Marguerite Hornor Gist Corvin

Marguerite Hornor Gist Corvin passed away Saturday, July 28, 2012 in Rancho Mirage, Calif. She was born November 17, 1925 in Helena to the late Robert Moore Hornor Sr. and Marguerite Nicholls Hornor. She graduated from Helena High School in 1943, attended Gulf Park College for Women for two years and graduated from the University of Arkansas where she was a member of Chi Omega Sorority. Marguerite married Bogan Nathaniel Gist, III on June 19, 1948. They resided in Helena, Ark., Houston, Texas and Carrollton, Ga. Bogan died on July 3, 1991. Marguerite married Archie Boyd Corvin on October 6, 2002 in Ontario, Calif. Marguerite was a devoted wife, sister, aunt, cousin, Godmother, grandmother and friend. Her love for people was felt by everyone who knew her. Marguerite is survived by her husband, Archie Boyd Corvin and stepson Tom Corvin, wife Lorrie and children Ivy Lynn Corvin and Thomason King Corvin, stepson Tim Corvin, uncle James R. Nicholls and his children, James R. Nicholls, Jr., Fran Nicholls Tate and Nancy Nicholls Edens, cousin Frances Curtis Howe and her children Curtis Howe and his wife Elizabeth and Pace McCamy and her husband Jeff, niece Virginia Wright Currey and husband Frederick G. Currey Jr. and their children Laura Katherine Currey and Rebecca Marguerite Currey and niece Dana Russell Kurts. She was preceded in death by Bogan Gist, one brother, Robert M. Hornor Jr. (Janice), Caroline Curtis Bond, Pat Nicholls, Virginia Gist Wright (William). Services for Marguerite will be Monday, August 6, 2012 at 11 a.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church, 625 Pecan St., Helena, Ark., burial to follow at the Maple Hill Cemetery, 11838 N. Holly St. Pallbearers are Rick Currey, Walter Morris, Bobby Nicholls, John King, Curtis Howe, Bogan McCamy and William Bond Jr. A reception for family and friends will be held at the Moore Hornor House, 323 Beech Street, following the burial. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Marguerite Hornor Corvin Fund, Chi Omega Foundation, 3395 Players Club Parkway, Memphis, Tenn. 38125. Donors can also go to the web-site and make gifts in her memory: www.ChiOmega.com. Services will be directed by Roller-Citizens Funeral Home, West Helena, (870) 572-2571. Friends and relatives may sign the online guest book at www.rollerfuneralhomes.com.