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4500 Jenny Lind Road
Fort Smith, AR | 72901
479-646-5555
700 Jefferson St.
Van Buren, AR | 72956
479-474-2523
Lorene Thicksten
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Obituary for Lorene Thicksten (Ward)

Lorene  Thicksten (Ward)
Minnie Lorene Thicksten, 94, of Alma passed away Friday, Sept. 14th. 2018 after a extended illness. She was a homemaker, owner of Alma Dry Cleaners and a member of Alma Presbyterian Church. Minnie Lorene was preceded in death by her husband. Dr. Jack Thicksten, her parents, Frank Gurly and Minnie Flowers Ward and three sisters and two brothers.
Survivors include her daughter, Jackie Henderson of Pensacola Beach, FL and two sons, Edward Thicksten (Sandra) of Alma, AR and Steve Thicksten (Nina) of San Antonio, TX; four grandchildren, Regina Thicksten of Conway, AR, Chris Thicksten (Mary Jo) of Bentonville, AR, Michael Thicksten (Cat) of Dallas, TX and Thomas Fitzgerald of Denver, CO and two great grandchildren, Mary Eilzabeth Thicksten and Edward Hays Thicksten of Bentonville, AR.
Friends are invited to a memorial celebration to be held at Ocker Funeral Home of Alma on November 17th, 2018 at 1:30 pm.
The family extends their deepest appreciation for the loving and compassionate care our mother received from the exceptional staff at Memory Lane of Van Buren this last year. We'd, also, like to extend that appreciation to the staff at Alma Rehab and The Hearts of Hospice.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Lorene's honor to the Alma Library Building Fund, 624 Fayetteville Ave., Alma, AR 72921

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