Sarah Margaret Bissell Lay

Sarah Margaret Bissell Lay, 87 of Nashville, Arkansas passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2014 in Nashville, Arkansas. She was born on November 15, 1927 in Nashville, Arkansas the daughter of the late Fred and Irene Reeder Bissell. Mrs. Lay was a longtime member of the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church and taught Children's Sunday School for many years. She worked as a librarian and teacher's aide for the Fouke and Delight Public Schools. She was preceded in death by her husband Garland Webb Lay, her son Michael Garland Lay, a brother James Allen Bissell, and a sister Rena Mae Bissell. Survivors include two daughters Peggy Mills and husband Shane of Texarkana, AR; Janet O'Neal of Nashville, AR; a daughter-in-law Charlotte Lay of Texarkana, AR; five grandchildren Cassie Booth and husband Ben of Fayetteville, AR; Cale Mills of Nashville, TN; Meredith Hale of Texarkana, AR; Abby Cortez and husband Hector of Nashville, AR; Emily O'Neal of Nashville, AR; four great-grandchildren McKenzi Hale of Texarkana, AR; Whitley and Brady Booth of Fayetteville, AR; and the soon arrival of Sofia Margaret Cortez. One brother Reeder Bissell and wife Katherine of Longview, TX; sister-in-law Rose Bissell of Nashville, AR; and a number of extended family. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 P.M., Monday, December 1, at Latimer Funeral Home in Nashville. Services will be 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, December 2, at the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Nashville, with Randy Hughes and Jerry Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Restland Memorial Park, under the direction of Latimer Funeral Home in Nashville. The family will be at the home of Charlotte Lay 1591 Mt. Pleasant Dr., Nashville, AR. Memorials may be made to the Howard County Public Library 426 N. Main, Suite 5, Nashville, AR. 71852 or any charity of your choice. You may send an online sympathy message at www.latimerfuneralhome.com To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Sarah Margaret Bissell Lay please visit our Sympathy Store.