of Conway, AR

December 23, 1934 - November 5, 2019

Ruth Geraldine ''Jeri'' (Hardin) Myrick, 84, of Conway, died on November 5, 2019. She was born in Pickles Gap, Arkansas, on December 23, 1934, to Paul Eugene Hardin and Ruth Brewster Hay. Known as Geraldine or ''Jeri'' to family and friends, she married Edward Earl of McKinney, Texas. After working as a manager of B. Dalton Bookstores in Birmingham, Alabama, she and Edward returned to Conway and soon opened a bookstore in North Little Rock selling new and used books. They later opened a second store in Conway. They both served as the directors of the annual Arkansas Book and Paper Show for many years.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward; as well as by her sister, Eleanor Hardin Opitz; and brother, James B. Hardin. She is survived by daughters, Rebecca Myrick and Amanda Simpkins of Little Rock; the light of her life, grandson, Trent Marshall; her brother, Bill Hardin of Mount Ida; and numerous nieces, nephews, and other family and friends.

Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00pm, Friday, November 8, 2019, at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Conway. Graveside service will be at 1:00 pm, Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Crestlawn Memorial Park in Conway.

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