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Rea Clarene Laird

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Rea C. Laird passed away September 3, 2018, at the age of 96 years. Rea was born February 3, 1922 at Marble, Arkansas; to Clarence and Ruth Spradling Elzey. She made her home at Countryside Retirement for the last 10 years. She met her husband, Fay Laird, while working at a local tomato canning factory. The were married in 1942; and, after the war, they returned to farming and raised Polled Hereford Cattle. Rea was an auction clerk for her husband and the Huntsville Sale Barn. She was known for her lawn mowing and was a waitress at the Valley Inn Café in Hindsville. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was baptized in the Christian faith and attended the First Baptist Church in Hindsville. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Fay W. Laird; two grandchildren, Buck Vaughan and Jill ReEtta Vaughan; her son-in-law, Jim Vaughan; one sister, Ruby Presley; step-father Arnold Sikes; and step-sister Juanita Silvis. She is survived by one daughter, Patricia Faye Vaughan; many nieces, nephews, and friends. Funeral Services will be 10 a.m., Thursday, September 6, 2018; at Brashears Funeral Home and Crematory, with Max Bowlin officiating. Pallbearers will be Frankie Fitch, Jerry Bolinger, Tillman Lane, Jeff Reeves, Jasper Spradling, and Rodney Reynolds. The family would like to thank Whitener EH Club, Gayle Bramal, Dr. Ivan Box, Tara Box, Lenora Ridel, and the caring Countryside staff. Memorials can be made to the Buck Vaughan Athletic Scholarship, P.O. Box 41, Hindsville, Ark. 72738. Services are entrusted to Brashears Funeral Home and Crematory of Huntsville.

Published September 6, 2018

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