Harriet Fern Trail, 89

Graveside services for Harriet Fern Trail, 89, of Dora, will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at Hale Cemetery in Dora. 

Mrs. Trail died at 8:25 a.m. June 14, at NHC HealthCare. She was born April 8, 1936, at Dora, to Benjamin and Jean Murdy Collins. 

On June 17, 1952, she was married at Gainesville to Landy Eugene Trail, who preceded her in death on March 12, 1998.  Landy and Fern were married for over 45 years.  

Mrs. Trail enjoyed doing crafts. She also enjoyed gardening and spending time outside, and she was especially fond of her flowers. She could do anything she set her mind to, but she was best known for her fried pies. Mrs. Trail attended Family Life Church in Dora for many years.

She is survived by five children: Anita Sledge (Nat), Juanita Luna, Teresa Green, Greta Roberts (Jack) and Eric Trail (Mindy); one daughter-in-law, Pam Trail; 16 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren, and two on the way; one brother, Pete Collins; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one son Glendell Trail; one grandson Christopher Roberts; three sisters: Lucille Hawkins, Colleen Epley and June Dodson; and two half-sisters: Susana and Martha.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home of West Plains. Online condolences may be expressed at www.robertsondrago.com.