Mary Ethel Vuncannon,76, died of natural causes on Saturday, Feb. 21 at Trumann Health and Rehab in Trumann.

Mrs. Vuncannon as born in Mississippi and was a lifetime resident of Trumann. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith.

Vuncannon was preceded in death by her husband, Manual Vuncannon; two daughters, Mary Acker and Sue Russell; one son, Thomas Ray Steen; six brothers and her parents, Rubin and Myrtle Wilbanks Armstrong.

She was survived by her daughter, Patsy Ann Simpson of Trumann; her sons, Randy Lee Steen of Trumann and James Edward Steen of Trumann; two sisters, Dorothy Maybelle Kilgore of Trumann and Gerthie Faye Mack of Trumann; 11 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 2 at 1:30 p.m. in the chapel of Thompson funeral home in Trumann with Rev. Chad Graves officiating. Burial followed in the Marked Tree Cemetery.

Active pallbearers were Greg Rouse, Keith Rost, Rick Sanchez, Joey Bloodworth, Derek Bloodworth and David Russell, Jr. Honorary pallbearers were David Russell,Sr., Johnny Armstrong and Lloyd Bloodworth.