Margaret Lee Millikin

Margaret Lee Millikin, 87, of Vilonia, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord on March 11, 2026. Born on October 22, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Marion and Addie Lee. She married Jerry Bob Millikin on December 23, 1959, and together they raised twin daughters and two sons.

Margaret served faithfully as a pastor’s wife for 46 years, teaching Vacation Bible School, directing the nursery, and helping wherever she was needed. She also worked full time as a medical technologist in clinics and hospitals, retiring from Baptist Hospital in Heber Springs in December 2006. For the past twenty years she was an active member of First Baptist Church in Vilonia, where she served in the Awana program and volunteered at the Vilonia Senior Citizen’s Center.

She was preceded in death by her husband Jerry in 2005. Margaret is survived by her daughters, Judy Thomas and husband Wayde of Forrest City, Arkansas, and Janet O’Connor of Scottsdale, Arizona; her sons, Mark Millikin and wife Rebecca of Vilonia, Arkansas, and Jacob Millikin and wife Dana of Batesville, Arkansas; seven grandchildren, Steven and Seth Thomas, Delaney Jeude, Joshua and wife Madi, Abigail, Wyatt and Lauren Millikin; two sisters and their husbands, Linda and Troy Bateson of Vilonia and Pamela and Kevin Douglas of Texarkana, Texas; and many brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins, and countless brothers and sisters in Christ.

She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother whose quiet strength and generous spirit touched everyone around her. She will be deeply missed by her family and all who knew her.