Marjorie Laverne Kight, age 82 of Manning, passed from this life on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. She was born on May 25, 1930 in Batiste, OK, the daughter of the late William Charles and Delphia Elizabeth Cornish Tedder. Laverne was a homemaker and a retired florist. She was a member of Manning Baptist Church, Manning EH Club and Manning Baptist Church Ladies Prayer Group. Laverne was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Lee Kight, and her son, Clarence Wayne Kight. She is survived by her daughters and their husbands, Bev and Gilbert Hawthorn of Manning and Jan and James Matthews of Sparkman, eight grandchildren, Tim, Jennifer, Tina, Jared, Justin, JoAnn, Jodie and Cristi Lee, twenty great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, September 1, 2012 at Welch Funeral Home with Bro. Jerry George officiating. Interment will be in Delamar Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Friday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Justin, Jared, Tim & Jonathan Hawthorn, Kord DeWello and Ethan Sutton. Honorary pallbearers will be Jeremy Vann, Mike Daniell, Jay Gibbs, David Murphy, Terry Rowton, Jeff Speer and Dale Kight. Memorials may be made to Manning Baptist Church, 11 Dallas 336, Sparkman, AR 71763. Services are entrusted to the Welch Funeral Home of Arkadelphia. Visit www.welchfh.net to sign the online guest book and view the video tribute.