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Sherlie Ann Yelvington Snow

SHERLIE ANN YELVINGTON SNOW, 74, of Sherwood, Ark., formerly of McGehee, Ark., passed away Jan. 3, 2019. She was born in Desha County, Ark., on Aug. 18, 1944, to the late Jessie James and Ava Lou McGhee Rice. Sherlie worked as a sales clerk for WalMart for many years before retiring. Sherlie and her second husband, the late Oliver Snow, were owners of Tomorrow's Treasures Flea Market & Antique Store. She enjoyed doing crafts, sewing, and going to antique stores and flea markets. She was also a sketch artist and served as a den mother for the Cub Scouts. She was a member of the Order of The Eastern Star. Sherlie adored her little dog Benji. Other than her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Johnny Lee Yelvington and Oliver Snow. Survivors include her daughter, Lisa Minton and her husband Michael of Sherwood, Ark.; son, Keith Yelvington and his wife Elizabeth of McGehee, Ark.; brother, James Rice of Gould, Ark.; sisters, Pearl Persons and husband Harold of Dumas, Ark., and Mary Beard and the late Henry Beard, also of Dumas, Ark.; grandchildren, John Michael Minton, James William Yelvington and Emily Michelle Yelvington; numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, at Griffin-Culpepper Funeral Service in McGehee, Ark. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, at the funeral home chapel with Rev. Michael Minton and Rev. Kenny Culpepper officiating. Burial will follow at McGehee Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Paws and Claws Humane Society of McGehee, P.O. Box 975, McGehee, Ark. 71654. Arrangements by Griffin-Culpepper Funeral Service of McGehee, Ark. Online guest book may be signed at www.griffinculpepper.com.

Published January 6, 2019

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