Mary Rowland

Mary Kathern (Craft) Rowland, 85, of Jacksonville, left her broken & weary earthly body and entered her new heavenly body on May 27, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. She began this life on January 10, 1929 in the Ozark hills of Leslie, AR. She was one of fourteen children born to Joe & Ida (Blair) Craft. She was a member of Word Aflame Fellowship, formerly First United Pentecostal Church, for over 50 years, and has been a faithful member of the First Pentecostal Church in NLR for nine years. Mary is survived by her husband of 68 years, Darrell Rowland; daughters: Kathern Slaten of Lonoke, Thelma (TJ) Townsend of Sherwood, Linda Dyson (Charlie) of Jacksonville, Louise Carlisle (Jerry) of West Little Rock; nine grandchildren; Lauri Hill, Angela Justice (Keith), Jay Townsend, Charlyn Griffith (Brad), Sandy Carter (Rob), Lena Ferguson (Jeremy), Stephen Carlisle (Holly), David Carlisle (Teresa), Jeremy Carlisle (Courtney); fourteen great-grandchildren; Stephanie Pack (Thomas), Heather and Bethany Hill, Nicole Rodriguez, Darren and Summer Waddles, Jade Gray (Cody), Payton Justice, Nelson and Lauren Ferguson, Dyson and Addie Carter, Abby Anne, Lizzie & Gideon Carlisle; one sister, Josie Towe of Russellville, and one brother, Edmond Craft of Texas. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, eight brothers: Christopher, Shade, Lester, Clyde, McKinley, Danis, Noah, and Lawrence; and three sisters; Zella Slater, Shirley Adams, & Zora Thomas. Funeral service will be 12 noon Saturday, May 31, 2014, at the First Pentecostal Church of NLR on Calvary Road. A visitation will be held at the church from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday. Burial will be 10 a.m. Monday, June 2nd, at the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery. Online obituary and guest registry at SmithFamilyCares.com.