Lela Bohannon

Lela Bohannon obituary

Lela Bohannon

Lela Bohannon Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Clay Funeral Home, Inc. - Forrest City on Jun. 25, 2025.

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Miss Lela Bohannon age 71 of Little Rock, Arkansas, formerly of Forrest City, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born November 18, 1953, in Forrest City, Arkansas to the late Mr. Pete Bohannon, Jr., and the late Mrs. Glent Lee Peacock Bohannon. She was the fourth of eight children born to this union.

Her favorite pass times were being with family members, traveling, watching people and carrying around her deck of cards and her unopened caffeine free diet coke.

Lela is survived by two brothers, Mr. James Clifton Bohannon and Mr. Lewis Bohannon, both of Forrest City, six sisters, Mrs. Sheila Peterson of Covington, Georgia, Mrs. Reila Young of Little Rock, Arkansas, Ms. Glinda Sha Bohannon of Decatur Georgia, Ms. Iris Bohannon and Ms. Wonda Bohannon, both of Little Rock, Arkansas and Ms. Louisa Bohannon of Snellville, Georgia

Funeral service will be held Saturday, June 28, 2025, 11:00 AM at the Larry S. Bryant Sports Complex on HWY 1 So. Burial will follow in Paradise Gardens Cemetery, Edmondson, Arkansas. Visitation is Friday, June 27, 2025, 2:30-4:30 PM. in the chapel of CLAY FUNERAL HOME, 2522 E. Broadway, Forrest City, Arkansas.

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