Sara Elisabeth Rich Larkey's Obituary
Sara Elisabeth Rich Larkey, 74, passed away on January 10, 2009 after a brief illness. The daughter of Jack W. and Lois Wallin Rich of West Memphis, AR. Sara was born on September 2, 1934. She graduated from Miss Hutchison’s School for Girls and Mt. Vernon Junior College. She was a member of Les Passes, Ikebana Garden Club, the Memphis Country Club, and the Junior League of Memphis. She served for many years as Secretary/Treasurer of the board of Guaranty Loan & Real Estate Co. She was a communicant of Holy Communion Episcopal Church. She was preceded in death by her husbands, J. Everett Norfleet and Kenneth C. Larkey, Jr., and by her daughter-in-law, Penny C. Norfleet. She is survived by a son, Jay E. Norfleet, Jr. of West Memphis, her sister, Mary Jack McCord (Claude) of Memphis, two step-daughters, Jennifer Balink (Bernard) of Memphis and Margaret Dow (Rick) of Havre, MT, five step-grandchildren, and many dear friends.Visitation will be Sunday, January 18th, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery on Poplar. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 19th at 2:30 p.m. also at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery. The family asks that any memorials be sent to the Memphis Botanic Gardens or Church Health Center.
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