Melinda Sue Deatherage was born in Lake City, Arkansas, on March 23, 1939, daughter of Alfred Edward "Dick" and Kathryn Elvira (Brashears) Spurlock. She departed this life on January 25, 2014, at the Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mt. Home, Arkansas, at the age of 74 years, 10 months and 2 days.
Melinda spent her working years as a CNA as well as various other jobs. She was a member of the Enterprise Baptist Church in Viola, Arkansas.
She is survived by three sons, Billy Taylor (Cecilia) of Viola, Arkansas, Gary Hensley (Debbie) of Bexar, Arkansas, and Ricky Hensley (Angie) of Mt. Home, Arkansas; one daughter, Katie Shrable (Dennis) of Flippin, Arkansas; seven grandchildren, Rebecca Hicks (Billy), Sarah Johnston (Joey), Jonathan Shrable, Chelsea Brickey (Garrett), Leslie James (Wes), Jessica Staack (Brian) and Calvin Hensley; three great-grandchildren, Riley Johnston, and Katelynn and Carter Hicks; many other relatives and friends. She also had the honor of having a special place in the lives of Shea-Ellen Browning and Jessica Johnson. She was preceded in death by three husbands, Carlton Taylor, Carl Hensley and Norman Deatherage; one son, John Wesley Taylor; her parents; two brothers, Johnny Spurlock and Bill Thrasher; and three sisters, Barbara Cotter, Fern Rundle and Betty Lou Spurlock.
Interment will be in the Pickren Hall Cemetery at Viola, Arkansas.
Melinda spent her working years as a CNA as well as various other jobs. She was a member of the Enterprise Baptist Church in Viola, Arkansas.
She is survived by three sons, Billy Taylor (Cecilia) of Viola, Arkansas, Gary Hensley (Debbie) of Bexar, Arkansas, and Ricky Hensley (Angie) of Mt. Home, Arkansas; one daughter, Katie Shrable (Dennis) of Flippin, Arkansas; seven grandchildren, Rebecca Hicks (Billy), Sarah Johnston (Joey), Jonathan Shrable, Chelsea Brickey (Garrett), Leslie James (Wes), Jessica Staack (Brian) and Calvin Hensley; three great-grandchildren, Riley Johnston, and Katelynn and Carter Hicks; many other relatives and friends. She also had the honor of having a special place in the lives of Shea-Ellen Browning and Jessica Johnson. She was preceded in death by three husbands, Carlton Taylor, Carl Hensley and Norman Deatherage; one son, John Wesley Taylor; her parents; two brothers, Johnny Spurlock and Bill Thrasher; and three sisters, Barbara Cotter, Fern Rundle and Betty Lou Spurlock.
Interment will be in the Pickren Hall Cemetery at Viola, Arkansas.
Melinda Sue Deatherage was born in Lake City, Arkansas, on March 23, 1939, daughter of Alfred Edward "Dick" and Kathryn Elvira (Brashears) Spurlock. She departed this life on January 25, 2014, at the Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mt. Home, Arkansas, at the age of 74 years, 10 months and 2 days.
Melinda spent her working years as a CNA as well as various other jobs. She was a member of the Enterprise Baptist Church in Viola, Arkansas.
She is survived by three sons, Billy Taylor (Cecilia) of Viola, Arkansas, Gary Hensley (Debbie) of Bexar, Arkansas, and Ricky Hensley (Angie) of Mt. Home, Arkansas; one daughter, Katie Shrable (Dennis) of Flippin, Arkansas; seven grandchildren, Rebecca Hicks (Billy), Sarah Johnston (Joey), Jonathan Shrable, Chelsea Brickey (Garrett), Leslie James (Wes), Jessica Staack (Brian) and Calvin Hensley; three great-grandchildren, Riley Johnston, and Katelynn and Carter Hicks; many other relatives and friends. She also had the honor of having a special place in the lives of Shea-Ellen Browning and Jessica Johnson. She was preceded in death by three husbands, Carlton Taylor, Carl Hensley and Norman Deatherage; one son, John Wesley Taylor; her parents; two brothers, Johnny Spurlock and Bill Thrasher; and three sisters, Barbara Cotter, Fern Rundle and Betty Lou Spurlock.
Interment will be in the Pickren Hall Cemetery at Viola, Arkansas.
Melinda spent her working years as a CNA as well as various other jobs. She was a member of the Enterprise Baptist Church in Viola, Arkansas.
She is survived by three sons, Billy Taylor (Cecilia) of Viola, Arkansas, Gary Hensley (Debbie) of Bexar, Arkansas, and Ricky Hensley (Angie) of Mt. Home, Arkansas; one daughter, Katie Shrable (Dennis) of Flippin, Arkansas; seven grandchildren, Rebecca Hicks (Billy), Sarah Johnston (Joey), Jonathan Shrable, Chelsea Brickey (Garrett), Leslie James (Wes), Jessica Staack (Brian) and Calvin Hensley; three great-grandchildren, Riley Johnston, and Katelynn and Carter Hicks; many other relatives and friends. She also had the honor of having a special place in the lives of Shea-Ellen Browning and Jessica Johnson. She was preceded in death by three husbands, Carlton Taylor, Carl Hensley and Norman Deatherage; one son, John Wesley Taylor; her parents; two brothers, Johnny Spurlock and Bill Thrasher; and three sisters, Barbara Cotter, Fern Rundle and Betty Lou Spurlock.
Interment will be in the Pickren Hall Cemetery at Viola, Arkansas.
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