Shirley Jean Ezell Beckett, age 75, was born in Paris, Arkansas, on October 1, 1943, and passed into heaven on August 4, 2019.  She was the daughter of the late James Clyde and Oma Gertrude (Biggs) Ezell.

She was a stay-at-home mom and a member of the Driggs Classic Friendship Club and for many years, the Westark Horse Show Association. She married Johnny David Beckett on May 5, 1962.  They moved to Wynne, Arkansas, but returned to the farm at Driggs in 1970, where they have stayed. Her talents were many and included cooking, gardening, raising beautiful flowers, managing/caring for the farm and animals and being there for her family with love and advice.  She loved dogs, any kind, any breed, and gave hundreds of abused and starved animals a loving and safe home. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend.  She loved to laugh, especially with her lifelong friends, Vestia Holbert, niece, Kathy Berry, and Rose Storts.  She will be missed every day.

She was preceded in death by her aforementioned parents, a brother, Cecil, and an infant sister.

Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 8 ^th , at Brotherton Funeral Home Chapel in Paris, with Bro. Hank Weaver officiating. Burial will be at Paint Rock Cemetery, located south of Paris, under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Funeral Home in Paris.

She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Johnny of the home; a daughter, Teresa Williamson and husband Rickey of Driggs; a grandson, Travis Williamson and wife Ashley of Driggs; and two great-granddaughters, Brooklyn and Brynnley of Driggs; her lifelong best friend, Vestia Holbert and husband George of Dallas, TX; several nieces and nephews, a sister-in-law, and extended family and friends.

Pallbearers will be Travis Williamson, P.J. Yarborough, Anthony Allen, Johnny Lindsey, Wes Powell, and Marvin Moffet.

Honorary pallbearers will be Charles Ramsey, Mike Berry, Bill Berry, and Kenneth Ezell.

The family will visit with friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

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