Earlene Macklin Obituary

Earlene Macklin was born on August 24, 1949 in Frenchman's Bayou, AR to John Lockhart and Mosie Lee Sullivan. She was a retired teacher's aide for Rivercrest High School and was a member of St. John Full Gospel in Osceola, AR where she sung on the Praise Team and was on the Hospitality Staff. Mrs. Macklin passed away at her home in Grand Prairie, TX on July 9, 2025 at the age of 75. She is preceded in death by her father John Lockhart, her mother Mosie Lee Sullivan, her husband Albert Macklin, seven brothers and one sister Ruthie Sykes. She is survived by three sons Gerron (Labridgette, Booker) Macklin of Mansfield, TX, Darwin (Lisbeth) of Colorado Springs, CO and Demetrius Macklin of Grand Prairie, TX, four brothers Joes Washington of Joiner, AR, Maurice Washington of Birmingham, AL, Kevin Love of Joiner, AR and Jerry Love of Marion, AR, four sisters Retha Hudson of Detroit, MI, Verla Harding of Benton Harbor, MI, Betty Bryant of Waterford, MS, Deborah Bass of Detroit, MI and one step-sister Essie Wilkerson of Chicago, IL, eight grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren a host of other friends and many relatives. The visitation will be held on Sunday, July 20, 2025 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Wilson Funeral Home in Osceola, AR. The funeral will be held at Bethlehem M.B. Church in Osceola, AR on Monday July 21, 2025 at 11:00 A.M. with the burial to follow at Whiteside Cemetery in Osceola, AR. Pastor Patrick Jackson will be officiating.