Gola Boone

Gola Boone, 93, of Bryant, Arkansas went to be with her heavenly Father on August 16, 2015. She was born on April 11, 1922 to Allen Jasper Boone and Georgia Smith Boone. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Allene Brown. She leaves behind a host of friends. She was a member of a pioneer family who moved to Arkansas from Pontotoc County Mississippi, fording the Mississippi River near Memphis in 1883. She was Secretary-Treasury of Mt. Carmel Methodist Church for sixteen years in which time she was instrumental in buying new pews for the church, for which she was very proud. She worked more than 25 years for the IRS, and thirty-one years assuming responsibility of Bryant Cemetery. She was born across the road from where she has lived for 93 years. She wrote a book on the Boone family, worked a garden all her life, and entertained hundreds of friends and family around her kitchen table. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Funeral services are 10 a.m. Thursday, August 20, 2015 at Roller-Ballard Funeral Home in Benton (501-315-4047) with Ted Boswell officiating. Serving as pallbearers will be Keith Byrd, Paul Halley, Brad Davis, Mark Sikes, Jordan Rogers, and Jaret Rogers. Interment will follow at Bryant Cemetery on Reynolds Road in Bryant, Ark. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service Thursday morning beginning at 9 a.m. Memorials may be made the Bryant Cemetery or your favorite charity. Online guestbook www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/ballard.