OBITUARIES
Tanna Marie Eiland
Tanna Marie Eiland, 21, died on Sunday, March 26, 2017, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, following a sudden illness.
She was born on Oct. 2, 1995, to Greg and Patti Eiland of Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
A 2014 graduate of Siloam Springs High School, she was a junior at the University of Arkansas – Fayetteville, where she was majoring in English composition. She planned to pursue a career as a librarian.
Since the age of 12, Tanna was involved in the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, and was a member of the Siloam Springs Rainbow Assembly. She held numerous local and state offices, and was named the 2015 Rainbow Girl of the Year, for the Grand Assembly of Arkansas.
She loved reading and spending time outdoors hiking and climbing. Most recently she started playing wallyball with friends at the UofA.
Tanna lived life “out loud, very loud” with a passion for people. She was known for her quirky sense of humor and always ended phone conversations and text messages with “I Love You,” along with green hearts.
Her life verses included Philippians 4:13 and Proverbs 3:5-7, which highlighted her desire to live a faith-filled life. She attended Cross Church of Fayetteville.
Tanna was preceded in death by her grandfather, M.L. (Moose) Van Poucke.
Survivors include her parents and sister, Tabitha, all of Siloam Springs; grandparents, Nancy Van Poucke of Springdale, Bill and Thelma Eiland of Wesley, and Mildred and Leon Roach of Fayetteville; nine aunts and uncles, Vicki (Ron) Metsers of Mountain View, California, Kathy (Mike) Murray of Cincinnati, Billie Scott (Stephanie) Eiland of Elkins, Kevin (Stephanie), and Mark (Jessica) Eiland, all of Wesley, Cody (Hailey) Eiland of West Fork, Aaron Coker of Rogers, and Jordan Kemp of Ft. Smith; and numerous cousins, including, Krisi Metsers of Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, April 1, 2017, at First Baptist Church, Siloam Springs, Arkansas. To sign the online guestbook, visit www. wassonfuneralhome.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation of Northwest Arkansas, the Siloam Springs Rainbow Assembly, or Siloam Springs Scholarship Fund in care of the funeral home.
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