Mrs. Timmons
Mrs. Donna Ruth "Sue" Timmons, 61, of 517 Timmons Street, Bay, died Friday morning at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center. She was the wife of Grady Rawden Timmons.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Emerson Funeral Home of Jonesboro.
Dated Saturday, April 8, 2000
Burdin infant
Taylor Shay Burdin was stillborn Thursday at Arkansas Methodist Hospital in Paragould.
Survivors include his parents, Scotty and Darla Burdin of Paragould; one brother, Kyle Burdin of Paragould; paternal grandparents, Billy and Diane Burdin of Rector; maternal grandparents, Marvin and Mary Walden of Paragould; paternal great-grandmothers, Goldie Burdin of Kennett, Mo., and Maglene Banks of Rector.
He was preceded in death by his paternal great-grandfathers, Archie Burdin and J.E. Banks; and maternal great-grandparents, Grover Provoe, Mildred Vincent, and Baxter and Christine Walden.
A graveside funeral service will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 at Shiloh Cemetery, with Rev. Rick Stevenson officiating. The service will be under the direction of Heath Funeral Home of Paragould.
There will be no visitation.
Dated Saturday, April 8, 2000
Mrs. Leamon
Mrs. Goldie Leamon, 90, of Salem, Ill., formerly of Weiner, died Friday at the Twin Willows Nursing Center in Salem, Ill. Born in Harrisburg, she lived in Salem, Ill., for several years. She was a retired school cook and a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Harrisburg.
Survivors include a daughter, Ilah Mae Bryant of Salem, Ill.; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey Leamon, a son, a brother and two sisters.
Graveside services will be held at 1:30 Sunday afternoon at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Weiner, with Dr. Lou Bryant officiating. Services will be under the direction of Rogers-Atkins Funeral Home of Salem, Ill. Local arrangements are under the direction of Gregg Funeral Home of Jonesboro.
Dated Saturday, April 8, 2000
Mrs. Swanner
Mrs. Hazel Swanner, 74, of Bay, died Friday morning at Rose Skill Care Nursing Center in Jonesboro where she had lived for the past few years.
Born in Memphis, she lived most of her life in the Bay area where she was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bay. For several years she operated the Yellowjacket Cafe in Bay. She retired in 1988 with 17 years of service as the food service supervisor for Rose Care Nursing Center in Trumann.
Survivors include one daughter, Carolyn Shoopman of Cherokee Village; one son, Butch Swanner of Jonesboro; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ben Swanner, five brothers and a sister.
Funeral services will be held at 2 Sunday afternoon in the memorial chapel of Emerson Funeral Home in Jonesboro. Burial will follow in Jonesboro Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will include Eddie Swanner, David Swanner, Todd Foster, Paul Addison Jr., James Pulley and Sean O'Donnell.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 this evening at the funeral home.
Dated Saturday, April 8, 2000
Mrs. Stacy
Mrs. Vena Stacy, 85, of LaFayette, Tenn., formerly of Pocahontas, died Thursday in St. Thomas Hospital in LaFayette. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include one son, Jimmy Stacy of LaFayette, Tenn.; three brothers, Doyle King of St. Louis, Mo., Herman King and Hurley King, both of Pocahontas; four sisters, Nadine Dunning of Corning, Juanita Phelps of Pittsburgh, Calif., Lavanda Hurt and Dorothy Harper, both of Pocahontas; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Daley Stacy, and a brother.
Funeral services will be held at 10 Monday morning in the chapel of McNabb Funeral Home of Pocahontas, with Neil Inness officiating. Burial will be in Randolph Memorial Gardens of Pocahontas.
Visitation will be from 3 Sunday afternoon to 6 Sunday evening at the funeral home.
Dated Saturday, April 8, 2000
Mrs. Blevins
Mrs. Dorothy C. Blevins, 84, of Jonesboro, died Monday morning at her home. A native and lifelong resident of Jonesboro, she was the retired owner and operator of Blevins Grocery for 40 years. She was a member of Fisher Street United Methodist Church and the Senior and Friends group of the church.
Survivors include three daughters, Claudia Ming of Forrest City and Myra Buhrmester and Doris Wade, both of Jonesboro; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, James W. Blevins, in 1970.
Graveside services will be held at 10 Wednesday morning at Oaklawn Cemetery, with Rev. Larry Hunt officiating. Burial will be under the direction of Gregg Funeral Home.
Honorary pallbearers will be Joe Hendrix, Tommy Hendrix, Tom Carter, Bill Hendrix, Phil Hendrix, Elvis Pierce Jr. and Jerald Miller.
Visitation will be from 5 this afternoon until 8 this evening at the funeral home.
The family has asked that persons wishing to leave lasting memorials consider the St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center Hospice program or Fisher Street United Methodist Church.
Dated Wednesday, May 10, 2000
Mrs. McCarroll
Mrs. Syble Marie McCarroll, 76, of Black Rock, died Saturday evening at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. A native of Eaton, she had been a lifelong resident of Lawrence County and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Oak Grove Freewill Baptist Church.
Survivors include three sons, Mickey McCarroll of Bono, Billy McCarroll of Cabot and Jimmy McCarroll of Black Rock; two daughters, Sue Tretenburg of Black Rock and Brenda McDaniel of Jonesboro; three sisters, Clara Mae Ragan of Portia, Faye Wiles of Walnut Ridge and Mary Stogsdill of Virginia Beach, Va.; and five grandsons.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward L. "Jack" McCarroll, and by one grandson.
Funeral services will be Wednesday afternoon at 2 in the chapel of Bryan Funeral Home at Hoxie with Harold Russell officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Forest Cemetery.
Active pallbearers include Britt Meeks, Kenneth Meeks, Michael Ray Robertson, Billy Beasley, Billy Pearson and Phillip Parker.
Visitation will be from 6 until 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Dated Wednesday, May 10, 2000
Mrs. Cleveland
Mrs. Mathel Irene Greenway Cleveland, 90, of Paragould, died Sunday at Paragould Nursing Center. She was a homemaker, a member of the Pine Knot Church of Christ and the last surviving member of the David Markum Greenway family.
Survivors include two daughters, Betty Boling and Dianna Jones, both of Paragould; six grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Telfer "T.W." Cleveland, one son, one sister, three brothers, two granddaughters and one great-grandson.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 at the Mitchell Funeral Home Chapel in Paragould, with Jody McFadden officiating. Burial will follow in Pine Knot Cemetery.
Billy J. Smith, Adren Kent, Rick Gunn, Kevin W. Jones, Tommy Covington and Adam Hampton will serve as pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers will be B. J. Smith, Zachary Kent, John Gray, Jeremy Gunn, Zachary Gunn, Jason Hampton, and Christopher Covington.
Visitation is scheduled for this evening from 6 until 8 at Mitchell Funeral Home.
Dated Wednesday, May 10, 2000
Mrs. Hoots
Mrs. Lillian Ruth Hoots, 55, of Jonesboro, died Monday at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center.
She is survived by her husband, Paul Hoots, of the home.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home.
Dated Wednesday, May 10, 2000
Mrs. Foley
Mrs. Louise Howard Foley, 70, of Walnut Ridge, died Saturday at Regional Medical Center of NEA in Jonesboro.
A former employee of ASCS, Mrs. Foley worked in sales and was also a homemaker. Born in Smithville, she lived most of her life in the Walnut Ridge area and was a member of the Hoxie Church of Christ.
Survivors include one son, Stan Foley of Huntsville, Texas; two daughters, Judy Ramer of North Little Rock and Janet Ross of Walnut Ridge; her mother, Mrs. Zay Howard of Smithville; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held Wednesday morning at 10 at Smithville Cemetery with Donald Layne officiating. House-Gregg Funeral Home of Walnut Ridge is in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be held this evening from 6 until 8 at the funeral home.
Persons who wish to leave lasting memorials are asked to consider Children's Homes, 5515 Old Walcott Road, Paragould, 72450.
Dated Wednesday, May 10, 2000
Mrs. Butricks
Mrs. Betty Butricks, 58, of Walnut Ridge, died Monday at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by House-Gregg Funeral Home of Walnut Ridge.
Dated Wednesday, May 10, 2000
Felty
Kevin Joe Felty, 23, of Paragould, died Thursday in Stanford. He was a farmer and a member of the Stanford Baptist Church.
Survivors include his parents, Danny and Anna Felty of Paragould; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bonnie Felty and Allen and Wilma Hill, all of Paragould; one sister, Sherry Beasley of Paragould.
Graveside services will be Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 at Mt. Zion Cemetery at Walcott, with Rev. Troy Gramling and Rev. Breck Freeman officiating.
Active pallbearers will be Brian Rowe, Karey Joe Felty, John Allen Felty, Casey Gray, Michael Exum and Matthew Miller. Honorary pallbearers will include Jonathan Peel, Allen Peel, Duane Norwood and Terry Don Norwood.
Arrangements are under the direction of Heath Funeral Home of Paragould.
Visitation will be from 6 until 9 this evening at the funeral home.
Dated Wednesday, May 10, 2000
Mrs. Kerr
Mrs. Ann Carlene Kerr, 71, of Paragould, died Monday at her home. Born in Rector, she was a self-employed bookkeeper and worked in a pastry shop in Eureka Springs. She was affiliated with the First Christian Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Larry Kerr, and by a daughter, a brother and a grandson.
Survivors include one daughter, Sheila E. Harmon of Pekin, Ill.; two brothers, Harry Snyder of Rector and Bobby Snyder of Everett, Wash.; three sisters, Naomi Miller of St. Louis, Mo., Phebe Donham of Ashland, Ohio and Betty Jean McCraw of Bentonville; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Wednesday morning at 10:30 in the chapel of Mitchell Funeral Home of Rector, with Harold Fisk officiating. Burial will follow in Mary Chapel Cemetery near Rector.
Visitation will be from 6 until 9 this evening at the funeral home.
Dated Wednesday, May 10, 2000
Qualls
Funeral services for Kenneth Darrell Qualls Sr., 63, of 305 Catfish, Lake City, were held Monday morning at Emerson Funeral Home's Memorial Chapel, with Michael Johnson and Gary Earnhart officiating. Burial followed in Cane Island Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Garrett Qualls, Barry LaFarlette, Kenny Miller, Ronnie Bruce, Kirkley Thomas, Danny Qualls and Michael Kelly.
Honorary pallbearers included Charles Smith, Seth Kieffer, Bob Cole, Floyd Johnson and Jack McCann.
Qualls died Saturday at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center. He was a native of the Lake City area, and had lived there most of his life. He was a businessman, rancher and farmer and was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Caraway.
Survivors include his wife, Janie Qualls of the home; one son, Kenneth Qualls Jr. of Lake City; three daughters, Karen Bruce of Monette, Jill Miller of Cherokee Village and Debbie LaFarlette of Jonesboro; two sisters, Onita June Thomas of Jonesboro and Lawanda Slayton of Memphis; one brother, Jerry D. Qualls of Black Oak, and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents.
For lasting memorials, the family requested consideration be given to the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Caraway.
Dated Wednesday, May 10, 2000
Mrs. Hemler
Mrs. Edna Lee Scull Hemler, 80, Carlsbad, N.M., died Saturday at her residence. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include one daughter, Wanda Jolly Richardson of Germantown, Tenn.; one son, Richard Eugene Jolly of Jacksonville, Fla.; five sisters, Luella Godwin of Dyess, Imogene Rule of Carlsbad and Leona Griffin, Nora Faye Pitts and Norma Jo Day, all of Marked Tree; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Archie Helmer, three sisters and three brothers.
Graveside services will be held at 1:30 Wednesday afternoon at Marked Tree Cemetery, with the Rev. Dennis Neenan officiating.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 this evening and from 9 to 11 Wednesday morning at Murphy Funeral Home.
The family requests memorials be made to Wesley Senior Ministries Foundation, 400 S. Highland St., Memphis, Tenn.
Dated Wednesday, May 10, 2000
Mrs. Brinkman
Mrs. Cindy Kern Brinkman, 40, of Taylors, S.C., died Sunday at her home. Born in Jonesboro, she was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church where she was a Eucharistic minister and a member of the choir.
Survivors include her husband, Mark F. Brinkman of the home; her parents, Robert and Thelma Kern of Jonesboro; a sister, Ruth K. Partlow of Columbia, S.C.; and a brother, John Kern of Jonesboro.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Robert O. Kern.
A memorial mass will be held at 10 this morning at Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Taylors.
The body was cremated. Thomas McAfee Funeral Home in Greenville, S.C., was in charge of arrangements.
The family requests that persons wishing to leave lasting memorials consider the Northeast Arkansas Humane Society.
Dated Wednesday, May 10, 2000
Mrs. Sawyer
Mrs. Dorothy A. Sawyer, 74, of Mountain Home, died Wednesday at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home. Born in Jonesboro, she was formerly of West Memphis and had worked as a nurse at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Mountain Home.
She was preceded in death by two brothers.
Survivors include her husband, James A. Sawyer of the home; two sons, Joseph C. Sawyer of Gathersburg, Md., and Guy S. Sawyer of Oakland, Tenn.; two daughters, Katherine Baddour of Townsend, Tenn., and Carol Percifull of St. Louis, Mo.; a brother, Rev. Ed Tull of Roanoke, Va.; a sister, Martha Carr of Kansas City, Mo.; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 Sunday afternoon at Roller Funeral Home chapel in Mountain Home with Revs. David Johnson and Leroy Stringfield officiating. Burial followed at Baxter Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Mountain Home.
Active pallbearers included Marion Billingslay, Sidney Potter, Harold Sturgeon, Wade Armes, John Dillard and James Sommer.
The family requests that persons wishing to leave lasting memorials consider the American Cancer Society, Hospice of the Ozarks or Central Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute at Mountain Home.
Dated Wednesday, May 10, 2000
Garner
Exer Garner, 87, of Osecola, died Monday at Osceola. Born in Mississippi, he was a member of First Baptist Church in Osceola.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Anna Mae Garner of Osceola; two daughters, Betty Smuda of Locust, N.J., and Sharon Garner of Oklahoma City, Okla.; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services have been scheduled Wednesday afternoon at 2 at the Roller-Swift Funeral Home in Osceola, with Ken Pruett officiating. Burial will follow at Mississippi County Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Osceola.
Dated Wednesday, May 10, 2000
Mrs. Johnson
Mrs. Fannie Johnson of Yuba City, Calif., died Thursday at her home. A former Jonesboro resident, she worked as a home health care giver for private patients in northern California.
She was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters.
Survivors include a son, Jessie Earles of Washington state; three daughters, Elva Plantz, Jane Sutterfield and Jo Nordman, all of California; a sister, Eva Underwood of Jonesboro; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held at Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery near Jonesboro on Saturday. The Neptune Society of Northern California was in charge of cremation.
Dated Wednesday, May 10, 2000
Mrs. Hall
Mrs. Ruth Erelyn Hall, 66, of Delaplaine, died Friday at Randolph County Nursing Home in Pocahontas. She was a homemaker.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Heath Funeral Home of Paragould.
Dated Saturday, June 10, 2000
Mrs. Cornish
Mrs. Fay Cornish, 84, of Monette, died Thursday at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Gregg Funeral Home of Monette.
Dated Saturday, June 10, 2000
Brown
James Howard Brown, 46, of Jonesboro died Friday at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home of Jonesboro.
Dated Saturday, June 10, 2000
Garrett
Funeral services for Earnest L. Garrett, 65, of Brookland, who died Thursday evening at his home, will be held this afternoon at 2 in the chapel of Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home of Jonesboro, with Matt Smith and Tony Waller officiating. Burial will be in Pine Log Cemetery near Brookland.
Pallbearers will be Jack Richardson, Dale Miller, Lee Lovis, John Garrett, Andy Mooneyhan and Brandon Fender.
The family has asked that persons wishing to leave a lasting memorial consider Pine Log Cemetery.
Dated Saturday, June 10, 2000
Sims
Thebert Sims, 91, of Monette, died Friday afternoon at Arkansas Methodist Hospital in Paragould. He spent most of his life in the Monette area. He was a retired farmer and affiliated with the Monette Assembly of God.
Survivors include his wife, Corvil Sims of the home.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 in the chapel of Gregg Funeral Home of Monette, with Rev. Carl Blankenship officiating. Burial will be in the Woods Chapel Cemetery.
Nephews and Bob Peel will serve as pallbearers.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8:30 this evening at the funeral home.
Dated Saturday, June 10, 2000
Mrs. Sitzman
Mrs. Thelma V. Sitzman, 83, of Horseshoe Bend, died Friday at Ash Flat Nursing Home.
Survivors include her husband, William Sitzman; a son, Robert Olson of Melbourne; and two sisters, Margaret Sindin of St. Paul, Minn., and Clarice Benson of Minneapolis, Minn. She was preceded in death by a brother.
Funeral services have been scheduled for 9 Monday morning at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Horseshoe Bend. Burial will follow in Violet Hill Cemetery, under the direction of Horseshoe Bend Memorial Chapel.
No visitation has been planned.
Dated Saturday, June 10, 2000
Mrs. Winchester
Mrs. Gladys Loraine Winchester, 78, of Bay, died Thursday at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Grenada, Minn., she was a homemaker and a Missionary Baptist. Formerly of Piggott, she was a member of the Order of Eastern Star in Bloomfield, Mo.
Survivors include two sons, Jeff Winchester of Bay and James Winchester of Kansas; three brothers, Harold Hubbard of Norwalk, Iowa, David Hubbard of Davenport, Iowa, and Melvin Hubbard of Worth, Mo.; two sisters, Velma Bradford and Faye Kearney, both of Dallas Center, Iowa; and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, three brothers and a sister.
Funeral services have been scheduled for 2 Sunday afternoon at the Irby Funeral Home chapel in Rector, with Roy Brady officiating. Burial will follow in Woodland Heights Cemetery at Rector.
Pallbearers will be Donnie Winchester, Terry Martin, Kahlon May, Paul Tanner, Troy Redman and Darwin Kearney.
Dated Saturday, June 10, 2000
