Christine Goodloe Sloan-West

Life’s Journey: Christine Goodloe Sloan-West (known as“The Baby ”),57, of Fayetteville passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2023, in Fayetteville. She was born August 26, 1965, in Altheimer, Ark., to the late Luther Shavers, Sr., and Irene Scott.

(“The Baby”) Christine left her home town of Wabbaseka, Ark., to move to Fayetteville, Ark., where she met her love Stephen, and married November 9, 2002. She was a member of Combs Street Church of Christ in Fayetteville.

She was preceded in death by her loving daughter, Nictorya Nicole Goodloe.

She leaves to cherish her memories her mother, Irene Scott of Pine Bluff; her husband, Stephen West, Sr., of Fayetteville; five boys, Marvin Sloan, Jr. (Amanda) of Fayetteville, Dominick Sloan (Stacy) of Fayetteville, Antonio Sloan (Sierra) of Fort Smith, Trenton Sloan, Sr. (Joy) of Fayetteville, and Corliss Sloan of Fayetteville; three bonus children, Stephen West, Jr. (Christine) of Medina, Ohio, Sicily Bruner (Julian) of Mansfield, Texas, and Senyena Dortch (Carl) of Decatur, Ga.; 6 sisters, Lorene Holmes of White Hall, Ark., Vera Collier of Wabbaseka, Aretha Graydon of Pine Bluff, Thelma Knighten of Pine Bluff, Luella Shavers of Shawnee, Kansas, and Bertha Rochelle of Pine Bluff; two brothers, Charles Goodloe and Ben Murphy, II, both of Pine Bluff; grandchildren, Karen, Antoine, Ivy, and Trenton, Jr.; bonus grandchildren, Brenden, Taylor, Steven, Taylor J., Tupanga, Clearissa, Rafiael, and Tyanna.

The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 21, 2023, at Beard’s Funeral Chapel in Fayetteville.

A celebration service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, April 22, 2023, at the First Street Church of Christ, Wabbaseka, Ark. Interment will follow in Wabbaseka Community Cemetery under the direction of Beard’s Chapel.

Condolences at www. beardsfuneralchapel.com.