Darlene Ruth Love, age 71, of Beebe entered into rest September 9, 2010 at Arkansas Hospice in Little Rock. Darlene was born January 15, 1939 in Heber Springs to Arvil & Tommie Ruth Boyce.

She was a Christian, a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents; one infant son Tommy Dale Hodges; two brothers Arvil Junior Boyce and Dudley Dale Boyce; and one sister Erma Dee Holton.

She is survived by three daughters Donna(Paul) Miller of Greers Ferry, Felicia Hirmer of Wasila, Alaska and Freda James(Todd Joslin) of Cabot; Four sons Ottis(Debbie) Hodges of Beebe, Freeman(Brenda) Hodges of Cabot, Duree(Debi) Hodges of Greensboro, Maryland and Robert(Tonya) Love of Beebe; sixteen grandchildren, seventeen great-grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

The family wants to say a special thank you to the team at Arkansas Hospice in Little Rock and to Dr. Wilder and her team.