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Dr. A. Wayne Groce
May 5, 1944 - May 30, 2025
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Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home
943 Highway 425 North
Monticello, AR 71655
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Visitation
Rock Springs Community Church
Rock Springs Rd.
Wilmar
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AR 71675
6/4/2025 10:00-11:00 a.m.
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Funeral Service
Rock Springs Community Church
Rock Springs Rd.
Wilmar
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AR 71675
6/4/2025 11:00 a.m.
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Rock Springs Cemetery
Rock Springs Rd.
Wilmar, AR 71675
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Rock Springs Community Church
835 Rock Springs Rd.
Wilmar, AR 71675
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Rock Springs Cemetery Association
835 Rock Springs Road
Wilmar, AR 71675
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Mississippi State Dr. A. Wayne Groce Scholarship Fund
240 Wise Center Drive
Mississippi State, MS 39762
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Dr. A. Wayne Groce, age 81 of the Rock Springs Community, passed away Friday, May 30, 2025, at St. John’s Place in Fordyce, AR. He was born May 5, 1944, in Wilmar, AR to the late Albert White Groce and Edna Lee McKinstry Groce.
He was a retired Veterinarian and member of Rock Springs Community Church. Dr. Groce enjoyed beef ranching, loved his animals and helping out any way he could in the Rock Springs community and with the Clear Creek Fire Department.
He is survived by his wife, Karen Groce of the Rock Springs Community; one daughter, Beth Groce of the Rock Springs Community; one brother, Dennis Groce of Goldsboro, NC; sister-in-law, Lyn Pelt and husband Jim of Collierville, TN; niece, Sherry Hambright and husband Wes of Jacksonville, NC; along with numerous other nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at Rock Springs Community Church with Rev. Marty Reep officiating. There will be a visitation one hour prior to the service from 10:00-11:00 at the church. Burial will be in Rock Springs Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers are Bari McKeown, Don Bostian, Britt Burris, Jim Tadel, Tyler Spencer and Johnny Free. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Rock Springs Community Church/Rock Springs Cemetery Association (835 Rock Springs Rd. Wilmar, AR 71675) or the Mississippi State University Dr. A. Wayne Groce Scholarship Fund (Fund 500891; 240 Wise Center Drive Mississippi State, MS 39762). You can sign Dr. Groce's guestbook registry on this page.
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