of Yellville, AR
July 25, 1937 - November 14, 2019
Wilma Spence, age 82, of Yellville, Arkansas passed away Thursday November 14, 2019 at Flippin, Arkansas.
Wilma was born July 25, 1937 in Pryor, Oklahoma to Floyd and Lolita (LaPort) Linn. She worked as a housekeeping supervisor for Marion County Hospital before going to Marion County Nursing Home until her retirement. She was an active member of Lighthouse for Jesus Tabernacle and especially enjoyed being involved with the music. Her many joys in life were her church, her family, and music.
Mrs. Spence is survived by three sons: Stan Spence (Rosemary) of Disney, Oklahoma; Danny Spence (Tammy), Donny Spence (Cheryl) all of Yellville, Arkansas; her daughter Delana Farr (Daniel) of Sturgis, Michigan; two step-brothers Duane Brown, and Doug Brown of Tennessee; ten grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; and eleven great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Thomas, her daughter Debbie Harris, her granddaughter Stacy Love, her brothers: Gene, Carl, and David Linn, Dean Brown, and a sister Reba Maltbie.
Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 pm Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at Roller-Burns Funeral Home in Yellville, Arkansas.
Funeral will be noon Thursday, November 21, 2019 at Lighthouse for Jesus Tabernacle near Yellville, with Bro. Coma Rivers officiating.
Interment will follow at Georges Creek Cemetery near Yellville.
Pallbearers will be Travis Spence, Jeremy Spence, Candin Farr, Stanley Spence II, Brent Spence, and Justin Harris.
Honorary pallbearers will be Donald Harris, Robert Linn, Irl Spence, Jake Moses, Josh Wagoner, and Garrett Ramsey.
Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society Ovarian Cancer Research, or Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund.
Sorry to hear of Mrs. Pence's passing. Fine woman. Worked at MCH when she was there, many years ago
I met Sis. Spence over 45 years ago while I was still a teenager living with my parents. The thing I remember about that 1st time was Sis. Spence and her daughters singing together. I loved to hear her sing , testify, and play music with her . She always greeted me with a smile, handshake, some conversation, and a lot of times a hug. She was a genuine Christian and will be missed greatly. I pray for the her family because of this loss. May Jesus Bless and comfort everyone .
Your race is over Sis. Spence! You're in the presence of our Lord Jesus. You will be missed. Prayers for peace and comfort to family and loved ones.
I will miss Wilma. She treated as a daughter and made me feel needed.
I wish I could say I knew "Aunt" Wilma better, but I can say she impacted my life. That afternoon, 33 years ago, in that tent revival when the anointing fell on her will be a memory I'll never forget! A real apostolic woman of God!
My precious friend was a great Woman of God. I loved and treasured her.