Stephanie Shachmut

1950 - 2012

Stephanie Sole Shachmut, 61, of Conway, died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at home.
She was born Dec. 2, 1950, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John (Jack) and Blanche (Grammy) Sole.
Stephanie and her husband, Jeff, have made Conway their home for the past 30 years. She was a devoted and loving, wife, mother, grandmother (Ouma), and teacher.
She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Jeff; twins, Kyra, of Dallas, Texas, and Kyle (Laura) of Boston, Mass.; twins, Brittany, of Boston, Mass., and Briana of Conway; her sister, Jacqueline Sole of Bremerton, Wash.; nieces, Crystal, Sherry and Brandy Melin, also of Bremerton, Wash.; and brother-in-law, Ken (Daria) Shachmut from Carmel, Calif.; and nephews, Brian and Chris, also from California.
Stephanie was a high school Religion teacher at St. Joseph High School - where she taught for the past 11 years and touched many lives of the students, staff, and parishioners. The visitation will be at St. Joseph Church Tuesday night from 7-9 p.m., with the Rosary starting at 7:30 p.m.
The funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with Fr. John Marconi officiating.
Interment will take place following at the St. Joseph Mausoleum, under the direction of Griffin Leggett Conway Funeral Home, Conway, 501-327-5000.
Pallbearers will be: Fonzie Mason, Tom Strickland, Lum Wilhite, Joe Mallett, Mark Bausom, Mark Meaux, Buddy O'Dwyer and Chuck Ballard.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Stephanie's name to the St. Joseph School Endowment, 502 Front Street, Conway, AR 72032.
Stephanie's family can receive messages of comfort and support at www.griffinleggettconway.com.