Flora Hovis
May 13, 1925 - August 6, 2017
Flora Hovis, 92, of Hot Springs passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2017 in a Little Rock hospital. She was born on May 13, 1925 in Russell Springs, Kentucky to the late Asa and Cora Shepherd. She was reared on a tobacco farm in Kentucky during the Great Depression. She developed independence, resilience, kindness and appreciation of life. She was a devoted wife and mother. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, Floyd Hovis, three brothers, Pascal, James and Angelo Shepherd and three sisters, Ruby Moore, Nannie Bolton and Susie Hudson. Survivors include her two sons, Danny Hovis of Little Rock and Dennis Hovis of Hot Springs, her sister-in-law, Yvonne Shephard of Mooresville, Indiana and her nieces, Sue”Peaches”Hudson, Rhonda Shepherd, Linda Whitman, Brenda Lake, and Shirley Haynes, and one nephew, Phillip Shepherd. Visitation will be Wednesday from 7:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. at Hot Springs Funeral Home. Burial will be private at Crestview Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, take a moment to remember the blessings and miracle of life. Be more kind and less judgmental of others.
Flora Hovis, 92, of Hot Springs passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2017 in a Little Rock hospital. She was born on May 13, 1925 in Russell Springs, Kentucky to the late Asa and Cora Shepherd. She was reared on a tobacco farm in Kentucky during... View Obituary & Service Information