Alline Lowe McNulty

Alline Lowe McNulty, 97, of Hot Springs, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at CHI St. Vincent Hospital in Hot Springs. Mrs. McNulty was born in Warren, Arkansas to the late Nevings L. Lowe and Blanche Bryant Lowe. She and her family moved to Pine Bluff in 1925 when her father purchased his grocery store at Dew Drop. Alline graduated from Pine Bluff High School and attended college at Texas State College for Women and the University of Arkansas. She married John R. "Doc" McNulty in 1939 and they resided in Pine Bluff. They spent the World War II years in Amarillo, Texas where Doc was stationed. After the war they returned to Pine Bluff until their move to Hot Springs in 2004. Mrs. McNulty was a member of First Christian Church in Pine Bluff. She was active in volunteer work at Jefferson Hospital when it first opened as a member of the Gray Ladies Auxiliary Nurses. She was a member of the Garden Lovers Club and directed their annual bus tours for over 25 years. She is survived by her sons, John N. McNulty and Phillip A. (Ellen) McNulty, both of Pine Bluff; grandchildren, John P. McNulty of Pine Bluff, Laura Sue McNulty of White Hall; Phillip A. McNulty, Jr. of Hot Springs; and Stokley "Kit" Gray of New Orleans; two great-grandchildren, Taylor and Colin McNulty, both of Greenbrier; and a very special caregiver, Margaret Gibson of Hot Springs. Mrs. McNulty was preceded in death by her parents, her husband John, and daughter-in-law, Sue Pittman McNulty. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 2, 2016, 10:30 a.m. in the Chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son with Reverend Kevin Robbins officiating. Private burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery. Friends are invited to come visit the family at Robinson's from 9:30 am to 10:30 a.m. before the service. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to the First Christian Church of Pine Bluff. Online register: www.ralphrobinsonandson.com.