Obituaries

Darlene "Arkie" Dillon

Darlene "Arkie" Dillon, age 72, of Sherwood, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at the Springhill Baptist Medical Center in North Little Rock. Born at Higden, Arkansas, on May 13, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Estel Nelson and Ima Hazel Cullum Nelson. Mrs. Dillon was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Billy Nelson, and one sister, Leon Bradford. Mrs. Dillon is survived by her husband, Delan L. Dillon of Sherwood; one son, Danny Lewis Dillon and his wife, Katheryn, of Sherwood; one daughter, Kimberly Darlene Steele and her husband, Jason, of Sherwood; one brother, Darrell Nelson of Higden; five sisters, Emelee Bellar, Dorothy Yeager, and Minda Reynolds, all of North Little Rock; Delone Robertson of Hensley, and Devone Sneed of Jacksonville; and two grandchildren, Taylor Ann Dillon and Jenna Darlene Steele. Mrs. Dillon is also survived by other relatives and her many friends. Visitation will be held Friday, Jan. 28, from 6-8 p.m. at Olmstead Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 29, at 2 p.m. at the Higden-McLehaney Church with Rev. Paul Holderfield officiating. Interment will follow in the Higden-McLehaney Cemetery. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home. Please sign the online guest book at www.olmstead.cc.

Published January 28, 2011

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