Mrs. Emmalie Chappell Wingfield, 80, of Forrest City, formerly of Memphis, died Thursday, May 2, 2002 at her home.
Mrs. Wingfield was born April 10, 1922, in McCrory and was the daughter of Joseph Roland Chappell and Nora King Chappell. She had a career in Medicine and Education, graduated form Forrest City High School, Texas State College for Women and received her masters degree for Memphis University.
Mrs. Wingfield was preceded in death by her husband Frank Gordon Wingfield Jr. in 1997 and her son, Frank Gordon Wingfield III in 1988. She is survived by one daughter, Captain Nora Wingfield Tyson United States Navy of Williamsburg, Va., and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation services for Mrs. Wingfield will be Friday, May 3, 2002, at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel at 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Funeral services for Mrs. Wingfield will be held graveside, Saturday, May 4, 2002, at 2:00 p.m. at Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Forrest City.
The family requests memorials be made to the Baptist Home Care and Hospice or the American Cancer Society.