John Tune

Mr. John Tune, 101, of Manila, died Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Keyesport, Il., he was the son of the late Ira and Rosie Harp Tune. As a boy he moved to Missouri with his family in a covered wagon and later moved to northeast Arkansas. He had lived most of his life in Leachville and Manila, was a retired farmer, and attended the First Assembly of God in Leachville. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Opal Flossy Elizabeth Masterson Tune.

Survivors include four sons and daughters-in-law, Patrick and Theresa Tune, Donnie and Linda Tune, Jackie and Janet Tune, and Kenneth and Patricia Tune, all of Manila;

Two daughters; Rosetta Brandon and her husband, Leon, of Mountain Home, and Shirley Lee Davis of Leachville;

Two brothers, Eddie Tune of Nashville, Tenn., and Calvin Tune of Morrilton; and

Thirteen grandchildren and many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Howard Funeral Service Chapel in Manila with the Rev. Tom Newman officiating. Burial will follow in Dunklin County Memorial Gardens in Kennett, Mo. The family will receive friends from noon until service time Thursday at the funeral home. Guests may register at HowardFuneralService.com