Ovelle Shutes

"The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want..Psalms 23 Sister Ovelle Shutes born on September 14, 1931 to the parents of George and Lena Kennedy Cullins. She also had two sisters, Georgia Bell Cullins and Lucille Cullins and one brother, Calvin Cullins who preceded her in peace with their parents. She was born in Bernice, Louisiana where she met her first husband, Bennie Lee Fergurson through their union they brought into this world two beautiful children, Bennie Lee Fergurson, Jr. and Larry Durnell Fergurson. Shortly after leaving Bernice, Lousiana, Ovelle ventured to El Dorado, Arkansas, where she met Carl Shutes, Jr., and shortly after they married and she became a devoted mother to his three children. After settling in the city of El Dorado, she started working at ConAgra Foods, where she worked for 16 years until her retirement. Ovelle leaves behind two biological sons, Bennie and Larry Fergurson; three step-sons, James Shutes, Chester Shutes and Clifton Smith, and preceding her in peace Carl Shutes,Jr. She also leaves behind 24 grandchildren, 60 great-grandchildren and 9 great-great-grandchildren; a host of other relatives and friends. Visitation at the funeral home will be Thursday, April 28, 2016 from 12 noon to 4:00 p.m. and Friday, April 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon. A Homegoing service will be held on Friday, April 29, 2016 @ 2:00 p.m. New Olive Branch Baptist Church, El Dorado, Arkansas with Rev. James Shutes officiating. Interment will follow in the Arlington Memorial Gardens, El Dorado, Arkansas under the direction of the Sims Mortuary Staff. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Ovelle Shutes, please visit our flower store.