Willie Deal Obituary

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Willie Deal of Little Rock, Arkansas, who passed away on December 31, 2024, at the age of 95, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her father Lloyd Calvin Nathan Thurman; her husband Earl Armell Deal; her son Michael Earl Deal; her grandson Matthew Gary Johnson; her brother Marion Nathan Thurman; her half-brothers, Joseph Marshall Thurman, Fred Walker Thurman and Ray Thurman; her sisters, Carolyn Thurman Lochala, Mamie Thurman Rogers and Erla Jane Thurman; and her half-sisters, Grace Thurman Bady and Evelyn Thurman Brown.

She is survived by: her mother-in-law Velma Ann Lewis Thurman; her daughter Deborah Anne Deal Johnson; her son-in-law Gary Don Johnson of Little Rock, AR; her granddaughters, Rebekah Johnson Bloyd (Caleb Michael Bloyd) of Oklahoma City, OK and Deborah Johnson Edwards (Frazier Allen Edwards) of Little Rock, AR.; and her great grandchildren, Michael Johnson Bloyd, Abigail Anne Bloyd of Oklahoma City, OK, Charlotte Jewel Edwards and Frazier James Edwards of Little Rock.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Crossett, AR or to Immanuel Baptist Church of Little Rock, AR.