Obituaries

Mary Jo Magbee Bolls

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Mary Jo Magbee Bolls, age 86, of Little Rock, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2013, at her home in Little Rock. She was born November 18, 1926, in Marion, AR to Jewell C. and Jesse F. (Jake) Magbee. Mrs. Bolls was a 1944 graduate of Little Rock High School and attended Texas State College for Women. She was a member of Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, and Chapter "W" PEO sisterhood. Survivors include her sons, Lillard Lee Bolls III and James Robert Bolls and wife, Rhonda all of Little Rock; granddaughter, Amanda Bolls Smith and husband, Wallace of Edmond, Oklahoma; great-granddaughter, Kaylee Jewel Smith; step-great-grandsons, Luke and Nate Smith; sister, Betty Sue Magbee Holloway and husband, Nick of Savannah, Georgia, and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Mrs. Bolls was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Lillard L. Bolls, Jr. and grandsons, James Robert Bolls, Jr. and Jonathan Robert Bolls. The family wishes to extend a special thank you to Mary Jo's caregivers and to Arkansas Hospice. The family will receive friends Wednesday, March 20, 2013 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ruebel Funeral Home, 6313 W. Markham, Little Rock, Ark. 72205. A celebration of Mrs. Boll's life will be held, Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. at Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, with Rev. Lynn Lindsey officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Conway. In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorials be made to Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church Foundation, 4823 Woodlawn, Little Rock, Ark. 72205; Central Arkansas Rescue Effort (CARE), PO Box 7604, Little Rock, Ark. 72217-7604; Pulaski County Humane Society, 14600 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock, Ark. 72210; or to a charity of choice. Arrangements by Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.

Published March 19, 2013

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