Area deaths

Francis A. Turley, 79, of Marion died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 at Crittenden Hospital.  Services are Saturday at Gilbert Funeral Home in Marion.

John Kenneth Fritts, 97, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of Marion, died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Services are Sunday at Crooked Creek Church in Marion.