She was born on June 21, 1943 in Tipton County, Tennessee to Orville Mayville and Myrtle (Fields) Mayville.
Survivors include her son, Bobby Stites (Beth) of Van Buren; two daughters, Sue Goff and Brenda Corley both of Van Buren; her granddaughter Misty Tomes Langley (Chris) and 12 other grandchildren; twenty-six great-grandchildren; three brothers, Earnest Mayville (Dorothy) of West Helena, Howard Mayville (Eleene) of Ponce de Leon, Florida, and Johnny Mayville (Debbie) of Elaine; two sisters, Lottie Bridges (Billy Joe) of Rudy and Diane Mathews (Charles) of Stockbridge, Georgia; as well as several nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bobby Stites; a son, David Stites; a daughter, Patricia Pulliam; a brother, Clarence Mayville; and two sisters, Linda Simpson and Laverne Newsome.
Graveside services will begin at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, at Gill Cemetery in Van Buren, Arkansas.
Memorials may be made in her honor to the National Kidney Foundation, 1818 N Taylor St # 186, Little Rock, AR 72207.
