Laura Jo Keaton, age 99, of Mena, Arkansas, died on Monday, February 19, 2024. She was born December 24, 1924, to Lucy Mae and Howlett Pope in Camden, Arkansas.
Upon graduation from Camden High School in 1942, she attended Henderson College, followed by Saint Edwards School of Nursing where she obtained her RN degree to start her nursing career. She married Robert A. Keaton on August 10, 1954.
She is preceded in death by her parents, and by her husband.
Laura is survived by her daughter Melissa and husband Mike Hobson; grandchildren-Lauren and Shane Frost, Britt and Ladatha Hobson and Hunter and Allie Hobson. Great-grandchildren: Barrett and Blake Frost, Adalee and Heath Hobson and Gia Fagan-Hobson, Elliott Hobson all of Mena.
The family would like to thank the staff at Peach Tree Assisted Living and the staff at Home Cottages House #7, for the compassion and care given to Laura during her stay.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to Christ Community Fellowship, Mena, Arkansas.
Cremation services are entrusted to Beasley-Wood Funeral Home of Mena, Arkansas.
There are no services planned at this time.
Online obituary and guestbook at www.beasleywoodfuneralhome.com
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