Sandra Gail Bortis

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Mrs. Sandra Gail Bortis, 73, of Blytheville, passed from this life Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, at Methodist Hospital in Memphis.

Born in Blytheville to Tom and Alma King Haynie, she was of the Baptist faith and was a retired second grade school teacher who dedicated her life to helping raise her children, grandchildren and others.

Sandra had a special way of brightening your day just from a loving embrace and smile. She will be forever missed and will always be remembered as "Granny."

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jon Harlan Bortis; brothers, Glen Cole, Thomas Cole and Mike Haynie; and sisters, Mabel Whatley and Linda Lisenby.

Sandra is survived by her children, Jon Bortis Jr. and wife, Kay, Sam Bortis and wife, Velma, Rick Bortis and wife, Dina and Laura Dennis, all of Blytheville;

Her grandsons, Josh Adkins and wife, Amber, Kyle Bortis and Kevin Bortis; and

Three sisters, Jimmie Sutton of Morehouse, Mo., JoAnne Tomblin of Mt. View, and Grace Haynie of Blytheville.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in Cobb Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at 2 p.m. in the Memphis National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at Cobb Funeral Home. An online register may be signed at cobbfuneralhome.com