Rava Nell White

PARAGOULD — Rava Nell White, 77, of Paragould died Monday at her residence.She was born in Hollywood, Mo., on Aug. 4, 1931, and was a retiree of Emerson Electric Co. in Paragould. She was a member of New Liberty Baptist Church and of the Pink Ladies Auxiliary at Arkansas Methodist Hospital.

Rava Nell was preceded in death by her parents, Horace Haywood and Alpha Omega Langston Stokes; and by a grandson, Michael Wayne Golden.

She is survived by her husband, William Wayne White of the home; daughters and sons-in-law, Bonita and Donald Edgin, Diane and Mike Robinson of Paragould; one sister and brother-in-law, Barbara and Bill Vangilder of Rector; grandson, Kristian Lee Davenport of Austin, serving in Afghanistan; granddaughter, Mattie Elizabeth Robinson of Paragould; stepgrandchildren, Houston and Nevada Edgin; and stepgreat-grandchildren, Nataly and Hayden Edgin, all of Paragould.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Heath Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Bob Ivy and Dave White officiating. Burial will follow in Greene County Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 this evening at Heath’s.

Active pallbearers will be Ricky White, Dennis White, Danny White, Harvey Joe Stokes, Curtis Loar and Eric Clayton.

Honorary pallbearers are Spencer Gramling, Men of New Liberty Baptist Church and Drew White.

Lasting memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or St. Bernards Hospice.

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