Naoma French

Naoma Lee French, age 82 of Harrison, former longtime Leachville resident, passed from this life Friday July 29, 2016 at her daughter's home in Harrison. Born in Swifton, Arkansas she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Mary Helen Hawley McGraw and was raised in the Arbyrd, Missouri area. She received her Master of Education from Arkansas State University and began her teaching career in the Leachville Public School District. She was an elementary teacher and high school librarian and later retired from the Blytheville School District. Naoma was a loving mother and was of the Methodist faith.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband and the father of her children, Paul Middleton, and her second husband, Thomas Arnold French.

She is survived by;

1 son and daughter-in-law, Jim Paul and Angela Middleton, of Maumelle, Arkansas

1 daughter and son-in-law, Jackie Weeks and her husband, John, of Harrison.

She also leaves 3 grandchildren;

Nicholas Earl Weeks and his wife Sophia, of Elkins, Arkansas

and twin granddaughters; Dr. Jennifer Middleton, and Jessica Middleton-Kurylo, Juris Doctorate, and her husband, Pawel, all of Little Rock

Graveside funeral service will be 2pm Wednesday in the Leachville Cemetery with burial to follow under the direction of Howard Funeral Service of Leachville. The family will receive visitors Wednesday afternoon from 1pm until 1:45 at the funeral home. Guest register @www.HowardFuneralService.com