June Meridith Whitmire

May 12, 1932 - April 16, 2009

Mrs. June Meridith Whitmire was born on Thursday, May 12, 1932, daughter of the late Thomas W. and Goldie M. Keel Meridith. Mrs. Whitmire died Thursday, April 16, 2009 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark., at the age of 76 years, 11 months and 4 days. She was born in Walnut Ridge, Ark., and was a graduate of Trumann High School. She spent approximately 10 years in California before returning to Trumann 35 years ago. She was a retired factory worker who loved and cared for her church family at Freer Baptist Church in Trumann and was devoted to her family and friends. She enjoyed voluunteering and helping others. Mrs. Whitmire was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Meridith and Tommy Meridith, two sisters, Shirley Meridith and Pauline Meridith Coker and her parents. Suvivors include one daughter, Letty Carpenter Thompson of Jonesboro, one brother, Jerry Meridith of Flintville, TN and one sister, Diana Sutterfield of Jonesboro. Joint memorial service with her brother, Tommy Joe Meridith will be Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Thompson Funeral Home, with Rev. Bobby Watts officiating. Burial will be private. Visitation will be Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home. An online register can be signed at www.thompsonfuneralhome.net.