Jessie Lou Walker Lusby

Jessie Lou Walker Lusby, of Malvern, died Nov. 3, 2013, in Hot Springs. She was born in Bauxite, Ark., April 12, 1941. Her parents were J. Frank and Erline Smith Walker.

She is survived by two daughters, Ronda Wells of Camden and Rebecca Choquette of Norfolk, Va.;

A brother, John F. Walker of Hot Springs;

Six grandchildren;

One great-grandchild;

Two nephews; and

Numerous cousins.

She held a BS in Social Work from Southern Arkansas University and a MSW from University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She was a social worker at Ouachita County Hospital, Arkansas Children's Hospital, for the U.S. Air Force and in private practice as a therapist.

A memorial service will be held at First United Methodist Church at 1 p.m. Thursday in Camden. Interment of cremains will be at Johnson Cemetery, Cleveland County, at 3 p.m. Thursday.

The family requests that memorial gifts be made to Arkansas Hospice, Mercy Hospital, 300 Werner Street, Hot Springs, AR 71913. The hospice nurses of 5-West are honorary pallbearers. www.arkansasfuneralcare.com