of Marion, AR

August 17, 1939 - October 15, 2020

William Frank (Bill) Slaughter, 81, died on October 15, 2020 in the home that he lovingly built for his family in West Memphis, Arkansas. He was a devout Catholic and a communicant of Saint Michael's Catholic Church.
Bill was born August 17, 1939 in Caruthersville, Missouri to Alvah and Grace Slaughter. The family later moved to West Memphis where Bill attended Saint Michael's Elementary School and West Memphis Senior High School. He went on to graduate from Christian Brothers College and the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy. While he was a student, he was an employee of City Drug Store in West Memphis. He eventually bought City Drug Store and built a new building at 1701 East Broadway to house the business. He continued to serve the community from this location for 50 years until he closed City Drug Store in 2018.
In 1960, Bill married Anita Manning. Although the union was not permanent, Bill and Anita had three children together. William Frank, Jr., Cynthia Lynn, and Edward Morris. Bill was a lover of all animals, especially horses. This love of horses helped lead him to be an accomplished farrier. He showed his horses and greatly enjoyed spending time taking his family to horse shows. Some of his happiest hours were spent in his barn surrounded by his horses, as well as his favorite dogs, his favorite cats, his children and eventually his grandchildren.
In 1982 Bill married Katherine Callan. Katherine's two children, Jeffrey Mullen and Traci Mullen were lovingly welcomed into the family by Bill. Bill is survived by his wife of 38 years, Katherine Callan Slaughter; his two sons, William, Jr. and Edward (Sherry) Slaughter; his son-in-law Luke Jones; his stepdaughter Traci (Rob) Ward; his stepdaughter-in-law Tracy Mullen; his grandchildren William Jones, Zachary Jones, Samuel Mullen, Jackson Slaughter, Benjamin Mullen, Faye Ward, Grace Anne Slaughter, Maddie Ward and Nathaniel Mullen. He was preceded in death by his parents Alvah and Grace Slaughter; his sisters Patricia Baugh and Margaret Wilbanks; his daughter Lynn Jones and his stepson Jeffrey Mullen.
The family invites everyone to join them for a Visitation, Family Reflection, and Rosary on Thursday, October 22nd in the courtyard of Saint Michael's Catholic Church. The Visitation begins at 5:00 o'clock followed by the Family Reflection and Rosary at 6:30 pm. The Mass of Resurrection and interment on Friday will be private. Memorials may be made to Saint Michael's Catholic School 405 N Missouri St, West Memphis, AR 72301
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Roller-Citizens Funeral Home will be following guidelines issued by the Arkansas Department of Health and the CDC regarding COVID-19. Social distancing of at least six feet must be practiced and all funeral attendees must provide and wear their own mask.

Obituary Provided By:
Roller-Citizens Funeral Home
201 North Pine Street
West Memphis, AR  72303
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