Reba Thevenet of Springdale

Reba Garrison McInturff Thevenet, originally from Marshall and formerly of Little Rock, died Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at the age of 91 with family by her side and lovingly cared for at Shiloh Nursing and Rehab in Springdale, Arkansas. She was born in Marshall, Arkansas on May 7, 1930 to William Samuel Garrison and Bessie Myrtle Beavers Garrison. Faith and family were her passions. Her beautiful smile reflected the love she had for everyone. She will be greatly missed by those of us left behind but thanks to her legacy, and her salvation made available through Jesus Christ, we will see her again soon.

Survivors include her children, Jack McInturff and wife Sharon of Bryant, Becky McInturff Fletcher and husband Jim of Springdale and Mark McInturff and wife Lisa of Yukon, Oklahoma; step-daughters, Cherye Riggs and husband Ray of Little Rock and Terry Kaye Thevenet, also of Little Rock; nine grandkids; and eighteen great-grandkids. She was cherished and loved by her children, grandkids and great-grandkids.

She is preceded in death by her parents, William and Bessie Garrison; she was the loving wife of Vennie Thomas McInturff who died in 1992 and Allen Joseph “Frenchy” Thevenet died in 2013; she was the last of her siblings which included, Theodore Roosevelt “Ted” Garrison, Clara Garrison Head, William Samuel “Sam” Garrison Jr, Preston Garrison, John Jackson “Jack” Garrison, Retha Nell Garrison Ferguson and infant, Lloyd Garrison.

Graveside services for her will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2022 at East Lawn Cemetery in Marshall, Arkansas with Pastor Brian Mills of Trinity Baptist Church in Yukon, Oklahoma officiating. Visitation will be 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. preceding the service. Friends and family will serve as bearers. In lieu of flowers at the family’s request, memorials may be made to the Senior Adult Choir at Calvary Baptist Church, 5700 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, AR 72207, www. cbclr.org or Disabled American Veterans, PO Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301, https://dav.org

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