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Submitted: 10/7/21 • Approved: 10/8/21 • Last Updated: 10/11/21 • R1394239-G1394239-S3
Melvin
Sept 15, 1925 - Mar 24, 2002
Jewell LaVerne Wisdom
Apr 3, 1929 - July 18, 2011
Married Oct 17, 1947
*Obituary
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Jewell "LaVerne" French, 82, of McRae, Arkansas, was born April 3, 1929, at McRae, to Noble and Jewell (Gilbert) Wisdom, and she died Monday, July 18, 2011. She was a longstanding active member of McRae First Baptist Church. She loved to travel and did so extensively in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. LaVerne was also an avid crafter and reader and was a volunteer in the White County Medical Center gift shop.
She is survived by her son, Gilbert French and wife Pat of Martinez, California; daughter, Pamela French of McRae; three grandchildren, Alfred Hibler, Michelle Nesbitt and Deacon French; five great-grandchildren, Christian, Jacob, Drew, Paul and Kaitlin; brother, Bunny Lee Wisdom of Baytown, Texas; and sister, Dixie McAfee and husband Paul of Beebe. She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin and her parents.
Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday at Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe. Funeral will be 11 a.m., Saturday, July 23, 2011, at McRae First Baptist Church, with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. www.westbrookfuneralhome.com.
Published July 20, 2011
OBITUARY SUBMITTED BY:
Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home
404 Dewitt Henry Drive, P.O. Box 490, Beebe, AR
Phone: 501-882-5412
http://westbrookfuneralhome.com/
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