Florene "Pat" Gosnell age 88 of Arkadelphia died Wednesday February 6, 2008 in Hot Springs. She was born July 26, 1919 in Center Point, Arkansas (Howard Co.) the daughter of Andrew J. and Etta Mae Justus Bedwell. Pat was saleslady at Pollard's Jewelry Store for many years and a member of Arkadelphia Church of Christ. She was the widow of Charles (Guz) Gosnell and preceded in death by one sister, Floy Westfall.
Survivors include one daughter, Dianne Tolleson of Texarkana, TX; one sister, Sue Goodson of Center Point, AR; two granddaughters, Monica Hufana of Carlisle, KY; Jennifer Bang of Staunton, VA; four great-grandchildren, SPC Evelyn Plociennik (U S National Guard); Jeremiah Rice; Griffin Rice and Abigail Bang; one niece, Brenda Richardson of Hot Springs and one nephew, Johnny Goodson of Center Point, Arkansas.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM Monday, February 11, 2008 in the Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Chris Benjamin of the West Ark Church of Christ in Ft. Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Ozan Cemetery at Bingen, Arkansas. Visitation will be 9:30 AM until service time Monday at the funeral home.
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