of Hughes, AR
January 12, 1921 - September 20, 2016
Iris Adkison, 95, of Hughes was born January 12, 1921 in Memphis the daughter of the late V.B. (Sr.) and Bessie Stidley Rose and entered into eternal rest September 20, 2016 in Marion. Ms. Adkison spent many years as Director of Head Start. Iris was a Christian and was a member of Hughes Church of God. She is survived by her five children; Bette Clark of West Memphis; Ronda ( Gary ) Mitchell of Olive Branch, Beth ( Guy ) Arnold of Widener, Lisa VanVoorhis of Hughes, Michael ( Linda ) Adkison also of Hughes. Also surviving are twelve grandchildren, twenty-two great grandchildren, and eight great-great grandchildren. Ms. Adkison is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Pete Adkison; two brothers, V.B. Rose, Jr and Jesse Rose along with two sisters Melba Lowe and Winnie Barkley. The family will receive their friends from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm Thursday September 22, 2016 at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home of West Memphis. Graveside services will be held Friday September 23, 2016 at the Marianna Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers the family request memorial contributions in memory of Iris may be made to Hughes Church of God, Adkison-Arnold Scholarship Fund, or ASU Mid-South.
So sorry to hear about Mrs Iris. She was always such a sweet sweet lady. And she always looked so nice. Everyone loved her.
Dear Family, I would like to tell you how much we loved Aunt Iris. She was a beautiful person and a wonderful Christian Lady. If there was ever a match made in heaven her and Uncle Pete was that match.
They were a joy to be around. They sure loved you kids, but you know that.
wish I could come to the service but because of sickness that is not possible.
Joyce asked me to tell you how sorry she is and that she loves all of you. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you. Maxine
We are so sorry to hear Sister Iris passed away. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. We so loved hearing her testimony, her singing, she loved the Lord with all her heart and it definitely showed! She was a true example of what a christian should be. We were lucky to have known her.