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Muriel Janell Stroud

Muriel Janell Stroud, age 82, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Courtyard Gardens Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia. She was born September 15, 1931, in Clark County, the daughter of the late B.B. and Faye Martin Gogle. Muriel was a 1948 graduate of Gurdon High School. She enjoyed fishing, sewing, babysitting and playing cards. Muriel was a homemaker and a member of Temple Baptist Church in little Rock. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tracy Stroud. Muriel is survived by one daughter, Sharon (Paul) Duffner of Jefferson City, Mo., two sisters, Maxine Calhoun and Sylvia (John) Land, both of Bryant, one sister in law, Marie Stroud Brooks of Arkadelphia, four grandchildren, Tracy (Nicole) Little of Denver, Colo., Carly (Kiley) Hurt of Paragould, Annie and Jolie Duffner of Jefferson City, Mo., two great grandchildren, Cole Little of Denver, Colo. and Kellan Hurt of Paragould. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 21, 2013 at Welch Funeral Home in Arkadelphia. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Interment will be in Easley Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Easley Cemetery Fund, c/o Mary Ricketts 1022 Sticky Rd., Gurdon, Ark. 71743. Pallbearers are Dennis Bradford, Ron Forthmon and Steve Forthmon, Mark, Matt Burnham and Rick Edmudson. Final arrangements are entrusted to The Welch Funeral Home of Arkadelphia. Visit www.welchfh.net to sign the online guestbook.

Published December 18, 2013

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