Mary Arline LaFerney Baxley

Mary Arline LaFerney Baxley joined the Heavenly Band on September 2, 2013. She was born to John Thomas and Emma Mae Parchman LaFerney, on March 23, 1928 at McRae, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her husband, C. L. (Jim); son, Donnie Baxley; sister, Roberta Loftin; and stepmother, Florence LaFerney. Survivors are her children, Dariel, Darcy and Dianna Baxley, of McRae, John Derek Baxley and wife, Peggy of Bradford and Debbie Baxley Morgan of Memphis, Tennessee; one brother, Bert LaFerney and wife, Wanda of Searcy; brother-in-law, Hyram Loftin of Memphis, Tennessee; sister-in-law Dot Inman and her son, Randy Duncan of Jacksonville, Fla.; seven grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Arline was a member and musician for over fifty years at United Methodist Church of McRae, member and past queen of Daughters of the Nile, member of McRae Chapter #412 Order of the Eastern Star of Arkansas and served as grand organist in 2002. She graduated from McRae High School and continued her education at State Teachers College in Conway and attended Draghon School of Business in Little Rock. Family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at McRae United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, September 5, 2013, at the church, with burial at Lebanon Cemetery in McRae. Memorials to McRae United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 232, McRae, Ark. 72102. Arrangements by Westbrook, a Smith Family Funeral Home. www.SmithFamilyCares.com.