Athalea Deeds Athalea Shoemaker Higgins Deeds age 92 of Delaware died Monday, November 11, 2013 at Dardanelle Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born August 29, 1921 at Delaware to the late Robert and Johnnie Roper Shoemaker. She was a homemaker, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a member of the Delaware First Baptist Church. She loved to quilt, cook, find a word books and spending time with family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands, Garland Higgins and J.C. Deeds; four brothers, Desmond Shoemaker, Farris Shoemaker, Robert Shoemaker, Gerald Shoemaker; two sisters, Florence Lynn and Hilda Davis. Survivors include two daughters, Ellen Hillis and husband Carl of Dardanelle, Barbara Cornett of Ola; one son, Leroy Higgins and wife Janet of Mableville; one sister, Ruby Floyd of Delaware; seven grandchildren, Melinda Troxel and husband Jim of St. Peters, Missouri, Patrick Hillis and wife Paige of Irving, Texas, Darrell Reedy Jr of Ola, Jerry Reedy of Sherwood, Gavin Higgins and wife Sana of North Little Rock, Tony Higgins and wife Sandy of Cabot, Lee Higgins of Mableville; great grandchildren, Kayla Troxel, Kendall Troxel, Parker Hillis, Preston Hillis, Jerry Reedy II, Wayne Reedy, Larry Reedy, Ashley Higgins, Ethan Higgins; four great great grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and many friends. Funeral services will be held at 10:00A.M., Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Cornwell Chapel in Dardanelle with Bro. Bob Loyd officiating. Burial will be in Graves Cemetery in Delaware. Visitation will be held Wednesday, 6:00P.M. to 8:00P.M. at the chapel. Pallbearers will be Gavin Higgins, Lee Higgins, Tony Higgins, Keith Cravens, Bob Bata and Patrick Hillis. Arrangements Are By Cornwell Funeral Home in Dardanelle. Online Guest Book and Condolences at www.cornwellfuneralhomes.com