Dorothy Jean Holifield Miles, 66, of Little Rock, formerly of Rector, died Friday, April 6, 2007, at her home. She was born Nov. 16, 1940, at Portageville, Mo., to the late Farris and Lora Bookout Holifield.

She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Jim Miles of Little Rock; her son, David Miles; her daughters, Kris Cogbill and her husband Lyle, and Keli Collins and her husband, John, all of Little Rock; six grandchildren, Samantha Collins, Sadie and Parker Cogbill, Josh and Jacob Miles and Jared Sentell; a brother, Cecil Holifield, and his wife Cindy of Blytheville; two sisters, Glenda Long, and her husband Charles of Beebe, and Phyllis Misee' of Conway.

She also was preceded in death by her brothers-in-law, Weldon Miles and Ed Miles and his wife Marie, all of Paragould.

Survivors also include Alice Miles of Paragould, Lavadna and Carl Huneycutt of Cherokee Village, and Paul Miles, and his wife Marion, of Knoxville, Tenn. She leaves five nieces and seven nephews, one uncle, three aunts and cousins.

Jean Miles was raised in Rector. Always a beauty, she was Miss Rector in 1957. She worked in the concession stand at Ford Theater during high school. With her knack for hair styling, she began working in a beauty shop after school when she was 13. She attended cosmetology school in Jonesboro after graduation from Rector High School.

She and her husband worked together in their business, The US Male-Female. As a perm specialist, and later the receptionist and shop manager, Jean came in contact with hundreds of people. Everyone loved her. Her huge smile and big brown eyes lit up a room and one's heart. Her joy in life was her family and her friends. She accepted Christ as a child and was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church.

She is described as "the epitome of a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend." Her family members say she was "loving and giving beyond description" and that Proverbs, Chapter 31, is an apt description of her.

The funeral service was at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 8, at Immanuel Baptist Church with Dr. Rex M. Horne Jr. officiating. Graveside services were at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Woodland Heights Cemetery in Rector.

Pallbearers were Robert Holifield, Bud Gray, Michael Long, Donnie Miles, John Miles and Phillip Miles. Honorary pallbearers were Al Getchell, Phil Duncan, Chuck Taylor, Leland Blackshare, Tony Pruitt, Joe Griffith, Dicky Miles, Charles Crow, Paul Miles, Carl Huneycutt and Jim Bain.