anna Lee Holloway, five brothers, Farley, Bruce, Ed, Rudell, and "Buck" McConnell, and two grandsons, Richard Allen Thornsberry and Adam Thornsberry Pabian.
Survivors include her beloved foster brother, Leroy Thacker, two sons, Gordon E. Thornsberry and wife, Sue, of Russellville, and William S. Thornsberry and wife, Delores, of Russellville, a daughter, Joy Pabian and husband, Joe, of North Little Rock, nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at the Shinn Chapel, officiated by the Rev. Roy Smith. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Park, by Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville.
Active pallbearers will be her grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers will be caregivers Mary Wilson, Chuck Hessler, Lu Hale, Thelma Smith, Linda Boley, and Lesa Emberson.
The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until service time on Tuesday, at the Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 304 South Commerce Avenue, Russellville, Arkansas 72801.
The online obituary and guestbook will be available at www.greatestofthegreat.com and www.shinnfuneral.com.
Obituary provided by the Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville
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