Grace (Dorsey) Strawbridge

Grace Strawbridge, 78, of West Memphis went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 18, 2016.  She was born December 18, 1937, in Evansville, IN to the late Averett and Dorothy Dorsey.  Grace loved her church, Cornerstone Baptist of West Memphis.  She was a devoted family woman that enjoyed nothing more than spending time with her children and grandchildren.  Grace will be dearly missed by her family and her Wal-Mart friends, Peggy, Louise, Katie, and Bonnie.

Grace was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Duel Strawbridge; children, Debbie and Billy Barfield; sister, Ilene Dorsey; brothers, Woody, Kenneth, and George Dorsey; special companion, Bill Besheres.

Survivors include her daughters and sons in law, Loretta and Steve Reid, of Marion, AR, Grace Redden, of Brookland, AR, and Samantha and Clifton Creel, of Meridan, MS; grandchildren, Kayla, Nick, Josh, B.J., Lisa, Jacob, and James; great grandchildren, J.T., Logan, Gracie, and Katie.

The family will receive friends Monday, June 20, 2016, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Home, 4904 West Kingshighway, Paragould, AR  72450.  A graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at Crittenden Memorial Cemetery in Marion, AR with Cain Wheeler officiating. 

Grace’s grandchildren will serve as pallbearers.

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