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Lena May (Bailey) Bishop Ball

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LENA MAY (BAILEY) BISHOP BALL, of Green Forest, Arkansas was born December 5, 2018 in Green Forest to Jay and Mayme (Dahl) Bailey. She passed away peacefully on Friday, October 19, 2018 at her daughter's home in Green Forest at the age of 93. Lena May and her first husband, Floy Ray, owned Bishop Rexall Drug Store on the square in Green Forest for many years; she was known by those who visited the Drug Store for her beautiful smile. She is the last of that era of Green Forest merchants to pass away. She is survived by her beloved daughter, Dianna Raye Sturtz and Chuck Baer of Green Forest; second husband, Phillip Ball of Springdale; sister-in-law, Glee Callen of Independence, Missouri; step-daughter, Diane (Clyde) Green of Memphis, Tennessee; her loving adopted second family, Larry and Marolyn Boggs, Jeff, Lana and Carter Boggs, Jack, Laurie, Emily and Ellie Monday. She is preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Floy Ray Bishop; brother, Jewell Robert Bailey; son-in-law, Elwood "Woody" Lee Sturtz; special nephew, Robert Kent Bailey; half-brother, Marvin J. Rodden and his wife Elva. Funeral service was 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at Nelson's Green Forest Chapel. Memorial donations may be made to the Floy Ray and Lena May Bishop Scholarship Fund at any Anstaff Bank location.

Published October 28, 2018

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