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Lorene SOWARD

Antioch Cemetery
Izard County,
Arkansas

Hubert 29 Oct 1912 - 04 Jan 2004 obituary
Lorene 15 Feb 1930 - 01 Jan 2003 obituary

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Lorene Brown Soward
Lorene Brown Soward, 72, of Ash Flat died Jan. 1, 2003, at her home.

Born Feb. 15, 1930, at Evening Shade, she was the daughter of Earl and Maud Elizabeth Ferguson Brown. She was a certified nursing assistant, having worked at Ash Flat Convalescent Center, Horseshoe Bend Nursing Home and Cherokee Village Recreation Center. She was active in Indian Hills Bowling League and was a member of Ash Flat Church of Christ.

Survivors are her husband, Hubert Soward; a daughter, Renee Bell of Batesville; a brother, Nelson Brown of Batesville; three sisters -- Fay Frazier and Lillian Stroud, both of Evening Shade, and Norma Smith of Cave City; two grandchildren -- Chris Phillips of Little Rock and Carla Duncan of Batesville; a great-grandson, Bradley Phillips of Little Rock; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Velma Polk.

The funeral was Jan. 4 at Qualls Funeral Home Chapel in Cave City with Boyce Gale Johnson officiating. Burial was in Antioch Cemetery at Zion.

Obituary provided through archives of Area Wide Media posted Sunday, February 2, 2003. © 2018 Areawide Media · Salem, Arkansas

And that of her husband,

Hubert Oscar Soward, 91, of Ash Flat died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2004, at a Batesville hospital.

Born Oct. 29, 1912, near Ash Flat, he was the son of David and Maggie Cameron Soward. He was a farmer and a member of the Ash Flat Church of Christ.

Survivors include a daughter, Renee Bell of Batesville; a sister, Doris Herron of Washington; three grandchildren, Chris Phillips of Little Rock, Carla Duncan and Ashley Bell, both of Batesville; a great-grandson, Bradley Phillips of Little Rock; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Lorene Brown Soward; a brother, Aubrey Soward; and three sisters, Mona Love, Osy Thomas and Lorene Soward.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Qualls Funeral Home Chapel in Cave City with Bob Dailey officiating.

Burial will be in the Antioch cemetery near Zion.

Pallbearers will be Adam Bates, James Mattox, Homer Mattox, Joe Young, Gary Wilkes and Steve Bates.

Obituary provided as a courtesy and with permission of The Batesville Daily Guard.

Contributed on 1/29/13 by sandhollow
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Submitted: 1/29/13 • Approved: 6/6/18 • Last Updated: 6/9/18 • R823538-G823538-S3

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