John Blayne Demoret (Sugarbear), age 25 of Malvern, died Thursday, August 10, 2017. He was born on August 22, 1991 in Hot Springs to the late Donald Ray Palmer and Valena Candita Demoret. Reared and educated in Malvern, he loved riding the back roads at Possum Trot, was and avid hunter and fisherman, and enjoyed looking for arrowheads. John believed as a Jehovah's Witness.

He is survived by his wife, Tiffany Celeste Denham Demoret of Possum Trot; a son, Noah Blayne Demoret of Possum Trot; brothers, Jeffrey Lyle Palmer (Heather) of Hot Springs and Carlin Ray Palmer (Brittany) of Malvern; grandmother, Capella Demoret of Malvern; grandfather, Michael Demoret of Des Moines, Iowa; great-grandmother, Maudie Combs of Malvern; step-grandfather, Val Gookin of Mt. Pine; two nieces, Madelyn and Indica Palmer; and two nephews, Justin and Hunter Palmer.

A memorial service will be held at ten o'clock Wednesday morning, August 16, 2017 in the chapel of J. A. Funk Funeral Home with speakers Ken Purvis, J. R. McJunkin, and Scott Efird.

Online condolences may be sent via jafunkfuneralhome.com.