Mrs. Marie Wigley
Mrs. Marie Scott Wigley, age 86, resident of De Queen, passed peacefully from this life on Thursday, July 29, 2021, at her home.

Marie was born the second of six children to the union of Floyd Odell and Edna Laverne Brooks Scott on June 14, 1935, in Eagletown, Oklahoma. She married the love of her life, James Lavoy Wigley, in 1952 in De Queen. She and James operated a Chinchilla farm in Oregon before moving back to Southwest Arkansas to work for Weyerhaeuser Company. She worked in the Weyco Veneer plant in Dierks and later as a caretaker and homemaker. Marie was a member of McDonald Baptist Church in Jonesboro, Louisiana, and attended Grace Baptist Church in De Queen. She was member of a birdwatching club in Booneville, and enjoyed crocheting, sewing, puzzles, fishing, saving "critters", and watching her Cardinal, "Traveler". Marie could do anything she set her mind to. She was ever-so creative and could make anything you could imagine, giving she had the materials.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her loving husband of over 63 years, James Wigley; daughter-in-law, Kay Wigley; great-granddaughter, Shaina Wigley; and three brothers, Chester, Ronnie, and Charles Scott.

Marie leaves to cherish her loving memory, three sons, Ralph Wigley of Jacksonville, Richard Wigley of Arkansas, and Doug (Kathy) Wigley of Cove; one daughter, Kathy (Donald) Parker of De Queen; twelve grandchildren, Tony, James, Tami, Heather, Tara, Amanda, Jennifer, Brandi, Tony, Doug Jr., Robert, and Steve; twenty-eight great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Wilma Keys of Washington, and Carolyn Killian of Green Forest; as well as, nieces, nephews, other relatives, and a host of friends.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Marie Wigley will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, August 2, 2021, at Grace Baptist Church, De Queen, with Bro. Tim Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Cove, under the direction of Chandler Funeral Home, De Queen. The family will be gathering at the home of T.C. Massey, 941 East Stillwell Ave., De Queen. You may send an online sympathy message at www.chandlerfuneral.com.