Lucille Mabry Croft's Obituary
Lucille Mabry Croft, 88, died Saturday, July 19, 2008 in Fayetteville. She was born July 20, 1919, in the Spring Creek community of Benton County, Arkansas, to Ed Mabry and Mable Sharp Mabry. She had one sister, the late Reba Mabry. The flu epidemic of 1918 claimed her father before Lucille’s birth and her mother passed away when she was in her early teens. Lucille then lived with family and friends in various Benton County communities until she moved to Springdale to attend school. She graduated from Springdale High School and was a life long member of the First Baptist Church of Springdale. Upon graduation, Lucille married the late Walter Croft and they remained residents of Springdale. Several years following Walter’s death, Lucille moved to Butterfield Trail Village in Fayetteville to make that her “last corral”, where she lived for 7+ years. Lucille is survived by her four children: Carolyn Clary of Pangburn, AR; Marolyn Fields of Louisville, KY; and the twins, William C. Croft of Eureka Springs, AR, and Robert W. Croft of San Diego, CA, She was grandmother to five: Tim Clary of Newnan, GA; Dr. Patrick Clary of Arkadelphia, AR; Mitchell Wright Fields of Louisville, KY; Heather Fields Stern of Maplewood, NJ; Leigh Ann Croft Mathews of Muskogee, OK; and great-grandmother to eight; Caitlin, Travis and Ethan Clary of Newnan, GA; Benjamin and Evelyn Fields of Louisville, KY; Blake and Piper Mathews of Muskogee, OK; and Zachary Stern of Maplewood, NJ. Lucille was a lifelong homemaker and was known for her cooking and sewing ability. She was an avid reader and also enjoyed painting, quilting, knitting and needlework. The residents and staff of Butterfield Trail Village became Lucille’s new family and community. She continually expressed her happiness there and her appreciation for the CNAs, the nursing staff, the dining/activities staff and the maintenance/landscaping crews (with whom she shared her chocolates). Visitation will be at Nelson-Berna funeral home on Highway 265 in Fayetteville on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 between 5:00 PM and 9:00 PM, and Wednesday, between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM. The funeral service will be held in the chapel of First Baptist Church Springdale on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 2:00 o’clock. Burial will be in Bluff Cemetery in Springdale. Memorials may be made to the Butterfield Foundation, 1923 E. Joyce Blvd. # 163, Fayetteville, AR 72703. To Sign the online guest book go to www.nelsonberna.com Arrangements are by Nelson-Berna Funeral Home and Crematory of Fayetteville.
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