Dr. Nancy Lovern Malcolm

On Monday, June 1, 2020, Dr. Nancy Lovern Malcolm, 57, of Pocahontas, passed away peacefully after a lengthy and hard fought battle with health issues, under the care of the wonderful and hard-working staff at St Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.

Born at Rosieres-En-Haye, France, Nancy spent her early years on the French Air Force Base, and then in Charleston, South Carolina, before moving to Jonesboro in 1968. Nancy graduated in 1980 from Jonesboro High School, and just a few years later from Hendrix College, in 1984. She graduated top of her class from the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry in 1997. Immediately following Dental College graduation, Nancy began a 4-year stint in the U.S. Navy, and was hand-picked for her residency at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland. Following residency, Nancy was stationed three years at Atsugi Naval Base in Japan. In 2001, Lt. Malcolm completed her Naval service and returned to Jonesboro to join her father, Dr. Ken Lovern, in private practice.

Nancy's first day on the job at Lovern-Malcolm, DDS, was September 11, 2001, a date never forgotten. Following Dr. Lovern's retirement, Dr. Malcolm continued the sole dental practice. Nancy practiced full time in Jonesboro for 15 years until her health began to decline and she became unable to work. Even then, among her coworkers Nancy was known as the “Four Wheel Drive Jeep;” willing to go anywhere, at any time, and do whatever was needed.

Nancy was a member of the American Dental Association and the Arkansas Dental Association, and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Jonesboro. She greatly enjoyed photography, crocheting, flower gardening, camping, bicycling and hiking. Nancy was an avid St. Louis Cardinals Baseball fan, and was an animal lover who was known to adopt the stray and neglected creatures in her community. A large part of Nancy's down time was spent attending and enjoying concerts and music festivals. She was a lover of many genres of music; among her favorites were folk rock, classic rock and anything by the Dave Matthews Band.

Survivors include one daughter, Caitlin Malcolm, one son, Ian Malcolm,
and her parents: Dr. Ken Lovern and Ann McCoy Lovern, all of Jonesboro;
one sister and brother-in-law, Katy Lovern-O'Riley and Shawn O'Riley of Marble Falls, Texas;
father of Caitlin and Ian, Alan Malcolm of Little Rock;
her close companion, Curtis Mark Farley of Pocahontas; and
3 nephews: Zach Lovern-O'Riley and his wife Emily of Russellville, and Ethan Lovern-O'Riley and Kason Lovern-O'Riley, both of Marble Falls, Texas.

Nancy was known to stop along the highway to rescue neglected or tossed out plants at abandoned houses or construction sites. As a final gesture to Nancy, the family asks that you plant a flower in her memory; preferably something good for the bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies!

Memorial service arrangements are pending and will be announced at a later date.