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Obit Extractions November 30, 2004

 

 

Adams Troy age 77 (Marked Tree) died Monday November 29
Baptist
Arkansas National Guard
Heavy Equipment Operator
5 sons Gale Adams (Trumann), Danny Adams, Dennis Adams, Mike Adams, and Glynn Adams (all Marked Tree)
2 sisters Angie Hutcheson (Sulligent,Ala) and Juanita Rogers (Coal Valley,Ill)
brother Gene Adams (Sulligent)
8 grandchildren Scott Adams, Tim Adams, Chris Baker, Brandi McGuire, Clara Adams, Greg Adams, Jake Adams and Sarah Adams
6 great-grandchildren
wife Mildred Lindsey Adams (Deceased)
Memorials St. Bernard's Hospice
Murphy Funeral Home (Marke Tree)
Potter Cemetery (Lepanto)

Adkins Wilma June age 72 (Memphis) died Sunday November 28
Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home

Barrett "Larry" Rourke age 81 (Caraway) died Sunday November 28
Born Owosso, Mich
Secretary (Columbia Ribbon and Carbon Co)
Methodist
son Richard E. "Rick" Barrett (Caraway)
sister Donna Turner (Durand,Mich)
4 grandchildren Weston Scrape III, Terrence Lee Scrape, Ashley Jean Jackson and Richard Gann Barrett
2 step grandchildren Chris Lomas Johnson and Jeremy Johnson
6 great-grandchildren
Husband William E. "Bill"Barrett (Deceased)
daughter Colleen Barrett Scrape (Deceased)
Cobb Funeral Home
Elmwood Cemetery (Blytheville)

Byars Ruby age 88 (New Florence,Mo) died Sunday November 28
Born Clarkton, Mo
McDougal Community Christian Church
5 daughters Anita Beecher (Corning), Luceal King (Wildwood,Mo), Ann Cunningham (Montgomery City,Mo), Wilma Dean (McAlester,Okla) and Lavada Dillard (St. Peters,Mo)
5 sons Steve Byars (Dayton,Tx), Sammy Byars (Paragould), Danny Byars (Corning), Billy Byars (St. Charles,Mo) and Alfred Byars (Dalton,Ga)
24 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren
Husband Willie Clifton Byars (Deceased)
son Reginald Byars (Deceased)
(Deceased) Parents and 9 brothers and sisters not named
Ermert Funeral Home (Corning)
New Hope Cemetery (Pollard)

Chadwick Clara May age 86 (Thayer) died Sunday
Tri-County's Cherokee Chapel (Highland)

Cope Rosamond B. Braden age 96 (Monette) died Sunday November 28
Born Monette
retired School Teacher (Monette School District)
Member Pi Chapter Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority, Retired Teachers Association
Methodist
sister Boyce Howell (Monette)
4 grandchildren Robert G. Cope (Monroe,NC) Kathryn Cope (Kenduskeag, Maine), Joan Higgins (Ellsworth,Maine), and Sharon Little (Bunksport,Maine)
4 great-granchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren
Husband Max G. Cope (Deceased)
son Robert G. Cope (Deceased)
Parents James W. and Icie Lee Braden (Deceased)
(Deceased)3 sisters and 3 brothers not named
Memorials Monette First United Methodist Church
Gregg Funeral Home (Monette)
Monette Cemetery

Cornish Theda Mae age 66 (Batesville) died Sunday November 28
Born Batesville
Memeber Faith Tabernacle Church (Cave City)
Husband J.C. Cornish (Home)
4 sons Jeff Cornish (Sidney), Kevin Cornish (Cave City), Darin Cornish and Chris Cornish (both Batesville)
daughter Kathy Briley (Batesville)
5 brothers Coy Barnett, Gene Barnett, Jerry Barnett (all Batesville), Roy Barnett (Harrisburg) and Charles Barnett (Mount Pleasant)
sister Stella Ballard (Manilla)
2 grandsons Jason Briley (Sidney) and Shannon Briley (Batesville)
granddaughter Tabitha Cornish (Batesville)
5 step-grandsons Vaughan Case, Tommy Staggs, Christopher Staggs, Todd Smith (all Batesville) and Bo Hallmark (Sidney)
1 great-grandson
Parents William Everett and Effie Annamary Haigwood Barnett (Deceased)
(Deceased)brother not named
Qualls Batesville Funeral Service
Lee's Chapel Cemetery (Sandtown)

Damron Helen Grace age 79 (Wynne) died Monday November 29
Born Edgerton,Minn
2 sons Mike Damron and Larry Damron (both Wynne)
sister Lillian Winningham (Virginia Beach)
brother Donald Smith (Sweet Home,Ore)
4 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren
Husband Willard Damron (Deceased)
(Deceased)Parents, 2 sisters and 1 brother not named
Memorials Cross County Hospice Program or Akins Cemetery
Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home
Akins Cemetery (Near Cherry Valley)

Davidson Farrell Elizabeth age 79 (Rector) died Monday November 29
Born Paragould
Methodist
2 sons Edward Lawrence Davidson III (Bartlett,Tn) and Ronnie Gene Davidson (Horn Lake,Miss)
2 daughters Elaine Wright (Piggott) and Dianne Midkiff (Rector)
brother Edward James Carson (Augusta,Ga)
11 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren
Husband Edward Lawrence Davidson Jr. (Deceased)
Father Elmer Jack Taylor (Deceased)
Mother Fannie McKelvey Taylor Carson (Deceased)
Stepmother Lorene Taylor (Deceased)
Heath Funeral Home
Shiloh Cemetery (Paragould)

Denison Opal Mae age 89 (Jonesboro) died Saturday November 27
Born Marshall
Member World-Wide Church of God
son Lyndell Denison (Hoxie)
5 daughters Shirley Blinn (Mission Viejo,Cal), Wanda Sherfield (Maramonte,Cal), Etta Casey (Brookland), Rita Pulliam and Bonnie Lee Haggerdon (both Hanford)
19 grandchildren
Husband Clarence Denison (Deceased)
Parents William Allen and mattie Morrison Reeves (Deceased)
Gregg Funeral Home
Pine Log Cemetery

Donaldson Emily Mae age 97 (Rector) died Sunday November 28
Born Rector
Florist (Donaldson's Flower Shop)
Church of Christ
Parents Gourley and Ida Moseley Donaldson (Deceased)
(Deceased) 4 brothers and 3 sisters not named
Irby Funeral Home (Rector)
Woodland Heights Cemetery (Rector)

Grimes Herbert Leonard "Pete" age 87 (Walnut Ridge) died Sunday November 28
self employed Mechanic
Church of Christ
2 sons Ernie Grimes and Doyle Grimes (both Paragould)
daughter Polly Dollar (Memphis)
sister Mildred Wells (Peoria, Ill)
5 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren
Wife Nancy Burkhammer Grimes (Deceased)
Parents Melvin and Rachel Grimes (Deceased)
(Deceased) 2 brothers not named
Heath Funeral Home (Paragould)
Fairview Cemetery (near Paragould

Henry Christopher age 20 (Cherokee Village) died Friday November 26
Tri-County's Cherokee Chapel (Highland)

Holland Lonnie Richard age 59 (Jonesboro) died Monday November 29
born Jonesboro
Mechanic (Riceland Foods) retired 36 years
Baptist
Wife JoAnn Doyle Holland (Home)
son Keith Holland (Jonesboro)
daughter Angela Williams (Jonesboro)
Mother Mary Jumper Holland (Jonesboro)
3 brothers Bob Holland, Mike Holland (both Bono) and Gary Holland (Jonesboro)
4 sisters Brenda Inzer, Sharon Holland, Bonnie Holland, and Beckey Holman (all Jonesboro)
4 grandchildren Daniel Holland, Tiffany Holland, Kyle Williams, and Joseph Williams
Father William Edward Holland (Deceased)
brother Bill Holland (Deceased)
sister Genell Douglas (Deceased)
Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home
Herman Cemetery

Hooper Jack age 88 (Wynne) died Saturday November 27
Born Colt
Graduated Wynne High School
Owned and Operated Hooper's Furniture Co and Hooper's Roadside Market and Farm
Navy Veteran WWII
Real Estate Agent Dallas Realty and The Real Estate Center
3 sons John Hooper (Houston,Tx), Richard J. Hooper and Joe Hooper (both Wynne)
daughter Patricia Hooper (Knoxville, Tn)
7 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren
wife Eleanor Bonner Hooper (Deceased)
son Gene Hooper (Deceased)
Parents E.M. and Lula Benson Hooper (Deceased)
(Deceased) sister not named
Kernodle Funeral Home (Wynne)
Cogbill Cemetery

Jackson Harrison Lee age 80 (Newport) died Saturday November 27
Church of God
Worked Juvenile Probation Officer (Greenhaven Childrens Home in Michigan)
Wife Erma Jean Edwards Jackson (Home)
2 sons Donald Jackson (Dallas) and Mickey Jackson (Searcy)
5 daughters Phillis Sheppard (Searcy), Jenny Whitehurst, Sonja Jackson (both Newport), Vickey Jackson (Kentucky), and Tina Greer (Rock Springs,Wyo)
sister Goldie Matthews (Ozark)
36 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren
Parents Henry and Martha Epperson Jackson (Deceased)
Jackson's Newport Funeral Home
Pennington Cemetery

Lindsey Patrick S. age 56 (Batesville) died Sunday November 28
Born Pikeville,Ky
Army Veteran Vietnam
Self-Employed Truck Driver
Baptist
son Chad Lindsey (Newport)
Mother Louise Graham Lindsey Gray (Newport)
sister Linda Hubbard (Batesville)
2 grandchildren Zachary Lindsey and Josh Lindsey
Father William "Bill" Lindsey (Deceased)
brother Mike Lindsey (Deceased)
Jackson's Newport Funeral Home

Marshall Kathryn G. age 90 (Jonesboro) died Monday November 29
Widow of Bill Marshall Sr.
Emerson Funeral Home

Newman Fay Childress Finch Same as November 28

Pitchford Mickey Lee age 56 (Horseshoe Bend) died Sunday November 28
Baptist
Mother Pearl Bernice Henslee Pitchford (Horseshoe Bend)
3 sisters Virginia McEntire (Horseshoe Bend), Shawn Bookout (Wiseman) and Kelly Baxter (Rittman,Ohio)
Father Wesley Herman Pitchford (Deceased)
brother Steven Pitchford (Deceased)
Barker Funeral Home (Salem)
Fairview Cemetery (Salem)

Ragsdale Judy Lynn age 55 (Black Rock) died Sunday November 28
born Newport
Certified Nursing Assistant, and a beautician
Church of Christ
Husband Paul Ragsdale (Home)
2 sons Steve L. Johnson (Walnut Ridge) and Jeramy L. Johnson (Swifton)
3 sisters Glenna Shoun (Tulsa,Ok), Billie Jean Ervin (Newport) and Wanda Eckiss (Foristell,Mo)
3 brothers George Caughron (Phenix city,Ala), Bill Whitley (Mountain View) and J.C. Caughron (Cabot)
5 grandchildren Lydia Johnson, Steven Blake Johnson, Kyle Johnson, Taylor Johnson and Baby Johnson
Parents George W. and Savina Holder Caughron (Deceased)
House-Gregg Funeral Home (Walnut Ridge)
Strangers Home Cemetery

Simmons Herbert W. age 80 (Du Quoin, Ill) died Sunday November 28
Born Cash
Retired Electrician, Aricraft Repairman
Navy Veteran WWII
Member International Brotherhood of Electrical Worker Local 705 and 32nd Degree Mason
Gospel Assembly
Wife Helen Beatrice Whitney Simmons (Home)
2 sons Bobby J. Simmons and Billy Dean Simmons (Both Du Quoin)
2 sisters Charsley Gibson and Lucy Stocky (both Newport)
brother Homer Simmons (Bald Knob)
3 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren
Parents Walter and Nellie Simmons (Deceased)
(Deceased) 2 sisters not named
Langford-Bookout Funeral Home (Jonesboro)
Holloway Cemetery (Cash)

Staszak Bruno H. age 69 (Harrisburg) died Sunday November 28
Born Chicago
Served Michigan Army National Guard
Retired Electrical Salesman
Wife Anna McDonald (Home)
son Scott Staszak (Chicago)
daughter Denise Dodson (Punta Gorda,Fla)
Mother Mary Janazek Staszak (Bangor,Mich)
sister Jeanette Smidt (Bangor)
Father Vincent Staszak
Weston Funeral Service (Harrisburg)
Cremation

Waldrum Randal Edward age 67 (Paragould) died Monday November 29
Heath Funeral Home