Jenny DuCharme

Jenny Lynn Tutor DuCharme, 33, of Wynne, Arkansas, passed away Friday, October 4, 2013, at her residence. Jenny was born on August 22, 1980, at Cross Ridge Hospital in Wynne, Arkansas, to Tony and Lynn Crain Tutor. She was a Wynne High School honor student, was chosen to attend Girl’s State her junior year, and was a featured baton twirler in the WHS Band. Jenny was valedictorian of the 1999 Graduating Class of Wynne High School. She received a Bachelor’s of Science Degree from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas, as well as an Associate’s Degree in Nursing from North Arkansas Community College in Harrison, Arkansas. She enjoyed working as a registered nurse in the emergency room of North Arkansas Regional Medical Center in Harrison where she made many friends. Although Jenny was successful academically, she felt her greatest achievement in life was her daughter Mackenzie. She found great joy in the everyday activities of playing, shopping and dressing-up with her daughter. She attended Wynne Baptist Church and was a member of the very supportive Scarlet Thread Sunday School Class. Jenny’s hobbies included reading and taking walks, and she was an enthusiastic fan of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball club and the New Orleans Saints football team. Jenny is survived by her daughter Mackenzie Jaggars DuCharme of Wynne; parents Tony and Lynn Tutor of Wynne; brother, Dr. Vance Tutor; grandparents, George and Lynn Tutor of Wynne, and Jerry and Opal Behning of Palestine, Texas; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins who loved her very much. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Dr. Vance Crain and Willeen Jaggars Crain; maternal great-grandparents, Marvin and Mary Mitchell Jaggars, Earl and Dot Posey Crain; paternal great-grandparents Martin and Ann Walker Ridley, and John Wesley and LaDora Gilmer Tutor. Funeral services will be Thursday, October 10, 2013 at 10:00 A. M. at Kernodle Funeral Home Chapel with interment in Cogbill Cemetery. Reverend Don Pucik of Wynne Baptist Church will officiate. Visitation will be held from 6-8 P.M. on October 9, 2013, at Kernodle Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Wynne Baptist Church, The American Red Cross, or a favorite charity.

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Jenny DuCharme

August 22, 1980 - October 4, 2013