Mable Louise Bean

Obituary of Mable Louise Bean

Mable Louise Bean, age 80, of Amity, died Tuesday, November 24, 2009.

She was born on June 23, 1929, at Glenwood, the daughter of Jewell Tackett and Vida Pounds Tackett. On July 10, 1948, she was married to Alton Bean, who preceded her in death on January 6, 1999. She was also preceded in death by her son, Kenny Joe Bean; her parents; and her brother, Sonny Tackett.

In 1969, Mable and her husband, Alton, founded Alton Bean Trucking Company in Amity where she worked and served as vice-president of the board until her retirement. She was a member of the Amity First Baptist Church and the Ladies Auxiliary of Gideon’s International.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Cynthia Bean of Amity; her daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Gary Holmes of Caddo Gap; ten grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; her brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Juanita Tackett of Glenwood; and her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Theressa Tackett of Cabot, Buddy and Sue Bean of Mena, Jean Harding of Bartlett, Tennessee, Johnny and Patsy Bean of Arkadelphia, Reba and Jay Pennington, Curt and Jane Bean and Nina and Garry Johns all of Amity.

Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, November 28, 2009, in the Amity First Baptist Church with Bro. John McAnally officiating.

Visitation will be Friday, 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM, at the funeral home.

Interment will be in the Friendship Cemetery near Amity under the direction of Davis-Smith Funeral Home, Glenwood.

Pallbearers will be Christopher Runyan, Gary Bean, II, Tommy Bean, Doug Cunningham, Greg Holmes, Beau Graves and Randy Hardy.

Honorary pallbearers will be her grandchildren, Tabitha Cunningham, Mysti Williams, Jeff Holmes, Lindi Alexander and Samantha Harris; her great-grandchildren, Gary Alton Bean, III, Madison Bean, Chloe Bean, Lauren Bean, Grace Bean, Haylee Bean, Dean Cunningham, Hayley Cunningham, Michael Cunningham, Austin Holmes, Dustin Holmes, Hayly Holmes, Presley Holmes, Courtney Holmes, Christian Williams, Tyler Williams, Caleb Williams, Garrett Alexander, Eli Alexander and Lexi Graves; and her special friends, Dorinda Wilson and the employees of Alton Bean Trucking, Inc.

Memorials may be made to the Amity First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 168, Amity, Arkansas, 71921.

Guest registry is at www.davis-smith.com.