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Desslea Stephens, 88, of Conway, went to be with the Lord on Nov. 9, 2025. She was born on Sept. 25, 1937, in Colorado to Tom and Daphne Bowens Cook.
She loved and cared for her family and helped her late husband, John, with their family business. She is also preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by her daughter, Jane Cook; her grandchildren, John Cook, Denise Word, Jennifer Cook (Tamara); great-grandchildren, Katie Martin, Chelsea Cook, Cassie, Sophia; also, many loving nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
There will be a memorial service held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, at Roller McNutt Funeral in Conway, Arkansas.
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