Biography:

Laura Manville Redden January 12, 1949 – March 27, 2026

Laura Joyce Manville Redden loved her life. She lived it as an artist, a mother, a grandmother (Lala), a friend — and, with great commitment, as an introvert who understood that a quiet life, fully inhabited, is its own kind of abundance.
She worked in many capacities over the years, but she was an artist above all else — with an eye and great appreciation for color and beauty, and hands that knew how to make things. She spent her life doing exactly that, pausing now and then to honor her lifelong smoking habit, which she kept faithfully and without apology until the very end.

She nurtured the people close to her thoughtfully and steadily — with presence and care and genuine attention. She was an extraordinary listener.

She was grateful — genuinely, deeply grateful — for the people who made her life what it was: her daughter Kate, her son-in-law Chris, and her grandson Colin, who were her great loves; her grand-doodles Penny and Luna; her dear friend Karen, whose companionship was one of life's true gifts; her sisters Janet Lemons and Beth Cook, dear nieces and nephews, and the many others who sat with her in her final days and let her reminisce about all of life's joys — which, for Laura, were considerable. She and the family are deeply grateful for the care from her doctors and hospice team.

She was preceded in death by her brother, George Julian Manville Jr., and her beloved canine companion, Lilly Rose.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to CARE for Animals, P.O. Box 7604, Little Rock, AR 72204. Arrangements are under the direction of RuebelFuneralHome.com