JEANNE MCBRIDE EASLEY,

age 77, passed away December 19, 2021, at her home in Little Rock, Ark., surrounded by her loved ones. She was born August 29, 1944, in Pascagoula, Miss., to Oliver and Mary Louise McBride. She was the seventh of 12 children and always took pride in being from such a large family. She was fearless, generous to a fault, and always spoke the truth. She was a world-class traveler, riding the elephants in Thailand and traveling to Tibet, Singapore, Malaysia, and Scotland to name a few. She loved her family fiercely and lived her life with no regrets. In 2016, she was diagnosed with cancer for the second time and doctors told her she had six months to live. She had other plans and had never particularly bothered with people deciding her “story”. She was strong up until the bitter end and is finally resting and at peace with the Lord.

She is survived by her dedicated and loving husband of 42 years, Danny Lee Easley, who showed her the world and enabled her to live her dream of travel and adventure.

She leaves behind a daughter, Elizabeth Jeanne Mokry, (Gary) of Parker, Texas, a son, William Marc Rios (Tracy) of Little Rock, Ark., grandson, Trey Pipkins of Jonesboro and granddaughter, Gabrielle Elizabeth Arora (Vivek) of Dallas, Texas.

She is also survived by her three great-grandsons, Jackson, Oliver and John Oscar Pipkins, all of Jonesboro, Ark., and one infant great-granddaughter, Zoe Gabrielle Arora. She adored all her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and in return they adored their “Mammy”.

She is preceded in death by seven of her sisters, and one brother. She is survived by her sister, Millie McBride Mangrum (Kenneth) of Ethel, Miss, Scarlett Goss, of Longview, Texas and Ben McBride (Gail) of Oakland, Tenn., and numerous nieces and nephews that she all loved dearly.

Rosary will be held at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at the Cathedral of St. Andrew, 617 South Louisiana Street, with a Funeral Mass starting at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion, Ark., at 2:30 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation be made in her memory to MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, (gifts.mdanderson.org).