Pocahontas- Anita Marvine Towell, 85, passed away on April 3, 2017 surrounded by loved ones.

Anita was born December 9, 1931 in Smithville, AR to Joseph Ernest and Esther Lily Jean Winchester.

She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church, Overland Baptist Church, and Fee Fee Baptist Church. She was a Volunteer Pink Lady at Five Rivers Medical Center. She had a heart of gold and a head of stone. She moved to California to be married and join him as he left to go into the Navy and happily came back to Arkansas to enjoy retirement.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dennis Towell; brother, Jean Winchester; and sister, Lynda Ann Stewart.

She is survived by son, Mitchell (Candy) Towell of Pocahontas; daughter, Denise Towell of Beaufort, MO; grandson, Dwayne Michael Towell of O'Fallon, MO; and sister, Pansy (Tom) Lindsey of Springfield, MO.

Visitation will be Saturday, April 8, 2017 from 1-2 pm at McNabb Funeral Home with a funeral immediately following at 2 pm. Burial in Smithville Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to your favorite charity or organization.