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Mary Jane Holley Hunter Ashcraft, age 81 of Rye, passed away Friday, July 24, 2015 at Bradley County Medical Center in Warren. She was born in Bradley County on February 4, 1934 to the late James Hillard Holley and Minnie May Newman Holley and was also preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Delorice Nation; two brothers, Delbert and Jimmy Joe Holley; and two sisters, Lois Larene Calvert and Wilma Arline Rippy.
She worked at Burlington Industries in Monticello for 13 ½ years and also worked and retired after 18 ½ years of service from the Human Development Center in Warren. Mrs. Ashcraft received their Arkansas Employee of the year in 1997. She also worked at the Cleveland County Health Dept. for 6 years and was a member of Enon Missionary Baptist Church in Rye since 1954.
Survivors include her husband, Everett Glen Ashcraft from Rye; one son, Scotty Daniel Ashcraft of Rye; two brothers, Billy Ray Holley of Thackerville, OK and Sam Bob Holley of Rye; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 27 at Enon Missionary Baptist Church in Rye. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery in Rye. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday evening at Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home. Online guestbook www.stephensondearman.com.
She worked at Burlington Industries in Monticello for 13 ½ years and also worked and retired after 18 ½ years of service from the Human Development Center in Warren. Mrs. Ashcraft received their Arkansas Employee of the year in 1997. She also worked at the Cleveland County Health Dept. for 6 years and was a member of Enon Missionary Baptist Church in Rye since 1954.
Survivors include her husband, Everett Glen Ashcraft from Rye; one son, Scotty Daniel Ashcraft of Rye; two brothers, Billy Ray Holley of Thackerville, OK and Sam Bob Holley of Rye; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 27 at Enon Missionary Baptist Church in Rye. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery in Rye. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday evening at Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home. Online guestbook www.stephensondearman.com.