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Tempa America Ellen Estella MAYES

Benton County Memorial Park Cemetery
Benton County,
Arkansas

Thomas
Sept 23 1892 - June 10 1986

Estella
Apr 3 1902 - Jan 21 1993

*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Morning News
Saturday, January 23, 1993

Tempa Mayes

Tempa America Ellen Estella Mayes, 90, of Oklahoma City, died Thursday, Jan. 21, at Oklahoma City.

She was born April 3, 1902, at Greenville, Mo., to William C. Long and Amma Saylor Long. She moved to the Pea Ridge area in 1934 from Hobart, Okla., and relocated to Bentonville in 1961. A homemaker, she was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Bentonville, where she was active in church activities. Her husband, Tom Mayes, died in 1986. Her brother, Carroll Long, died in 1992. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Myrtle Johnson.

Survivors are a son, Calvin Mayes of Billings, Mont.; a daughter, Louise Williams of Oklahoma City, Okla.; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral is set for 2 p.m. today at Burns Funeral Chapel, Bentonville, with the Rev. Thurston Masters and the Rev. Duane Voas officiating. Burial is to be in Benton County Memorial Park under direction of Burns Funeral Home, Bentonville.

Contributed on 3/3/12 by wfields55
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Submitted: 3/3/12 • Approved: 3/3/12 • Last Updated: 7/29/12 • R658786-G658785-S3

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