Marie St. John, age 61, of Belleville, died Thursday, March 6, 2025, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born February 26, 1964, in Portales, New Mexico.

She had a passion for her job as a CNA caring for her residents. She displayed a great sense of humor while picking on her family, making up new words and making people laugh. Her love for writing was displayed through writing poems and short stories. The love she had for her children and grandchildren was undeniable.

She was preceded in death by her biological father, Adrian Turner; guardian father and mother, Ronnie and Bobbie Turner; and brother, Lynn Turner.

She is survived by her fiancé, Scott Self; three sons and a daughter-in-law, Ronald Grunden, Adrian and Jeana Grunden and Kenneth Price; two daughters and a son-in-law, Gabby Price and Samantha and Micheal Spears; five sisters, Susan Kincannon, Donna Ward, Della Solley, Jean Russell and Sue Mosby; five grandchildren, Leland, Taylor, Tanner, T.J. and Hayden; and numerous nieces and nephews.

All services are private under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville.

Online guestbook and condolences available at www.shinnfuneral.com.