HARRISON — Fern Rupp,

84, of Harrison, Ark., passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022, at the Newton County Nursing Home in Jasper, Ark., where she had resided since February of 2017. She was born on January 10, 1937, in Wilburn, Ark., to Woodrow and Vivan (Payton) Holliman. Fern is survived by two sisters, Ufanell Jones and Lorene Reed; two sons, John Leonard and Paul Leonard; seven grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at the Red Oak Baptist Church in Harrison on Friday, January 14, 2022. Visitation will begin at 12, leading into a service at 1 p.m. Burial will be Saturday, January 15, 2022, in Wilburn, Ark., at the Center Chapel Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Coffman Funeral Home in Harrison.