Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
4:08 pm Monday, May 11, 2015

Michael Trent Markem

Michael Trent Markem

May 3, 2015

Michael Trent Markem, age 27, Russellville, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2015.

The visitation was Friday, May 8, 2015 at Spry Memorial Chapel with the funeral following in the chapel.   Officiating was Bro. Bobby Brown and Bro. Silas Oliver.  Burial was at Cedar Creek Baptist Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Jessica Lynn Strickland Markem; daughter, Abbie Markem; parents, Jeff and Linda Michael; father and mother-in-law, David and Kimberly Strickland; grandparents, Harvie and JoAnn Markem, Annie Michael; aunts, Dorthy Graves, Annette Taylor, Patricia Markem, Mary Ann Scott, Trina Gower; uncles, David Murray, Jeremy Behel; several cousins; and a host of friends.

He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Gary Michael; great-grandparents, Delores and James Remick; and best friend, Jerry Robert Lewey.

The pallbearers were Courtney Strickland, Jake Vandiver, Chase Strickland, Brian Woodruff, Justin Vicks, Jeremiah Bentley, Jerry Prince, Gabe Thomas, and Mark Taylor.

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