ELSIE ELAINE CALLOWAY DEES
Elsie Elaine Calloway Dees age 83, of Hermitage, AR passed Saturday, August 14 at Life Touch Hospice in El Dorado, AR. She was born January 8, 1938 in Shreveport, LA a daughter of the late Joe Lee and Naughvelle Futch Calloway. She was a homemaker, a registered nurse, and the chief financial officer of Dees Brothers Gulf Station. She also spent her days farming cattle, managing timber, and babysitting family. She served on the board of directors that established the Hermitage Health Clinic. She was a member of Farmville Missionary Baptist Church and wife to the late Thomas Linwood Dees, Sr. whom she married on March 2, 1963. Also, preceding her in death are her brothers Clarence Abner Calloway, Billy Ray Calloway, and Huey Wayne Calloway and her sisters Chlorene Elver Calloway Jones, Sallie Thelma Calloway Ham, Allie Melba Calloway Cantley, and Leola Calloway Burns. She is survived by two sons, David Allen Dees and spouse Rhonda and Thomas Linwood Dees Jr. all of Hermitage, AR; her brother Victor Lee Calloway, Boston, Mass. and sisters Sudie Vernessa Calloway Garner, El Dorado, AR, Martha Jean Calloway House, Huntsville, Ala, and Joann Calloway Smiley, Shreveport, LA; two grandchildren Brittany Renea Dees Leek and spouse Derek of Wilmar, AR and Lauren Ashley Dees Bryant and spouse Corey of Hampton, AR; three great-grandchildren Brody Allen Bryant and Hadleigh Kate Bryant of Hampton, AR and Peyton Alan Leek of Wilmar, AR; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Mrs. Elaine Dees will be 2:00PM Thursday, August 19th at Frazer’ s Chapel. Burial in Holly Springs Cemetery by Frazer’s Funeral Home. Visitation 6:00PM till 8:00PM Wednesday, August 18 at Frazer’s Funeral Home. www.frazerfuneralhome.com
Memorials preferred to Holly Springs Cemetery to the general fund C/O First State Bank, Farmville Missionary Baptist Church, or in memory to your charity of choice.