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Submitted: 4/16/13 • Approved: 4/16/13 • Last Updated: 4/19/13 • R863828-G863826-S3
Buddy - Apr 23, 1925 - Dec 15, 1997
Athalee - Aug 24, 1924 - Apr 27, 2011
Married July 12, 1946
*Obituary (Athalee)
Athalee Wood Cothren, age 86, of Greers Ferry, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Heber Springs. Born at Shiloh on August 24, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Nora Chance Wood.
She was married to Walton "Buddy" Cothren on July 12, 1946. A lifelong resident of the Shiloh community, Mrs. Cothren had owned and operated Cothren's Grocery for more than twenty-five years. She served on the Democratic Election Board and was a member of the West Side Baptist Church.
Her husband for 51 years, "Buddy" preceded her in death on December 15, 1997. Mrs. Cothren was also preceded in death by her parents and three brothers, Aron Wood, Jerome Wood, and Theron Wood. She is survived by two sons, Woody Cothren and Sharon of Germantown, Tennessee, and Walton V. Cothren, Jr. and Sandra of Springdale, Arkansas; seven grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, and five great, great grandchildren. Mrs. Cothren is also survived by other relatives and her many friends
Contributed on 4/16/13 by hawkinsdonna48
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