Byford Margaret Craig age 87 (Wilson) died Wednesday November 17
5 sons Homer Byford, Alfred Byford, Lester Byford (all Wilson), Will Byford (West Fork) and Stanley Byford (Reverie,Tn)
2 daughters Margaret Byford and Mary Byford (both Wilson)
5 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild
Husband Thurman "T.W." Byford Sr. (Deceased)
son T.W. Byford Jr. (Deceased)
daughter Helen Doney (Deceased)
Parents Mildred Lewis Craig (Deceased) and William Ford Craig (Deceased)
Roller-Swift Funeral Home (Osceola)
Mississippi County Memorial Gardens (Osceola)
Faulkner William Coolidge age 80 (Little Rock) died Wednesday November 17
Born Lamar county, Ala
Baritone Singer with Original Melody Boys Quartet, performed on radio KARK and on KATV-TV dailey in the 1950's
Served in Guam
Worked Faucett and Co. and Block Realty co
Church of Christ
Wife Mae Ruth Faulkner (Home)
son James Faulkner (Jonesboro)
2 daughters Andrea Hackney and Lori Huggins (both Jonesboro)
2 brothers Willet D. Faulkner (Columbus,Miss) and Banks Faulkner (Millport,Ala)
sister Kay Faulkner (Millport)
4 grandchildren Sarah Hackney, Lauren Hackney, Jonathan Huggins and Dylan Huggins
Griffin Leggett Rest Hills Funeral Home (North Little Rock)
Rest Hills Memorial Park (North Little Rock)
Glasgow Willard L. age 81 (Jonesboro) died Thursday November 18
Gregg Funeral Home
Ivy Marie L. age 90 (Light) died Wednesday November 17
Born Randolph County
Retired Teacher (Greene county Tech)
Baptist
son James Edward Ivy Jr. (Walnut Ridge)
3 daughters Mary Ann Ballard (Light), Jo Ziegler (Kansas City,Mo) and Betty Cupp (Paragould)
4 sisters Lucy Ellis (Maynard), Caroline Ellis (Light), Ola May Orsburn (San Antonio,Tx) and Wanda Ruth Long (Pocahontas)
8 grandchildren Cindi Ballard, Patrick Ballard, Tina Marie Gadwood, Kim Blanchard, Crystal Ivy, Ashley Weaver, Marie Henfling, and Charlton Cupp
9 great-granchildren
Husband James Edward Ivy (Deceased)
brother Ceral Stone (Deceased)
2 sisters Rhema Eskridge (Deceased) and Maxine Cupp (Deceased)
(Deceased) infant grandchild not named
Mitchell Funeral Home
Mt. Zion Cemetery
McPherson Les Jr. age 35 (Decatur,Ala) died Wednesday November 17
Born St. Louis
Wife Denise McPherson (Home)
3 sons Drew McPherson (Home), Brandon McPherson and Adam McPherson (both Pocahontas)
daughter Amber Wyatt (Corning)
brother Eric Matthews (Jonesboro)
3 sisters Tina Harris (Pocahontas), LaDonna Harbeck (Pembroke Pines, Fla) and Stephanie Matthews (Jonesboro)
Father and Stepmother Les Sr and Debbie McPherson (Pocahontas)
Mother and Stepfather Sandra and Gary Matthews (Jonesboro)
grandmother Mrs. Dean Cagle (Maynard)
Cox-Waymon Funeral Home (Pocahontas)
Randolph Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Nail Mary Lillian age 87 (Jonesboro) died Wednesday November 17
born Scott county,Miss
History Teacher (East Elementary School Jonesboro) and Brookland
Member Arkansas State University Faculty Wives Club, Jonesboro Golden Club and 20th Century Club
son David William Nail (Hartford,Conn)
daughter Ann Stroud (Little Rock)
brother Henry G. Stroud (houghton,La)
3 grandchildren LeeAnn Deemer, Kathryn Michaels and Emily Nail
2 great-grandchildren
Husband Dr. Olen P. Nail (Deceased)
(Deceased)Parents, Sister and 2 brothers not named
Memorials Dr. Olen Nail Memorial Agriculture Scholarship Fund, Nail Circle for the College of Agriculture, First Baptist Church Care Center or Magnolia Road Baptist Church
Emerson Funeral Home
Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery
Painter Edna Marie age 69 (Hardy) died Wednesday November 17
Born Leadwood,Mo
Baptist
Husband Cleveland Painter (Home)
3 sons Ricky Painter, Darren Painter (both Jonesboro) and Terry Painter (Hardy)
4 daughters Wanda Shelton (Columbia,MO), Donna Beck (Jonesboro), Janest Haas (Hardy) and Christy Cook (Bono)
Step-son Larry Painter (Yakima,Wash)
2 step-daughters Doris Slater (Hardy) and Shirley Waller (Jonesboro)
Brother Frank Cain (Hardy)
Half-brother Francis Dobbs (Missouri)
3 sisters Lucille Bice (Bonne Terre,Mo), Deloris Ford and JoAnn Kious (both Jonesboro)
13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren
Emerson Funeral Home
Pine Log Cemetery
Seagraves Alvera age 88 (Pocahontas) died Wednesday November 17
Born Pocahontas
Teacher
4 sons John Seagraves, Charles Seagraves, Mike Seagraves (all Pocahontas) and Utah Seagraves (Fayetteville)
3 daughters Sharon Crismon, Pam Seagraves (both Pocahontas) and Sandy Nichols (Mountain Home)
2 sisters Katherine Lane (Manchester,Mo) and Florence Sylvester (Fort Myers Beach,Fla)
13 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren
Husband William Seagraves (Deceased)
Parents John and Ola Strange Tyler (Deceased)
Step Mother Ida Blair (Deceased)
(Deceased)2 granddaughters not named
McNabb Funeral Home (Pocahontas)
Gravesville Cemetery
Smith Jackie Earl age 58 (Brookland) died Wednesday November 17
Born Egypt
Worked Cameron construction Co. (14 years)
Wife Maxine Pemberton Smith (Home)
daughter Dshawn Hutton (Baden,Tx)
brother Jimmy Mothershed (Jonesboro)
2 sisters Margaret Hensley and Sharon French (both Jonesboro)
3 grandchildren Chaun Poole, Tabitha Poole, and Ambert Hutton (all Baden)
Parents Jack Smith and Pearlie Inez Adams Smith Adams (both Deceased)
Memorials St. Bernard's Hospice
Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home
Smith Nellie age 83 (Lake City) died Wednesday November 17
born Hoxie
3 daughters Bonnie Haff, Mary Smith (both Lake City) and Peggy Huddleston (Fischer, Tx)
son James Smith (Bethel,Alaska)
7 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren
Husband Ewing Smith (Deceased)
son Johnny Wanye Smith (Deceased)
Langford-Bookout Funeral Home (Jonesboro)
Pine Log Cemetery
White Edwin C. IV age 52 (Blytheville) died Tuesday November 16
Born Kansas City,Mo
Served Board of the Arkansas Broadcasting Association
Graduated 1974 University of Missouri (Columbia) degree Broadcast Journilism
News Director Sudbury Broadcast 1974-1979, KAIT until 1990
Moderated Annual "Prom Night: Don't Wreck it" event in Mississippi county, to curb teenage drinking
served as Moderator for the all-night American Cancer Society Relay for Life Fundraiser
Assisted Blytheville Emergency Squad with fundraisers
Wife Jean Lucas White (Home
stepson Alan-Mikal Gaston (Altus,Ok)
2 brothers Stephen White and James White (both Kansas City)
sister Anne White (Kansas City)
2 grandchildren Heather and Jonathan Williams (Holland,Mo)
Parnets Edwin Clay III and Guinotte White (Deceased)
Memorials St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Memphis) or Kansas City Toy and Miniature Museum
Cobb Funeral Home
Elmwood Cemetery