Biography: Frances Lillian Etheridge, age 92, of Little Rock, entered into eternal rest on Friday, May 14, 2010. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on August 26, 1917 to the late C.F. and Florence Thompson. In recent years she had been a resident of the Malvern Nursing Home. For 58 years she was the loving wife of Dean E. Etheridge who passed away in 1995. She is also preceded in death by a loving sister, Sarah Loescher of Little Rock. Prior to her retirement from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission in 1982, Lillian worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and the Little Rock Police Department. She was a longtime member of Oak Forest United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and the PBX Club. Lillian was a loving mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, sister and friend to all. She is survived by her children, Ed Etheridge and his wife Deanna of Little Rock and Jerri Deane Jackson of Alabama; a sister, Mary Ruth Richardson of Maumelle; a brother, C.F. “Buddy” Thompson of Tulsa, Oklahoma; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. The family would like to express their gratitude and appreciation to Laura West and the nurses and staff at Malvern Nursing Home for the care and compassion they gave to “Mamaw Ill”. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, May 17, 2010 at Pinecrest Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Lions World Services for the Blind, 2411 Fair Park Blvd., Little Rock, AR 72204 or Arkansas Ovarian Cancer Coalition, P.O. Box 7796, Little Rock, AR 72217. Arrangements by Ruebel Funeral Home. www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.