Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

PATRICIA ANN HARGRAVE,

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98, of Sherwood, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2024. She was born on November 20, 1925, in Tampa, Fla., to the late Everette and Ruth Knight.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Opie Hargrave; brother, E.V. Knight; sister, Alba Jean Whitney, and son-in-law, Paul Bonham. She is survived by her brother, John (Fran) Knight; daughter, Sheila (Bill) Dixon; daughter, Claudia Bonham; son, John (Linda) Hargrave; and son, David (Karen) Hargrave; 10 grandchild­ren, 10 great-grandchild­ren, many nieces and nephews, and other beloved family members.

A longtime resident of Mountain Home, Ark. Pat and Opie met at Columbia Bible College, Columbia, S.C. She loved music and the arts, teaching piano to numerous students, sewing quilts for all her grandchild­ren, playing keyboard for the Fire Bells Kitchen Band in Clarkridge, and painting her favorite landscapes. She loved the Lord, and taught Bible Study at her church to the active age of 92.

She loved to travel, and through her many travels, she was able to visit her ancestry home in Sweden and a missionary trip to India. She took advantage of every opportunit­y to travel with family members, even making a trip to the beach just a couple of months before her death.

Visitation will be Wednesday, May 15, 2024, from 6-7 p.m. at Roller-Owens Funeral Home, North Little Rock. A funeral service will be held at First Free Will Baptist Church, North Little Rock, at 10 a.m., Thursday, May 16, 2024. Burial will be that afternoon at Conley Cemetery, Mountain Home, Ark., at 3:30 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to First Free Will Baptist Church, Missions Fund, 2001 Parkway Dr., North Little Rock, Ark. 72118.

An online guestbook is available at www.rollerfune­ralhomes.com/owens.

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