Betty Jane Parnell, 53, of Osceola died March 6, 2005 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro.

She was born in Dyess, a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.

She was preceded in death by her parents, William Murray Thomas and Edna Jewell Smith Thomas, both deceased.

She is survived by four daughters, Tonia Eubanks of Pauls Valley, Okla., Cynthia Goodman of Trumann, Melissa Holt Brown of Osceola and Amanda Jewell Slaughter of Osceola; two sisters, Bobbie Franklin of Marian and Carolyn Thomas of Wilson; three brothers, Arlan Thomas of Keiser, Troy Thomas of Osceola and Jimmy Wayne Thomas of Osceola and eight grandchildren.

Funeral services were March 9, 2005 at Wilson Funeral Home in Osceola with Bro. Huey Meherg officiating. Burial follwed at Mississippi County Memorial Gardens in Osceola.