Obituary of Eloise Magness, Saline Co, AR

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Date: October 2006 -
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 - from Benton Courier Obit

Cleda "Eloise" Magness, 85, of Benton died Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006, at
Saline Memorial Hospital.

She was born April 1, 1921, in Newark to Thomas Benjamin Magness and
Lena Leota Salvage Magness.

Mrs. Magness had retired as a legal secretary for the state of Arkansas
and served in the WACs on Gen. Douglas McArthur's staff during World
War II.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Survivors include one son, Jay Brentlinger and wife Tammy of
Scottsdale, Ariz.; one granddaughter, Alex Brentlinger of Scottsdale; one
grandson, Devon Brentlinger of Scottsdale; former husband, Jayson Russell
Brentlinger of Carefree, Ariz.; three nieces, Yvonne Nall and husband David
of Benton, Willene Hutchinson of Benton and Bennie Alberius and husband
Al of Little Rock; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Roller-Ballard Funeral
Home, with the Rev. Joe Campbell officiating. Burial with military honors
will be in Forest Hills Memorial Park in Alexander. Serving as
pallbearers will be Terry Nall, Jerry Nall, Randy Whitley, Gary Ballard, Terrell
Woodall and Dewain Stone.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Hot Springs VFW, Thaddeus H. Carraway Post
2278 or the Saline Memorial Hospice.