Mary Frances Bleam

Mary Frances Bleam obituary

Mary Frances Bleam

Mary Bleam Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Bates Cooper Sloan Funeral Home - Mount Pleasant on Aug. 28, 2025.

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Mary Frances Bleam passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, in Texarkana, Texas.

Mrs. Bleam was born on April 17, 1943, in Camp County Texas to Howard and Ruth Brown Reese.

She worked for many years as a Registered Nurse at Titus Regional Medical Center. She then traveled as a nurse before retiring. She was a longtime member of the Northridge Church of Christ.

She is survived by her daughter Karen Sloan and longtime companion Cedric; Sisters Joyce Franks, Carol Chamberlain and husband Mike, and Pam Kirkwood and husband Ray; Grandsons Joel Clay, Justin Clay; granddaughter Kaelei Guillory and husband Josh; and ex-husband Larry Nathan Sloan.

She was preceded by her parents Howard and Ruth Brown Reese, and Louise Reese; Husbands Cal Lemon, and William Bleam; sister Glenda Wansley; daughter Sandra Peacock; brother-in-law Jerry Franks; and nephew Michael Kirkwood.

No services have been planned at this time

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