Graveside service for former Tillman County resident Jeanette Laney Briggs age 89 of Bella Vista, Arkansas will be at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 9, 2016, at the Frederick Memorial Cemetery with Rev. Les Banks officiating. Inurnment will follow under the direction of Jackson Funeral Home of Frederick. Mrs. Briggs passed away Friday, November 4, 2016, at her home in Bella Vista.

Jeanette (Roberts) Laney Briggs was born October 21, 1927, in Davidson, Oklahoma to Ira Lee and Lillian Rachel (Dickerson) Roberts. She attended and graduated in 1945, from Wilson Consolidated # 2 School. She and John David Laney were united in marriage. Mr. Laney preceded her in death. She later married Galen Briggs who preceded her in death also. Jeanette was a loan officer for the Federal Land Bank. After her retirement, she moved to Bella Vista, in the early 1990's. Jeanette was a member of the Bella Vista Duplicate Bridge Club, as well as several other bridge groups and "New Beginnings". She was known to her friends for her warm hospitality and cheerful attitude. She was a member of the Bella Vista Community Church.

She is survived by one son, Joe David "J.D." Laney and his wife Jan; two step-sons, Galen and Steve Briggs; one sister, Pat Allen; one grandson, Kevin Laney and his wife Kristen; two step-grandchildren, Lori Muckensturm and Lance Leverich; two great-granddaughters, Taylor and Tanner Laney; and several nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents; both of her husbands; one sister, Robie Williams; and one brother, Jimmy Lee Roberts.

Memorials may be made to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38118, in memory of Jeanette Laney Briggs.

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