MARY A WHITEHEAD, née Bryant,

79, of Jacksonville, Ark., passed away on November 11, 2022, following a brief battle with kidney cancer.

She married Vernon A. Whitehead, Jr. shortly after graduating high school. The Lord blessed them with a total of four children, Karey Jean, Charles, Virjena, and Frederick. Additionally, Mary was the sixth of 17 children from the Herbert Bryant, Sr. family in Lonoke, Ark. Services are to be held at Smith North Little Rock Funeral home. Viewing - Friday, 11-25-22, from 5-7 p.m. Celebration of life Saturday, 11-26-2022, from 12-1:30 p.m. Interment Arkansas Veterans Cemetery on Monday, 11-28-22, at 9 a.m. Online guestbook www.SmithFamilyCares.comv