Obituaries

OBITUARIES Information for the obituaries and funeral notices below was supplied to the Arkansas

Democrat- Gazette Advertising Department by funeral homes. For more information including cost and deadlines contact the advertising department at (501) 378-3889. HUNTSVILLE — Justen

Lee Baker, 33, of Huntsville passed away Saturday, July 21, 2018, in Salem, Ark. He was born Sept. 1, 1984, in Modesto, Calif., to Steve Baker and Mary Ballard.

He graduated from Prairie Grove High School in 2003. Justen was an avid Arkansas Razorback fan and would talk sports with anyone. He dreamed of getting to see his nephews play for the Razorbacks in the future. Justen was a beloved son, brother, nephew, uncle, cousin and friend.

He is preceded in death by his longtime girlfriend, Judy Williams of Prairie Grove; niece and nephew, Krystal and Damien Wiggins of Huntsville; paternal grandfather, David Baker of Medford, Oregon; maternal grandparents, Earl Brown of Hazelhurst, Mississippi and Rose Brown of Modesto, Calif. Survivors include his parents, Steve and Mary Baker both of Huntsville; two sisters, Rachel Baker of Fayetteville and Tina Westlin and husband Cody of Huntsville; brother, Steven Baker of Huntsville; grandmother, Judy Baker and several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

A funeral service will be 10 a. m., Saturday, July 28, 2018, at Living Water Baptist Church with Pastor Tim Gabbard officiating. A viewing will be held prior to service. Burial will be at Wesley Cemetery. Funeral services are under the direction of Madison County Funeral Service of Huntsville. Please visit our website to leave the family an online condolence www.madisoncountyfuneral service.com.

BATON ROUGE, La. —

Mary Lynne King Boyer of Baton Rouge, La., left the bonds of this earth for heaven Tuesday July 10, 2018. She was 66 years old. Her caring husband, Mark Boyer, was by her side. It was their 36th wedding anniversary.

Born May 27, 1952, in Mineral Wells, Texas, to Raymond and Yvonne (McInturff) King, Lynne grew up the oldest, and as she loved to add, the wisest, of seven children. She briefly attended Asbury College in Wilmore, Ky., but returned home after the sudden death of her parents to care for her younger siblings. Lynne credited her heavenly Father for continuing to guide, bless and heal from this marked event in their lives.

In 1971 Lynne married Larry Knott. Together they had one son, Telly Jon. She later married Mark Boyer on July 10, 1982, in an outdoor wedding at the King home in Hesston, Kansas. Lynne created welcoming homes in Okinawa, Japan; Lexington, Ky.; Fayetteville, Ark., and Baton Rouge, La. Her love of travel is represented in her international charm bracelet.

Lynne’s clever wit and joy were evident to all. She was creative, loyal and full of faith. Church involvement was always important. She was a loving mother and a dear friend to many, practicing hospitality without pretension. She wholeheartedly loved people. Her genuine positive attitude and outlook in spite of all that she endured inspired many.

Lynne is loved and survived by her husband Mark, her son, Telly Jon Knott, her grandchildren, Mathew, Andrew, Abby, Caleb and Joshua, her siblings, Gary King, Terri Brooks, Lori Long, Lisa Muthiah, Juli Elliot and Dina Horne, her 29 nieces and nephews and her 33 great-nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Yvonne (McInturff) King.

Memorial service will be Saturday, Aug. 4 in Fayetteville, Ark., at Fellowship Bible Church, 3447 AR-112. Visitation 10-11 a.m., Service 11 a.m. to noon, light lunch following, Officiated by Pastor Gary Harrell.

In lieu of flowers, the family encourages memorials in her honor to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Breast Cancer Society, or Kidney Foundation.

“For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.”Philippians 1:21.

CHELSEA, Okla. — Chelsea, Okla., resident Jessie M.

Hayes Snider passed away Monday, July 16, 2018, at the age of 86. Jessie was born to Cecil Bert and Blanche Haley Hayes on Oct. 28, 1931, in Rogers, Ark.

At a young age, her mother passed away, and so most of her growing up years were spent with her grandparents and uncles. She enjoyed going to Lake Atlanta Park to skate with her friends as a young girl. She graduated from Rogers High School in 1949, the first of her immediate family to do so.

Jessie never minded hard work, choosing to work various jobs outside the home from the age of 12. She worked at a grocery store during the rationing years of WWII, and even at a photography studio during high school. After graduation, she eventually began working as a telephone operator, a career that she continued off and on even through the years of raising her family. She retired from the telephone business on March 19, 1994.

While working for the telephone company in Wichita, Kan., Jessie met the brother of a coworker in an elevator. He was a newspaper pressman named Billie Owen Snider. Their first date was on July 5, 1960, and a very short time later, they were married on Aug. 14, in Miami, Okla. The newlyweds made their home in Ottawa, Kan., for a time, before different jobs took them to Rantoul and Urbana, Ill., and finally to Tulsa, Okla. They were living in Tulsa when Billie died of a heart attack while visiting his mother in Blackwell, Okla.

The intrepid young widow remained in Tulsa and finished raising her three children alone. Everyone told her that she did a good job. She eventually moved to Chouteau, Okla., to live with her daughter, Lori, then moved with Lori and her family to Chelsea, and this has been home since.

When time allowed, Jessie enjoyed sitting on the porch, caring for her guineas and chickens, collecting recipes, and cooking big meals for her family. She especially cherished her grandchildren, and loved to cook for the whole family on holidays. She also enjoyed researching genealogy, and even wrote a detailed account of her own life.

Jessie was preceded in death by her parents, Cecil and Blanche Hayes, grandparents, Robert and Susan Hayes, and her husband, Billie Snider. Her survivors include her children, William Robert Snider, Lori Ann West and husband Paul West Sr., and Cecil Ray Snider and wife April; her grandchildren, Heather D. Statser, Paul M. West, Jr., Joshua Snider, Tyler B. West, Brandon Lee Snider, and Emily Alyssa Hope Snider; great-grandchildren, Kinley R. Statser, Eva Kay Statser, and Everlyn R. West; and first cousin, Sandy Chalmers.