Name

Viva    Cartwright  

Age

80 

Hometown

Blytheville  

Date and Place of Birth

5/24/1930 Walcott, Arkansas

Date and Place of Death

7/28/2010 Blytheville, Arkansas

Date of Funeral

7/31/2010 

Visitation Information

Friday July 30, 2010 from 6-8 pm in the Cobb Funeral Home Chapel  

Funeral Information

Saturday July 31, 2010 at 10:00 am in the Cobb Funeral Home Chapel  

Final Resting Place

Gardens Cemetery in Paragould, Ar.  


Send Your Condolences

 

Mrs. Viva Arnold Cartwright, age 80, of Blytheville, died Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. A longtime Blytheville resident, she was born in Walcott, Arkansas to James Roy and Opal Gramling Arnold, was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church. She loved animals, especially dogs and cats, and loved to sew and cook. Viva was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, who lived a simple life and loved spending time with her family.  

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, E. Elmore "Hoss" Cartwright; two brothers, Athen Arnold and Cleatus Arnold; and a sister, Nolene Randles.  

Viva is survived by her children, Rebecca and Richard Allen of Blytheville, and Randy and Kathy Cartwright of Jerseyville, Illinois; grandchildren, Jamie and Heath Murray, Jessica and Wayne Emmons, and Randall Cartwright, Jr.; great-grandchildren, Matthew Murray and Wayne Emmons, III; and two expected great-grandchildren.  

Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 31, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. in the Cobb Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul Strong officiating. Burial will be at 1:00 p.m. in Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Paragould, AR. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Cobb Funeral Home. Memorials may be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN, or the American Cancer Society. Condolences may be emailed to cobbfuneralhome@sbcglobal.net.  

 

ID: 3993