Mrs. Mary Annie Craft Kizer, 89, of Rector, formerly of Kennett, Mo., died Monday, March 13, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould.

Born Jan. 26, 1917, in Lake City to the late William Ralston and Cora Lee Guess Craft, she was a retired factory worker. She was baptized Sunday, Aug. 19, 1948, into the Baptist faith and was a member of Southside Baptist Church in Kennett. She was married in 1932 to Lamar Kizer, who preceded her in death in 1969.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Darrell Kizer, in 1994, three brothers and three sisters.

Survivors include three grandchildren, Steve Kizer and his wife Renae of Myrtle, Miss., Pam Donka and her husband Bob of Aurora, Ill., and Darrell Ray Kizer and his wife Tina of Kennett; 12 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 18, at the United Funeral Service Chapel in New Albany, Miss., with visitation from 11 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Burial will follow in the Beulah Cemetery in Glenfield, Miss.

Local arrangements are being handled by Cobb Funeral Home of Blytheville, where the family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 tonight (Wednesday, March 15).