Mrs. Carolyn Condra Brown of Harrisburg, departed this life Friday, May 10, 2013, at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, at the age of 71.  She was born August 10, 1941, in Harrisburg, the daughter of Earl Thomas Condra and Novel Congleton Condra.  Carolyn was a 1959 graduate of Harrisburg High School and attended A.S. U. in Jonesboro for 3 years. She was a member of Alpha Omega Pi.  She married James Odell “Jimmy” Brown November 3, 1961 and was a lifelong resident of Harrisburg.  She was a former caseworker for Poinsett County from 1961-1971 and farmed actively from 1972-2003.  She was a clerk for the Cornerstone Baptist Church in Harrisburg where she was an active member.  She was everyone’s second mom and loved spending time with her grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Novel Condra, her husband, Jimmy Brown, a son, Thomas Ivan “Tommy” Brown, a brother, Richard Lewis “Bud” Condra and a sister, Earlene Condra.  She is survived by two daughters, Kathy Lindsey and her husband Frankie and Terri Lynn Brown, both of Harrisburg, a daughter-in-law, Mandy Brown Barnes and her husband Keith of Harrisburg, a sister-in-law, Angela Criss and her husband Doug of Trumann, and five grandchildren, Byron Kyle Lindsey, Dylan Odell Bornhoft, Grace Isabella Brown, Walker Austin Brown and Craig Stringer and his wife Rashawn.  Funeral services are set for 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Cornerstone Baptist Church in Harrisburg with Rev. Jason Goad and Rev. John Lindsey officiating.  Interment will follow in Harrisburg Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Gregg-Weston Funeral Home of Harrisburg.  Friends may
visit at the funeral home Sunday evening, 5:00-8:00 p.m.  Pallbearers will be Scott Castle, Donald Wallace, Bryan Graves, Tommy Mathis, Rodney Sweeney and Burt Grubbs.  Those serving as honorary pallbearers will be Phil Patterson, Ronnie Wright, Bill Elliott, Barry Massengill, Clay Hubbard, Butch Roberts, Carl Wilson, Larry Paul Lyerly, James Williams, Tommy Williams, Frankie Lacy, Ken Grubbs, Billy Joe Williams, and men of the Cornerstone Baptist Church.  Those wishing to send memorials are asked to consider the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in
Jonesboro or the Cornerstone Baptist Church in Harrisburg.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 2 sisters, Oma Smith and Alma Jean McKeller and a brother, Logan Smith.

He is survived by 1 sister, Mary Gail Irvin and her husband Rick, 6 brothers, Joey Smith and his wife Lucille, Robert Dale Smith and his wife Barbara Ann, Rodger Smith and his wife Darla, Jimmy Smith, Steven Smith and his wife Cindy and John D. Smith and his wife Barbara Ann, all of Harrisburg, and several nieces and nephews.

Graveside Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Bolivar Cemetery with Paul Ellzey officiating.  Friends may visit at Gregg-Weston funeral home Tuesday, Noon till 1:00 p.m.

She was a member of the HHS Class of 1929 and was the last remaining member of her class. She married Marshall Condra on October 13, 1929 and they enjoyed 50 years of marriage before his death in 1979.  Sylvia was an avid gardener.  She harvested the remainder of her fall planting two days before going to the hospital.  She loved her flowers and had numerous plants.  She often placed a rose in the ground and watched over it until a massive rose bush grew.  Any plant that she shared with her friends and family always flourished.  She was Grandma Sylvia to her grandchildren and was dearly loved by all of them, and she dearly loved all of them.  Children would talk to Sylvia and would want to have their picture made with her.  She loved to show her glass shoe collection.  Oftentimes if someone admired a shoe, she would give it to them as a gift.  She was a friend to everyone and loved to fish.  She was very proud of her lifetime Fishing License and especially her valid Driver’s License.  Sylvia won several Beauty Pageants and was proud of her crowns and trophies.  She was selected as the Rotary Citizen of the Year and also Mother Of the Year at the Harrisburg Festival On The Ridge.  She was selected Queen of the Festival on The Ridge.  She won numerous times in the Riceland Cook-off contest.  A Scholarship honoring Sylvia by Jim Tom & Connie Butler was established for a Harrisburg High School Senior.  She spoke several times to students about living during the depression.  Her talks would have the students amazed.  The Poinsett County Fair Board dedicated the fair to her.  She enjoyed entering canned food, field and garden crops and her flowers.  She entered a row of flowers last year and every flower was a blue ribbon winner.  She had won sweepstakes on her quilts. She quilted and gardened all her life.  She has lived to see 18 presidents inaugurated.  She has witnessed so much history and still enjoyed attending church and visiting friends.  Parker Pioneer Homestead was one of the special places she loved to go.  She volunteered there until she was 98.  She just enjoyed life and provided joy to those around her.  At the age of 100, she tossed the coin at the HHS Homecoming Football Game.  She walked to center field for the toss and remained for the game and watched the Hornets win.  If a Razorback game was on t.v., she was watching.  She always said her secret to her long life was that she drank a coke in a glass bottle and a glass of wine every day.  Also, her will to spread kindness never ended.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two children, John Marshall Condra and Glenda Bryan, five siblings, Virginia Mayberry, Thurman Tillery, Dub Tillery, Skeet Tillery and Robert Tillery, one grandchild, Larry Bryan, Jr. and one great grandchild, Lillian Grace Overturf.

She is survived by one son, Charles “Sonny” Condra and his wife Fonda of Harrisburg, four daughters, Ruby Nell Spears of Searcy, Dorothy Ellis of Lawton, OK, Sharon Condra of Harrisburg and Judy May and her husband Jimmy of Harrisburg, 11 grandchildren, Randy Ellis, Ronnie Ellis, Greg Spears, Scott Spears, Craig Condra, John May, Gwen Spears Taylor, Bridget Whittingham, Priscilla Wixon, Brittany England and Jill Overturf, 21 Great Grandchildren, 2 Great-Great Grandchildren and 5 special nieces, Debra Tillery, Charlotte Mayberry Rushing, Vickie Winningham, Barbara Coffey and Carolyn Brown.

Funeral Services are set for 10:00 a.m. Thursday at the First United Methodist Church in Harrisburg with Rev. Beth Perdue officiating.  Interment will follow in Farm Hill Cemetery under the direction of Gregg-Weston Funeral Home of Harrisburg.  Friends may visit at the funeral home Wednesday evening, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Pallbearers will be grandsons, Randy Ellis, Ronnie Ellis, Craig Condra, Greg Spears, Scott Spears and John May.  Those serving as honorary pallbearers include James Williams, Billy Joe Williams, Johnny Branum, Kenneth Branum, Jim Tom Butler, Barry Deckleman, Ricky Witt, Ricky Faulkner, Bob Chandler, Ron Hunter, Terry Caughron, Bill Weston, Lloyd Evans, Ruthie Britnell Roberts, Berneda Heeb, Margie Wright and Vivian Sanders.

Those wishing to make memorials are asked to consider the First United Methodist Church in Harrisburg.

 She was born on April 19, 1937 in Trumann to the late Albert Odell and Helen Lynell Bandy.  She was a homemaker and a member of the Cornerstone Baptist Church. Mrs. Hunt played basketball in high school. She was a member of the Ladies of EHC Lucky 13 group, Red Hat Club and a member of the Ron Hatley Sunday School Class. She enjoyed doing ceramic, flower arranging, bowling and cake decorating.

 She is survived by a daughter and her husband, Crystal and John Lindsey of Harrisburg; three sisters, Lois McIlwain, Devene Hickey and Debbie Hahn all of Little Rock; a brother, Duard Bandy of Little Rock; a grandson, John Walter Lindsey of Harrisburg; several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews.

 She was also preceded in death by her husband, Billy Walter Hunt on March 10, 2013; a sister, Virginia Landry; a brother, James “Sonny” Bandy.

 A celebration of her life will be 2.00 pm Monday, April 8, 2013 at the Cornerstone Baptist Church in Harrisburg with Revs. Jason Goad, Captain Lovell and Jerry Parker officiating. Burial will follow in Harrisburg Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Gregg-Weston Funeral Home.

 Visitation will be from 5:00 until 8:00 pm, Sunday, April 7, 2013 at the Gregg-Weston Funeral Home. 

 Honored to serve as  pallbearers are Billy Joe Williams, James Williams, Billy Joe Wright, Howard Pierce, Johnny Wiggington, Buddy Seacrease and Larry Mills and as honorary pallbearers, Lohnes Tiner and Johnny Parnell.