Mary Elizabeth Kientz

Mary Elizabeth Kientz, 95, of Fort Smith, died Thursday, August 13, 2020.
She was born August 24, 1924 in Fornfelt, Missouri, daughter of Grover and Pearl Ennis St. Clair.
Mrs. Kientz was reared and received her early education in Fornfelt, graduating from Fornfelt High School. She attended business college in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
She worked as a secretary for the Pine Bluff Arsenal for many years. After retirement, she also worked as a secretary for the Cotton Belt Railroad.
Mrs. Kientz was a member of Central Presbyterian Church in Pine Bluff.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John “Sonny” Kientz, Sr.; sister, Tommie Beasley; and two brothers, Grover St. Clair, Jr. and Bobby St. Clair.
Survivors include her son, Dr. John Kientz, Jr. and his wife, Judy, of Fort Smith; sister, Betty Amick of Scott City, Missouri; three grandchildren, John L. Kientz, III, Jason Kientz and Joy Ann Armstrong; and three great-grandchildren.
Service was held Monday at Ralph Robinson and Son Funeral Home in Pine Bluff, Ark.
Memorials may be made to Gideons International, PO Box 97251, Washington, D.C. 20090-7251.

Announcement courtesy of Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel.