Obituary for Lisa Carol McCollum (Reeves)
Lisa Carol Reeves McCollum was born to Butch and Donna Reeves on April 7, 1964 and departed this life for the next January 24, 2020. She was the first grandchild for Jr. and
Pat Wilbanks and the first great grandchild for Carl and Lula Wilbanks, so to say she never lacked for attention would be an understatement. On her Reeves side of the family there were already cousins, aunts and uncles in place and several more to follow so she had lots of playmates. Sundays and holidays at Grandma Myrtle’s were packed, loud and so much fun! Lisa was a very precocious child, loved books and learned to read at an early age. I guess you could say her life was pretty much perfect, in her eyes at least, until suddenly there was a baby brother (Steve) and things changed dramatically. When she finally decided he was here to stay she adjusted her thinking and resigned herself to sharing the spotlight Lisa was an excellent student. She gradauted high school with honors and went on th Westark Community College (now UAFS) to obtain a degree in nursing. She worked her entire nursing career in Medical and Surgical Intensive Care. First at Sparks Medical Center, then at Crawford Memorial Hospital and finally as Nurse Manager in the ICU at Northwest Medical in Springdale until her retirement following a back injury. Along the way she married Thirl McCollum and from this marriage came her greatest accomplishment, their sons, Josh and Jared. “Proud Mama” does not even begin to define how she felt about those boys. She cheered all their victories and dusted them off after their defeats. She told everyone who would listen how handsome, intelligent, and successful her boys were and never stopped being their biggest cheerleader. She left us way too soon and in this day of “modern medicine” under circumstances that are hard to grasp. But God’s plan is not always our plan so we will trust, believe and continue on. She was preceded in death by her dad, Butch Reeves, her grandparents, Jr. and Pat Wilbanks and Clyde and Myrtle Reeves. She is survived by two sons, Josh McCollum of Mulberry and Jared McCollum of Lavaca; mother, Donna Reeves of Mulberry and two brothers, Steve Reeves of Mulberry and Bryan Reeves of Ozark and father of her sons, Thirl McCollum of Mulberry.
Service will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, January 30, 2020 at Ocker Chapel of Alma. Cremation and services are under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Alma.
Pat Wilbanks and the first great grandchild for Carl and Lula Wilbanks, so to say she never lacked for attention would be an understatement. On her Reeves side of the family there were already cousins, aunts and uncles in place and several more to follow so she had lots of playmates. Sundays and holidays at Grandma Myrtle’s were packed, loud and so much fun! Lisa was a very precocious child, loved books and learned to read at an early age. I guess you could say her life was pretty much perfect, in her eyes at least, until suddenly there was a baby brother (Steve) and things changed dramatically. When she finally decided he was here to stay she adjusted her thinking and resigned herself to sharing the spotlight Lisa was an excellent student. She gradauted high school with honors and went on th Westark Community College (now UAFS) to obtain a degree in nursing. She worked her entire nursing career in Medical and Surgical Intensive Care. First at Sparks Medical Center, then at Crawford Memorial Hospital and finally as Nurse Manager in the ICU at Northwest Medical in Springdale until her retirement following a back injury. Along the way she married Thirl McCollum and from this marriage came her greatest accomplishment, their sons, Josh and Jared. “Proud Mama” does not even begin to define how she felt about those boys. She cheered all their victories and dusted them off after their defeats. She told everyone who would listen how handsome, intelligent, and successful her boys were and never stopped being their biggest cheerleader. She left us way too soon and in this day of “modern medicine” under circumstances that are hard to grasp. But God’s plan is not always our plan so we will trust, believe and continue on. She was preceded in death by her dad, Butch Reeves, her grandparents, Jr. and Pat Wilbanks and Clyde and Myrtle Reeves. She is survived by two sons, Josh McCollum of Mulberry and Jared McCollum of Lavaca; mother, Donna Reeves of Mulberry and two brothers, Steve Reeves of Mulberry and Bryan Reeves of Ozark and father of her sons, Thirl McCollum of Mulberry.
Service will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, January 30, 2020 at Ocker Chapel of Alma. Cremation and services are under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Alma.