Margaret Marie Blade, 86, of Little Rock, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2016. She leaves to cherish her memory; children, Mary Jean Guy (Harold), Alvin (Willie Mae), Evelyn Louise Cross, Carl Ray (Sandra), Bobby Dean (Kevi), Everleaner Allen, Michael Darnell, Ruth Turner, Barbara Ann Browley (Les), Lovie Mae Coleman, Terry Lee (Delania), Robert Lee Blade; six siblings; Mildred Johnson, Dorothy Williams, Annie Green (Neil), Barbara Jean Madison, Freddie Wilks (Judy), and Jodie Wilks (Alma). Funeral services will be held tomorrow, 2:00pm at Walnut Grove Baptist Church, Marianna, Arkansas. A visitation will be held today from 1-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Personal and Professional services entrusted to Hardy Funeral Home, 5300 West 12th Street, Little Rock (501) 372-4129. To sign the online guestbook please visit www.hardyfuneralhomeinc.com. "We Care, When Caring Counts."

Published January 22, 2016