Minnie "Lorene" Weise

Minnie “Lorene” Weise, 93, passed to heaven, May 3, 2025. She was born to James and Melissa Cash on Cash Mountain, Saline County, Arkansas. She had 14 siblings. Lorene was married to Oswald Weise Jr. (deceased) for 65 years. She is survived by her daughters: Brenda Wright (Eddie), of Jacksonville, Illinois, Sandra Van Horn (Johnny) of Dardanelle, Arkansas, Jo Nutt (Ron) of Houston, Texas; five grandchildren: Bruce Wright (Kristen) of Springfield, Illinois, Delta Wright of Santa Monica, California, Ashley Hiatt and Tyler Nutt of Houston, Texas, and Janie Van Horn of Russellville, Arkansas. She is also survived by six great-grandchildren: Evan Wright, Logan Wright, Steph Wright, Sage Wright, Holland Drabkin, and Blake Drabkin; as well as four siblings: Shirley Evans (Joseph E “Buddy”), Joan Bowers, Cathrine Inman, all of Benton, and Alton Cash (Julie) of Casa Grande, Arizona.

Lorene’s passion was caring for children in her home day care and her church nursery for 53 years. She was also a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, taking the children on many trips and adventures.

Her home church was Tyler Street Baptist Church. She lived at Parkway Village Nursing Home and Stella Manor Nursing Home.

To honor and celebrate Lorene’s life, a graveside service will be held on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Mt. Harmony Cemetery in Haskell, Arkansas, at 2:00 p.m.