Eleese B. Wilborn

Eleese B. Wilborn was born March 17, 1948, in Turrell to Edward Kent Jenkins and Lillie Riley Bailey. She departed this life July 8, 2024 at NEA Hospital in Jonesboro, at the age of 76. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Eleese leaves to cherish her memories her husband, Willie Wilborn; one daughter, Candice Wilborn, both of Blytheville; two sons, Julius Jones (Tanzania Jones) of Marion and Andre Smith (Sonya Smith) of Duncanville, Texas; two sisters, Margaret Jenkins of Turrell and Evelyn Boswell Clarence of Kansas City, Mo.; three brothers, OD Bailey, Frank Bailey, both of Blytheville, and JW Watkins of Jonesboro; nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends that she loved dearly.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 20, at 1 p.m. at Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home and Cremation, 634 W. Main Street, Blytheville.

Services are entrusted to Gary Wolfe at Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home & Cremation, 634 W. Main Street, Blytheville, AR, 870-900-0010.