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Everett Hollis, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/02/15)
Milligan Ridge- Everett Hollis Jr., 65, passed away Monday, November 30, 2015, at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born July 13, 1950, in Caraway to the late Everett Sr. ...
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James Sexton
(Obituary ~ 12/02/15)
James Daymond Sexton, Sr., 78, of Bartlett, Tenn., passed away November 27, 2015 at Memphis. Born January 31, 1937 in Center, Ky., to the late William "Pete" Sexton and Bessie Witherspoon Suggs, he was a retired musician and carpenter and was of the Baptist faith...
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W.T. Metzger
(Obituary ~ 12/02/15)
W.T. "Buddy" Metzger, Jr., age 85 of Blytheville, passed away Friday, November 27, 2015 at Unity Harris Hospital in Newport. Born to William Taft and Lorene (Cockran) Metzger, Buddy was a retired farmer and attended Pathway Church of God. He a former Chairman of the Mississippi County Election Commission, a former board member of Chickasawba Hospital, and a Mason...
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Jewel Peterson
(Obituary ~ 12/02/15)
Jewel Mae Peterson, 78, of Blytheville, passed from this life Thursday, November 26, 2015 at her home. Born to R. F. and Evelyne Greene Monroe, Jewel was a cook at Scotty's and was of the Baptist faith. She was also a cook at Blytheville Truck Stop for over 30 years, and made the best homemade biscuits...
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Zula Mae McCain
(Obituary ~ 12/04/15)
Zula Mae McCain, 74, of Leachville passed from this life Dec. 2, 2015, at the Monette Manor Nursing Center in Monette. Born at Lepanto she was the daughter of the late Teddie and Elsie Russell Dixon and had been a longtime Leachville resident. ...
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Charles Robert Owens
(Obituary ~ 12/04/15)
Charles Robert Owens, 72, of Manila died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, at St Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Leachville, he was the son of the late Louie Leadell and Pansy Tracer Owens. ...
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Jessie Hardie Gordon
(Obituary ~ 12/07/15)
Jessie Hardie Gordon, 72, of Leachville, passed from this life Dec. 5, 2015, at his home. Born in Jackson, Tenn., he was the son of the late L.B. and Bessie Lee White Gordon and had been a former Caraway and Dyersburg, Tenn., resident before making his home in Leachville five years ago. ...
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Glen Rolland
(Obituary ~ 12/07/15)
Glen Rolland, 72, of Monette, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born Dec. 28, 1942, to the late William and Alice Rolland. Glen graduated Monette High School and retired from the telephone company after thirty-seven years...
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Robert David Flannigan Sr.
(Obituary ~ 12/07/15)
Monette -- Robert David Flannigan Sr., 91, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. He was born Dec. 25, 1923 in Monette to the late Wilford and Rose Varner Flannigan. Robert was married for 59 years to the late Jessie Lee Winstead Flannigan. ...
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Tomas Barron
(Obituary ~ 12/07/15)
Tomas Allen "Buddy" Barron, 57, of Nashville, Tennessee, formerly of Rives, Missouri, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services were held Saturday, November 28, 2015, at Powell Funeral Home in Steele, Missouri, with Rev. ...
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Pamela Bell
(Obituary ~ 12/07/15)
Pamela "Pam" Richardson Bell, 41, of Nashville, passed from this life Friday, December 4, 2015 at Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Cobb Funeral Home.
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Jessie Gordon
(Obituary ~ 12/07/15)
Mr. Jessie Hardie Gordon, 72, of Leachville, passed from this life December 5, 2015 at his home. Born in Jackson, Tenn., he was the son of the late L.B. and Bessie Lee White Gordon and had been a former Caraway, Ark. and Dyersburg, Tenn. resident before making his home in Leachville five years ago. Jessie loved to fish and play guitar. He especially enjoyed old Gospel and country music by Christy Lane, George Jones, Conway Twitty and others. He was a retired farmer and was of the Baptist Faith...
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Jack McBride
(Obituary ~ 12/07/15)
Jack R. McBride, 65, of Blytheville, passed from this life Friday, December 4, 2015 at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital in Fairbanks, Alaska. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Cobb Funeral Home.
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Billy Reed
(Obituary ~ 12/07/15)
Billy Earl Reed, 74, of Blytheville, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015 at his home. Born to Leonard and Willie (Tinny) Reed, Billy was retired from Motion Industries and was a former employee of the City of Blytheville. He loved the outdoors. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and Billy loved his yard and doing yardwork...
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Jay "Juicy J" Bradley Ashley
(Obituary ~ 12/09/15)
Jay "Juicy J" Bradley Ashley, 27, of Scott Depot, W. Va., passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at his parents' home in Scott Depot. Born July 7, 1988 in Blytheville to Donald and Rondia Ashley, he was a member of Cole Ridge Baptist Church. In his spare time he loved hunting, fishing, and spending time with his family and friends...
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George L. Erby
(Obituary ~ 12/09/15)
George L. Erby, 67, of Blytheville died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015 at Great River Medical Center. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and had lived there until about 2009 when he moved to Blytheville. He graduated from high school in Milwaukee and had been in telecommunications with AT&T...
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Rhonda Sue Williamson
(Obituary ~ 12/09/15)
Mrs. Rhonda Sue Williamson, 48 of Steele, died Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Born in Morgan City, Louisiana, Rhonda lived in the Steele-Cooter area for most of her life. Mrs. Williamson was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. She loved ice cream, late night trips to Taco Bell, and riding around and looking for deer. She also loved tickle time with her grandson...
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Pamela S. Richardson Bell
(Obituary ~ 12/09/15)
Pamela S. Richardson Bell, age 42, of Nashville, Tennessee and a former resident of Blytheville, passed from this life on Friday, December 4, 2015 at the Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville. She was born to Bobby Wayne and Vilia Intontinit Richardson in Grand Island, Nebraska. Pamela was a graduate of Akron University in Ohio where she received her master's degree in Computer Science and exceled in her field as a computer software designer...
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Betty Lou Fricks
(Obituary ~ 12/09/15)
Betty Lou Fricks, 69, of Osceola, passed away December 7, 2015. Born May 8, 1946 in New Albany, Miss. to the late Robert Herod and QT Hill, she was retired from Wal-Mart and factory work as well as a member of Bethel Church in Osceola. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Charles Fricks, her sister Mable Huff Sims and three brothers John Herod, Gene Herod and Roger Herod...
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Betty Bunn
(Obituary ~ 12/11/15)
Betty Joyce Bunn, age 85, of Blytheville, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. Born to Kyle and Ila (Dickson) Ball, Betty was retired from Hancock Fabrics and was of the Baptist faith. She also worked at the Blytheville Cotton Classing office. ...
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Frank Washburn
(Obituary ~ 12/11/15)
Frank Washburn, 54, of Blytheville passed away at Great River Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carney Funeral Home. Condolences may be offered at www.carneyfuneralhome.com.
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Jack McBride
(Obituary ~ 12/11/15)
Jack Russell McBride, Jr., age 65, of Blytheville, passed away Friday, December 4, 2015 at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital in Fairbanks, Alaska. Born to Jack R. McBride, Sr. and Bea Ledbetter, Jack worked for J. E. Phillips & Sons for 36 years. He deeply loved the Lord, his family, and his friends. ...
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Dennis McCall
(Obituary ~ 12/13/15)
Dennis McCall, 58, of Blytheville died Friday, Dec. 11. Arrangements are pending at this time. Cobb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Jeffrey Wayne Brown, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 12/14/15)
Jeffrey Wayne Brown, Sr., 52, of Manila, died Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, from injuries sustained in a farm accident. Born July 16, 1963, in Phoenix, Ariz., he had been a Manila resident since 1980 and attended Manila High School. He was a longtime employee of Wildy Family Farms and enjoyed collecting arrowheads and marbles and spending time with his grandchildren...
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Francis Marion (F.M.) Wilson, M.D.
(Obituary ~ 12/15/15)
December 12, 1921-December 11, 2015 Mangrum, Upper Mangrum, Middle Mangrum, Mangrum Settlement, Black Oak, Caraway - that's the area where Jonesboro physician Francis Marion (F.M.) Wilson, M.D. was born, grew up and attended school. ...
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Richard Armacost
(Obituary ~ 12/16/15)
Richard Lee "Dick" Armacost, 76, of Springboro, Ohio and formerly of Arkansas passed unexpectedly Sunday, December 6, 2015 at his residence. Born January 26, 1939 in Hollansburg, Ohio, Dick was the son of Howard Lee and Dorothy (Sparks) Armacost and was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather...
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Frankie Kelley
(Obituary ~ 12/16/15)
Mrs. Frankie Jean Kelley, 82, of Holland, Mo. Died Sunday, December 13, 2015 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. Born May 19, 1933 n Pots Camp, Miss. To the late Willie Irene Buffington Sands and the late Elmer Cleveland Sanders, she attended school in Lost Cane and later completed her GED. She was a faithful member of the Holland Baptist Church...
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Johnnie Richards
(Obituary ~ 12/16/15)
Mr. Johnnie William Ray Richards, 63, of Marion died Monday, December 14, 2015 in Memphis. Born April 28, 1952 in Dyess, to the late John Edward Richard and the late Ellendor Sharp Richards, he was a farm worker and a member of the Upper Room Apostolic Church in Tyronza...
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Carolyn Campbell
(Obituary ~ 12/16/15)
Ms. Carolyn Jean Campbell, 63, of Trumann, died Saturday, December 5, 2015 in Jonesboro. Born April 9, 1952, in Marked Tree to the late George Mack and the late Gurthie Armstrong Mack, she was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by one son, Arlen Dale Campbell, Jr. and two sisters, Cynthia Mack and Debbie McCrary...
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Berl Cohoon
(Obituary ~ 12/16/15)
Berl E. Cohoon, 95, of Hermondale, Mo., passed away the evening of December 14 at St. Bernard's hospital in Jonesboro. He was born on July 5, 1920 to Gurley and Thelma May McIntosh Cohoon. He was raised in the bootheel area and was very pleased his later years were spent on that same land...
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Ronald Henexson
(Obituary ~ 12/18/15)
Mr. Ronald Dale Henexson, 72, of Blytheville, died Tuesday, Dec. 15th, 2015, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Born June 12, 1943, in Pampa, Texas, to the late Roy Merle Henexson and Doris Tucker Henexson, he was a retired contractor after his time serving in the Army...
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Mary White
(Obituary ~ 12/18/15)
Mary White, 77, of Blytheville, passed away Friday, December 18, 2015 at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett, Missouri. Arrangements are pending at this time and will be announced when completed. Cobb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements...
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Cindy Bass
(Obituary ~ 12/18/15)
Cindy Renae Williams Bass, 57, of Blytheville passed away Friday morning at home. She was born to Morris Elbert and Hazel Pauline Jewell Williams on September 23, 1958 in Turrell, Ark. Her family says she was a very out spoken person, very strong willed, a little firecracker! She also had a softer side and enjoyed writing poems and being near water which she found very relaxing. ...
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Bertha Thomas
(Obituary ~ 12/21/15)
Mrs. Bertha Lee Carter Thomas, 67, of Blytheville died Friday, Dec. 18, 2015 at her home. Born in Wilson, AR to the late Fred and Lou Esther carter, Bertha went on to marry Harold Thomas Sr. of Blytheville and lived her life as a homemaker and beloved member of her church, New Life Deliverance Temple in Caruthersville, MO...
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Freda Knight
(Obituary ~ 12/21/15)
Freda Dianne Knight, 59, of Blytheville, previously of Russellville, passed away December 20, 2015. She was born January 24, 1959 in Luxora to Frelen Andrew Raines and Camilla Earlene Vandergriff. She is preceded in death by her parents; grandparents, brother, Dennis Raines and sister, Lisa Raines...
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Richard Brehm
(Obituary ~ 12/22/15)
Richard Randall Brehm, 55, formerly of Blytheville, passed away on Dec. 3, 2015, in Evansville, Ind. Born in St. Louis to Bobbi Jean and Robert L. Brehm on July 12, 1960, he was Randy to everyone who knew him. Aside from his parents, Mr. Brehm was preceded in death by his two brothers, Robert Brehm and John Brehm...
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Eva Stracener
(Obituary ~ 12/22/15)
Eva Earnestine Stracener, 87, of Luxora, passed away Monday, December 21, 2015, in Olive Branch, Miss. Born September 26, 1928, in Nashville, Ark. to Clell and Ercile Flemister, she was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Luxora...
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Alma Oates
(Obituary ~ 12/23/15)
Ms. Alma Jean Clark Oates, 69, of Fort Walton Beach Fla. passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 15, 2015 at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center. Born on March 20, 1946 in Corinth, Miss. to the late Clara Mae Patterson Clark and the late Thomas Clark, she grew up in Blytheville...
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Max Williams
(Obituary ~ 12/23/15)
Max D. Williams, 80, of Blytheville, passed away Tuesday morning at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge. He was born in Mountain View to Bill and Mytrie Broyles Williams on June 11, 1935. He lived in Blytheville most of his life. He worked the Louis Ball Farm at Clearlake for years and then worked the Wallace Farm at Armorel for over 28 years. One of his passions in life was his vegetable garden, but he also enjoyed fishing, horseshoes, watching Westerns, and Bluegrass music...
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Pat Singleton
(Obituary ~ 12/23/15)
Mrs. Pat Lawrence Singleton, of Blytheville; died Monday, December 21, 2015. Born to Paul and Elva Lawrence, she spent her entire life in Blytheville. Mrs. Singleton was a faithful member of First Baptist Church, as well as an active part of the community. She was a member of Chapter D, PEO; Ladybug Garden Club and Mutual Fun Investment Club. Keeping her the busiest, was her role of Momma Pat...
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Rufus Tate, III
(Obituary ~ 12/23/15)
Funeral services for Mr. Rufus Tate,III, 55, will be Tuesday, Dec 29 at 1 p.m. at St Paul Missionary Baptist Church of Blytheville. Superior Funeral Home of Memphis will be in charge of the service. Mr. Tate's body will be in church at 10 a.m.
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Robert Lee Smith
(Obituary ~ 12/28/15)
Robert Lee Smith (Rail) departed this earthly life Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015 at his home in Memphis. Robert Lee Smith was born July 20, 1952 to Howard and Areous Smith. He accepted Christ as his personal Savior at True Light Baptist Church, pastored by the Late Rev. O.W. Weaver. Robert later joined St. Hope Anointed Outreach Ministry Church under the leadership of Pastor Cora Pulley of Memphis...
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Teresa Jean White
(Obituary ~ 12/28/15)
Teresa Jean White, 56, of Leachville passed from this life Saturday Dec. 26, 2015 at the Manila Nursing Center. Born in Trumann, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Frances Kimberland Coin and had attended Trumann Public Schools. She had been a resident of the Monette and Leachville areas for the past 30 years and was employed by Monette Manor Nursing Center until her retirement in 2007. ...
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Teresa Jean White
(Obituary ~ 12/29/15)
Teresa Jean White, 56, of Leachville, passed from this life Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, at the Manila Nursing Center. Born in Trumann, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Frances Kimberland Coin and had attended Trumann Public Schools. ...
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Alta Davis Kincaid
(Obituary ~ 12/30/15)
Alta Davis Kincaid, 98, of Blytheville, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015 at Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti. Born to Lee and Lucy (Lamb) Davis, Alta was retired from Ango where she was a seamstress. She enjoyed the outdoors and doing things such as gardening, fishing, and hunting. Alta loved her family, children, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren...
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Arthur Curtis Parnell
(Obituary ~ 12/30/15)
Mr. Arthur Curtis Parnell, 79, of Blytheville died Monday, Dec. 28, 2015 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born Sept. 13, 1936 in Osceola to the late Johnnie Parnell and the late Venola McDonald Taylor, he was a retired factory worker and of the Baptist faith...
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Juanita "Nita" Holmes
(Obituary ~ 12/30/15)
Ms. Juanita "Nita" Holmes, age 95, of Blytheville, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015 at Heritage Square Nursing Home in Blytheville. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later. Cobb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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Ted L. Finley,
(Obituary ~ 12/30/15)
Monette -- Ted L. Finley, 73, passed away Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born Sept. 16, 1942, in Campbell, Mo., to the late Guy and Vista Metcalf Finley. Ted retired after 29 years with the Southwestern Energy Company. ...
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