Leone J. Markin - Paragould

Wednesday, September 19, 2001

Leone J. Markin, 81, of Paragould died Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, at her residence. She was born April 12, 1920 in Batesville. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist belief.

Survivors include two daughters, Vickie Hollis of Ellsinore, Mo., and Dianna Tatum of Paragould; two sisters, Lou Alice Meacham of Paragould and Ann Lara Spehle of Rogers; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Don Markin; her parents, Lewis and Sadie Crawford; three brothers, V.L. Crawford, Ted Crawford, and Lewis Crawford; and a sister, Lois Harrell.

The funeral was held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Mitchell Funeral Home Chapel in Paragould with Rex Darling officiating. Burial was in Greene county Memorial Gardens Cemetery.