Iris Alberta Whelchel

February 2, 1929 - January 24, 2022

Iris Alberta Whelchel, 92 year old resident of Gentry, Arkansas, passed away on January 24, 2022 at her home. She was born on February 2, 1929, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to William and Martina Cheshire. She is preceded in death by her husband, Gene. She is survived by her children, Stephen Whelchel and wife Leslie, of Norman, Oklahoma, Mark Whelchel, of Conway, Arkansas, and Karen Mann and husband David, of Gentry, Arkansas; her grandchildren, Melissa Whelchel, of Norman, Oklahoma, Amy Hingle and husband Jacob, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Rachel Mann, of Gentry, Arkansas, and Eli Mann, of Gentry, Arkansas. Funeral service will be held on Monday, February 7, 2022, at 11:00 A.M., at Sager Community Church in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, with Pastor Jim Henderson officiating. Burial to follow at Venus Cemetery in Huntsville, Arkansas.