Troylene Millsap, loving wife and mother, passed away peacefully Friday, November 15, 2019 in Greenwood, Arkansas at age 93. Born on July 27, 1926 in Marshall, Arkansas to Troy and Lena Ramsey, Troylene moved with her family to Russellville, Arkansas, where she graduated from Russellville High School and Arkansas Tech University with honors. She then attended St. Elizabeth School of Medical Technology in Lafayette, Indiana where she obtained her degree as a Medical Technologist, ASCP. Troylene then began working at St. Edward Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas where she met her husband James, also a medical and x-ray technologist. They were married on June 1, 1950. After marriage, Troylene and James moved to Texarkana, Arkansas and in 1954 to Everett, Washington where they both ran the lab and x-ray department at Doctors Clinic Laboratory for many years. After retirement, Troylene and James returned to Fort Smith in 1998 and then to Greenwood, Arkansas in 2001. Troylene and James loved music and spent countless hours playing hymns and classical music on their piano, a wedding gift to each other, and an organ. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Everett where she taught Sunday school. Troylene loved to read, especially the Bible, and to draw and paint, to travel and to cook and eat out. She had a loving passion for her children, grandchildren and her Boston Terriers. She will be greatly missed. Troylene was preceded in death by her husband James, parents Troy and Lena and her sister, Mary Francis. She is survived by her sons Randy (Altamae) and Mark; grandchildren Stacie (Brad) and Rachel (Caleb), Mark, Michelle, Sarah and many great grandchildren. Committal Service was held Friday, January 10, 2020 at the Fort Smith National Cemetery.
Memorial Contributions may be made to Kitties and Kanines Shelter, 4800 S. 46th St., Fort Smith, AR 72903.
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