Gloria Newsom Frisby passed away on Friday, September 25, 2020 in Little Rock, AR. Gloria was born in Norphlet, AR on April 2, 1936 to Michael Ollie and Nola Belle Newsom. She lived there for most of her life. She loved her family and looked forward to seeing them as much as possible. Gloria also had a love for travel. At a moment’s notice, she was always ready to go on the next adventure.
Her favorite place in the world was a beach and the sound of waves coming on to the sand. She enjoyed flowers and often had her grandson, Dan, planting flowers at First Baptist Church in Norphlet.
Gloria worked for Medical Center of South Arkansas Hospital as a switchboard operator for over 20 years. She made many friends and enjoyed her time there.
Gloria was greeted at Heaven’s pearly gates by many who have gone on before including her grandson, Dan Kennedy; both of her parents, Michael Ollie and Nola Belle Newsom; her sister, Elaine (Walter) Steele; her brother, Buck (Sue) Newsom; her nephew, Mike Steele; and her niece, Amy Steele Fogle.
Gloria will be missed by her daughters, Paula (Frisby) and Scotty Kennedy of Haskell, AR and Sherri (Frisby) and Mike McCann of St. Albans, MO. Her grandchildren include Heath W. Kennedy of Grady, AR; April (Kennedy) and Stephen Davis of Haskell, AR; Chad (Chelsea) McCann of Overland Park, KS; Kelsey (McCann) and Jeff Deters of St. Charles, MO and Bret (Kate) McCann of St. Louis, MO. Her 4th generation legacy of great grandchildren are Ronan Alexander Davis; Savannah Sky and Titus Declan Deters; and Sawyer Elyse McCann.
Memorials can be made to Garvan Woodland Gardens at garvangardens.org. There will be a private family memorial service at a later date. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to Young's Funeral Directors.
Condolences may be made at www.youngsfuneralhome.com
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