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Submitted: 8/8/12 • Approved: 3/26/18 • Last Updated: 9/28/18 • R739553-G191073-S3
James 01 Jul 1925 - 27 Jan 1999
Lera 28 Aug 1927 - 04 Aug 2012 obituary
Marriage: 23 Apr 1955
James the son of James Claude Stokes and Lillian Margaret (Jesson) Stokes. Lera Imogene (Abbott) Stokes the daughter of Hoyt Malcolm Abbott and Lena Belle (Burrows) Abbott.
Lera Stokes
Lera Imogene Abbott Stokes, 84, of West Memphis, formerly of Imboden, died Aug. 4, 2012.
Born Aug. 28, 1927, in Cabot, she was the daughter of Hoyt Malcolm Abbott and Lena Belle Burrows. She worked for the Arkansas Baptist State Convention for over 30 years until retirement.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Howard Stokes; three sisters, Martha Jewel Lester, Pearlie Marie Abbott and Dorothy Mae Jones; and two brothers, Herbert Dean Abbott and Walter Hoyt Abbott.
Survivors include five nieces, Lisa Camp, Becc Lester-Rodel, Patty Abbott, Sarah Abbott and Pam Pfahning; three nephews, Steve McPherson, Jerry McPherson and Kelly Abbott; and a great-nephew, Cameron, whom she considered a grandson.
Graveside service is today at 10 a.m. at Hope Cemetery in Imboden under the direction of Roller-Citizens Funeral Home of West Memphis.
An online guestbook is available at www.rollerfuneralhomes.com.
Obituary provided by Roller Funeral Homes West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas posted 08 Aug 2012.
Contributed on 8/8/12 by denise.bratcher63
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