Aker W.C. "Bill" age 92 (Bay) died Monday January 4
Painter
son Jackie Ray Aker (Trumann)
grandson Robert Clark Haskett (Millington,Tn)
wife Thelma Aker (Deceased)
daughter Bille Ann Haskett (Deceased)
(Deceased) sister and 3 brothers not named
Langford-Bookout Funeral Home
Oaklawn Cemetery
Austin Barney Clee age 80 (Sidney) died Saturday January 1
Navy WWII
Construction Worker
son Danny Austin (Wichita,Kan)
daughter Trina Collins (Sidney)
9 grandchildren
wife Sarah Christine Thompkins Austin (Deceased)
Parents Barney and Lula Buttery Austin (Deceased)
(Deceased)6 children, 2 sisters and 5 brothers not named
Eddie's Family Funeral Home (Melbourne)
Antioch Cemetery (Near Zion)
Byrd Faye Hargis Anderson age 94 (Jonesboro) died Friday December 31
Baptist
2 daughters Wilma Howard (Melbourne) and Patsy Black (Jonesboro)
sister Alene Grills (Melbourne)
brother Loyd Hargis (Melbouren)
4 grandchildren Pam Turner, Eddie Howard, Anna Fay Hooper (all Melbourne) and Janice Grissom (Jonesboro)
11 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren
2 husbands W. A. "Bill" Anderson (Deceased) and Norman Byrd (Deceased)
parents Clarence and Nora Henderson Hargis (Deceased)
(Deceased) 5 brothers, 1 sister and 2 grand children not named
Eddie's Family Funeral Home (Melbourne)
Old Philadelphia Cemetery
Davis Jerry Don age 60 (Belgrade,Mo) died December 27
born Walnut Ridge
Member Veterans of Foreign Wars (post 6996)
Former member Washing County Health Department Board
Navy Veteran
Wife Wanda "Corky" Davis (Belgrade)
2 daughters Tammy Capps (Desloge,Mo) and Tara Boyer (Belgrade)
Mother Lucille Davis (Walnut Ridge)
sister Katherine Richardson (Walnut Ridge)
4 brothers Billy Ray Davis (wilburn), robert Dale Davis (Hoxie), Tommy darrell Davis and Rick Davis (Walnut Ridge)
6 grandchildren
Parens George Wilson and Goldie Lucille Holder Davis (Deceased)
Morre Funeral Home (Potosi,Mo)
Palmer Cemetery (Palmer,Mo)
Douglas Harrell age 58 (Hoxie) died Sunday January 2
Born Little Rock
Participated Special Olympics, attended Helping Hands (Salem)
Mother Dula Douglas (Hoxie)
brother Darrell Douglas (Hoxie)
sister Glenda Zeller (Hollister,Mo)
Father Sam Douglas (Deceased)
Qualls Funeral Home (Cave City)
Penn Cemetery (Strawberry)
Drope Jeffie age 76 (Jonesboro) died Monday January 3
Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home
Freeman Jerry L. Sr. age 66 (Beaumont, Texas) died Saturday January 1
Born Alicia
Member Allied Craftsman Bricklayers Union
wife Shirley Freeman (Beaumont)
2 daughters Tonya Wimberly and Tara Freeman (Beaumont)
6 sisters June Loper, connie Mooney, ruby Everett, Linda Drajezki, Peggy Lloyd and Karen Tourtellotte
3 brothers Johnny Mitchell, Gilbert Freeman and Butch Freeman
2 grandchildren Whitney Wimberly and Alex Wimberly IV
son Jerry L. Freeman Jr. (Deceased)
Parents Virgil and Emma Freeman (deceased)
Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home (Beaumont)
Rest Lawn Cemetery (Vidor,Tx)
Frierson Sandra Rhea age 47 (Jonesboro) died Monday january 3
first Pediatric open-heart surgery survivor (LeBonheur Childrens Medical Center (Memphis)) 1967
Graduated University of Arkansas
Photographer
Parents Charles Davis Frierson II and Carolyn Rhea Frierson (Jonesboro)
brother Terry Frierson (Jonesboro)
Memorials Heifer Project International
Langford-Bookout Funeral Home
Private Burial
Gray Johnny Nelson age 66 (Powhatan) died Sunday January 2
Born Hickory, NC
Owner-Operator Lucky Coin Venders (Cal)
Korean Marine Veteran
Wife Jewell Bernice Gray
2 daughters Ailana Gray (Cal) and Cathey West (Cabot)
brother Randy Scott Gray (Hickory)
2 sisters Carolyn Gray Martin and Emma Jean Plemmons (Hickory)
4 grandchildren Stephanie Ramsey, Raymond Dye, Heather Reeder and Brandon West
3 great-grandchildren
daughter Janie Dye (Deceased)
Parents Wilson and Dorothy Gray (Deceased)
Bryan Funeral Home (Hoxie)
Powhatan Cemetery
Henderson Homer Edward age 79 (McCrory) died Sunday January 2
Born Oklahoma
Navy Veteran
Carpenter
2 brothers Billy Joe Henderson and Bobby Gerald Henderson (McCrory)
sister Della Mae Taylor (McCrory)
Parents John Everett and Arkie Dalphia Young Henderson (Deceased)
Memorials Trinity Full Gospel Church
Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home (McCrory)
Pumpkin Bend Cemetery
Hendrix Elvis Earl age 73 (Paragould) died Sunday January 2
Born Minturn
Retired Mechanic, House Mover
2 sons Jeff Hendrix (Paragould) and Mike Hendrix (St. Louis)
5 daughters Brenda Cash (alabama), Gerladine Hendrix (Little Rock), Bernice Morgan, Cynthia Copeland and Janice Walker (Paragould)
brother Arlie Hendrix (Paragould)
12 grandchildren
son rick Hendrix (Deceased)
Parents Lee and Effie Hendrix (Deceased)
(Deceased) sister not named
Heath Funeral Home
Shiloh Cemetery
Hinton Lizzie age 88 (Tyronza) died Monday January 3
Church of God
2 sons robert E. Hinton (Ackley,Iowa) and William C. Hinton (Tyronza)
daughter Ruth Ross (Memphis)
2 sisters Jewell Mitchell (Mishawaka,Ind) and Betty Smith (Tyronza)
2 brothers Elzie Lee Price (Waterloo, Ala) and Eugene Price (North Liberty,Ind)
7 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren
Husband Robert E. Hinson (Deceased)
(Deceased) grandson not named
Murphy Funeral Home (Marked Tree)
Tyronza Cemetery
Jenkins Walter John age 68 (Ash Flat) died Sunday January 2
Native of South Africa
Auto Technician, restoration
wife Georgina Cochius Jenkins (Home)
son John Garth Jenkins (ash Flat)
2 stepson Sidney Robert Adie (Clairmont,Fla) and Lindsay Vincent Adie (Ash Flat)
sister Yvonne Carpenter (Durbin, South Africa)
3 grandchildren
Parents Walter Gregory and Gerarda Christina Terwobeek Jenkins (Deceased)
(Deceased) brother not named
Horseshoe Bend Memorial Chapel
Jones Sammie Lynn age 57 (Bono) died Monday January 3
Born Paragould
worked Family Dollar Store
Baptist
3 sons Jeffrey Ray Jones (Huntsville,Ala), Matthew Preston Jones (Bono) and Patrick Christopher Burke (Dallas)
daughter Tamara Annette Moreland (el Paso,Tx)
sister Mary Ann Crawford (Clarksville,Tn)
3 grandchildren Michael Emilio Chavez, Brittany Kirsten Chavez (Huntsville) and Piper Ashtyn Burke (Dallas)
Parents Sam and Edna Knight Jones (Deceased)
Memorials Lorado Cemetery Fund
Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home
Lorado Cemetery
Jordan Mary C. age 96 (Marmaduke) died Sunday January 2
Born St. Francis
Methodist
sister Frances Carpenter (Marmaduke)
Husband J. e. Jordan (Deceased)
Parents Dee and Fannii McGee Polsgrove (Deceased)
(Deceased) 2 sister and 1 brother not named
Irby Funeral Home (Marmaduke)
Harvey's Chapel Cemetery (Marmaduke)
Lane Billy Wayne age 60 (Paragould) died Sunday January 2
born Paragould
Worked Emerson Electric Co.
Church of Christ
son Billy Martin Lane (Lafe)
daughter Lesa McLeskey (Paragould)
2 brothers Junior Lane (Knobel) and Eddie Lane (Butler,Mo)
5 sisters alene Phillips, Fern Garner (Mayback,Tx), Sylvia Rhoads (West Plains,Mo), Betty Ricker (Harrisonville,Mo) and Bonnie Phillips (Poplar Bluff,Mo)
5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren
Wife Laura Ann roberts (Deceased)
Parents Bill and Edith Walker Lane (Deceased)
(Deceased) Brother not named
Heath Funeral Home
Hosea Cemetery Knobel
Mabury Rev William Ray "Bill" age 78 (Blytheville) died Sunday January 2
Born Piedmont,Mo
Ordained 1951
Wife Erma Jean Mabury (Blytheville)
daughter Nancy Beams (Madison,Ala)
son David Mabury (Memphis)
2 sisters Margaret Brooks (Blytheville) and Peggy Howard (Harrison)
brother Bob Mabury (Patterson,Mo)
Parents Jesse and Margarett Leona Wilson Mabury (Deceased)
Memorials First Baptist Church Rev Bill Mabury Mission Fund
Cobb Funeral Home (Blytheville)
Malone Michael Allen age 45 (Maynard) died Saturday January 1
born Pocahontas
Mother Charlena Malone (Maynard)
2 sisters Anthea L. Davis (Maynard) and Trina Gay Mayes (Massillion, Ohio)
Maternal Grandmother Helen Marie Witsman (Pacific,Mo)
father Charles E. Malone (Deceased)
Cox-Waymon Funeral Home
Cremation
Pilcher Cheryl Jayne Banton age 48 (Wynne) died Sunday January 2
Born Memphis
Baptist
Husband Rickey Pilcher (home)
3 daughters Patricia Taylor (Booneville), Betty Immel (Wynne) and Amanda Davis (Brinkley)
sister Jennie Massie (Wynne)
7 grandchildren
son Charles White II (Deceased)
Parents J. B. and Betty Hamrick Banton (Deceased)
Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home (Wynne)
Catlett Cemetery (Wynne)
Roche Gerard Robert reminder from January 3
Russell Flora Berniece age 74 (Leachville) died Sunday January 2
Born Boydsville
retired Brown Shoe Co
Methodist
sister Mary Gordon (Piggott)
Husband Clarence Russell (Deceased)
Parents Ezra and Edna Morrow Gordon (Deceased)
(Deceased) 3 sisters and 3 brothers
Howard Funeral Service (Leachville)
Piggott Cemetery
Simpson Howard R. age 94 (Poughkeepsie) died Saturday January 1
World War II Navy Veteran
Mason
Baptist
Owned Operated Heath Hardware (Detroit)
Wife Lorena Simpson
son Gaylon S. Simpson (Sherwood)
brother W. C. Simpson (Missouri)
2 sisters Mattie Lee Bromley (Virginia) and Allie Jean Walker (Dallas)
2 grandchildren Glenn R. Simpson (sheridan) and Rebecca S. Heimlich (Cincinnati)
3 great-grandchildren
Parents Charles E. and Rebecca Jane Howard Simpson (Deceased)
(Deceased) 3 brothers and 3 sisters not named
Qualls Funeral Home (Cave City)
Spotts Cemetery (Poughkeepsie)
Stewart Warren Harding age 80 (Trumann) died Sunday January 2
Retired Maintenance Supervisor (Trumman Housing Authority)
World War II Army Air Corps Veteran
Wife Linne Mildred Stewart (Home)
Daughter Shirley Benson (Trumann)
son Hal Stewart (Trumann)
4 sisters Flossie Brown (Armona, Cal), Maxine Reeves (Harrisburg), Katherine Battles (Elk Grove,Cal) and Geneva Yewell (Henderson,Tn)
3 brothers Darrel Stewart (Ponca City,Ok), George Thomas Stewart Jr. (Clarksville) and Charles Stewart (Scottsboro,Ala)
2 grandchildren Jason Stewart and Amy Jernigan
3 great-grandchildren
Parents George Thomas and Selma Haven Reed Stewart (Deceased)
(Deceased) 2 sister and a brother not named
Thompson Funeral Home (Trumann)
Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery
Williams Larry age 53 (Osceola) died Friday December 31
Born Luxora
Mechanic
Baptist
son Dimarco Williams (Osceola)
3 sisters Bonnie Clark (Luxora), Luerine Wright (East St. Louis, Ill) and Erma Nolan (California)
2 brothers Nathaniel Nolan (blytheville) and Ben Nolan (East St. Louis)
1 grandchild
Wilson Funeral Home (Osceola)
Whiteside Cemetery
