Iris Yarbrough Blackwell

Iris Yarbrough Blackwell of North Little Rock, 91, died June 3, 2018. She was born November 22, 1926 in Paragould, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Ira F. and Grace Yarbrough. The family moved to North Little Rock when Mrs. Blackwell was nine months old and she has been a residence of the city ever since. She was a lifetime member of Baring Cross Baptist Church and was a soloist at the church for many years beginning when she was 14 years of age. Through the years she sang at many weddings in the area. In 2006, she was presented with a plaque recognizing 67 years of service in the church's Music Department. Mrs. Blackwell was a twenty-year employee of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Little Rock (now Dallas) and was Assistant Vice President of the bank at the time of her retirement. She is survived by her husband of 72 years, Joseph T. Blackwell; two sons, Michael T. Blackwell (Madeline) of North Little Rock and Dennis J. Blackwell (Rhonda) of Maumelle; three grandchildren, Brittney L. Blackwell of Sherwood, David J. Blackwell of Maumelle and Leah N. Blackwell of Maumelle; one great-granddaughter, Iris Olivia Schroeder of Sherwood; and one sister, Alene T. Yielding of Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., June 7 at Baring Cross Baptist Church, 7541 Warden Rd., Sherwood, Arkansas. There will be visitation at 10 a.m. the same date and location. Memorials may be made to Baring Cross Baptist Church, 7541 Warden Rd, Sherwood, Arkansas, 72120. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/owens.