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Submitted: 11/29/07 • Approved: 1/23/18 • Last Updated: 1/26/18 • R1771-G1770-S3
Willie
June 10, 1901 - September 1983
Son of Lafayette & Mary Magdalene Hall Schell
Veta
May 23, 1907 - April 2, 1991
*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Morning News
Thursday April 4, 1991
Veta Mae Schell, 83, of Bentonville, died Tuesday, April 2, at a Bentonville Nursing Home.
She was born May 23, 1907, at Bentonville to James Newton Soapes and Mada M. Sears Soapes. She was a lifetime resident of Bentonville, a homemaker and a member of the Bentonville Church of Christ. Her husband, Bill Schell, died in September 1983.
Survivors are a niece, Sally Arthurs of Springfield; and two nephews, Jim Soapes of Springfield and Bill Soapes of Goose Creek, S.C.
Funeral is set for 2 p.m. Friday at Burns Funeral Chapel, Bentonville, with J.L. May officiating. Burial is to be in Hart Cemetery. Visitation is set for 5-7 p.m. tonight at Burns Funeral Home, Bentonville. Memorials may be made to the Southern Christian Home, P.O. Box 556, Morrilton, 72110-0556.
Contributed on 11/29/07 by judyfrog
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