Honesty Faythe Fonda

Honesty Faythe Fonda was born Oct. 16, 2003, to Elbie, Sr. and Betty Fonda of Blytheville. Honesty was a very bright young lady. She was a sophomore at Blytheville High School and was very active in sports. She loved basketball and volleyball. She was also very outgoing in all aspects of life. She loved riding her dirt bike with friends and spending time with her family and friends. She was loved and cherished by all who knew her. 

Honesty loved God and started church at an early age. 

Honesty leaves this earth blessed with the knowledge that she had two loving parents to cherish and protect her precious memories and who will keep her alive in their hearts. 

We, as her family and friends, will never understand why she had to leave us so soon, but God had plans for Honesty so He called her home. Honesty left this earth for her heavenly home, Thursday, April 9, 2020. 

She leaves to cherish her memory, her parents, Elbie and Betty Fonda of Blytheville; two grandmothers, Ernestine Wilbourn of Chicago, Ill., and Berter May Joyner (Myers) of Blytheville; one sister, Brittaney Fonda; three brothers, Deonte, Jimmy and Elbie Fonda Jr., all of Caruthersville, Mo.; two special friends, Kaleb Mouser of Blytheville and Darreonau Forman of Steele, Mo.; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, aunties, uncles and friends. 

Honesty’s loving family that preceded her in death were her great-grandmothers, Maggie Lue Walker and Rosie Lee Fonda, her great-grandfather, Cassie Meyers, and grandfathers, Eddie B. Joyner, Jr. and Coot Lee Smith. 

Services were held April 18 at Powell Funeral Home in Steele with interment at Morgan Ridge Cemetery in Caruthersville. Pallbeareres were Donte Wilbourn, Shawn Kinnon, Vontae Cooper, Terry Stringer, Victor Cork and Luke Ward. Honorary pallbearers were Kenneth Taylor, Aaron Borders, Terrence Davis, Deonte Fonda, Tony Haynes, Charles Oliver, Lee Fonda, Bobby Joyner, Elbie Fonda, Sr., Jimmy Fonda and Tony Wilbourn. 

Powell Funeral Home was charge of services.