Marybelle Huggins Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund

Mary Belle Huggins (November 11, 1932 ~ July 2, 2024) was born in Paragould, Arkansas. She was the first of six children of Monzel and Lora Huggins. She took care of all her sisters and brother as much as they would let her for all of her life, bringing new clothes at the start of the school year and also making sure her parents had what they needed. She became a nurse in the VA hospital and worked there until her retirement at 55. She was an intensive care nurse and was given the opportunity to be head nurse several times, but she refused. She also joined the Army Reserve Nurse Corp where she rose to the rank of Colonel.