Helen Marie Stanley

Helen Marie Stanley, age 89, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, June 25, 2015. She was a long-time resident of Stuttgart, Ark. She was a talented artist who created her own medium "Tapestry of Sand." Many people all over the United States have her art in their home. She was an avid bridge player and was active in PEO. She will be remembered by all who knew her for her kindness and grace and her old school southern manners. She was predeceased by her husband, Abe Stanley; and her oldest daughter, Toni. She is survived by her daughters, Mikki White of Roe, Ark., and Debra Ann Huizenga (Arlin) of Scott, Ark.; and grandchildren, Stephanie White (Ian) of Keo, Ark., Katie Jo Price (Dean) of Almyra, Ark., DeShea Baxley (Ron) of Pocahontas, Ark., and Brea Bennett (Chad) of Carlisle, Ark. In lieu of a formal funeral, she has chosen cremation. There will be a visitation Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at Turpin Funeral Home for friends to come and celebrate her life and share their memories. Family-only funeral services and formal interment of her ashes will be held at a later date at Veterans Cemetery in Little Rock. It is her request that in place of flowers, memorial donations be made to PEO Chapter DF, P.O. Box 357, Stuttgart, Ark. 72160. Please go to www.turpin-co.com to sign the online guestbook.