Pearl Childress Buck

Pearl Childress Buck age 99 of Arkadelphia passed away Saturday, May 24, 2014. She was born Aug. 4, 1914 the daughter of the late Tom and Emma Thomason Childress. She was a former member of the Ladies Sunday School Class at Faith Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward W. Buck; one daughter, Wanda Buck; three brothers, Otha, Roy, and Tillman Childress; two sisters, Margie Childress and Nell Wetherington; two step-sons, Laymon and Ydell Buck; and a step son-in-law, Luke Nichols. Survivors include a daughter, Donna (Chuck) Burrow; step-daughter, Madge Nichols; grandchildren, Mark (Jenny) Coon, Amanda Coon(Allen) Karber, Debbie (John) Bryan, Teresa Buck, Cindy (Joe) Emerson, Sam Nichols; seven great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Eunice Holder of California; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 28 in the Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Chapel with Rev. John Small and Rev. Jeff Krisell officiating. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 1 p.m. Wednesday until service time. Memorials may be made to Arkansas Hospice 628 Malvern Ave. Hot Springs, Ark. 71901. Sign on-line guest book at www.ruggleswilcox.com.