Raymond Lynn Tackett, 77, passed away June 15, 2014. Born August 8, 1936, Quitman, Arkansas. Preceded in death by wife, Betty Lou Nick Tackett. Survived by son, Gary Tackett(Roxann); brother, Eldon Tackett; sisters, Lucille Hargett, Viva Hargett, Bertie Houston, Robbie Holland; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and Marco Sanchez, foreign exchange student, Quito, Ecuador. Visitation Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., Howard General Baptist Church. Funeral service Wednesday, 11 a.m. at the church. Interment Center Point Cemetery. Memorials to Howard General Baptist Church, Hwy. 25, Quitman, Ark. www.olmstead.cc.

Published June 17, 2014