Maxine Fletcher

Maxine Fletcher, 83, of Gravette, Arkansas died March 10, 2016. She was born on May 7, 1932 in Saratoga, Missouri to Asa Owen Meador and Vera Terry Meador. She was raised and educated in Southwest Missouri. She married Everette Fletcher on April 12, 1952 in Huntsville, Arkansas. They lived in the Gravette, Arkansas area. Everette died August 7, 1992. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers, Charles Meador, Kenneth Meador and sisters, Virginia Rose, Ilean Waldo, Maggie Parker, and Doris Church. She is survived by her daughter, Teresa Rich and husband, Darrell of Bella Vista, Arkansas; two grandchildren, Justin and Candice; and a great-grandchild, Ava. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m., Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Bella Vista Funeral Home Chapel. A graveside service will be at 10 a.m., Monday, March 14, 2016 at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Hiwasse, Arkansas. Arrangements are by the Bella Vista Funeral Home & Crematory, 2258 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, Arkansas. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, P.O. Box 141, Hiwasse, Ark. 72739 or Saratoga Springs Cemetery, c/o Cornerstone Bank, 117 N. Main Street, Southwest City, Mo. 64863. Arrangements are under the direction of Bella Vista Funeral Home & Crematory, 2258 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, Ark. 72715. On-line condolences may be made to www.funeralmation.com.