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Lora May SOWELL

White County Memorial Gardens Cemetery
White County,
Arkansas

Lora May
Aug 15, 1917 - Dec 15, 2007
Father: Linnie Crook
Mother: Marga Roan
John Mason
Nov 2, 1915 - Apr 11, 2006
Father: James Herbert Sowell
Mother: Betty Florence Butler
Marriage Date: 8 Oct 1938 White, AR

Lora May Crook Sowell, age 90, died Saturday, December 15, 2007 in Searcy. She was born August 15, 1917 at Davenport, Arkansas to L.M. and Marga Roan Crook. She was married to John Mason Sowell on October 8, 1938. She was a homemaker, a member of the Downtown Church of Christ and a lifetime member of the Associated Women for Harding University. In 1945, she joined her husband in establishing Sowell's Furniture which is still in operation in downtown Searcy. Her example as devoted wife and loving mother is the legacy she leaves.

She is survived by two daughters, Betty Lynn Mote and husband, Jerry; Nancy Hatfield and husband David; five grandchildren: Angie Moffitt, Greg Mote, Robert Hatfield, Rachel Hatfield, and Rebecca Hatfield; five great grandchildren and one sister, Loyce Childers and husband Cecil, all of Searcy.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband John Sowell of 67 years; her parents; her sisters: Louise Tucker, Lorene Hughes; her brothers, Louis Crook and Leo Crook.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at the Downtown church of Christ, 900 N. Main, Searcy, with interment following at White County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Monday, December 17, 2007 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Roller-Daniel Funeral Home.

Because of her interest for the betterment of Searcy, the family requests that memorial gifts be made to the Main Street Searcy Program, P.O. 1127, Searcy, AR 72145.

Contributed on 5/22/20 by hawkinsdonna48
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Submitted: 5/22/20 • Approved: 6/5/20 • Last Updated: 6/8/20 • R1319329-G1319329-S3

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