POCAHONTAS – Tressie Ella Ring, 84, died Tuesday at Randolph County Nursing Home in Pocahontas. She was born December 8, 1927 in Stanford to John Henry and Iona May Shoemaker Witcher. On August 31, 1946 she married Donald Eldon Ring. She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church in the Searcy area.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; sisters, Marcella, Selma, Tester; and brothers, Bill, Herschel, Tom, Travis.
Survivors include daughters, Vicky Palazzola, Linda Allee and Judy Hogg all of MO, Janet Frier of AR, Caryl Jones of IN; sons, Jerry Ring of MO and Bill Ring of AR; sister, Ann King of OH; brothers, James Witcher of AR and Dallas Witcher of TN; fifteen grandchildren; twenty-four great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.
Visitation will be Friday 6:00pm – 8:00pm at the Cox Funeral Home Chapel in Walnut Ridge. Services will be Saturday 10:00am at the Cox Funeral Home Chapel in Walnut Ridge with Chris Powers officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Walcott.
Honored to serve as Pallbearers are Vicky Palazzola, Caryl Jones, Linda Allee, Janet Frier, Judy Hogg, Bill Ring, Jessie Needham, and Trina Stephenson.
Online guest registry available at www.coxfhwalnutridge.com.