BELLA VISTA — Jimmie Lee Nevener,

affectionately known as “Rennie,” a be loved 103 years old, went to be with the Lord on March 4, 2021. Jimmie was born in Pine Bluff, Ark., on June 5, 1917, to Thomas Collier Lee and Jemmie Lloyd Lee.

She graduated from Pine Bluff High School in 1935. She was a graduate of the New York School of Interior Design and a former member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). Jimmie was an interior designer for Spears Furniture Company in Wichita Falls, Texas, Sears & Roebuck in Pine Bluff, and owner of Colony House Interiors for over 40 years.

Jimmie was a life member of Trinity Episcopal Church and president of the Craft Guild for years coordinating efforts for the Annual Taste of Trinity Bazaar.

She was preceded in death by husband John Joseph Nevener Jr. of 70 years; sister Jeanette Lee Wood of Pine Buff; brother Thomas Collier Lee Jr. of Altheimer; daughter Carolyn Lee Kientz of Pine Bluff; granddaughter Brittney Ann Kientz of Sheridan; and grandson Wendell Christopher Nevener of Little Rock.

She is survived by daughter Virginia Lee Ellison of Bella Vista, Ark.; son John Joseph Nevener III of Bella Vista, Ark.; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.

The Rev. Dr. Walter Van Zant Windsor of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Woodville, Miss., former priest of Trinity Episcopal Church, will officiate at a graveside service Saturday, March 13, at 1 p.m., at Bellwood Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Trinity Episcopal Church, 703 W. 3rd, Pine Bluff, or St. Theodore’s Episcopal Church, 1001 Kingsdale Road, Bella Vista, Ark. Online register: www.ralphrobinsonandson.com.