Obituaries

Martha Ellen Floyd

Martha Ellen Rankin Floyd, 72, of Mineral Springs, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2014, in Mineral Springs. She was born on June 1, 1941 in Washington, DC, the daughter of the late Joel Porter Rankin and Mary Ellen (Tackett) Rankin. Mrs. Floyd was a retired bookkeeper for Nashville Trucking and member of the Central Baptist Church in Mineral Springs. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her daughter, Deborah Lynn Phillips. Survivors include one son, Mark Floyd (Jackie) of Coppell, Texas; one brother, John Rankin (Frances) of Rogers, Ark.; one sister, Barbara Lewallen (Dick) of Truman, Ark.; five grandchildren, Erin Gammon (Jeoff) of Texarkana, Texas; Brent Phillips of Nashville, Ark.; Jordan Floyd, Jake Floyd, and Jenna Garcia (Devon) of Erie, Colo.; and one great-grandchild, Aubrey Gammon of Texarkana, Texas. A host of other relatives and friends mourn her passing. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, May 15, 2014, at the Central Baptist Church in Mineral Springs, with Brother David Smith officiating. Burial to follow in Mineral Springs Cemetery in Mineral Springs under the direction of Latimer Funeral Home, Nashville, Ark. There is no scheduled visitation. You may send an online sympathy message at www.latimerfuneralhome.com.

Published May 14, 2014

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