HULSEY, Virginia May (Lister) - b. September 13, 1942 - d. December 24, 2025

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Virginia May Hulsey, age 83, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord on December 24, 2025 at Covington Court in Fort Smith.  She was born on September 13, 1942 in Moline, Kansas to Loren and Gertrude Lister. 

Virginia graduated from Howard High School in Howard, Kansas with the Class of 1960.  She worked as a telephone operator in the late 1950s. She met her husband, James, while he was teaching in Kansas, and they married in 1962.  In the early 70s after having three of their four children, they moved from Kansas to Fort Smith where she resided until her passing.

A member of the Temple Baptist Church, she served in the church's choir and kitchen ministries.  She was an avid crafter and seamstress who loved creating things as part of her ministry.  She sewed outfits for her children, wedding dresses, cheerleader outfits, as well as blankets and wheelchair pouches for those in nursing homes and care facilities.  She also enjoyed plastic canvas, crafting items like coasters, tissue boxes, and door hangers to give to others,

Virginia is survived by her husband, James; two sons, Dennis (Patrice) Hulsey and Carl Hulsey; three siblings, Roy Lister, Alma Daymude, and Wilma Lister; and four grandchildren, Chris Hulsey, Ashley Hulsey, Emily Welsch, and Andrew Welsch. She was welcomed into Heaven by her parents; her son, Brian Hulsey; her daughter, Angela Welsch; and siblings, Norman Lister and Harold Lister. 

Services will be held on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at the Temple Baptist Church in Fort Smith, Arkansas with a family graveside service in Tamaha, Oklahoma at 2:00 p.m.  In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make donations to the Alzheimer's Association in her honor. Services have been entrusted to Lewis Funeral Chapel, 4817 Kelley Highway,  Fort Smith, Arkansas72904.

(taken from the Lewis Funeral Chapel website)