Obituary of Melba Sartor

Funeral services for Melba Jewette Sartor, 88, Overton, will be at 11:00 am, Saturday, June 12, in the Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home chapel, Overton with Reverend Johnny Wright officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery near New London. Ms. Sartor died Wednesday, June 9, 2010 in Henderson. She was born July 20, 1921 in Ravanna, Arkansas to the late Frank and Elsie Endsley Brown and was a lifetime resident of Overton. A wonderful wife, mother and grandmother, Ms. Sartor was a homemaker and member of the Grace Herald Baptist Church of New London. She married J. T. Sartor October 20, 1938 in Texarkana. He preceded her in death October 8, 2001, following 63 years of marriage. In addition to her husband and parents, she was also preceded in death by a son, Johnny, and brother, Lowell Brown. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Dorothy Sartor of Overton; five daughters and four sons-in-law, JoAnn and Gordy Smart of Toledo Bend, Carolyn Stanley, Glenda and Chuck Tucker, Donna and Freddie Crumpler and Judy and Keith Thomas, all of Overton; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Frankie and Walter Bankston of Kingswood, Janie and Curtis Woods of Wills Point, and Lawana Wilbanks of Linden; sixteen grandchildren; thirty three great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Bobby Joe Beasley, David Beasley, Dale Stanley, Randy Stanley, Kelly Stanley, Jeff Sartor, Jason Sartor, Mike Rogers, Steven Lee and Blake Thompson. The family wishes to extend their appreciation and gratitude to the staff and many wonderful care givers at Autumn Leaves Nursing & Rehab in Henderson for taking such good care of their loved one in the months before her passing. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Friday, June 11, at the funeral home.