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Belle Marie (Murphy) Stickney

Photo of Belle Marie (Murphy) Stickney
​Our beloved Belle Marie (Murphy) Stickney, 87; known as Mother Stickney, received her Heavenly wings on Sunday morning, January 21, 2018 in Houston, Texas (officially, January 22, 2018). Belle was born on October 28, 1930 (officially November 13, 1930). Preceding Belle in passing were her parents, Alma Rice Murphy and Frederick Douglas Murphy Sr.; husband, Felix Stickney, Jr.; step-son, Felix Stickney; brothers, Welton Murphy, Sr. and Marthel Murphy, Sr.; sisters, Malvonia Murphy-Reed, Joan Gwendolyn Murphy, and Alene Murphy-Pitts; and nephew, Fred Murphy, III. Belle Stickney is survived by her children, Randall Valentino Stickney, Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, Ngozi Kamau (Sylvia Renée Stickney), Timothy Duane Stickney, and Eric Lamont Stickney; brother, Fred Murphy, Jr.; sister, Alma Faye Murphy; beloved grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and many other cherished family members and friends. Memorial Services will be held Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Shiloh Baptist Church, 217 North Hazel, North Little Rock, Arkansas at 1 p.m. The family humbly asks that you send living plants or make a donation in lieu of sending flowers. Living plants for the service may be sent to the church in Belle Stickney's name. Donations made payable to: ‘James C. Rice - Scholarship' may be sent to the Rice Family Reunion Scholarship Fund: Rice Family Reunion, C/O Paula Rice-Bond, 240 Oak Ridge Ct., Fairview Heights, Ill., 62208.

Published February 18, 2018

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