Barbara Jean Harris

Barbara Jean Kent Harris, 85, of Payneway, departed this life on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in Jonesboro.

Barbara was born on February 1, 1941, in Marked Tree to Eudell Kent and Dovie Putnam Kent.

Barbara taught Sunday school, loved her church, and was a devoted Christian woman. She attended Calvary Baptist Church in Trumann. Barbara was a wonderful mother with a servant's heart. She loved to clean and work in her yard, and she worked hard all of her life. It was never about her. She was a faithful and loving wife for 63 years.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Harris; her parents, Eudell and Dovie Kent; two brothers, Curtis Kent and Buddy Kent; and her sisters, Lara Marie Kent, Betty Jo Mitchusson Allen, Penny Uptmoore, Reecie Harris, Wanda Prater, Erma Creekmore, and Mary Busch Morrisett.

Barbara is survived by her daughter, Annette (Eddie) Wray of Payneway; her sisters, Pat Harris and Martha Howard of Marked Tree; four grandchildren, Ashley (Doug) Ferris of Pasco, Washington, James (Natalie) Wray of Jonesboro, Jamie Wray of Payneway, and Stephen Wray of Marked Tree; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held on Monday, June 29, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Trumann.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at Calvary Baptist Church in Trumann, with Brother Ricky Dobbins officiating.

Burial will follow at Marked Tree Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the care of Delancey Funeral Home of Marked Tree.