Pauletta Knapp, 75, of Mountain View, Arkansas passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2022, at her home. Pauletta was born on August 25, 1947, in Trenton, Tennessee to the late William “Newt” Perry Henson and Willie Hensley Henson. Pauletta was a 16-year breast cancer survivor and worked alongside her late husband of 54 years as a truck driver. She will be greatly missed by all of her loving family and friends.
Pauletta is survived by five daughters, Shannon Jordan (Steven), Cristy Faulkner (Dan), Cammy Knapp Whitfield, Paula Wade (Jay), and Parene McKie (Pat); grandchildren, Dalton Newman (Deann), Dwight Newman, James Stanfill, Justin Stanfill (Amanda), Daniel Labeave, Gabriel Wright (Dustin), Terry Lemmond, Jessica Lemmond, Nevaeh Whitfield, Autumn Fuller, Brittany Davis (Joseph), Destiny Fuller, Cierra Fuller, Ember Fuller, Jaxton Wade, Wade Anderson, Gregory Anderson, and Heather McKie; great-grandchildren, Jayce Newman, Lyla Newman, Carson Wright, Kodie Wright, Carter Wright, JalynneDayberry, Skylan Hallman, Mattilyn Hallman, Arianna Lemmond, Gabrielle Anderson, and Katelyn Collins; one sister, Rita Polson (Dwight); Jerry Knapp as her spiritual guidance and close family member that is greatly cherished by all the family for everything he has done; he has been there to help her get through everything she has endured for many years as well as keeping her faith in the Lord.
Pauletta is preceded in death by her parents, William “Newt” Perry Henson and Willie Hensley Henson; her husband of 54 years, Rubin Knapp; two siblings, Barbara Haynes and Donald Henson.
A celebration of life will take place on Sunday, November 13, 2022, at 3:00 PM at Mi Pueblito Mexican Restaurant, 103 N. Peabody Avenue A, Mountain View, Arkansas 72560.
