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Leda Opal Graves Bloesch

Leda Opal Graves Bloesch, 92, of Batesville, Arkansas, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, February 14, 2011. Leda was born March 27, 1918, in Sevier County, Arkansas to Richard Claude and Mary Elizabeth Holt Graves. She married "Bill" Bloesch. Leda became a Christian at an early age and was a faithful church member wherever she lived. Leda is survived by her children: Zann and Teddie Nutt of Morton, Mississippi; Mary Jo and Brad Cunningham of Batesville, Arkansas; Billy and Janet Bloesch of Oak Grove, Kentucky; Tommy and Brenda Bloesch of West Helena, Arkansas. Grandchildren: Tip and Nikki Nutt of Vicksburg, Mississippi; Huellen and Kyle Watson of Decatur, Mississippi; Katie Cunningham of Fayetteville, Arkansas; Janell Bloesch of Oak Grove; and Thomas Nutt of Morton; three great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews. Leda was predeceased by her husband Bill Bloesch and parents, Claude Graves and Bess Graves. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, February 17, 2011 at West Helena Baptist Church in West Helena, Arkansas. Visitation will be held at Roller-Crouch Funeral Home in Batesville, Arkansas from 4:30-7 p.m., Wednesday, February 16, 2011, and at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Helena, Arkansas from 10 a.m. – 12 noon, Thursday, February 17, 2011. Interment will be in the Odd Fellows Cemetery in West Helena. Memorials may be made to the West Baptist Church, 1100 N. Central Avenue, Batesville, Arkansas 72501 and West Helena Baptist Church, 702 Plaza, West Helena, Ark. 72390. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com.

Published February 16, 2011

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