Wilma Rosalee Mitchell Guinn, 89 of Goshen passed away Friday, March 8, 2013 in Springdale. She was born February 18, 1924 in Whitener, Arkansas the daughter of Shadrick Aaron and Rhoda Mae Wilks Mitchell.
She was a homemaker, graduate of Huntsville High School, where she was a star basketball player, member of Wesley Church of Christ and attended Goshen Baptist Church, charter member of Goshen RCI, council member of the WC Home Demonstration Club.
She was preceded in death by her parents, 1~sister and 3~brothers.
Survivors include her husband, C.L. Guinn of the home to whom she married April 7, 1945; 1~son, Eddie Guinn and wife, Nancy of Tontitown; 2~daughters, Jan Phillips and husband, Don of Cave Springs and Carol Clark and husband, Doug of Conway; 6 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
Graveside Services will be at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at Fairview Memorial Gardens with Rev. Larry Woodward officiating.
Visitation will be from 5~7 PM Monday at Beard’s Funeral Chapel.
Memorials may be made to the Salvation Army or Arkansas Children’s Hospital.
To the Guinn Family,
I am so sorry for your loss and praying for you during this time.
Love,
Andee (friend of Lindsey)
Eddie,
I wanted you to know that I am praying for you and your family at this time.
Roger Haney
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Guinn family during this time.
Nina R. Langham
Jeanie Bell
Debi McDonald
Our thoughts and prayers are with the you. We have many fond memories of Wilma. She will be greatly missed.
So sorry for your loss. We are thinking of you.
Karl & Terri
beautiful lady. to be remembered always.
I am so sorry to hear about Wilma’s passing. She was always an absolutely remarkable woman, and I know she will be deeply missed. I am sorry I will not be able to attend the service due to health issues. C.L, Eddie, Carol, Jan….please know you and the rest of your family are in my thoughts and prayers. All my love, Minette
Lanny and I are so sorry to hear Wilma passed away. I have so many wonderful memories of being at your house, spending the night, you all spending the night and having to call Wilma or C L to come get Jan because she just couldn’t make the whole night away from home. How my mom and Wilma always had an awesome birthday party for Carol and I. So, so many wonderful memories through the years. Wilma had an amazing smile always and kind words for all. She will be greatly missed. May God comfort you in this time of loss.
Much love Lanny and Sharon
C. L. and family, I am so sorry for your lose. Wilma was ALWAYS a sweet person and I have many fond memories of her. Her cooking was always delicious, and her generous hospitality was apparent to all. I am thinking of you all at this time. I send you my sincerest sympathy. Linda
You are in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
Eddie & Nancy,
My sincerest sympathy in the loss of your Mother, Eddie. May the fondest memories you shared with your Mother be ever present during this time. My thoughts are with you and all of your
dear family.
Love,
Vicki
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Guinn family. CL, Wilma, Eddie, Jan & Carol, who are really part of my family growing up in Goshen. I can never thank them enough for taking me in when Dad passed away and I just hope I may be a tiny bit as God faring to others as they were to me in my time of need. I love them all and will miss Wilma. She is truly an angel in my life and an example to all!
Wilma was my mentor, my confidant, my teacher, my friend…but more of a mother to me. I always felt like she treated me as if I was an equal to Jan and Carol. She taught me sooo many things! Probably not a week goes by that I don’t do something that Wilma taught me. So many of those things come naturally and I do them out of habit, but there are other times that it hits me, “Wilma taught me this.” These are the things I share with her grand kids and the “greats”, we all will remember her for a long, long time.
Thank God she is at peace now.
Susan
Guinn Family,
Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with your family at this time. Wilma was such a wonderful person and alway so sweet to me. From the first time we met, I have always felt and been treated like family. I have so many fond memories of being out at your home. Thank you for always making me feel so welcome and comfortable. You are a very special family! Terri
Our prayers goes out to Guinn family, another angel has gone home, bells of heaven are ringing .
Eddie and Nancy,
We are truly sorry to hear of ms. Wilma’s passing. Ya’ll and your family are in our prayers.
I am so sorry to for your loss and all of our prayers and thoughts are with you. When I was about 10 and Sandy was 6, CL and Wilma brought us a hen chick and a Rooster chick. We named them Thunder and Lightning, CL only brought a small jar of chicken feed with them and when Wilma asked why he was only bringing such a small amount of food, he told her he didn’t expect we would be able to raise the chicks, probably just play with them for a while before they died. Thunder and Lightning grew up and actually had babies. Wilma was always so wonderful to us kids, I loved going to their house, I thought the sparkles on the ceiling were stars.
Love, Jan and the whole Turner Family