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Melba "Gay" Ruth Bidwell

June 4, 1927 — July 31, 2018

Funeral Services for Melba "Gay" Ruth Bidwell of Flippin, Arkansas, will be 10:00 A.M., Friday, August 3rd at the First Baptist Church of Flippin, AR with Reverend Aaron Lindsey officiating.

Gay entered fully into the presence of her Lord and Savior, July 31, 2018, in Flippin, AR, at the age of 91. She was born June 4, 1927, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Benjamin and Opal Elliot Gay. She married John Bidwell on August 22, 1974 in Nevada and worked as a waitress in the casino industry. Gay was a member of the First Baptist Church of Flippin and will be missed by her beloved husband, John and all who knew and loved this sweet lady.

Burial will be in the Flippin Cemetery, Flippin, AR with the Deacons of the church as pallbearers.

Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Flippin or St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.

Arrangements are by Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services - Bull Shoals, Arkansas.
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Friday, August 3, 2018

Starts at 10:00 am

First Baptist Church of Flippin

939 Marion County 7027, Flippin, AR 72634

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