BURNS TENNILLE, PATRICIA ANN - White County, Arkansas | PATRICIA ANN BURNS TENNILLE - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

Patricia Ann BURNS TENNILLE

Weir Cemetery
White County,
Arkansas

Dr. Wayne Tennille
US Air Force
February 4, 1929 - January 18, 2013

Patricia Ann
Oct 16, 1930 - Oct 27, 2021

*Obituary

Patricia Ann (Burns) Tennille, 91, passed away October 27th in Little Rock, Arkansas, after a six-year battle with Alzheimer's. She was born October 16, 1930, to the late Arthur and Stella Burns in Kingfisher, Oklahoma.

While working as a civilian on Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma, Patricia met and married her husband of 60 years, Dr. Aubrey Wayne Tennille. Life took them from Oklahoma, Florida, Georgia, and later to Arkansas. After raising her family, she decided to go to college and earned her degree in Radio and Television from Arkansas State University, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1984. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Searcy, Arkansas. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend who will be greatly missed.
Predeceasing her in death are her parents, brother, husband, and two infant daughters. Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law Deborah and Wayne Riley of Little Rock, AR, and Rosemary and Jim Haynes of Port St. Joe, FL. Grandchildren are Chris Riley, Matthew Riley, Autumn Haynes Chason, Anna Haynes Bamburg, Austin Haynes, and great granddaughter, Shiloh Cloud Chason.
The family wishes to extend their gratitude to her hospice nurse, Delneta, and the staff at House of Three.
Graveside services will be Saturday, November 6th starting at 2:30 PM at Weir Cemetery, 3155 Hwy 267 South, McRae, Arkansas 72102,

*Obituary

Dr. A. Wayne Tennille, 83, of Searcy, passed away on January 18, 2013. He was born February 4, 1929 in Baker County, Georgia to the late Glynn W. and Polly Isler Tennille.

Dr. Tennille earned a BSA degree at the University of Georgia in 1950, MSA degree at Oklahoma State University in 1955, and a PhD degree at the University of Florida in 1959. He joined the US Air Force in September 1950 and received an honorable discharge in 1954. He was an extension state soil specialist at the University of Georgia from 1959 until March, 1962, when he became a professor at ASU-Jonesboro, where he retired in December, 1987.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, J.D. Tennille.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Patricia Tennille; daughters, Deborah Riley and husband Wayne of Little Rock and Rosemary Haynes and husband Jim of Port St. Joe, Florida; grandchildren, Chris and Matthew Riley, Autumn, Anna, and Austin Haynes.

Dr. Tennille was a member of First Baptist Church in Searcy where a visitation will begin at 12:30 p.m. Monday, January 21 followed by a funeral ceremony at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Weir Cemetery.

Services have been entrusted to Searcy-McEuen Funeral Home.

Contributed on 12/12/21 by hawkinsdonna48
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Submitted: 12/12/21 • Approved: 12/12/21 • Last Updated: 12/15/21 • R1405862-G1405860-S3

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