of Conway, AR

October 2, 1927 - September 14, 2018

Alice was born October 2, 1927 in Alix, AR and passed away September 14, 2018 in Conway, AR. She was preceded in death by her mother, Anna Bell ''Dolly'' Moody and father, James Arthur Helton, 5 brothers, James Arnold, Neely Lafaye, Pat Adrian, Nathan Gerald and Pete Junior; and 3 sisters, Dovie Lee (Speights), Callie Mae (Lachowsky), Irsi Irene (Posey) and Opal Fern (Brewer). She is survived by 10 nephews and nieces, Bill Helton (Bobbi), Nathan Leon Helton, Marilyn Kay Reeves (Don), Harold Helton, Danny Helton (Sharon), Phyllis Widen (Ted), Shelia Moore (Lewis), Jimmy Speights (Ramona), Judy Bates (Gerald) and Larry Brewer (Marguerite).

Alice served on the Elders Board for the Chickamauga Nation Arkansas Band, she was very proud of her Chickamauga Indian heritage. As a young child she was always told by her parents about being Chickamauga and her mother spoke the language to the children and told to never tell anyone they were Indian for fear of losing their land and the children being taken from their parents. They lived with this fear up to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and subsequent United States Supreme Court Decision legalizing marriages between Indiana and Whites.

Funeral service will be 10:00am, Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Conway with visitation one hour prior, interment to follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Conway.

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