Mary Magdalene Owen Sneed

Mary Sneed was born and lived in Peach Orchard, Arkansas. She was very active in the community, especially with the Peach Orchard Pentecostal Church. She taught Sunday School for more than 65 years, was a trustee of the church, and hosted many ministers and their families in her home. She worked tirelessly for the church wherever she was needed. She had a lifetime membership to the PTA and was a former PTA President.

She owned a beauty shop for over 30 years prior to working as a bookkeeper at P.L. Oliver Cotton Company.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Owen; sister, Nita Owen Steele; and brother, Raye Owen.

She was a widow at a very young age when her husband Booth Carroll died while in active duty in the Army. Her husband W. F. Sneed died in April of 1990. Mary and “Dub” were married over 40 years and worked together many of those years. They also enjoyed traveling to visit friends and relatives.

She is survived by one daughter Mary Ellen Sneed of Little Rock; sister, Martha Owen Border of Peach Orchard; brother, John E. Owen of Springhill, FL; several nieces, nephews, and relatives; and many friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Brownie-Pirtle Cemetery Association, c/o Judy Schimming, 899 CR 206, Peach Orchard, 72453 or Habitat for Humanity International, 121 Habitat St., Americus, GA 31709-3498.

Funeral service will be Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at 2 PM at the Peach Orchard Pentecostal Church in Peach Orchard, AR., with Brother Frank Hardwick and Reverend Carl McKinney officiating. Burial will follow the service at Brownie Cemetery in Peach Orchard. Public visitation will be Tuesday, September 28, 2010 from 6:00 until 8:00 PM at Ermert Funeral Home in Corning, AR.