Opal Loraine Hutton

Mrs. Opal Loraine Hutton, 95, of Manila, passed from this life Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at her home. Born in Manila, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Ida Jackson Rice and the widow of Mr. Vaughn Hutton. She had lived in California and Texas before returning to northeast Arkansas in the 1950s. She and her husband spent much of their lives in the Walnut Ridge/Hoxie area before returning home to Manila in 2002.

In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by a brother, Ancil Rice and a sister, Harriet Schultz.

She leaves two brothers, J.B. Rice and Murel Rice, both of Manila; and

One sister, Edith Nau of Flint, Mich.

Graveside funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Manila Cemetery with the Rev. William Piercy officiating. Burial will be under the direction of Howard Funeral Service of Manila. The family will receive visitors from 11:30 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. A guest register is available at www.HowardFuneralService.com