Delores Slayton, 68 of Greenville, passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2016 at Hunt Regional Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral services will be 2 P.M., Saturday, August 6, 2016 at the chapel of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Flowers officiating. Visitation will be 1 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Memoryland Memorial Park.
Mrs. Slayton was born on December 20, 1947 in Texarkana, Arkansas to Timothy and Gladys Dinkins. She was married to Robert Andrew Slayton for 49 years, marrying him on October 17 in Texarkana, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and a member of Emmanuel Pentecostal Church.
She is survived by her husband, Robert A. Slayton of Greenville, parents, Timothy and Gladys Dinkins of Melissa, daughter, Samantha A. Hall and husband, Kenneth of Greenville, brother, Rod Dinkins and wife, Verna of Texarkana, sisters. Effie Dinkins and Hazel Dinkins both of Melissa, grandchildren, Sandra Hall, CJ Hall, Deanna Weatherford and Kenneth A. (Bubba) Hall, great-grandchildren, AJ Weatherford, Aleah Weatherford and Jacob Weatherford.
She was preceded in death by her grandson, Justin Andrew Hall.
Pallbearers will be Daniel Weatherford, Colton Harrison, Carlton Bier, Justin L. Murphy, Darion J. Bowling and Justin Gregory.
Delores was given the ultimate gift of life and love from her son-in-law, Kenneth, he was able to give her ¼ of his liver.