Vida Teresa (Altom) Bentley Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Vida Teresa (Altom) Bentley left this earthly life on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. She was born December 9, 1932 in Independence County, Arkansas to the late Ernest Oscar “Gabe” and Lucy Florence (Bannon) Altom. Vida was a member of member of Church of Christ and had a strong faith in God. She was a wild spirited, bold, stubborn, simple but complex woman. Family was very important to her and she loved her husband and children more than anything. She loved her chickens. Vida enjoyed flower gardening, fishing, and going bare foot. She is survived by her husband, William “Bill” Bentley; daughter, Debra (Ostrander) Wilson and husband Homer; her sons, Alvin Lloyd Ostrander and Charles Kevin (Sharon) Pratt; four step-children, Bill (Penny) Bentley Jr., Debbie (Dan) Hall, Curtis (Jina) Bentley, David (Kelly) Bentley and numerous step-grandchildren; four grandchildren, Cheryl Wilson McClard, Jason (Becky) Wilson, Nicole (Michael) Jones, and Brandon (Heather) Pratt; four great-grandchildren, Daniel McClard, Alyssa Stormes, Molly Wilson, and Hunter Pratt; numerous nieces, nephews, family members and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ernest Oscar “Gabe” and Lucy Florence (Bannon) Altom; a son, Calvin Floyd Ostrander; three brothers, Jeff Foster, John Foster, and Bernest Altom; and a sister, Jackie Chambliss. Visitation will be held Friday, August 17, 2018 from 6-8 p.m. at the Bradford Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Bradford Memorial Funeral Home with Bro. Craig Wilson officiating. Interment will follow at Brown’s Chapel Cemetery at Union Hill. Arrangements entrusted to Bradford Memorial Funeral Home of Bradford, Arkansas. www.bradfordmemorial.com

Vida Teresa (Altom) Bentley

December 9, 1932 - August 15, 2018

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