Adelle Frances Mattox (née Smith) passed away peacefully before dawn on March 31, 2023, in Little Rock, Arkansas, at age 95. Adelle was born March 12, 1928, in Perryville, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, Emery Smith and Beulah Mae Smith (née Higginbotham), and her three sisters, Ruby, Helen, and Bobbie.
She attended North Little Rock High School, where she met the love of her life, Robert “Bob” Henry Mattox, and married him shortly after in 1947. They had two sons, Michael “Mike” Scot Mattox and James “Jim” Alan Mattox, over the course of their wonderful 51 years together. She lost her husband, Robert, in 1998 and her son, Mike, shortly after in 1999.
She is survived by many loved ones, her son, Jim (Sandy), and her grandchildren, Michael Scot Mattox Jr., Jeffrey Alan Mattox, Amanda Michelle McGowan, Delaney Marie Mattox, and Andrew James Mattox. She was blessed to have a number of great grandchildren before she passed.
Her true passion in life, aside from her family, was golf. She won many golf tournaments over the years and loved to play with her husband, family, and dearest friends.
A visitation for Adelle will be held Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 10:00 AM at Pinecrest Funeral Home, 7401 Highway 5 N, Alexander, Arkansas 72002, followed by a funeral service at 11:00 AM. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.griffinleggetthealeyroth.com for the Mattox family.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to charitable causes near to Adelle’s heart; the Wounded Warriors Project or St. Jude Childrens’ Research Hospital.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.griffinleggetthealeyroth.com for the Mattox family.
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