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Mary Elizabeth Byers Hornbeck

Mary Elizabeth Byers Hornbeck, 88, of Hot Springs, Ark., passed away June 8, 2017. She was born May 28, 1929 in Crocketts Bluff, Ark. to Benjamin Franklin and Mary Alice Inman Byers. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, C.W. Hornbeck; and two brothers, Willard and Charles Byers. She is survived by her sons and their wives, Larry Hornbeck and Melinda of Texarkana, Texas, and Randy Hornbeck and Jo of Hot Springs, Ark.; six grandchildren Amanda Hornbeck, Elizabeth Hornbeck, Gary Hornbeck (Claudia), Si Hornbeck (Anna), Emily Loy (Brad), and Benjamin Hornbeck (Abbey); four great-grandchildren Ethan and Eli Hornbeck and Skylen and Evie Loy; and one sister Willie Mae Oliver of Corpus Christi, Texas. Mary lived, loved, and put her faith in Jesus. She loved spending time in her garden and also with her family. Her family is appreciative for the wonderful givers at Lake Hamilton Health and Rehab and the doctors and nurses at Arkansas Hospice. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. June 11 at Essex Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in DeWitt Cemetery. www.essexfuneralhome.com.

Published June 10, 2017

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