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Johnny McClung
(Obituary ~ 04/01/16)
Johnny Nobe McClung, 73, of Lake City, died April 1, 2016 in Walnut Ridge. Born May 31, 1942 in Lake City, he was a retired factory worker and a member of Needham Assembly of God. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thelmer McClung and Bethel Wallace McClung, wife Delores Dianne McClung, brother Lloyd McClung, and granddaughter Jessie McClung...
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James Mansley, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 04/04/16)
James Mansley, Jr., 69, of Keiser, passed from this life Wednesday, March 30, 2016, at his home. Born at Moselle, Miss., he was the son of the late Cleveland James Mansley and Audie Mae Lindsey and stepfather L.B. He was a retired hydraulics mechanic and a longtime Memphis, Tenn., area resident before making his home in Keiser nine months ago...
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Jerry Don Qualls
(Obituary ~ 04/04/16)
Black Oak -- Jerry Don Qualls passed away Thursday, March 31, 2016, at his home with his wife by his side. He was born Nov. 3, 1937, at Poplar Ridge to the late James Kenneth "J.K." and Avril Montgomery Qualls. ...
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Hershel Johnson
(Obituary ~ 04/04/16)
Hershel Johnson, 88, of Paragould, formerly of Manila, passed from this life Saturday, April 2, 2016, at the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Born in Vidette, he was the son of the late Nelson and Odessa Crots Johnson and was raised in the Manila area. ...
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A'Myrah Boyd
(Obituary ~ 04/05/16)
A'Myrah "Princess" Boyd, the 8-month old daughter of Albert Boyd, Jr. and Shaqueynae Phelps, both of Gosnell, died Wednesday, March 30 at the Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. In addition to her parents, she leaves her grandmothers, Sarah Phelps of Blytheville and Farrah Love of Gosnell;...
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Frank Henderson
(Obituary ~ 04/05/16)
Mr. Frank Rill Henderson, Jr., 67, of Blytheville, died Sunday, April 3, 2016 at the Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Born on January 6, 1949 in Batesville, Miss. to the late Frank Rill Henderson, Sr. and Inez Green Henderson of Blytheville, he was retired, a Vietnam veteran of the United States Army and a member of the New St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church...
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Joann Bills
(Obituary ~ 04/05/16)
Mrs. Joann Razor Bills, 59, of Blytheville died Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Born April 11, 1956 in Wilson to the late Freddie Pollard and the late Willie B. Rogers Lane, she was a factory worker and a member of the Prince of Peace Church...
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Hershel Johnson
(Obituary ~ 04/05/16)
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by four brothers; Lee Shrable, Jack Shrable, Goldman Shrable, and Woodrow Shrable and two sisters; Leucretta Ray and Marie Woodhouse. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Glenda Wilkey Johnson of the home;...
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Rev. Lawrence Echols, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 04/05/16)
Lawrence Echols, Sr. was born July 29, 1928 in Hernando, Miss. to Lorn and Crease Elnora Echols, deceased. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Elijah Wallace and Jessie Echols and one sister, Lillie V. Yarbrough. He accepted Christ at an early age...
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Charles Webb
(Obituary ~ 04/05/16)
Charles A. "Cotton" Webb, 72, of Hardy, Ark., formerly of Blytheville, was released from his earthly chains and moved beyond them a free and healthy man to be with the Lord on April 4, 2016. Born in Etowah, on May 2, 1943, to Wylie Joe and Beatrice Brothers Webb, he was given the childhood nickname of Cotton because of his nearly white hair. This is the name that most knew him by and that stayed with him until the end...
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Theodora Jackson
(Obituary ~ 04/05/16)
Ms. Theodora Rosabelle Jackson, 70, of Osceola, died Tuesday, March 29, 2016 in her home. Born December 19, 1945 in St. Louis to the late Theodore Roosevelt Quinn, Sr. and the late Anna Mae Arzell Nash, she was a retired accountant, a member of St. John Full Gospel Church and a member of the Watch Committee...
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Durrell Warren
(Obituary ~ 04/05/16)
Durrell Lynn Warren, 59, of Dyersburg, Tennessee died suddenly at his home last Saturday, April 2, 2016. He was born in Lambert, Miss. on November 10, 1956 to Grady and Aleen Ferguson Warren. After graduating from high school, he attended junior college, where he met his future wife, Carol Hathcock. They celebrated their 36th anniversary in January of this year. He then graduated from Mississippi State University...
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William L. Haskins
(Obituary ~ 04/05/16)
William L. Haskins, 72, of Mountain Home passed away April 2, 2016, at the Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home. Born March 9, 1944, in Theodosia, Mo., he was the son of the late Lexie and Nola Sewell Haskins. He was of the Pentecostal faith and enjoyed hunting and fishing...
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Cecille Darlene Watkins
(Obituary ~ 04/06/16)
Cecille Darlene Watkins, 83, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016. She was born Nov. 12, 1932, in Caraway. She retired after 26 years as a dietary supervisor at Beverly Healthcare and was a member of Nettleton Baptist Church. Darlene enjoyed her church, crocheting, knitting and running around with Laverne Liles. She will be remembered as a loving mother, sister, grandmother and aunt...
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Nicky Alan Stutts
(Obituary ~ 04/08/16)
Nicky Alan Stutts, 68, of Manila, passed from this life Monday, April 4, 2016, at the South Mississippi County Regional Medical Center in Osceola. Born in Manila he was the son of the late Willis and Wanda Lee King Stutts and was a lifelong resident of the Lost Cane Community. ...
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Hazel Nadine Duffel
(Obituary ~ 04/11/16)
Hazel Nadine Duffel, 87, of Monette, passed from this life Friday, April 8, 2016, at her home. Born in Hazen, she was the daughter of the late Otha and Essie Eiland Putt and had been a Monette area resident for over 60 years. ...
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James Thomas Price
(Obituary ~ 04/11/16)
James Thomas "Tommy" Price, 79, of Edwardsville, Ill., formerly of Manila, passed from this life Thursday, April 7, 2016, at his home. Born at London, Ark., he was the son of the late Albert and Walsie Henson Price and had been a longtime Manila resident before making his home in Edwardsville, Ill., three years ago. ...
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Drew Kelley
(Obituary ~ 04/12/16)
Drew Kelley, 18, of Gosnell, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016. Drew was born in Blytheville to Howard and Laura (Hopper) Kelley and was a lifelong resident. Drew was a member of the Senior Class of 2016 at Gosnell High School. His favorite class was Mrs. ...
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Hazel Duffel
(Obituary ~ 04/12/16)
Hazel Nadine Duffel, 87, of Monette, passed from this life Friday April 8, 2016 at her home. Born in Hazen, Ark., she was the daughter of the late Otha and Essie Eiland Putt and had been a Monette area resident for over 60 years. A devoted and faithful Christian, she was a longtime member of the former Childress Baptist Church and read her bible daily. She loved gardening, knitting, and working crossword puzzles...
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Hazel Golden
(Obituary ~ 04/12/16)
Mrs. Hazel Marie Golden, 84, of Blytheville, died Saturday, April 9, 2016 in Blytheville. Born September 12, 1931 in Clarksdale, Ark. to the late Edgar Chambers and the late Lavern Chambers, she was a homemaker, a member of the Gospel Temple C.O.G.I.C. as well as an emeritus member of the Motherboard...
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Leslie England
(Obituary ~ 04/12/16)
Mr. Leslie Eugene England, 43, of Lake City died Wednesday, April 6, 2016 in Little Rock. Born May 31, 1972 in Osceola, his parents included Ruby and Terry O'Barr, both of Lake City and his late stepfather Robert Pough. He was a factory worker and of the Pentecostal faith...
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Louise Moore
(Obituary ~ 04/12/16)
Mrs. Louise Moore, 88, of Blytheville, died Saturday, April 9, 2016 at St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro. She was born in Mississippi and in later years moved to Chicago. While in Chicago she worked as a stock clerk for a department store. She moved here in 2000 and was a member of the Gospel Temple Church of God in Christ and served on the Mother Board...
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Michael Grimes
(Obituary ~ 04/12/16)
Mr. Michael "Mike" Dewayne Grimes, 67, of Blytheville died Sunday, April 10, 2016 in Memphis, Tennessee. Born September 24, 1948 in Osceola to the late Delmer Grimes and the late Billie Dew Grimes, he was a truck driver, a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran, a 1966 graduate of Luxora High School, a member of the American Legion, a member of Connection Ministries in Blytheville, doorman and limo drive for MCW for 22 years and a lifetime resident of Mississippi County...
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Minnie Tate
(Obituary ~ 04/12/16)
Minnie Linda Tate, 88, of Leachville, the widow of Cary Preston Tate, passed from this life Tuesday April 12, 2016 at her home. Born in Campbell, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Fred and Gladys Linhart Harmon and had been a Leachville resident since 1968...
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Terry Sartin
(Obituary ~ 04/12/16)
Mr. Terry Edward Sartin, 44, of Osceola died Friday, April 8, 2016 in Steele, Missouri. Born May 18, 1971 in Marianna, Ark. to Troy Sartin and Jewell Merriman Sartin, both of Osceola. He was a factory worker and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Sartin leaves one sister, Tracy Randolph of Osceola; and...
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Minnie Linda Tate
(Obituary ~ 04/12/16)
Minnie Linda Tate, 88, of Leachville, widow of Cary Preston Tate, passed from this life Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at her home. Born in Campbell, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Fred and Gladys Linhart Harmon and had been a Leachville resident since 1968. ...
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Diann Worthen
(Obituary ~ 04/14/16)
Diann Worthen, 60, of Manila, passed from this life Monday, April 11, 2016, at the UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock. Born in Flint, Mich., she was the daughter of the late Richard Lee and Faye Elizabeth Davenport Worthen...
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Monte Carl Grimes
(Obituary ~ 04/18/16)
Monte Carl Grimes, "GaGa", a resident of Alvarado, Texas, passed away on April 11,2016. He was born in Leachville to Monte Floyd and Barbara Frances Grimes, who preceded him in death. ...
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Reba Jo Coles
(Obituary ~ 04/18/16)
Reba Jo Coles, 52, of Leachville, died Sunday April 17, 2016, at her home. Born at Leachville, she was the daughter of the late Alvin Coles and had been a lifelong area resident. Reba was a 1981 graduate of Leachville High School and was a retired truck driver, having worked for J-Mar Express in Searcy and Ronnie Montgomery Trucking in Bono. ...
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Charles Henry Mondy
(Obituary ~ 04/18/16)
Charles Henry Mondy, 91, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016, at Monette Manor. He was born June 4, 1924, in Hoxie to the late Josephus N. and Margie Anne Jones Mondy. Charles proudly served his country for twenty-four years in the United States Army retiring as a Master Sergeant. ...
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Perry Dixon
(Obituary ~ 04/20/16)
Perry Dixon, 75, of Dell, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born to Noble and Debbie (Ramsey) Dixon in the Little River Community, Perry was a lifelong farmer and a member of First Baptist Church in Blytheville. ...
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Lola Caviness
(Obituary ~ 04/20/16)
Lola "Walters" Caviness, 90, of Blytheville, passed away April 17, 2016 at Gosnell Therapy and Living Center in Gosnell. Lola was born to Albert and Jenny Lyles on March 5, 1926 in Elliott, Mississippi, where she lived until moving to Blytheville. She was employed at TRI-AD Utrad and Columbia Ribbon Company until their closing. Lola was then employed at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Blytheville as a respiratory therapist for 23 years before retiring...
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Reba Coles
(Obituary ~ 04/20/16)
Reba Jo Coles, age 52 of Leachville, died Sunday April 17, 2016 at her home. Born at Leachville, she was the daughter of the late Alvin Coles and had been a lifelong area resident. Reba was a 1981 graduate of Leachville High School and was a retired truck driver, having worked for J-Mar Express in Searcy and Ronnie Montgomery Trucking in Bono. She was a member of the Community Fellowship Church in Jonesboro. In addition to her father she was preceded in death by her sister, Wilma Brandon...
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Perry Dixon
(Obituary ~ 04/20/16)
Perry Dixon, 75, of Dell, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born to Noble and Debbie (Ramsey) Dixon in the Little River Community., Perry was a lifelong farmer and a member of First Baptist Church in Blytheville. Mr. Dixon was awarded Mississippi County Farm Family of the Year in 2002. He was a lifelong resident of Dell. Perry was a loving husband, father, and grandfather, who has faithfully taken care of his wife and family...
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Julia Dorris
(Obituary ~ 04/20/16)
Julia "Judy" Dorris, 90, of Santa Teresa, New Mexico and formerly of Blytheville, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016 in El Paso, Texas. Born to Harvey and Celesta (Walthal) Hicks, Judy was the bookkeeper at Briggs Furniture in West Memphis and Barton's Lumber Company...
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Ruth Estell
(Obituary ~ 04/20/16)
Ruth Ivory Estell, 55, of Eufaula, Okla., formerly of Osceola, died April 14 in Muskogee, Okla. Born March 27, 1961 in Osceola, she was a factory worker. She was preceded in death by her parents, Curly Estell and Bernice Pointer Estell, sister Dorothy Estell and brother Melton Estell...
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Henrietta Harrison
(Obituary ~ 04/20/16)
Henrietta McCadney Harrison, 66, of Rocky Mount, N.C., formerly of Mississippi County, died March 27 in Rocky Mount. Born August 2, 1949 in Mississippi County, she was a secretary at Nash Community College for 26 years, and was a veteran of the United States Air Force...
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Jackie Hunter
(Obituary ~ 04/20/16)
Jackie Hunter, 67, of Marked Tree, died April 14 in Marked Tree. Born January 13, 1949, she was a homemaker. A graveside memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on April 20 at Shady Grove Cemetery in Evadale, Ark. Arrangements are being made by Wilson Funeral Home of Osceola...
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Murray Dewayne McHaffey
(Obituary ~ 04/27/16)
Murray Dewayne McHaffey, 75, of Blytheville passed from this life on Friday, April 22, 2016. Dewayne was born to the late Isaac Murray and Willie Mildred Goff McHaffey, September 24, 1940, in Blytheville. He graduated from Burdette School and later received a B.S. ...
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Lena Whitney
(Obituary ~ 04/27/16)
Lena Whitney, 75, of Louisville, Miss., passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 at Baptist Hospital in Jackson. Born to James and Odes (Russell) Middleton, Lena was the bookkeeper for Whitney Plumbing for many years. She was devoted to her faith and loved the Lord. ...
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Dylan J. Stewart
(Obituary ~ 04/27/16)
Dylan J. Stewart, 22, of Jacksonville, Ark., passed away April 23, 2016. Born December 5, 1993 in Blytheville to Jeff and Krista Stewart of Osceola, he was employed as an aviation mechanic at Dassault Falcon Jet in Little Rock. He was of the Baptist faith and is survived by his wife: Kim Stewart;...
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Sylvia Lee Green
(Obituary ~ 04/27/16)
Mrs. Sylvia Lee Green, 65, of Osceola, passed away April 25, 2016 in her home. Born February 26, 1951 in Blytheville to the late Willie Sr. Green and Jessie Lee Perkins Green, Carter was a loving homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband Walter Bornes and brother Willie Green Jr...
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Barry Lynn Beach
(Obituary ~ 04/29/16)
Barry Lynn Beach, age 60 of Leachville, passed from this life Thursday April 28, 2016, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Kennett, Mo., he was the son of the late Charles and Wilma Hill Beach and was raised in the Buckeye community. ...
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