Ethel Marie Allbritton, age 78, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013 in the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Allbritton was born October 20, 1934 in Neelyville, Mo. She was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening and flowers. She was a member of White Hollow General Baptist Church in Clubb, Mo.
On January 8, 1951, she married Rev. Harold Leroy Allbritton, who preceded her in death January 16, 2013.
Mrs. Allbritton is survived by nine children, Darwin Allbritton and wife, Kathy of Jonesboro, Ar, Delores Hill and husband, Larry of Poplar Bluff, Linda Hall and husband, Gary of Poplar Bluff, Dewayne Allbritton of Piedmont, Lisa Young and husband, Jeff, Valley Park, Mo., Steven Allbritton and wife, Karen, Lowndes, Mo., William Allbritton and wife, Michelle of Jonesboro, Ar., John Allbritton, Poplar Bluff, and Debra Hendrix and husband, Kevin, of Doniphan; two brothers, Bill Henthorn of Mt. Vernon, Ia. and Loren Hentorn of Laughlin, Nevada; twenty-three grandchildren, and seventeen great-grandchildren.
She is also preceded in death by her parents, Walter Henthorn and Flora Bell (Cook) Cope; two sons, Michael "Mike" Allbritton and Teddy Allbritton; one sister, Melba Myers and one brother, Don Henthorn.
Visitation for Mrs. Allbritton will begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home, 844 Cedar Street, Poplar Bluff, Mo. , followed by funeral services at 2 p.m. in the chapel with Rev. Allen Leutert officiating. Burial in the Poplar Bluff City Cemetery.