James “Sonny” Wayne LeFlore of Newport, Arkansas, departed this life on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at the age of 81. He was born August 13, 1942, in Weiner, the son of Jesse James and Frances Ellen (Raines) LeFlore.
Mr. LeFlore was a 1960 graduate of Newport High School and a United States Air Force veteran. He worked in maintenance for many years for TWH Enterprises, until his retirement.
Mr. LeFlore was proud to be a member of the Choctaw Tribe. He enjoyed woodworking and was quite talented. Mr. LeFlore loved his family and especially adored his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara (Turner) LeFlore; one brother, Gary LeFlore; two sisters, Love Joyce Schuster and Janice Moldan; and his parents.
Mr. LeFlore is survived by his step-son, Roger Faust and wife, Nuray of Newport; three daughters, Tammy Wood and husband, Chris of Cord, Crystal Candler and husband, Ty of North Little Rock, and Angela Cissell and husband, Judd, of Newport; seven grandchildren, Natasha Faust, Roger Faust, III, Bo Hutchinson, Ty Faust, Hunter Wood, Grace Hutchinson, Macey Faust, and David Cissell; four great-grandchildren, Tizinia, Sophia, Blize, Ella, Arden, and Wyatt…as well as one on the way; two brothers, Guy LeFlore and wife, Donna, of Jonesboro, and Ernest “Butch” LeFlore of Little Rock; a host of nieces, nephews, and family; and a lifetime of friends.
Friends may visit the funeral home, on Monday, November 20, 2023, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Funeral services will follow at Jackson’s Newport Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 p.m. Monday, with interment at Watson Cemetery.
Those honored to serve as pallbearers are Roger Faust, III, Bo Hutchinson, Hunter Wood, Randy Moldan, Judd Cissell, and Chance Sutterfield. Honorary pallbearers are Roger Faust, Ty Candler, Guy LeFlore, Chris Wood, Ty Faust, and Butch LeFlore.
