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Wilma Jean Shackelford

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Wilma Jean Shackelford of Fayetteville passed away Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, at the age of 85 years. Wilma was born Oct. 8, 1927, in Delaney, Ark., to parents William Loyd Gabbard and Beula Ritchie Gabbard. She is survived by her children, sons, Ron Shackelford and wife, Ethel, of Combs, Ark., and Glen Shackelford and wife, Carolyn, of Elkins, Ark.; a daughter, Pamela Clark and husband, Doug, of Fayetteville; two sisters, Mary Lou Bonham of West Fork, Ark., and Lorene Provence of Lincoln, Ark.; three grandchildren, Anna Gawf and husband, Michael, of Springdale, Ark., Michael McCarter and wife, Sarah, of Fayetteville, Ark., and Jenna Shackelford of Fayetteville. She leaves three great-grandchildren, Kaylea and Averie Gawf of Springdale, and Regan McCarter of Fayetteville; and a step-great-grandson, Andrew Godfrey of Fayetteville. Visitation will be Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Moore's Chapel in Fayetteville. Funeral services are 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, at Brannon Mountain Church, with the Rev. Jasper Hankins officiating. Burial will follow at Brannon Mountain Cemetery. To sign the online guest-book, please visit www.mooresfuneralchapel.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Moore's Chapel, Fayetteville, Ark.

Published September 17, 2013

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