Mittie B. Rowland, aged 94, of Benton, passed from this life to the arms of Jesus on January 25, 2023, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Mitte was born on July 28, to Stephen Monroe and Lura Belle Garner, the eighth of six sisters and three brothers. She was born in the Lonsdale area of Garland County and lived in various locations in the Saline/Garland County area in her childhood. Mittie graduated from Bryant High School in 1946 and moved to Little Rock for work. She met the man there that she would spend the next 60 years of her life with: Jack Warren Rowland of Little Rock. They were married on September 12, 1948, in Little Rock. They moved to Enid, Oklahoma, where their first child, Deborah Lynne was born in 1950. They returned to Little Rock, where their two boys, Ronald Lee and J. Randolph were born in 1951 and 1955. They then moved to Blytheville, Arkansas for work in 1960, returning to Benton in 1976.

Jack and Mittie were faithful followers of Christ, raising their children and living their lives with God's guidance. They loved visiting with friends and family, and traveling with them to parks, gardens and family entertainment. They were devoted to each other until Jack's passing in June of 2009.

Mittie was also preceded in death by her parents, and all but one of her siblings. The one remaining sister is Ruth Guerin of Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Also surviving are her three children, Deborah Trussell (Gale) of Alexandria, LA, Ronald Rowland of Alexander, AR, Randy Rowland (Vicki) of Hot Springs, AR, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

The family would like to thank the staff of the West Shores community in Hot Springs, AR for their care and concern over the last five years.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, January 30, 2023 at Ashby Funeral Home Chapel.

Donations may be made to Spring Creek Baptist Church, 19200 i-30 North in Benton.

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