Clarice LaFrann Caldwell

Clarice LaFrann Caldwell obituary, Monticello, AR

Clarice LaFrann Caldwell

Clarice Caldwell Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home Inc on Jul. 7, 2025.

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Clarice LaFrann Caldwell, age 76 of Monticello, went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, July 6, 2025, at St. Vincent Hospital in Little Rock, AR. She was born August 5, 1948, in Monticello, AR to the late Clarence Franklin Ray and Jewel Dean Rowe.
She was a retired employee of Olan Mills Photography and was a hairdresser for many years. Clarice was a longtime member of Oak Grove Assembly of God Church which she loved dearly. Clarice also loved cooking, doing crafts, interior decorating, playing all types of card games and doing anything for others. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, James Michael Russell; her daughter, Michelle Ann Pruitt; a son-in-law, Gary Murphy; and siblings, Vivian Odon, Lucille Neeley, Gladys Boone and Bernice Walters.
She is survived by three daughters, Veronica Sue Murphy of Monticello, Regina Lynn Jennings and husband Ken of Bigelow and Rachelle Mann and husband Greg of Wilmar; along with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Chapel with Rev. Dane Hall and Rev. Terry Newman officiating. There will be a visitation preceding the funeral service from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Green Hill Cemetery. You can sign Clarice's guestbook registry here on her page.

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