Beard Dorothy age 82 (Strafford) died Monday October 4
Born Russellville
Nurse's Aid
daughter Louise Carter (Strafford)
3 sisters Faye Lacy (Lepanto), Nola Young (Cahokia,Ill) and Geraldine Delancey (Osceola)
brother John Oliver Staggs Jr. (West Point, Miss)
2 grandchildren Nathan Carter (Leachville) and Carmon Hill (Osceola)
4 great-grandchildren
Husband Delmar Beard (Deceased)
Parents John Oliver and Annebell Tedford Staggs (Deceased)
(Deceased) 2 brothers and 2 sisters not named
Roller-Swift Funeral Home (Osceola)
Mississippi County Memorial Gardens (Osceola)
Biggs Billy Gene age 53 (Paragould) died Monday October 4
Born Paragould
Worked Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department
Coach, Volunteer Paragould Youth Baseball
father Gaylon Biggs (Paragould)
2 brothers Alfred Biggs and Bobby Biggs (both Paragould)
mother Dorothy Hyde Biggs (Deceased)
Memorials Paragould Youth Baseball
Heath Funeral Home
Greene county Memorial Gardens
Boles Veda May Schmidt age 42 (Evening Shade) died Monday October 4
Born Milwaukee
Factory Worker (White-Rodgers and Gen Corp)
Home Health Nurse
Baptist
daughter Amy Michelle Schmidt (Evening Shade)
stepfather and Mother Harold and Sandra Stuntz (Cave City)
father Norman Schmidt Sr. (Wisconsin)
2 brothers Norman John Schmidt Jr. (Black Rock) and Jason Stuntz (Cave City)
2 sisters Pauline Curtis and Deanna Fay Stuntz (both Evening Shade)
Qualls Funeral Home (Cave City)
Campground Cemetery (near Evening Shade)
Brown Patricia Ann age 38 (Bay) died Friday October 1
Born Trumann
Baptist
Mother Verdell Brown (Home)
2 brothers Bill Brown (Trumann) and Bobby Lee Brown (Bay)
Woodard Funeral Home (Jonesboro)
Tulot Cemetery
Burres Charles "Chuck" Nelson age 70 (Manila) died Tuesday October 5
Born Jonesboro
Driver Northeast Arkansas Area Agency on Aging
Baptist
wife Emma Steinbach Burres (Manila)
son Mike Burres (Jonesboro)
4 stepsons Howard Harwood (Detroit), James Harwood (South Lyon Mich.), Robert Harwood and Kenneth Harwood (both Manila)
2 daughters Tammy Burres (Fairbanks, Alaska) and Patricia Burres
1 stepdaughter Flora Cassidy (Manila)
27 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren
mother Izora Burres (Deceased)
Wilson Funeral Home (Blytheville)
Manila Cemetery
Clegg Helen Irene Luker age 74 (Wynne) died Monday October 4
4 sons James "Jimmy" Clegg, Ronnie Clegg (both Wynne), Danny Clegg (Searcy) and David Clegg (Colt)
4 daughters Pat Ball (Wynne), Judy Hooker (Palestine), Susan Clegg (Jonesboro) and Sharon Houston (San Antonio)
brother Pete Luker (Helena)
18 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren
Husband Everett Clegg (Deceased)
Parents James Rush and Minnie Martin Luker (Deceased)
daughter Gloria Jean Clegg (Deceased)
Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home (Wynne)
Hughes Cemetery (Forrest City)
Green Ruby Mae age 50 (Jonesboro) died Tuesday October 5
daughter Tracy Green (Jonesboro)
son Derrick Green (Trumann)
4 sisters Cordelia Franks, Mary Peridore (both Lepanto), Betty Lucas (Tyronza) and Ruth Beeks (Davenport,Iowa)
4 brothers Bobby McClain, Timmy McClain , Robert McClain (all Marked Tree) and Ricky McClain (Lepanto)
2 grandchildren Richard Hunter Green and Dylan Scott Brogdon (both Jonesboro)
parents Clyde and Lura Austin McClain (Deceased)
Thompson Funeral Home (Trumann)
Marked Tree Cemetery
Grooms Mildred Hattie Ruffin age 77 (Paragould) died Sunday October 3
Husband Jimmy Grooms (Paragould)
son Bobby Grooms (Jonesboro)
daughter Jo Anna Calhoon (Jacksonville)
sister Jo Bailey (Hot Springs)
7 grandchildren Jim Calhoon (Paragould), Brian Calhoon, Tiffany Calhoon Crafton (both Cabot), Grant Calhoon (Rogers), Shea Grooms Ross (Fort Worth, Texas), Tray Grooms (Maumelle)
and Jay Grooms (Little Rock)
2 stepgrandchildren Jennifer coffman Grady and Jonathan Monroe (both Jonesboro)
12 great-grandchildren
Parents Maxie J. and Wilma A. Ruffin (Deceased)
Heath Funeral Home
Greene County Memorial Gardens
Halford Sarah Catherine age 80 (Jonesboro) died Monday October 4
Husband Herbert Charles Halford (Home)
son Randall Allen Halford (Dallas)
daughter Janet Duffel (Jonesboro)
brother Gerald Winston Gasaway (Jonesboro)
5 grandchildren Merideth Duffel (Hunter), Jonathan Duffel (Jonesboro), Emily Snider, Erin Halford and Elyssa Halford (all Dallas)
Parents W.E. and Mae Gasaway (deceased)
Gregg Funeral Home
Kellers Chapel Cemetery
Hudson Lavada age 70 (Breadford) died Monday October 4
parents James Calvin Hudson (Deceased) and Lola McDougal Hudson Maples (Deceased)
Jackson's Newport Funeral Home
Brown's Chapel Cemetery
Lyons Samuel Eugene age 71 (Ash Flat) died Tuesday October 5
Heath Funeral Home (Hardy)
Parrish Stanford Eugene age 65 (Smithville) died Saturday October 2
Parents Firest and Bertha Parrish (Bay)
2 sisters Brenda Kennedy (Bay) and Marcella Despard (Branson,Mo)
3 brothers Bobby Parrish (Trumann), Jerry Parrish (Mountain Home) and Alvie Parrish (Bay)
son Lee Parish (Smithville)
2 daughters Catherine Martin (Walls, Miss) and Cynthia McDonald (Charleston,W.V.)
grandson Buddy Martin
1 great-grandson
Gregg Funeral Home (Monette)
Macey Cemetery
Pyle Glen E. age 66 (Jonesboro) died Monday October 4
Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home
Travis Joyce Joann Craft age 31 (Walnut Ridge) died Saturday October 2
Husband James E. Travis (Home)
3 sons James E. Travis Jr., Christopher Ray Travis (both Walnut Ridge) and Daniel Golden Harrison Smith (Imboden)
daughter Brittney N. Travis (Walnut Ridge)
Parents Towana Sue Craft (Walnut Ridge) and William M. Craft (California)
brother William M. Craft Jr. (California)
grandmothers Mary Robinson (Hoxie) and Mary Going (California)
grandfathers Elvis Elwood (Deceased) and William D. Craft (Deceased)
House-Gregg Funeral Home (Walnut Ridge)
Hope Cemetery (Imboden)
Turner Clarence age 68 (Parkin) died Sunday October 3
wife Delois Turner (Parkin)
5 daughters Sandra Darden, Lurlen Gill (both Marion), Annie Vanderbilt (Olive Branch,Miss), Kewanee Ansley (Wynne) and Sherita Hart (Memphis)
2 sisters Christine Aikens (Memphis) and Louise Taylor ( St. Louis)
3 brothers Willie James Turner (Matteson,Ill), O.D. Turner and Sam Turner (both St. Louis)
9 grandchildren
Woodard Funeral Service (Wynne)
New Macedonia Cemetery
Turner Tennie age 67 (Wynne) died Friday October 1
daughter Bessie Maney (Wynne)
11 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild.
Woodard Funeral Service (Wynne)
Cogbill Cemetery (Wynne)
Vandergriff Benton Elliot "Hoss" age 66 (Armorel) died Monday October 4
4 sons Kenneth Melvin, Dennis Vandergriff (both Luxora), Calvin Vandergriff and Larry Vandergriff (both Blytheville)
2 daughters Wanda Payne (Macon,Ga) and Pam Partridge (Morrow)
2 brothers Joe Vandergriff (Fort Worth,Tx) and Tucker Vandergriff (Chicago)
3 sisters Earlene Myrick (Osceola), shirley Smith (Paragould) and Terry Martin (Baton Rouge,La)
13 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren
Parents William and Winnie King Vandergriff (deceased)
Cobb Funeral Home (Blytheville)
Cremation