Gwendolyn Ruby Ponder Pankey

Gwendolyn Ruby Lyons Ponder Pankey, 87, of Nashville, AR, died Sunday, April 11, 2010, at a Nashville nursing home. She was born October 17, 1922, at Nashville, AR, the daughter of the late James E. and Hazel Smith Lyons. She was a member of First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Hamilton Ponder and one sister, Pauline Lyons Clemmons Stelter. A wonderful mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Mrs. Pankey is survived by her husband, Otis Pankey of Nashville, AR; three sons, George Ponder and wife Monta of Richardson, TX, Ronnie Ponder and wife Anne, of North Little Rock, AR, Mike Ponder and wife Paula, of Nashville, AR; one brother, John T. Lyons and wife Mary, of Nashville, AR; nine grandchildren, seventeen great-grandchildren; a number of nieces, nephews, friends and relatives. Services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m.., Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at Latimer Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. David Blase officiating, burial in Restland Memorial Park, under the direction of Latimer Funeral Home, Nashville. The family will receive friends at the funeral home, Monday, April 12, from 6:00 â�" 8:00 p.m.. You may send an online sympathy message at www.latimerfuneralhome.com. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Gwendolyn Ruby Ponder Pankey please visit our Sympathy Store.