Mrs. Effie Irene Wylie Irene went to be with the Lord on February 23, 2017. She was born August 14, 1954 in Dallas, Texas. Irene was born to be a caregiver. This started when she was a young teenager and her brother Joey was injured in a car accident and she cared for him. She cared for both of her parents before their deaths. Then right after the death of her mother, and also becoming a new mother herself, she took the responsibility of caring for her sister. She cared for her sister for thirty-four years before she became too ill to care for her just a few months ago. Irene was also a caring and loving "Nana" to her two precious granddaughters. Irene worked at Reserve Life Insurance Company in Dallas, Texas for many years. When she moved to De Queen, she worked for Leonard Woods Insurance and also for the Sevier County Water Association. Irene and her husband, Melvin initiated the beginning of the Rural Water Association. Upon moving to the Benton area, she worked for U.S. Able Insurance in Little Rock, Arkansas. Irene was preceded in death by her Mother and Dad: Ona and Robert Ferguson, Brothers: Joey and Bobby Ferguson, Eugene and Rufus White. Irene is survived by her husband of forty-four years, Melvin; her daughter Christy & Mark; two granddaughters, Abigail and Maci Steele and one sister, Wanda (Peach)White and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mrs. Effie Irene Ferguson Wylie will be held Saturday, March 4, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. in the Chandler Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Will Diggs officiating. Burial will follow in Redmen Cemetery in De Queen. The family will receive friends at Chandler Funeral Home on Friday, March 3, 2017 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M.  A memorial service will also be held Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. at Ten Mile Missionary Baptist Church at Lonsdale, Arkansas.
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