Oscar Price

A graveside celebration of life for Oscar Richard (Bully) Price, 91, of Hickory Plains, AR, will be held at the Hickory Plains Cemetery on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at 10:00 am. Bully died on July 23, 2016, from complications of dementia. Conducting the graveside service will be Rev. John Tackett of Lonoke, Ar. Pallbearers will be Shane Price, Marcus Price, Carey Knowlton, Paul Gault, Cody Knowlton, Josh Price, Jake Price and Dusty Price. Honorary pallbearers will be all grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Bully was born on February 20, 1925, in Pollock, LA, to Tom and Lucile Price. He was the sixth of nine children born to Tom and Lucile Price. After high school, Bully served in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. He served aboard an LST Transport ship in the Philippines during WWII. In August of 1947, He married Betty Jonell Daily. In January 1948, they moved to Hickory Plains, AR, to begin a life of farming/dairying.
Bully was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Tom Price and Joseph Price; four sisters, Dorothy Smith, Billie Wooley, Beryl Ritchey, and Jennie Turner all of LA; three sons, Timothy Price, Randall Price and Tommy Price; one daughter, Rebecca Price, and one grandson, Matthew Price all of Hickory Plains, AR.
He is survived by his wife of 68 years and 11 months, Betty (Nell) Price and four sons: Rodney and Sue Price of Hallsville, TX; Richard and Cindy Price of Hickory Plains, AR; Russell and Olivette Price of Camden, AR, and Bobby and Paula Price of Hickory Plains, AR, as well as 24 grandchildren and 42 great-grandchildren along with a host of friends and neighbors.
Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home in Beebe, AR. Memorials may be made to the Hickory Plains Cemetery, c/o of Doyne Turner, Box 277, Hickory Plains, AR 72066.
The family would like to thank all the neighbors and friends who helped during Bully's illness, Arkansas Hospice and the staff at the Des Arc Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Arrangements by Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home.