of Mountain View, AR
March 23, 1925 - September 23, 2010
Evelyn Nadean Sullivan, 85, of Mountain View entered into rest on September 23, 2010 in Mountain View.
Evelyn was born March 23, 1925 in Rosedale, Oklahoma to William and Mary (Mantooth) Nesbitt.
She was a member of Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church and a retired mail carrier and home health aide. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother.
She is survived by her daughters, Gloria Balentine and son-in-law Bob of Mtn. View, Colleen Nesbitt and son-in-law Des of Timbo and Denise Severance and son-in-law Mark of Thousand Palms, California; seven grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren and host of loving relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Cola Sullivan her parents, William and Mary (Mantooth) Nesbitt; sisters, Ruth Anderson, Leona Lawrence, Elizabeth Bruce and Alice Arnold; and brothers, Joe and Lloyd Nesbitt.
Visitation is 12:30 p.m.- 2p.m, Friday, September 24, 2010 at Fifty Six Missionary Baptist Church at Fifty Six.
Funeral service is 2 p.m., Friday, September 24, 2010 at Fifty Six Missionary Baptist Church, Fifty Six with Bro. Gary Ragland officiating with Shady Grove Church singers and interment in Fifty Six Cemetery.
Pallbearers are: Grandsons: Bill Nesbitt, Bob Balentine and Tod Diffey and Great-Grandsons: Robert Balentine, Jason Huskey and grandson-in-law, W.O. Watson
Roller Coffman Funeral Home, Mtn. View is in charge of the arrangements.
I'm so sorry for your loss. She was a very special lady, always had a smile on her face. My thoughts and prayers are with you....Janice Melton
I am so sorry to hear about your loss. you are in aour prayers.
Gloria, so sorry to hear of your mother's passing.
But because we know where she is we can say
it is a blessing she didn't have to suffer longer.
You and the family will be in our prayers.
Dear family,
I am so sorry for your loss. Evelyn was a Jewel that will certainly help to brighten Heaven. I will always remember your mother as a Soldier for the Lord and the time that she opened her home to me in my time of need.
I will be praying for you during you time of sorrow and rejoicing in Ms. Evelyn's time of reward. She would say "If you could only see me now, you would not cry but rejoice in my happiness of being with the Father" I wish you were here. "
You have wonderful memeories, may they help you during this time.
Prayers are with each and all of you,
Keith & Sonja (Lawrence) Jessen