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JOY YOUNG-HEARD

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HOPE, Ark.—Joy Katherine Young-Heard, 86, of Prescott, Ark., died Friday, Dec. 30, 2017, in a Prescott nursing home. Mrs. Young was born Sept. 15, 1931, in Rosston, Ark. She was retired from Hillcrest Care and Rehabilitation and Southwest Arkansas Development and a member of New Bethel A.M.E. Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eddie B. Heard; one daughter, Marion Y. Heard; three grandchildren, Victor McGough, Ricardo Young and Sherita Heard; one great-grandchild, Robert Y. Johnson; and one great-great-grandchild, Faith N. Allen. Survivors include five daughters, Joyce McGough of Waldo, Ark., and Loretta Evans, Joycesetta Evans, Barbara Heard and Patricia Heard of Rosston; two sons Richard Young and Phillip Heard of Rosston; 18 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great-grandchildren; and a number of other relatives. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at New Bethel A.M.E. Church with the Rev. Larry Ross officiating. Burial will be in New Salem Cemetery under the direction of McFadden and Hitchye Funeral Enterprises. Visitation will be from 1 to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Published January 5, 2018

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