Ms. Margarete Sowell
Ms. Margarete Paula Mertz Sowell, age 91, resident of De Queen, Arkansas, peacefully passed from this life on Saturday, November 6, 2021, at her home.

Margarete was born October 31, 1930, in Stuttgart, Germany. Margarete was of the Baptist faith and worked different capacities over the years. She worked several years for White's Cafeteria in Little Rock, Arkansas, and later worked in cleaning services. She enjoyed working in her yard and sewing, but most of all, she cherished the time spent with her family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Paul Mertz, Willie Mertz, and Ernest Mertz; a sister, Annarosa Mertz; and a grandson, Paul Sowell.

Margarete leaves to cherish her memory, one son, James Sowell of Horatio; two daughters, Margaret Morris and special friend Charlie Whisenhunt of Gillham, and Rosemary Sowell of De Queen; three grandchildren, Michael Sowell and wife Amanda of Louisville, Kentucky, Willie Sowell and wife Basilisa of De Queen, and Amanda Davis of Hot Springs, Arkansas; nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; as well as nieces, nephews, other relatives, and a host of friends.

Graveside Services for Ms. Margarete Sowell will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at Redmen Cemetery with Bro. Homer Frachiseur officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:00 P.M., Tuesday, at the funeral home. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Chandler Funeral Home of De Queen. You may send an online sympathy message at www.chandlerfuneral.com.