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MARDELL NASH BECK                               

* Bernice Banner 3/31/2000

Mardell Nash Beck of Benton, AR departed this life for Heaven March 19, 2000at the age of 78. 
She was preceded in death by her parents and nine of her brothers and sisters. Mardell is 
survived by her son, Keith Beck of Benton; two granddaughters, Desiree and husband Lyndell Beard 
and Angela and husband Russell Winfield bother of West Plains, MO, five great-grandchildren, 
Stephanie Winfield, Zachary Winfield, Joshua Winfield, Spencer Beard, and Austin Beard all of 
West Plains; one sister, Maudine Murry of Little Rock, AR and many nephews and nieces.
Mardell will be greatly missed by many friends and loved ones. She made a difference in many 
lives by her ability to teach almost anyone to play the piano. Churches all over Arkansas and 
North Louisiana were made better by her pupils being able to play the piano.
She was a wonderful mother and very dear grandmother. She was a member of Holland Chapel 
Church in Benton and worked for over 20 years in the nursery there.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 23,2000 at Roller-Ballard Chapel with 
Rev. L.D. Campbell. Interment was held in Pinecrest Memorial Park in Alexandria.

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Note: Mardell Nash Beck was born in Laran, the daughter of the late Henry and Anna Cranford 
Nash.  She had 1 half-sister, Minnie Nash Bryant; 2 half-brothers, Carl and Clyde Nash of Camp 
Creek Community; and 6 brothers and sisters, Roy Nash of Laran, Mattie Foster, Mamie Jones of 
FL, Mittie (Monk) Breland of Oregon, Ralph Nash who used to drive a school bus in Spearsville 
and owned the Pelican's Nest, and Dewey Nash of Laran.

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