Obituaries

Betty Marie Harris

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Betty Cato Harris, 82, of Vilonia formerly of Springdale, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2014. She was born in Sixteen Section on May 23, 1932 to the late Tavener "Doc" Powell and Vera Lovett Powell. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 33 years, Harold Harris; daughter, Reda Cato; seven sisters; one brother. Betty had strong faith in her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was a humble servant and a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Vilonia, a member of the ladies Auxiliary VFW in Springdale, lifetime member of the University of Arkansas Alumni Association and a loyal member of the Wounded Warrior Project. Betty was an ancestral member of her great-great-great grandmother who was documented as walking on the trail of tears. She is survived by her four daughters, Barbara Droemer (Jerry) of Vilonia, Joyce Hightower of Vilonia, Patsy Cato of Dallas and Kathi Thompson of Vilonia; six grandchildren, Dustin, Traci, Kobie (Sebastian), Jeff (Alecia), Robby (Crissy) and Chareda (Matthew); great-grandchildren, Austin, Alexis, Kylea, Dylan, Sydney, Dayne, Trey, Cade, Andrew, Kyler, Hunter, Victoria, Taylor, Alex, Dustin, Kobie and Hayley; great-great-grandchildren, Dawson and Paisley; sister, Veota Hird of Conway; brother, Bill Powell of Mt. Vernon also many friends and family. Funeral will be 1 p.m., Saturday, December 20, 2014, at Friendship Baptist Church in Conway with Brother Ken Jordan officiating. Burial will follow at Crestlawn Memorial Park. Serving as pallbearers will be Kyler Brown, Taylor Thompson, Dayne Cook, Trey Cook, Austin Hightower and Jake Powell. Serving as Honorary pallbearer will be Jeff Martin, Robby Hightower and Dustin Thompson. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Conway. For online obituary www.rollerfuneralhomes.com.

Published December 20, 2014

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