Joy Lynn Southerland Pryor, 52, of Muldrow, passed away Tuesday May 31, 2016, in Fort Smith. She was born December 8, 1963 in Fort Smith to William “Jiggs” Southerland and Cleatus Southerland. She was a graduate of Muldrow High School and Westark Community College. She was a member of Eastside Free Will Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William “Jiggs” and Cleatus Southerland; brother, Travis Southerland; paternal grandparents Albert and Pearl Southerland; maternal grandparents, Arthur and Liddie Yoakum and brother-in-law, Everett Hardin.
Funeral service will be 10:00 AM Saturday at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Smith with burial to follow at Muldrow Memory Gardens Cemetery under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home.
Visitation will be Friday evening at Edwards Funeral Home from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM.
Joy is survived by her husband, Robert; son, Clint; Bob the Dog; sisters, Joanna Hardin of Muldrow and Julili Fowler and husband Lee of Douglasville, GA; sister-in-law, Mary Southerland of Roland; nephews, Keith Southerland of Harrison, AR and Garry Cude of Muldrow and a special friend, Shellie Riddle of Muldrow.
Pallbearers will be Keith Southerland, Garry Cude, Choice Shamblin, Jeremy McAlister, Terry Rowland and Don Young. Honorary pallbearer will be Wendell Riggs.
Memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 6405 Metcalf Avenue Suite 204, Overland, KS 66202 or Eastside Free Will Baptist Church Youth Group or B.A.T.T.L. Ministry, PO Box 383, Muldrow, OK 74948.
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