Lois W. Hemphill, 91, of Lonoke, Ark. transitioned from this life on March 25, 2023. She was born to Emery Boone and Druecilla Cleophus Wofford on July 1, 1931, and raised in the College Station Community.
She received her primary education in College Station, graduating from Shorter High School in North Little Rock. Following, she attended Shorter College on a choir scholarship. On April 18, 1957, she married Willie Hemphill and established a residence in Lonoke, Ark. Three children were born of this union. They were also blessed with five bonus children. She retired from the Lonoke Nursing Home after many years of service.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and two children, Arthur L. Johnson, Jr. and Dwight R. Johnson. She leaves to cherish her memory: four daughters; Sylvia (Alfred) Jones and JoAnne (Willie) McCarrell of North Little Rock; Cindy Hemphill of Maumelle and Glenda (Odell) Alexander of Little Rock; two sons, Danny Hemphill of Jacksonville and H. Lynn (Fritzi) Hemphill of North Little Rock.
Visitation will be Friday, March 31, 2023, from 2-6 p.m. at Ruffin & Jarrett Funeral Home, 1200 Chester Street, Little Rock. Homegoing celebration will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 600 East Palm Street, Lonoke, Ark. Burial will be at Sunset Cemetery in Lonoke.
To the Hemphill Family:
We take this time to express our personal condolences to the family of Lois Hemphill. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the entire family and friends during this hour of great sadness. May all grieving hearts please take to heart this wonderful promise that God reveals to us about the resurrection blessing that is ever so near at hand. This comforting promise is recorded at John 5:28-29. In the verses, God tells us that soon He would call to those in the graves to stand up in life again. From the reading of these verses, did you know that God is giving us his personal promise that our departed loved ones would have the hope of living again. Yes, God would call, and our departed loved ones would respond by standing up in life again. This future arrangement is made possible because God gave His Son as a ransom to repurchase us back from sin and death. (John 3:16) Then to help all to develop strong faith in this future blessing, God has taken the time to preserve nine accounts in the Bible that speaks about this grand blessing that is near at hand. Here is. Just one such example that is recorded at Acts 9:36-42. I hope that all will get a chance to see how these verses apply to Lois , and to many others in a very special way. In closing we encourage all to please keep this promise of God near your hearts at all times. Remember that when God makes a promise, it becomes reality. For it is impossible for God to lie. (Titus 1:2)