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Linda Humphrey Quarles
(Obituary ~ 01/02/17)
Mrs. Linda Humphrey Quarles, 79, of Olive Branch, Mississippi and formerly of Blytheville, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, December 31, 2016, with her family by her side. Born on November 29, 1937, in Blytheville, Linda was the fifth of seven children. She grew up and graduated from Blytheville High School in 1956. She lived in Blytheville most of her life until she moved to the Memphis, Tenn. area in 1994...
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Patsy Ruth Bartholomew
(Obituary ~ 01/02/17)
Mrs. Patsy Ruth Bartholomew passed away at her home in Monticello, Ark. on Friday, December 30, 2016. She passed peacefully with her husband at her side. She was born in Manila on September 18, 1933. Her parents were George Curtiss Bartholomew, and Ella (Bounds) Bartholomew...
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Deliscia "Dee Dee" Mathis
(Obituary ~ 01/02/17)
Mrs. Deliscia "DeeDee" Mathis of Jonesboro, was born June 09, 1979 in Blytheville to Howard McNeal and Judy Cole. She was a factory worker. Deliscia departed this life on Thursday, December 29, 2016 at St. Bernard Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas at the age of 37...
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Flossie Angelee Hall
(Obituary ~ 01/03/17)
Mrs. Flossie Angelee Hall, 92, of Caraway, passed away Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born Aug. 31, 1924, in Oxford, Ark., she was the daughter of the late Lenard and Lema Ann Pinkston Layne. ...
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Mary Virginia "Gin" Gee (nee Vickery)
(Obituary ~ 01/03/17)
Mrs. Mary Virginia "Gin" Gee (nee Vickery), age 86, late of Mokena, Ill., formerly of Streamwood Ill. and Blytheville, passed away surrounded by family on Thursday, December 29, 2016. While many knew Mary as a homemaker, she worked for multiple years in both Arkansas and Illinois in various roles before staying home with her children and later, grandchildren. ...
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Baron Lee Long
(Obituary ~ 01/03/17)
Mr. Baron Lee Long, 46, of Mobile, AL passed away on December 29, 2016 in Osceola. He is survived by his father Thomas (Elnora Cash) Long of Mobile, Ala.; His mother Jane Long of Saraland, Ala., Two sons, Baron Lee Long, Jr. of St. Augustine, Fla. and Christian Sage Long of Mobile, Ala.;...
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Boss Rhett Bryant
(Obituary ~ 01/03/17)
Boss Rhett Bryant, infant son of Blake and Bailey Bryant, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at the Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. He was preceded in death by his great-grandmother, Linda Strieder and great-grandfather, Jim Bridges. Boss leaves his parents, Blake and Bailey (Strieder) Bryant of Steele; sisters, London Blake Bryant and Landynn Courtney Bryant; grandparents, Jamie and Kandy Bryant of Steele, Holly Dawson of West Memphis, Arkansas, and Steve and Cristell Strieder of Proctor, Arkansas; great-grandparents, Rock and Liz Cato of Blytheville, James and Debbie Bryant of Charlotte, North Carolina, Gerald and Becky Riggs of El Dorado, Arkansas, Vivian and Barry Hughes of Nesbit, Mississippi, Doris Bridges of West Memphis, Arkansas, Louis and Sheila Baskins of Gallatin, Tennessee, Dietmar Strieder of West Memphis, Arkansas; and great-great-grandmothers, Ruby Malone of West Memphis, Arkansas and Sue Cato Jennings of Little Rock, Arkansas.. ...
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Harry Myers, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/03/17)
Mr. Harry Myers, Jr., 82, of Blytheville, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Harry was born in Black Rock, Arkansas to Harry and Gladys (Dunlap) Myers. He was raised in the Dyess Colony and moved to Blytheville in his teenage years. ...
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Woodrow Cook
(Obituary ~ 01/05/17)
Mr. Woodrow Cook, 98, of Gosnell, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at his home. Woodrow was born in Gosnell to Charles and Dollie (Bryeans) Cook. He was a retired farmer and was a member of First United Methodist Church. Woodrow spent 30 years on the Gosnell City Council and was a past president of Gosnell Water Association. ...
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Frances Dorris Austin
(Obituary ~ 01/05/17)
Mrs. Frances Dorris Austin, 88, of Blytheville, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at St. Vincent North Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. Frances was born in Toccopola, Mississippi to Joe and Nora (Calder) Hewlett. She was a retired lunchroom worker at Central School and was a member of Gosnell Baptist Church. Frances was a member of the Gosnell Extension Homemakers Club. She loved to make quilts and crafts. She also loved to travel, especially to Hardy and to St. Louis to see her children...
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Sharniece "Tazz" Johnson
(Obituary ~ 01/06/17)
Ms. Sharniece "Tazz" Johnson, of Blytheville, was born on December 13, 1987 in Osceola to Elizabeth Johnson and the late Willie Johnson. Sharniece departed this life on Saturday December 31, 2016 at the age of 29. She was preceded in death by her father Willie Johnson...
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Shirley Irene Bankston Edwards
(Obituary ~ 01/06/17)
Ms. Shirley Irene Bankston Edwards, 54, of Osceola, passed away on January 5, 2017 in Jonesboro. She is survived by her mother Joann Edwards of Osceola, Her son Brandon Lee Edwards of Osceola, Four brothers James R. (Mary) Tacker of Luxora, Carl E. (Joy) Roaten of Memphis, Tenn., Jimmy D. (Deborah) Roaten of Osceola, and Larry Edwards, Jr. of Bono; and...
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James "Jim" W. Earle
(Obituary ~ 01/06/17)
Mr. James "Jim" W. Earle, the son of Cecil and Hazel (Weaver) Earls, was born July 8, 1939 and passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2017. James and Anne (Rubinetz) were united in marriage on June 18, 1976. Together, James and Anne were privileged to share over 40 years of marriage...
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Jeanette Fair
(Obituary ~ 01/06/17)
Mrs. Jeanette Fair, 80, of Blytheville, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Ridgecrest Health and Rehabilitation in Jonesboro. Jeanette was born in the Lone Oak Community. She was a retired bookkeeper for The Cupboard and Hall and Bradbury Public Accountants. Jeanette was a member of First Baptist Church and was an active member of her Sunday school class. She also volunteered at the hospital gift shop...
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Bryant Fry Stewart, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/06/17)
Mr. Bryant Fry Stewart, Jr., 93 of Campbell, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell, Missouri. Mr. Stewart, son of Bryant Fry Stewart, Sr. and Anita Mai Matthews Stewart, was born on Tuesday, June 19, 1923 in Blytheville, Arkansas...
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Donna Mullen Rolland
(Obituary ~ 01/09/17)
Monette -- Donna Mullen Rolland, 74, passed away Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born Sept. 12, 1942, in Monette to the late Jeff and Inez Simpson Mullen. Donna graduated Monette High School and retired from the Lake City Library. ...
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Billy Gene Bennett
(Obituary ~ 01/09/17)
Mr. Billy Gene Bennett, 81, of Joiner passed away on Friday, January 6, 2017. Born November 13, 1935 in Bardstown, Arkansas to the late D. W. "Dub" and Ruby Bennett, he was a member of the Bassett Presbyterian Church. Survivors include sons, Gene (Sally) Bennett, Dewayne (Pam) Bennett and Leslie Bennett;...
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A.J. Ford, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/09/17)
Mr. A.J. Ford, Jr. was born October 16, 1956 in Blytheville to A.J. Ford, Sr. and Mamie Horton. He was a mechanic and a member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Yarbro. Mr. Ford departed this life on January 6, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 60...
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Wilma Imogene Foster
(Obituary ~ 01/10/17)
Wilma Imogene Foster, 88, of Wilson, passed away Jan. 8, 2017. Born July 22, 1928, to Oscar W. and Mary Ellen (Wilson) Thompson, she was an employee of Osceola Shoe Factory and American Greetings and a member of Etowah Pentecostal Church of God...
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Ms. Alice Kirkwood
(Obituary ~ 01/10/17)
Alice Kirkwood, a longtime Blytheville resident, was born on February 18, 1922 in Osceola, to Len Campbell and Virginia Jones. She passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 in Chicago, Ill. at the age of 94. Alice leaves to cherish her precious memories, three sons, Willie Smothers (Debra) of Mabelton, Ga., Larry Kirkwood and Robert Kirkwood, Jr., both of Blytheville;...
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Dessie Bernice Dunn
(Obituary ~ 01/11/17)
Dessie Bernice Dunn, 71, of Monette passed away Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born Aug. 24, 1945, to the late Harm and Sarah Edna Watkins Finley. Mrs. Dunn was a homemaker, attended Lake City First Assembly of God Church, loved spending time with her grandchildren, gardening, fishing and watching wrestling...
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Michael Duane Cole
(Obituary ~ 01/11/17)
Mr. Michael Duane Cole, age 45 of Kennett, Missouri, passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017 at his home. Born December 2, 1971 in Hayti, Mo., he was the son of James and Judy Douglas Cole. Mr. Cole enjoyed music, watching sports and going to stock car races...
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Guy Floyd Cutshall, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/11/17)
Mr. Guy Floyd Cutshall, Jr. was born on June 30, 1956 to Guy Floyd Cutshall, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Cutshall in Kansas City, Missouri. He departed this life on January 2, 2017 at the age of 60. He was a farmer and of the Pentecostal faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Barbara Faye Morrow Cutshall and a sister, Victoria Lorene Cutshall...
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Justin Adam Cole
(Obituary ~ 01/12/17)
Justin Adam Cole, 84, of Collierville, Tenn., former longtime Leachville area resident, passed from this life Jan. 10, 2017, in Holiday, Fla. Born at Cushman, he was the son of the late Jim and Elsie Holloway Cole and moved to Leachville in the mid 1940s. ...
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Amber Deshon Blake
(Obituary ~ 01/13/17)
Miss Amber Deshon Blake was born on October 16, 1956 in Blytheville to Sam Dixon and Seteria Blake Lenzy. Miss Blake was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Miss Blake passed away on January 11, 2017 at the Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN at the age of 33...
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Marcella Duggur Vick
(Obituary ~ 01/16/17)
Marcella Duggur Vick, 81, of Pocahontas, passed from this life Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, at the NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. Born at Olive Hill, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Harve Edward and Virgie Belle Phillips Downing and was raised in the Lost Cane community near Manila. ...
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Dennis L. Stone, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 01/17/17)
Dennis Lee Stone, Sr., 47, of Blytheville died on Saturday 14, 2017. Born April 3, 1969 in Osceola, he was the son of Johnson and Birdie Bell Stone. Dennis was a trucker driver for Nucor Yamato Steel Company. Dennis is survived by his wife Patrise Strickland Stone of the home;...
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Ellis Garth, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 01/17/17)
Mr. Ellis Garth, Sr., 89, of Blytheville passed away on January 8, 2017 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was a retired van driver for EOC and an Army veteran having served in the Korean War. Mr. Garth was a member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church. He was born on September 25, 1927 to Nelson Garth and Sidney Randall...
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Twjuan M. Clark
(Obituary ~ 01/17/17)
Mr. Twjuan M. Clark, 30, of Blytheville died on Monday, January 16, 2017. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. McDonald-Horne Funeral Home is in charge of services and arrangements.
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Kenneth A. Klingler
(Obituary ~ 01/17/17)
Mr. Kenneth A. Klingler, 73, of Blytheville, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced when completed. Cobb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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Bruce Alan Downing
(Obituary ~ 01/19/17)
Mr. Bruce Alan Downing, 55, of Cabot passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017. He was born February 19, 1961 in Blytheville to the late Ben and Peggy Downing. He was preceded in death by his brother Michael Downing. Bruce is survived by six children: Rebecca D. Downing of Tulsa, Okla., Matthew A. Downing (Audra) of New Mexico, Thomas K. Downing of Stillwater, Okla., Melissa Garcia (Mike) of Beebe,. Patrick Clothier, Jr. of Cabot and Rebecca Martinez of Cabot;...
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Sean William Pettit
(Obituary ~ 01/19/17)
Mr. Sean William Pettit, 48, of Proctor, Ark. passed away on January 17, 2017 in Casa Grande, Ariz. at the age of 48. He is survived by his father Larry Allen Pettit; A special uncle Everette Wright; His wife Lisa Pettit; Son Miles Cook; Two daughters Samantha Pettit and Sarah Cook (Stevie);...
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Harold F. Springer
(Obituary ~ 01/19/17)
Mr. Harold F. Springer, 79, of Blytheville, passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at the Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Harold was born to Charles and Mary Esther (Hoskins) Springer in Blytheville. He was a security guard and was a lifelong resident of Blytheville. Harold loved to play guitar and sing and often played music at the Clean Fun Club. When he was younger he liked to play basketball. Harold loved to fish and play with his nieces and nephews...
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Earl C. Price
(Obituary ~ 01/20/17)
Earl C. Price, 77, of Manila, passed from this life Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Alamo, Tenn., he was the son of the late James and Nora Edwards Price and was a 1960 graduate of Kingbury High School in Memphis. ...
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Kenneth A. Klingler
(Obituary ~ 01/20/17)
Mr. Kenneth A. Klingler, 73, of Blytheville, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. Kenneth was born to Arlie and Glendora (Ferguson) Klingler in Adrian, Michigan. He was a retired supervisor at American Greetings and was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church where he loved being a deacon. ...
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Yvonne Panhorst
(Obituary ~ 01/21/17)
Mrs. Yvonne Panhorst, 77, of Marie, Ark. passed away at her home on January 19, 2017. She is survived by her husband Billy Panhorst, Sr. of Marie; Three sons Billy (Gloria) Panhorst, Jr. of Cabot, Ark., Darrel (Angela) Panhorst of Ward, Ark. and Ronald (Yong) Panhorst of Wichita Falls, Texas;...
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Fannora Mullins Gardner
(Obituary ~ 01/21/17)
Mrs. Fannora Mullins Gardner, 93, of Jonesboro and formerly of Blytheville, passed away Friday, January 20, 2017 at her home. She was born on May 18, 1923 to the late Herbert and Dollie (Bunch) Mullins in Yarbro, which was named after her grandmother's family. ...
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Billy Joe Peridore
(Obituary ~ 01/23/17)
Mr. Billy Joe Peridore, 77, of Lepanto, passed away in Jonesboro on January 20, 2017. He is survived by his wife Mary Peridore of Lepanto; Son David Joe Peridore of Tyronza; Two daughters Dena Skipper and Terri Michelle Peridore both of Lepanto; Tree brothers James Peridore of Paris, Tenn., Wade Peridore of Trenton, Tenn. and Ricky Peridore of Monette;...
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Harold Lloyd Stokes
(Obituary ~ 01/23/17)
Harold Lloyd Stokes, 90, of Manila, passed from this life Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, at the Manila Nursing Center. Born in McCrory, he was the son of the late Willie and Alice Poole Walker and was raised in the Manila area. ...
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Patsy Ann McFall
(Obituary ~ 01/23/17)
Patsy Ann McFall, 65, of Jonesboro, former longtime Blytheville resident, passed from this life Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born and raised in Manila, she was the daughter of the late Jack Southern and had been a Jonesboro resident the past six months...
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Twjuan M. Clarke
(Obituary ~ 01/24/17)
Mr. Twjuan M. Clarke, 30, of Blytheville transitioned to his Heavenly home on Monday, January 16, 2017 in Kennett, Missouri. Born January 22, 1986 to Carlo and Annie Jean Martin Clark, Twjuan was a kind and caring young man with a heart of gold. His was united with Generation Followers of Jesus Christ in June of 2014...
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Floyd Williams, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 01/24/17)
Mr. Floyd Williams, Sr. of Blytheville, was born on June 28, 1949 to the late James Williams and Edith Williams in Blytheville. He departed this life on Thursday January 19, 2017 at the age of 67 at the VA Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn.. He was preceded in death by his parents...
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Allan Boyd Smith, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/24/17)
Mr. Allan Boyd Smith, Jr., 91, better known as A.B., died Sunday, January 22, 2017 at his home in West Memphis. Always devoted to agriculture and especially the business aspects of farming, A.B. Smith has helped many Mid South producers survive hard times and then go on to prosper in better times...
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Infants Felasia Necoles Jones and FoLando Jones, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/24/17)
Infants Felasia Necoles Jones and FoLando Jones, Jr. were born and died on January 21, 2017 in Blytheville. They are survived by their parents FoLando Jones and Vonita Brown, both of Osceola; Grandparents Charles Starr of Joiner and Robin Byrd of Osceola; and...
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Ray Warren
(Obituary ~ 01/24/17)
Mr. Ray Warren, 79 of Blytheville passed from this life on Monday January 23, 2017 at Baptist East in Memphis. He was born in Gosnell, Arkansas to the late Rube and Beatrice (Russell) Warren. Ray loved to hunt, fish and spend time with his loving grandchildren...
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Robert Lee "Dink" White
(Obituary ~ 01/24/17)
Mr. Robert Lee "Dink" White was born Feb. 1, 1940, in Burdette to Robert Malcom White and Bertha Belle Stalcup White. He died January 24, 2017 at home in Seguin, Texas. He graduated from Blytheville High School and earned a Business Management degree from Arkansas State University. ...
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Thomas Jacob Amer
(Obituary ~ 01/24/17)
Mr. Thomas Jacob Amer, 63, passed away Monday January 23, 2017 in Spring Hill, Kansas. Tom was born October 4, 1953 in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Hubert E. and Mildred A. (Johnson) Amer. He is survived by his brother, Bill Amer (Marge) of Topeka, Kansas;...
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Bobby G. Walker
(Obituary ~ 01/24/17)
Mr. Bobby G. Walker was born September 22, 1946 in Dell, AR to Ned, and Jessie Mae Kelly Walker. Bobby departed to his heavenly home on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Bobby was the proud owner of the Ebony Club in Blytheville, AR...
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Billie Lee Murray
(Obituary ~ 01/25/17)
Billie Lee Murray, 75, of Leachville, passed from this life Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, at her home. Born and raised in Lepanto she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Maudie McCory Prince and had lived several years in Odessa, Texas. She was a retired accountant and was of the Baptist faith. Billie had been a Leachville resident since 2003...
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Infant Angel Faith Brewer
(Obituary ~ 01/25/17)
Angel Faith Brewer was born into heaven on January 16, 2017 at Regional One Hospital in Memphis, TN. Angel leaves behind to cherish her memory two loving parents, April McBride and Anthony Brewer; her two sisters, Latasha McBride, Megan McBride and her grandmother Bessie Carson all of Blytheville, AR. No visitation or funeral service were held. Arrangements were handled by Wilson Funeral Home of Blytheville...
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Daisy Allen
(Obituary ~ 01/25/17)
Mrs. Daisy Allen, 85, of Blytheville, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Daisy was born to James and Levonia (Townsend) Dildine in Steele, Missouri. She was a homemaker and was a member of Jesus Name Tabernacle in Caruthersville, Missouri. Daisy enjoyed traveling with her husband and was very family and church oriented. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother...
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Carrie Roberts
(Obituary ~ 01/26/17)
Carrie Roberts, 93, of Manila, widow of Albert Roberts, passed from this life Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Delaplaine, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Julia Johnson Crouch and had been raised in the Hornersville, Mo., area. ...
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William Franklin Meurer
(Obituary ~ 01/26/17)
William Franklin Meurer, 76, of Irving, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. He was born on December 3, 1940, in Caraway, Ark., to Willie and Durene Meurer. Bill grew up in Caraway and after graduation from Caraway Central High School, he went into the United States Army. ...
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Jessie Lee Ottinger
(Obituary ~ 01/27/17)
Mr. Jessie Lee Ottinger, 58, of Little Rock, AR, formerly of Osceola, AR, passed away on January 25, 2017 in Little Rock, AR. He is survived by two sisters Lorie and Sheila Ottinger both of Paragould; A niece Lorissa Throne of Jacksonville, Ark.; A nephew Curtis Mayfield of Milwaukee, Wis.;...
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Norma June "Oma" Frazer
(Obituary ~ 01/30/17)
Mrs. Norma June "Oma" Frazer, age 87, died on January 27, 2017 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She was born August 14, 1929 in Burdette to the late Razzie and Ida May Chafin. She was predeceased by her siblings, Woodrow, Betty, Eva, and Gerald; husband O.B. and her daughter Lynn Hough (Frazer)...
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Ralph Peyton
(Obituary ~ 01/31/17)
Ralph Peyton, 79, of Manila, passed from this life Jan. 29, 2017, at the Manila Nursing Center. Born at Milligan Ridge he was the son of the late Clifford and Mary Jane Hicks Peyton and was raised in the Manila area. ...
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Bennie Holliman
(Obituary ~ 01/31/17)
Mr. Bennie Holliman, 38, of Blytheville died Sunday, January 29, 2017 at the Great River Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Holliman are incomplete at this time. McDonald-Horne Funeral Home is in charge of services and arrangements
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Brian Avery Stringer
(Obituary ~ 01/31/17)
Mr. Brian Avery Stringer, 51, of Blytheville, was born on October 22, 1965 to George Stringer, Sr. and Pinkie Henderson in Armorel. He departed this life on Friday, January 27, 2017 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his parents...
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Lois Fleeman
(Obituary ~ 01/31/17)
Lois Fleeman, 76, of Selma, Ala., passed from this life Jan. 30, 2017, at the Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Selma. She was the daughter of the late William and Velma Fleeman Riggs and had lived much of her life in Manila...
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