Obituary of Elvin Ducksworth

Funeral services for Elvin L. Ducksworth, 88, Arp, are schedule for 11:00 am, Thursday, February 24 at the Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home chapel, Overton with the Reverend Johnny Wright officiating. Burial will be in the Ebenezer Cemetery, Arp.   Mrs. Ducksworth died Monday, February 21, 2011, in Overton. She was born January 9, 1923, in Corsicana to the late Elvin and Mary Ellen Parish Phinney. She was a graduate of Arp High School. She married Loys L. Ducksworth December 28, 1941, in Arp and their marriage was good from the start to the finish. Mrs. Ducksworth owned and operated Elvin's Beauty Shop in Arp for 18 years and was a member of the First Baptist Church, Arp. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a grandson, Toby Ducksworth; a great-grandson, Cole Ducksworth; and by her husband of 66 years, Loys Ducksworth March 24, 2008. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Danny and Collette Ducksworth, Arp; a daughter and son-in-law, Dianna and Jim Jameson, Jonesburg, Maine; a brother and sister-in-law, Sonny and Vivian Phinney, Arp; three grandchildren and their spouses, Sam and Donanne Ducksworth, Elizabeth and Kevin Watkins and Blaine and Crystel Ducksworth; four great-grandchildren, Damien Ducksworth, Logan Watkins, Emma Ducksworth, and Macey Ducksworth; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Sam Ducksworth, Blaine Ducksworth, Glenn Carpenter, Tony Nash, Chris Shuttlesworth, and Troy Moore. Honorary Pallbearers will be Sonny Phinney, Bill Douglas, and Bob Ducksworth.