LaJeana Marie Pirtle

LaJeana Marie Pirtle, 65, of Fayetteville, Ark., passed away Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, at Willard Walker Hospice Home in Fayetteville. She was born May 28, 1953, in Monticello, Ark., the daughter of Clifford and Martha Sue (Hogue) Jenkins.

She was a member of the Arkansas Retired Teachers Association, retiring as a speech pathologist after 20 years. She also served as a math and English tutor, a girls basketball coach and worked with youth groups while living in Amberg, Germany. She was a Sunday School teacher and a church clerk at First Baptist Church in Chattanooga, Okla. She was recognized with various awards including Outstanding Young Women of America in 1985 by the United States Achievement Academy.

She was preceded in death by her father, Clifford Jenkins Jr.

Survivors include her husband of 46 years, Mike Pirtle; one son, Timothy Pirtle and wife Kate; special niece and nephew, Stephanie Jenkins and Patrick Jenkins; her mother, Martha Sue Hogue; five brothers, Carl Jenkins, Lamar Jenkins, Michael Jenkins, Rodney Jenkins and Ricky Jenkins; two sisters, Teresa Jenkins and Mary Ann Jenkins; eight grandchildren, Emma Pirtle, Olivia Pirtle, Everly Pirtle, Brooklynn Johnson, Izzy Hammack, Dylan Wright, Ethan O’Conner and Noah Cabrera; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral service was held at 2 p. m. Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, at Luginbuel Chapel in Prairie Grove, Ark.

An online guest book is available at www.luginbuel.com.

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