TEXARKANA — Aleta Louise Yarbrough Mullins,

92, passed away Friday, June 18, 2021, at Hospice of Texarkana in Texarkana Texas. Aleta was a native of Johnson County, Ark., and was born Oct. 27, 1928, in Dale, Ark. She was the oldest of nine children born to her parents Thomas H. and Pearl M. (Stamps) Yarbrough.

She grew up in and around the hills and valleys of Johnson County, Ark., and especially loved the area around Yale and Yarbrough Mountain.

Aleta was a 1946 graduate of Ozark School and attended two years at the College of The Ozarks (now University of the Ozarks). As a natural beauty, she was a Peach Maid during the 1948 Peach Festival and parade in Clarksville Ark. After college, she returned to Ozark School where she taught second grade in the one-room schoolhouse.

While at college, she met the love of her life David B. Mullins. They were married Aug. 20, 1949, and were together 66 years until his death in 2015.

All six of their children survive her; sons Charles D. ( Sharon) Mullins of Texarkana, James (Maria) Mullins of Fayetteville, Ark., and Mark Mullins of Texarkana; daughters Pamela S. (Joe) Bennett of Malvern, Ark., Rhonda L. (Danny) Roldan of Texarkana, and Karen R. (Alvin) Morgan of Texarkana. In addition to her six children, she is also survived by 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Aleta is also survived by three brothers and three sisters, Olene Angle; Olen (Johnnie) Yarbrough, Clois (Erma) Yarbrough, Sharon (Ron) Hicks, Jerry ( Nancy) Yarbrough, Loeta (Tommy) Venable.

Aleta was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Eldred Cletus Yarbrough and Elbert Curtis Yarbrough.

Visitation was from 6-8 p.m., Sunday, June 20, at Texarkana Funeral Home. Graveside services will be Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at 2 p.m., at Yale Cemetery, Johnson County, Ark.