Neil Rose Burnell Graham

Neil Rose Burnell Graham, 87, of Little Rock, Ark. died February 28, 2011. She was born February 20, 1924, in Hot Springs, Arkansas to Ida Litterst and Harry Burnell. She grew up in Hot Springs and El Paso, Texas, Having lost all of her family by the time she was eighteen, Nell owned and operated the family drug store in Hot Springs until she met and married G.L Graham of Mount Ida, Arkansas in 1945. Nell is survived by one son, Gregory Graham and his wife, Diane, of Little Rock, Arkansas and two grandchildren, Sarah E. Goin and her husband Cooper, and Andrew B. Graham, both of Little Rock, Arkansas. She was predeceased by her husband, her parents, and her two brothers, Harry Burnell Jr. and Charles Burnell. Nell was a member or Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church in Little Rock, Arkansas and All Saints Catholic Church, Mt. Ida, Arkansas. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday March 2, 2011 at 10 a.m., at All Saints Catholic Church in Mt. Ida, Arkansas with Rev. Norbert Rappold, Celebrant. Interment will follow at the Mt. Ida Cemetery under the direction of Thornton Funeral Home in Mt. Ida, Arkansas. Visitation will be held on Tuesday March 1, 2011 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Thornton Funeral Home in Mt. Ida, Arkansas. A Rosary service will be held at 9:15 am at All Saints Catholic church in Mt. Ida, Arkansas. Memorials in lieu of flowers should be made the All Saints Catholic Church, Mt. Ida, Arkansas or Baptist Health Foundation, Little Rock, Arkansas.