E. Pauline Gulley

February 19, 1926 - April 29, 2013

Mrs. E. Pauline Gulley, 87, of Barling, Arkansas passed away Monday, April 29, 2013 at a local hospital in Fort Smith. She was born February 19, 1926 on Beaver Mountain, Haskell County, Oklahoma to John and Ada (Hunt) Beckham. She married Thomas Henry Gulley on November 12, 1940 in Fort Smith. She will always be remembered as a wonderful wife, mother, always having a smile on her face, and a song in her heart, and was always willing to stop whatever she was doing just to “listen”. Her children feel honored to have had her for a mother. She was a fantastic homemaker and loved to work in her vegetable garden and was always willing to share its bounty with friends and neighbors. She was also a wonderful Christian who loved the Lord with all her heart. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She is survived by her husband, T.H. Gulley of the home; two daughters, Linda Gulley of Barling, Arkansas, Betty Frisbee of Barling, Arkansas; one son, Kenneth Gulley and wife Lizia of Willow Creek, California; five grandchildren, David, Larry, Michelle, Brian, Rodney; twelve great-grandchildren; one brother, Gene Beckham of Sapulpa. She is preceded in death by her parents, John and Ada Beckham; one son, Henry Leroy Gulley; five siblings. Funeral Services will be held 1:00 P.M. Friday, May 3, 2013 at First Assembly of God Church of Stigler, with Reverend Daniel Smith and Reverend Odell Curtis officiating. Pallbearers will include Matt Webster, Ed Stricklin, Bryan Keith, Leon Stricklin, Steven Hall, David Hall, Bill Adcock, and Bobby Coyle. Burial will immediately follow at Garland Cemetery under the direction of King and Shearwood Funeral Home of Stigler.