Mrs. Patty Stovall Canada, 96, of Hot Springs and formerly of Blytheville died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023 at her home in Hot Springs. Born in Tulsa, OK to the late Capitola Glazner and Robert Glazner, she moved with her family to Hot Springs in 1928, graduated from Hot Springs High School with the class of 1945 and attended the University of Arkansas where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. While at the University, she met her future husband Bill.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Canada was preceded in death by her first husband, Bill Stovall, Jr; her second husband, State Senator Eugene “Bud” Canada, and a sister, Maxine Edmisten. She is survived by a son, Bill Stovall, III of Charleston, SC; two grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.
Mrs. Canada moved to Blytheville as a young bride and lived there for over 50 years. It was there that she raised a family and was involved with her husband in Cobb Funeral Home as well as the Memorial Insurance Company with which she worked as manager of day to day operations as it grew from a small funeral insurance company into one of the largest privately owned insurance companies in Arkansas writing insurance through funeral homes throughout the state. In 2000, Mrs. Canada returned to her hometown of Hot Springs where she was active in First Christian Church, the Salvation Army Ladies Auxiliary, Whitfield Garden Club, The Criterion Club, Forum Club and Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae.
Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Thursday, First Christian Church in Hot Springs, with the Rev. Mark Garner officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Gross Funeral Home, and again on Thursday from 10 a.m. to service time at the church. A graveside service will be held in Elmwood Cemetery in Blytheville. The family will receive friends at Gross Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Stop Animal Cruelty, P.O. Box 21822; Hot Springs, AR 71903; or to the Garland County Historical Society.
