Born Aug. 5, 1940, in Low Gap, Ark., daughter of the late Lloyd Dennis and Mary Boling Boen, she was employed at K-Mart and a member of the Friendship Baptist Church in Kennett.
Survivors include one daughter, Patricia Barnes, of Kennett; two sisters, Linda Boen, of Senath, Mo., and Helen Stark, of Kennett; one brother, Coba Boen, of Senath; seven grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son, James Edward Malady, Jr.; two brothers, Archie and Jack Boen and two sisters, Ann Stockton and Ava Jean Aldridge.
Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. today, Tuesday, Oct. 11, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Kennett.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dale Rickman officiating.
Burial will follow at the Oak Ridge Cemetery in Kennett.

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