Ms. Michelle Lee Coppock Whitmire, age 48, a resident of Wickes, Arkansas passed from this life on Monday, February 25, 2019 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
She was born to Kathy Louise Coppock and David Shurley on March 23, 1970 in Chillicothe, Ohio. She was a 1988 graduate of the Mena High School, was a former member of the Gillham and Grannis Fire Departments, was of the Pentecostal Faith and was a member of the Wickes Pentecostal Church. She enjoyed babysitting, fishing, camping, kayaking and caring for others, but most of all, she cherished the time spent with her family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Mary Louis and Charles Coppock; paternal grandparents, Jack and Kitty Cottrill, Minnie Jolly and John Shurley; her father Larry Cottrill; aunt, DeeDee Stice; niece, Kodi Leah Wheeler; and a nephew, Danny Lee Butler.
Michelle leaves to cherish her memory, her children, Whitney Higgins and husband Kelly of De Queen, Darrell Whitmire and wife Amber of Michigan, Gavin Whitmire and wife Jazzmyn of Wickes, Tommie Whitmire and Kaden Whitmire, both of Wickes; ten grandchildren, Madison, Chason, Addison, Mason, Lucus, Jacob, Chris, Azalea, Lhiam and Lennox; as well as, three soon-to-be grandchildren. Her parents, Kathy Denton and husband Henry of Grannis, and Dave Shurley and wife Georgiana of Georgia; four sisters, Patti Wheeler and husband Bruce of Wickes, Teri Butler and husband Danny of Watson, Oklahoma, April Lambert and husband Jon of Lufkin, Texas, and Krishonda Denton of Gillham; one brother, Zachary Denton and wife Kayla of Gillham; as well as, a number of nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends.
Funeral Services for Ms. Michelle Whitmire will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, March 2, 2019 in the Wickes Pentecostal Church with Bro. Chris Burke officiating. Burial will follow in the Grannis Cemetery, under the direction of Chandler Funeral Home, De Queen. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., Friday, March 1st, at the funeral home. You may send an online sympathy message at www.chandlerfuneral.com.
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