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Sallylu Kinslow

Sallylu Holmes Kinslow, age 86, of Little Rock, died Monday, July 17, 2017. Born at Pine Bluff on March 26, 1931, she was the daughter of the late William Cade Bunn and Hilda Osterholt Bunn. She was a graduate of Pine Bluff High School, and attended Texas State College for Women from 1949-1950. Mrs. Kinslow completed her education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 1986, earning a Bachelor of Science in Education and a Bachelor of Arts in French. Sallylu resided in Pine Bluff for many years. She married George Niemeyer Holmes in 1954, and he predeceased her in July, 1992. She later married William Kinslow in 2006 and moved to El Dorado, where she lived until Mr. Kinslow's death in 2013. While in Pine Bluff, she was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church, serving as organist and choir director, Sunday school teacher, and member of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League. She was also a member of the Junior League of Pine Bluff and the Bess Jenkins Club. She became a member of Grace Lutheran Church after moving to Little Rock. Sallylu loved hiking, swimming, traveling, visiting the beach, and the outdoors. In addition to her two husbands, Sallylu was predeceased by a son, George Niemeyer Holmes Jr. who died April 25, 1980 during a hostage rescue attempt in Iran; and her brother, Richard "Dick" Bunn. Survivors include two sons, Richard "Rick" Holmes and wife Jeanene of Peachtree City, GA, and James Douglas "Doug" Holmes and wife Debra of North Little Rock; two step-sons, Henry Kinslow and wife Ivory of El Dorado, and Charles Kinslow and wife Dona of Little Rock; her grandchildren, Cade, Tanner, Daniel, and Anna Holmes; and step-grandchildren, Page, Chase, and Rachel Kinslow. A graveside service will be held Saturday, July 22, 2017, 10 a.m. at Graceland Cemetery at Pine Bluff. A memorial service will follow at 1 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Little Rock with Pastor James Walter officiating. The family will greet friends following the service in Parker Hall at the church. Arrangements are by Fuller Hale-South Funeral Services of Pine Bluff. Memorials may be made to Grace Lutheran Church, 5124 Hillcrest Avenue, Little Rock, Ark. 72205; or to Arkansas Children's Hospital, #1 Children's Way, Little Rock, Ark. 72202. Online condolences may be made at FullerFunerals.com.

Published July 20, 2017

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