MRS. VIRGINIA LEE LIVELY, 78, of HOPE, Arkansas, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 31, 2007 in the loving care of Heather Manor Nursing and Rehab, Hope, Ark. She was born on Feb. 26, 1929, in Emmet, Ark. to Earl and Annie Pruitt Murphy. She worked at the Shanhouse as a seamstress and at the National Laundry, both of Hope, Ark. She was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her parents; by her husband, Dewey Lively;and by one son, John Lively. Her Survivors Include: One Son: Robert Lively and Ruth, Nashville, Ark.Three Daughters: Patricia Hawthorne and Tommy, McNab, Ark. Martha Hudman and Jim, Rison, Ark. Linda Moon and Randy, Rison, Ark. Two Brothers: John Murphy, Hope, Ark. Paul Murphy, Texas. Three Sisters: Betty Gilbert, Hope, Ark. Lucille Dixon, Hope, Ark. Wanda Dyers, Stamps, Ark. And numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren and family and friends that loved her. FUNERAL SERVICES will be 10:00 a.m. Thurs, January 3, 2007, Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home Chapel, Hope, with Rev. William Tyler officiating. Burial to follow in Columbus Cemetery, Columbus, Ark. Arrangements by Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home, Hope, Ark. FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS: Wed., Jan. 2, 2008, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., at Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home, Hope, Ark. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, MEMORIALS may be made to: Columbus Cemetery, 2993 Hwy 73 W, Columbus, AR 71831. FAMILY will be at 2508 East Plainview, Hope, Ark.