Herrington
Thomas Edward Herrington, 63, of Marie, died Saturday at the Baptist Hospital East in Memphis. He was a retired fireman and logger, member of the New Life Tabernacle in Wilson and a Navy veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Lena Herrington of Marie; four daughters, Sherry Freeman of Cave City, Teresa Bickerstaff of Leander, Texas, and Kristie Flanagan and Ashley Herrington of Marie; two sons, Thomas Lee Herrington of Lehi, Fla., and Brandon Edward Herrington of Marie; four sisters, Geraldine Summers of Gary, Ind., Louise Long of Manila, Gracie Lawrence of Marmaduke and Brenda Wooldridge of Cave City; six brothers, Neal Herrington of Cabot, Robert Herrington of Tuckerman, Charles Herrington of St. Charles, Mo., David Herrington, Jerry Herrington and Roger Herrington of Sidney, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be this afternoon at 2 in the chapel of the Wilson Funeral Home in Osceola, with Keith Stokes officiating. Burial will be in the Mississippi County Memorial Gardens at Osceola.
Dated Thursday, October 19, 2000
Chambers
Funeral services for James Roy Chambers, 93, of Harrisburg, who died Friday at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center, were held at 1 Monday afternoon at Roller-Farmers Union chapel in Jonesboro, with the Rev. Frank Bufford officiating. Burial followed in Nettleton Cemetery.
Born in Lake City, he was a retired Singer Co. employee, a World War II veteran and a longtime resident of Trumann and Harrisburg. He was of the Baptist belief.
Survivors include one son, Victor Chambers of Harrisburg; two daughters, Loree Robinson of Harrisburg and Linda Bland of Trumann; one brother, Vernon Chambers of Trumann; two sisters, Marie Epps and Fay Foreman, both of Jonesboro; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma Chambers, one son and one daughter.
Dated Thursday, October 19, 2000
Smith
Floyd Martin Smith, 56, of Pocahontas, died Monday at the Randolph County Medical Center. Born in Lansing, Mich., he was a truck driver.
Survivors include his wife, Verna R. Martin Smith of Pocahontas; one son, Troy Smith of Pocahontas; two daughters, Robin Cannon of Pocahontas and Cindy Dean of Jonesboro; one brother, Leo Smith of Pine Bluff; one sister, Pat Clay of Pocahontas, and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 10 Thursday morning in the chapel of McNabb Funeral Home of Pocahontas, with Sidney White officiating. Burial will follow in Randolph Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Dean Smith, Kenny Smith, Chris Smith, Randy Smith, Charles Allen and Stevie Allen.
Visitation will be held from 5 this afternoon to 8 this evening at the funeral home.
Dated Thursday, October 19, 2000
Spencer
Jerry William Spencer, 54, of Wynne, died Monday at the Regional Medical Center of NEA in Jonesboro. Born in Lepanto, he was a communications technician for AT&T for 33 years and a veteran of the Air Force.
Survivors include his wife, Genie Spencer of Wynne; one son, Clinton Matthew Spencer of Jonesboro; one daughter, Gina Marie Butz of Wynne; and four sisters, Patsy Tucker of Ravenden Springs, Carolyn Patterson and Betty Moore, both of Bay, and Shirley Brooks of Dyess.
Funeral services will be held at 2 Thursday afternoon at the Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home chapel in Wynne, with Fred Strasser officiating. Burial will follow in Cogbill Cemetery in Wynne.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 this evening at the funeral home.
Dated Thursday, October 19, 2000
Mrs. Thiel
Mrs. Elsie Caroline Thiel, 96, of Paragould, died Tuesday at Paragould Nursing Center. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Paragould.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Heath Funeral Home of Paragould.
Dated Thursday, October 19, 2000
Kelly
No funeral services have been planned for Roy Kelly, 92, of Jonesboro. But a memorial service will be held at a later date. Announcement of that will be by Emerson Funeral Home of Jonesboro.
Kelly died Sunday morning at Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Carbondale, Ill., he had lived in Jonesboro since March. He was a retired electrician and had worked with Granite City Steel Co. and was formerly of Phoenix, Ariz.
He is survived by three sons, Bob Kelly of Jonesboro, Vincent Kelly of St. Louis and George Kelly of Oak Grove, Mo.
Dated Thursday, October 19, 2000
Mrs. Wisdom
Mrs. Farrell Oleta Wisdom, 77, formerly of Jonesboro, died Tuesday at her home in Germantown, Tenn. A native of Rosebud, she had lived in Atlanta before moving to Jonesboro in 1953. A member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, she attended the First Methodist Church of Jonesboro for more than 40 years. She was active in the Jonesboro Junior Auxiliary, in addition to several garden and bridge clubs. She also had served in several offices in the Craighead-Poinsett Medical Auxiliary.
Survivors include two sons, Dr. Randy Wisdom of Germantown and Mark Wisdom of Longview, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. Gretchen Evans of Rosebud and Mrs. Eulearl Godfrey of Rogers; nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Durwood Wisdom, and a brother and a sister.
Graveside services will be Thursday morning at 10 at the Jonesboro Memorial Park, with Rev. Fred Haustein and Bill Painter officiating. Burial will be under the direction of Emerson Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Ryan Wisdom, Randy Wisdom Jr., Todd Tidswell, Mark Joyner, Randy Wisdom and Mark Wisdom.
Visitation will be this evening from 6 until 8 at the funeral home.
The family asks that persons wishing to leave a lasting memorial consider the First United Methodist Church of Jonesboro.
Dated Thursday, October 19, 2000
Mrs. DeClue
Mrs. Fay DeClue, 80, of Salem, died Monday at the Fulton County Hospital in Salem. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Murley Lee DeClue of Salem; three daughters, Elaine Burback of Canton, Mich., Linda Krieger of St. Joseph, Mich., and Arlene DeClue of Watervliet, Mich.; a sister, Marie Trout of Clarkston, Mich.; 14 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at 1 this afternoon in the chapel of Barker Funeral Home of Salem, with Warren Newman officiating. Burial will follow in Wiseman Cemetery.
Dated Thursday, October 19, 2000
Phipps
Tom B. Phipps, 91, of Walnut Ridge, formerly of Bono, died Wednesday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge. A native of Swifton, he was the owner and operator of the Phipps Exxon Service Station in Bono for many years until his retirement. He was a member of the First Assembly of God in Jonesboro.
He is survived by a son, Hubert Phipps of Jonesboro; three daughters, Virginia Neece and Maxine Davis, both of Walnut Ridge, and Bonnie Caples of Bono; a half-sister, Pat Brumbley of Dayton, Texas; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Anna Belle Wallin, a son and a daughter.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Bryan Funeral Home of Hoxie.
Dated Thursday, November 9, 2000
Hudson
Willie Hudson, 82, of Winamac, Ind., died Monday at Fort Myers, Fla. Born at Walnut Ridge, he was a retired electrician and member of the Assembly of God.
Survivors include two sons, Darrell Hudson of Fort Myers, Fla., and Jerry Hudson of Portage, Ind.; five grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Juanita Bellah Hudson.
Funeral services will be Friday afternoon at 3 at House-Gregg Funeral Home of Walnut Ridge, with Rev. Keith Marlin officiating. Burial will follow at Lawrence Memorial Park.
Visitation will be Friday afternoon from 1:30 until time of services at the funeral home.
Dated Thursday, November 9, 2000
Miss Monroe
Miss Helen Monroe, 79, of Walnut Ridge, died Wednesday at her home following a lengthy illness. She was a homemaker and a member of the Free Will Baptist Church.
Survivors include two brothers, Cleatus Monroe Jr. of Walnut Ridge and Ira Monroe of Saint Charles, Mo.
Funeral services will be Friday afternoon at 2 at Bryan Funeral Home of Hoxie, with Glenn Campbell officiating. Burial will be at Lawrence Memorial Park.
Visitation will be this evening from 6 until 8 at the funeral home.
Dated Thursday, November 9, 2000
Garver
Donald L. Garver, 71, of Wynne, died Sunday at the North Western Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Ill. He was a machinist.
Survivors include his wife, Lois Garver of the home; a daughter, Cathy Robertson of Sedro Woolley, Wash.; a son, Tim Garver of Honolulu, Hawaii; two brothers, Sheldon Garver of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and Tom Garver of Indianapolis, Ind.; and a grandson.
Funeral services will be this afternoon at 2 at Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home of Wynne, with Rev. Rick Seaton officiating. Burial will be in the Vanndale Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Dobber Cansler, Herman Miller, Glen Peeler, Ed Prather, Rick Prather and William Prather. Honorary pallbearers will include grandson Aaron Curatolo.
For lasting memorials the family requests that consideration be given to the American Heart Association.
Dated Thursday, November 9, 2000
Mrs. Wildrick
Funeral services for Mrs. Thelma Maxine Combs Wildrick, 79, of Imboden, who died Tuesday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge, will be Friday morning at 10 at Higginbotham Funeral Service of Walnut Ridge, with Rev. Joe Loghry officiating. Burial will be at Hope Cemetery in Imboden.
She was an employee of the Cinch Company in Pocahontas for 10 years. She was the former president of the Lawrence County Extension Homemakers Club and was a member Order of the Eastern Star. She had worked as a nursing assistant and as a volunteer for the Portia School for Exceptional Children.
Survivors include one daughter, Cookie Melton of Jonesboro; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Burchell Wildrick and by one son, six brothers and three sisters.
Visitation will be this afternoon from 5 until 8 this evening at the funeral home.
Dated Thursday, November 9, 2000
Mrs. Roach
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Gray Doran Roach, 89, of Lubbock, Texas, will be held this morning at 10 at Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home chapel in Jonesboro, with Dr. Johnny G. Hutchinson officiating. Burial will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery at Jonesboro.
Pallbearers will be Troy Sheets, W.G. Smith, Phillip Cole, Tony Futrell, Staton Foltz, Ray Blevins, Mike Pryor and Bill Hansard.
Honorary pallbearers will include Vera Ackerman, Audie Davidson, Edness Futrell, Frances Lyon, Prudence Willey, Edith Atkerson, Fay Dickens, Ava Lawson and Faye Matthews.
Mrs. Roach died Monday at Heritage Oaks Nursing Center in Lubbock. A native of Jonesboro, she graduated from high school in Palmerville, Tenn., where she was captain of the basketball team. She was a homemaker and member of Highland Drive Baptist Church, as well as a 50-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Survivors include one daughter, Mary Jane Hodgkins of Ransom Canyon, Texas; and one grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Roach.
Dated Thursday, November 9, 2000
Mrs. Gillanders
Mrs. Barbara Lois Gillanders, 62, of Jonesboro, died Oct. 23 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Detroit, Mich., she had lived in Kingsville, Texas, before moving to Jonesboro in 1984. She was a retired teacher at Blytheville West Junior High School and a member of the St. Paul United Methodist Church, the Olive and Nettleton chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Queen Ann Court Order of the Amaranth.
Survivors include her husband, J. David Gillanders of the home; two daughters, Kendra Marie Coggins of Qulin, Mo., and Tara Zabrina Gillanders of Jonesboro; one brother, Scott Laneheart of Brighton Township, Mich.; one sister, JoAnn Laneheart of Indianapolis, Ind.; and one grandson.
A memorial service will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 at the St. Paul United Methodist Church, with Micheal Sutton officiating. Burial will be under the direction of Emerson Funeral Home of Jonesboro.
The family suggests that individuals wishing to leave a lasting memorial consider the American Lung Association.
Dated Thursday, November 9, 2000
Hays
Col. William L. Hays, 75, of 2312 Shoshoni in Jonesboro, died Tuesday at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 10 at the Emerson Funeral Home's Memorial Chapel.
Dated Thursday, November 9, 2000
Lane
Earl Lane, 79, of Corning, died Tuesday in St. Joseph's Regional Health Center in Hot Springs. He was born at Datto, was a self-employed mechanic and a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church in Corning. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was preceded in death by his wife, Nadine Lane, a sister and two brothers.
Survivors include two sons, Darrell Lane of Corning and Doug Lane of Success; two daughters, Kathy Leach of Hot Springs and Debbie White of Corning; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 in the chapel of Ermert Funeral Home in Corning, with Rev. Wayne Baldwin and Rev. David Taylor officiating. Burial will be in the Corning Cemetery.
Dated Thursday, November 9, 2000
Mrs. Farrow
Mrs. Fern Farrow of Horseshoe Bend died Wednesday at the Calico Rock Medical Center.
Funeral services will be announced by the Horseshoe Bend Memorial Chapel.
Dated Thursday, November 9, 2000
Mrs. O'Dell
Funeral services for Mrs. Juanita Byrd O'Dell, 78, of Newport, who died Sunday at Newport Hospital, will be held Friday morning at 10 in the chapel of Dillinger Funeral Home of Newport. Burial will be in the Hickory Grove Cemetery at Tuckerman.
Mrs. O'Dell was a former employee of the Voss Manufacturing Co. at Newport.
Survivors include three sons, John Steele of Newport, Robert P. Steele of Memphis, Tenn., and Douglas Steele of Florida; one daughter, Frances Maxfield of Florida; one sister, Lucille Miller of St. Louis, Mo.; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be from 1 this afternoon until 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Dated Thursday, November 9, 2000
Miller
Virgil Jackson Miller, 89, of Jonesboro, died Monday at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center. Formerly of Manila, he was a retired farmer and member of the Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Jonesboro. He was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda Lee Miller, in 1988 and a daughter and a brother.
Survivors include two sons, Ralph "Bo" Miller of McCrory and Virgil Lee "Bud" Miller of Jonesboro; a sister, Cora Griffin of Manila; four grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be this afternoon at 1 at the Howard Funeral Service chapel in Manila, with Rev. William Piercy and Rev. Elvis Brandon officiating. Burial will follow at the Manila Cemetery.
Dated Thursday, November 9, 2000
Mrs. Taylor
Mrs. Bessie B. Taylor, 93, of LaPorte, Ind., formerly of Woodruff County, died Monday at the Stark Memorial Hospital in Knox, Ind. She was a homemaker and a member of Grace Baptist Church in LaPorte.
Survivors include one son, William Taylor of Arlington, Texas; five daughters, Gladys Horton of Mountain Home, Ruie Taylor of Corpus Christi, Texas, Lottie Williamson of North Judson, Ind., Zelma Taylor of Las Vegas, Nev., and Eliza Bea Goad of Union Mills, Ind.; and several grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Taylor.
Funeral services will be Friday afternoon at 2 at the Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home chapel in McCrory. Burial will follow at Eight Mile Cemetery near Beedevile.
Visitation will be from 5 this afternoon to 7 this evening at the funeral home.
Dated Friday, December 1, 2000
Weaver
J. R. Weaver, 81, of Sidney, died Tuesday at Sharp Nursing Home in Sidney.
He was a retired farmer and carpenter, and a member of Maxville Missionary Baptist Church in Cave City.
Survivors include his wife, Lois Sharp Weaver of the home; five sons, Dale Weaver and Kendall Weaver, both of Batesville, Gale Weaver of Sulfur Rock, J. L. Weaver of Little Rock, and Robert Weaver of Cave City; three daughters, Syble Rogers of Evening Shade, Virble Bell of Cave City and Jalois Cox of Calico Rock; three brothers, Billy Joe Weaver of Little Rock, Arlis Ray Weaver of Newark and Donald Lee Weaver of Eureka Springs; three sisters, Nellie Goodwin of Cave City and Imogene Sharp and Bonnie Rainbolt, both of Newark; one stepsister, Beatrice Kimbrell of Newark; 30 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; one great great-grandchild; two stepgrandchildren and seven stepgreat-granchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers, two stepbrothers, three sisters and one granddaughter.
Funeral services will be Friday afternoon at 2 at Maxville Missionary Baptist Church in Cave City, with J. L. Weaver and Grayden Milligan officiating. Burial will follow in the Eutopia Cemetery located west of Cave City with arrangements provided by Qualls Funeral Home of Cave City.
Pallbearers will be his grandsons.
Visitation will be from 5 this afternoon until 8 this evening at the funeral home.
Dated Friday, December 1, 2000
Mrs. Faulkner
Graveside services for Mrs. Naomi Faulkner, 88, of Paragould, who died Tuesday at Arkansas Methodist Hospital, will be Friday morning at 10:30 at Linwood Cemetery in Paragould, with Rev. Mike Morey officiating.
Pallbearers will be Tom Wallace, Charles Wallace, Art Simpson, W. T. Shewmaker, Elwin Shewmaker and J. W. Gramling.
Born at Stanford, she was a self-employed hairdresser and worked for Roslyn's Dress Shop. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Paragould.
Survivors include two sons, Charles Wallace of Norman, Okla., and Tom Wallace of Nashville; one sister, Hazel Ragsdell of Walnut Ridge; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hurt Faulkner, and one grandson.
Visitation will be at Heath Funeral Home in Paragould Friday morning from 9:30 to 10:15.
Dated Friday, December 1, 2000
Mrs. Henry
Funeral services for Mrs. Gertie Henry, 73, of Beebe, who died Tuesday afternoon at the Beebe Retirement Center, will be Friday afternoon at 1:30 in the chapel of Thompson Funeral Home in Trumann, with Rev. Kenneth Doke officiating. Burial will follow in the Pine Hill Cemetery in Jonesboro.
She was born in Anna, Ill., and lived in Trumann most of her life before moving to Beebe three years ago. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include one son, Jimmy Fritz Sr. of McRae; one sister, Bertie M. Hannon of Trumann; one granddaughter, two grandsons and four great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Amos Henry; two sisters and one brother.
Visitation will be from 5 this afternoon until 8 this evening at the funeral home.
Dated Friday, December 1, 2000
Myers
Clay Madison Myers, 85, of McCrory, died Tuesday at Central Arkansas Hospital in Searcy. He was a retired farmer and cattle buyer.
Survivors include his wife, Zella Elizabeth Fortune Myers of the home; one son, Thomas Clay Myers of Bedford, Texas; one daughter, Jana Sue Shirley of West Memphis; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Friday morning at 10 in the Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home chapel in McCrory, with Gary Elliott officiating. Burial will follow at Fakes Chapel Cemetery near McCrory.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 this evening at the funeral home.
The family requests that persons wishing to leave a lasting memorial consider a church or charity of the donor's choice.
Dated Friday, December 1, 2000
Strickland
Douglas Reed Strickland, 57, of 1101 Franklin, Lake City, died Tuesday at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center of Jonesboro. A lifelong resident of Lake City, he was a retired farmer and truck driver. He was also retired from the Craighead County Solid Waste Authority. Additionally, he was a member of the Prairie Mission Baptist Church of Lake City, Promise Keepers, the Lake City Volunteer Fire Department and the Arkansas Sheriff's Boys and Girls Ranch.
Survivors include his wife, Wilma Sue Pollard of the home; four daughters, Bobbie Sue Hurst of Caraway, Becky Lynn Timms of Lake City, Jessica Nicole Strickland of Paragould and Dana Michelle Colton of Batesville; two sons, Douglas Reed Strickland Jr. of Paragould and Nathan Wayne Hogan of Caraway; one sister, Sheila Boling of Paragould; one brother, Bill Strickland of Lepanto; and 11 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Cheryl Michal.
Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10 at the Prairie Mission Baptist Church of Lake City, with David Scott and Larry Owens officiating. Burial will follow in Lower Cane Island Cemetery under the direction of Emerson Funeral Home of Jonesboro.
Active pallbearers will be Steve Travis, Mark Travis, McArthur Primm, Randy Couch, Randy Gipson, Darin Owens, Eldon Anderson and George Wright.
Honorary pallbearers will include Billy Anderson, Jimmy Fletcher, Wayne Neal, Garland Platz and members of the Bethabra Promise Keepers group.
Visitation will be held this evening from 6 until 8 at the funeral home.
For lasting memorials, the family asks that consideration be given to the Arkansas Sheriff's Boys and Girls Ranch.
Dated Friday, December 1, 2000
Clinton
Earnest J. Clinton, 79, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday at Rose Care Nursing Center in Jonesboro.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by Emerson Funeral Home of Jonesboro.
Dated Friday, December 1, 2000
