Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
4:38 pm Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Mary Lou Adams Horton

Mary Lou Adams Horton

May 24, 2013

Mary Lou Adams Horton, 69, Sheffield, passed away Friday, May 24, 2013, at Russellville Hospital.

Funeral services were Sunday, May 26, 2013, at Spry Memorial Chapel with Pastor Pearl Shelton officiating. Burial was in Shady Grove Cemetery, Phil Campbell.

She is survived by her children, Darla Cantrell, Chris Cantrell and wife, Denieta, Donnie Beachboard; grandchildren, J.P. Cantrell and wife, Regina, Erica Cantrell, Hailey Cantrell, Amanda Robinson; great-grandchildren, Landon Cantrell, Xander Cantrell, Landon Robinson, Lane Robinson; siblings, Linda Miller and husband, Bobby, Bobby Adams and wife, Polly, Kathy Presley and husband, Steve; sister-in-law, Martha Adams; friend, James Holland; and a host of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Geneva Adams; daughter, Donna Cantrell; brothers, Junior Adams, Ralph Adams, O’Neal Adams, and sister, Lorene Bankston.

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