Edith E. Rhoads

November 23, 1928 - June 6, 2011

Mrs. Edith Elwanda Rhoads was born on Friday, November 23, 1928 daughter of the late Edgar Lee and Edna Carolyn Hogan Wilson. She died Monday, June 6, 2011 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Ark. at the age of 82 years 6 months and 14 days. She was born in McCormick, Ark. and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. Mrs. Rhoads was a homemaker, enjoyed gardening, sewing, and quilting, and attended the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church near Trumann. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tom Egene Rhoads, one brother, Eugene Wilson, and her parents. Survivors include two sons, Tommy Rhoads of Trumann and Darrell W. Rhoads of Marion; one daughter, Elwanda G. Goodwin of Las Vegas, NV; 5 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel of Thompson Funeral Home in Trumann, Ark., with Rev. Bobby Watts officiating. Burial will be in Willis Cemetery in Harrisburg, Ark. Pallbearers will be Ricky Rhoads, Nicky, Rhoads, Jimmy Rhoads, Lloyd Rhoads, Odel Everhart, and Ronnie Everhart. Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home in Trumann, Ark. An online register book can be signed at www.thompsonfuneralhome.net