Betty Graple Pratt

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Betty Graple Pratt, 90, of Paragould, died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011, at Monette Manor.

She was born Nov. 13, 1920, in Decatur County, Tenn., and was a homemaker and of the Baptist belief.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Will Dees and Evie Scott; and by one son, Glen Pratt.

She leaves one daughter, Sharon Friend of Paragould;

Three sisters, Mildred Cox and Nell Lewis, both of Keiser, and Geneva Steward of Poplar Bluff, Mo.;

One brother, Tommy Harolds Dees of Arkansas;

One grandson, Jerry Friend of Bono; and

Seven step-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Caraway Baptist Church with Rickey Stevens officiating. Burial will follow in Caraway Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday at the church.

Arrangements are under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home of Osceola.