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Lillie Mae Champlin

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Lillie Mae Champlin, 88, of Austin, died Saturday, August 17, 2013. Lillie Mae was born January 20, 1925 in Cabot to the late Tommy C. and Winifred G. (Sellers) Vann. She is also preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Charles W. Champlin, brother L.T. "Pete" Vann, and sisters Elsie Jones and Ethel Jewel Skinner. Lillie Mae and her husband owned and operated their dairy and poultry farm until retirement. She is survived by son, Nagel Champlin and wife Donna; daughter, Patricia Brockinton and fiancé Frankie Cox; brother, Faber Vann and wife Artie Faye; grandchildren, Patricia Randall, Chuck Champlin, J.P. Brockinton, and Jesaca Duncan and husband Kyle; step-grandchildren, Deanne Moore, Leanne Lynn, and Shane Sumler: great-grandchildren Tory Lee, Brett and Rylee Brockinton, Cooper and Lily Champlin, and Alyssa and Shaifer Duncan; 9 step great-grandchildren; great-great-grandson Bentley Weaver; two step-great-great-granddaughters; and special people in her life, loving caregivers Betty Simmons and Velda Strum. She will also be missed by many loving nieces and nephews. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Baugh Chapel Baptist Church, Austin. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will follow at 16th Section Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Baugh Chapel Baptist Church Building Fund, 5570 Hwy. 319W, Austin, Ark. 72007 or 16th Section Cemetery, P.O. Box 713 Ward, Ark. 72023. Arrangements by Arkansas Funeral Care, Jacksonville, www.arkansasfuneralcare.com.

Published August 22, 2013

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