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Nina Rothwell Kleppin

Nina Rothwell Kleppin, 91, of Jonesboro, died Monday March 27, 2017, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born August 18, 1925 at Greenbrier, she was a daughter of the late Otto E. Barringer and Jennie Livingston Barringer. She was a retired vice president of Regions Bank in Fordyce. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Warren F. Rothwell and Robert Kleppin; and two sisters, Fern Johnson and Mae Barker. She is survived by her children, Carolyn Medina of Fordyce, Richard Rothwell (Ruth) of Jonesboro, Cecil Rothwell (Jeanne) of Bauxite; siblings, Wilma Swanson of Jefferson, Texas, Henry Barringer (Linda) of Missoula, Mont., Shirley Lorentzen of Wenatchee, Wash., Jimmy Barringer of Waterville, Wash.; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Benton Funeral Home in Fordyce. Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Ebenezer Cemetery, with Dusty Rhodes officiating. Arrangements are by Benton Funeral Home of Fordyce. To sign the online register, visit www.bentonfuneralhome.net.

Published March 28, 2017

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