of Jonesboro, AR

March 21, 1937 - July 1, 2025

Welza "Marcella" Pickering, 88, of Jonesboro passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. She was born on March 21, 1937 in Bragg City, MO to Homer and Gladys (Short) Holloway. Marcella worked as a nursing aid in Indiana before moving back to Arkansas with her husband and children and starting Pickering Termite Pest Control Company, where she worked until retirement. She was a member of Revival Tabernacle and she loved to cook, vacation in Florida and visit Disney World and participate in family gatherings.

Marcella is preceded in death by her loving husband, Bill Pickering; her parents; a grandson, Reed Pickering and a sister, Maxine Smith.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Barry Pickering and Vicki Wheeler; grandchildren, Brandon, Adam, Blade and Wiley; great grandchildren, Ava, Jett, Aubrey and Evelyn; brothers, James and Danny Holloway and many more friends, family and loved ones.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 beginning at 2pm at Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home (1900 W. Washington, Jonesboro, AR 72401) with Dub Holt officiating. Burial will follow at Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation will precede the service beginning at 1pm.

Arrangements are under the care of Roller Farmers Union Funeral Home.

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