Obituaries:  Mrs. Garvis "Grace" Arrington, Sabine Parish       A-652
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jan 15, 2003
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Mrs. Garvis "Grace" Arrington

  Funeral services for Mrs. Garvis "Grace" Arrington, 93, of
DeRidder, were held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11, 2003, at
Westview Baptist Church in DeRidder, with the Rev. Wayne Kite,
and the Rev. Glenn George officiating. Mrs. Arrington passed away
Friday, Jan. 10, at Westview Manor Nursing Home in DeRidder.
Burial followed in Beauregard Cemetery in DeRidder, under the
direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home in DeRidder.

  Mrs. Arrington was a native of Hornbeck, but was reared in
Florien, and moved to DeRidder in 1945, where she lived for the
rest of her life. She was a Charter Member of Westview Baptist
Church, where she taught Sunday School well into her eighties.
She also served in the music ministry, as well as other church
activities, in her many years of service to the Lord. She was a
homemaker. Donations may be made to the Baptist Children's Home,
or Home & State Missions Bible Society.

  Survivors include three sons, Mel Arrington of DeRidder, Doyle
Arrington of Ragley, and Glenn Darrell Arrington of Floresville,
Fla. She is also survived by two brothers, Keith Brown of Welsh,
and Carl Brown of Florien; 11 grandchildren; and 20 great
grandchildren.

  Labby Memorial Funeral Home, DeRidder, La.