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She was born January 30, 1927, in Dierks. She was a homemaker and a media member of Sunlife Broadcasting Network (Jimmy Swaggart).
Mrs. Efird was preceded in death by her parents, Buck and Florence Greenhaw Stokes; her husband, Ellis Ed Efird; daughter, Louise Efird; grandson, Kevin Efird; four sisters, Hazel Wilson, Dottie Bagley, Denver Cornish, and Robbie Nichols; three brothers, Boy Stokes, Vernon Stokes, and J.B. Stokes.
She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Phil and Karen Efird of Umpire, Arkansas; four grandchildren, Todd Linville, Dana and Jerry Manasco, Kyle and Lesli Efird and Sarah Frachiseur; five great grandchildren, Brady Manasco, Bailee Manasco, Trey Frachiseur, Payton Frachiseur, and Lexi Efird; two great-great grandchildren, Tuf Frachiseur and Tilley Frachiseur; her special caregiver, Pat Ashbrooks; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Efird will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 6, 2025, in Fellowship Cemetery, under the direction of Wilkerson Funeral Home.
You may leave a condolence online at www.wilkersonfuneralhomes.com
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August 5, 2025
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