Annie Louise Speed Cupit

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From Family Funeral Services Heber Springs, Arkansas September 2026

Annie Louise Speed Cupit a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend left this life on a journey to meet her heavenly Father on September 17, 2026. Annie was born August 14, 1933 to George Graham Speed and Louise Richards Speed in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

She married the love of her life John Cupit on November 1951 in Tallulah, Louisiana.

Annie was a member of Renew Church and was a devout member of the chancel choir since she was 12 years old. She worked at the Cleburne County Bank for 27 years and will be remembered for the love she showed everyone she knew. She loved her family deeply and encouraged them in all of their endeavors. She was a strong woman who had a deep faith in God and her Savior, Jesus Christ. She took the lessons she learned from her study of the scriptures and walked those out daily. She was a friend to everyone she met. She lived by the rule that her dad taught her that if you can't say something nice about someone, don't say anything at all.

She was preceded in death by her husband John and her parents George and Louise Speed, her brother and sister-in-law Robert and Connie Speed and nephew Adam Speed her brother-in-law Willis Perritt.

She leaves many behind to remember her including her children Cathy Avery, Jay (Valarie) Cupit of Heber Springs, and Laura (Niko) Lyras of Aegina, Greece. Grandchildren Tori (Jason) Greene, Laramie (Rocky) Finney and Grayson (Danielle) Cupit and great grandsons Mason Greene, Colby Greene and Rocky Finney. Great-great grandchildren Laykin Finney, Olivia Finney and Ella Finney.

She had many sons that were made up of the men who had come through The Other Side. She loved them and felt loved by them.

Pallbearers are Rocky Finney, Jason Greene, Mason Greene, Colby Greene, Grayson Cupit and Jimmy Wilson.

Honorary Pallbearers are Jerry Holmes, Arden Schlicker, Dudley Lemon, Trent Teague, Nick Conley, Niko Lyras, Residents and Graduates of The Other Side.

Visitation will be at Renew Church on Monday September 21 from 5:00 to 7:00 and a celebration of her life will be held at Renew Church on September 22 at 10:00, with Brother Jace Holmes and Brother Tommy Toombs officiating.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you donate to The Other Side Ministry at P.O. Box 1142 Heber Springs, AR 72543