Obituaries : Ella Mae Lightfoot

Ella Mae Lightfoot, age 93, of Mena, Arkansas passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022 at her home surrounded by family. She was born on March 30, 1929 to Amiel Patrick and Lois Victoria Boyce in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Ella Mae loved the Lord and her faith was very important to her. She was a very active member of the Cornerstone Pentecostal Church and adored listening to Gospel music. Ella Mae's favorite things to do were to go fishing and play Yahtzee. She enjoyed watching game shows on television and reading books about spirituality. Ella Mae liked to garden and bake desserts, her cinnamon rolls were a favorite of the family. She liked listening to her son Ron play guitar and she absolutely adored her two dogs, Banjo and Bentley. Ella Mae raised seven children whom she loved very much. Ella Mae was a loving mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, great grandmother and friend and will be missed by all who knew her.

The family would like to thank Elite Hospice for the excellent care and compassion they showed to Ella as well as their very attentive sister, Renita, who was Ella Mae's exceptional caregiver for the past two years.

She is preceded in death by her parents; one son, Glen Kimball; two brothers, Ronald Boyce and Darrell Boyce; and one sister, Arlo Dean Boyce.

Ella Mae is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Ron Kimball of Mena, Harry and Ruth Kimball of Lebanon, Missouri, Michael and Brittany Kimball of Shellsburg, Iowa; three daughters and sons-in-law, Claudia and James Horton of Lees Summit, Missouri, Renita Thomas of Mena, and Sheila and James Risner of Watson, Oklahoma; two brothers and sister in law, Joseph and Joan Boyce of Bonner Springs, Kansas, and DeWayne Boyce of Dale, Texas; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Bowser Family Funeral Home in Mena, Arkansas.