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Junior Dale Woodard
(Obituary ~ 10/02/02)
Junior Dale Woodard, 45, of Trumann died Sept. 25 in Kenner, La. of natural causes. He was born in and a lifetime resident of Trumann. He was a mail carrier for the Mail Carriers of America, a veteran of the U.S. Army, an ordained minister and member of the Full Gospel Tabernacle Church in Trumann...
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Leona Garrett
(Obituary ~ 10/02/02)
Leona Garrett, 95, formerly of Trumann died at the Knapp Hospital in Weslaco, Tex. on Sept. 21. She was married to H.A. (DOC) Garrett who was the second baby born in Trumann (formerly Mosher). She is survived by two sons Charles Garrett of Hot Springs and Warren Garrett of Weslaco,Tex.; one brother Joe Amerhine of Cape Giraderau, MO; several nephews and four grandchildren,...
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Tyler David and Amy Nicole Kirkland
(Obituary ~ 10/02/02)
Tyler David and Amy Nicole Kirkland, infant twins, died Sept. 25 at Crittenden Memorial Hospital. They are survived by their parents, Jennifer Guy of Marion and Joshua Kirkland of Trumann; grandparents, Lynn Guy of Marion, Tommy Guy of Wynne, Bobby and Pam Kirkland of Trumann and great grandparents, Bobby and...
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Aileen Knapp Wheeler
(Obituary ~ 10/07/02)
Aileen Knapp Wheeler, 70, of Dyess died Monday, Sept. 23, 2002 at Methodist Hospital Central in Memphis. A member of the Etowah Pentecostal Church of God, Wheeler was preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers. Wheeler is survived by five daughters, Vicki Janice Long of Dyess, Donetta Virginia Cooksey of Marked Tree, Patricia Ann Foster of Wilson, Keshi Carol Atkinson of Dyess, Diana Jackson of Blytheville; one son, Joseph Anthony Wheeler of Dyess; three brothers, Donald Knapp of Marked Tree, Nolan Knapp of Marked Tree, Joe Knapp of Byhalia, Miss; two sisters, Juanita Whittingham of Trumann and Eloise Miller of Blytheville. ...
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Alphas Earl Anderson
(Obituary ~ 10/07/02)
Alphas Earl Anderson, 86, of Lepanto died Oct. 1, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Osceola. He was of the Baptist faith and a Deacon of the First Baptist Church. He was an Army veteran of World War II having served in the Engineer Corps No. 236. ...
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Annie Sanders
(Obituary ~ 10/09/02)
Annie Sanders, 90, of Trumann died Wednesday, Oct. 2 at her residence of natural causes. She was born in Lexington, Tenn. and moves to Paragould at an early age. She later moved to Bay, then California, back to Bay in 1973 and to Trumann this year. She was a member of the Baptist Church and a retired nurse's aid...
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Olean Mills
(Obituary ~ 10/09/02)
Olean Mills of Payneway died Sunday, Oct. 6, 2002, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born March 15, 1930, at Etowah. She was the daughter of Esker Wilce Tucker and Ivy Oti (Casiday) Tucker. The only girl of five children, she grew up tough and always being picked on. ...
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Martha Jane Barton Pritchett
(Obituary ~ 10/14/02)
Martha Jane Barton Pritchett, 92, of Lepanto died Sunday, October 6, 2002 in Eupora, Miss. She was born May 18, 1910 in Searcy. Pritchett came to Lepanto in 1935 to teach school. In 1938, she married Raymond A. Pritchett of a pioneer Lepanto family, and lived in Lepanto 34 years. ...
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Eunice Brooks Coats
(Obituary ~ 10/14/02)
Eunice Brooks Coats, past resident for many years of Marked Tree, Ark., arrived at her heavenly home on Aug. 28, 2002. She had lived in Gobles, Mich. since 1986. Eunice was born on Feb. 26, 1918 in Cash, Ark. to Stella and Harrison Brooks. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mart Coats, in 1977 and her brother, Lawrence Brooks, in 1998. ...
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Rita Gail Armstrong, 39, of Saltillo, Miss., formerly of Lepanto, died Oct. 6, 2002, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Miss.
(Obituary ~ 10/14/02)
She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Boyd Armstrong of Saltillo, Miss.; her mother, Maxine Hendrix of Saltillo, Miss.; her father, Wheeler Hendrix of Marked Tree; four sons, Jonathan Armstrong and Gary Smith of Saltillo, Miss., Barry Huffman of Lepanto and Matthew Smith of Jonesboro; four daughters, Michelle Merrell of Ponotoc, Miss., Bonnie Hendrix and Amanda Huffman, both of Saltillo, Miss. ...
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Bertha Anne Oakley, 83, of Monroe, Mich., formerly of Tyronza, died Friday, Oct. 4, 2002.
(Obituary ~ 10/14/02)
She was a retired produce manager and she and her husband, Buford Oakley, founded the Apostolic Church in Tyronza in the early '70s. She is survived by a son, Stephen Hopkins of Lees Barg, Fla.; a daughter, Jean Steller of Jackson, Mich.; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren...
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Alfred P. "Uncle Bud" Payne
(Obituary ~ 10/16/02)
Alfred P. "Uncle Bud" Payne, 84, of Lapeer, Mich. Died Sunday, Oct. 6 at Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital in Pontica, Mich. of natural causes. He was born in Kenneth, Mo. and lived in Lapeer for the past two years and was formerly of Jonesboro. He was a retired production worker for General Motors and a member of the First General Baptist Church in Trumann...
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Ruth M. Tarver
(Obituary ~ 10/16/02)
Ruth M. Tarver, 82, of Trumann died Oct. 7 at the family residence of natural causes. She was born in Black Oak and had lived in Trumann for the past 50 years. She was a housewife and member of the First United Pentecostal Church in Trumann. She was preceded in death by one brother, Alfred Murray; one half-brother, Bill Murray and was the daughter of the late Thomas Monroe and Bertha Mae Boone Murray...
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John H. Wimpy
(Obituary ~ 10/17/02)
John H. Wimpy, 78, of Tyronza, died Oct. 12, 2002 at his home. Wimpy worked for Pinkerton Security and Investigation Services for 26 years, three months and 20 days. Pinkerton is a leading provider of security solutions, including security officer services, investigations, consulting, business intelligence, security systems integration and employee selection services. ...
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Cecil "Buster" Lunsford
(Obituary ~ 10/17/02)
Cecil "Buster" Lunsford, 93, of Etowah, died Monday, October 14, 2002 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Osceola. A farmer and a long-time resident of Etowah, Lunsford was a member of the Brotherhood of Teamsters, #705, based in Chicago. Lunsford is survived by his wife, Anna Lunsford of Etowah, a daughter, Bernice McMillin of Florence, Ala., a son, David Lunsford of Salt Lake City, Utah and a sister, Martha Serat of Payneway. ...
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Colleen V. Irby
(Obituary ~ 10/17/02)
Colleen V. Irby, 73, of Dyess, died at her residence Friday, Oct. 11, 2002. A homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, Irby is survived by her spouse, Donald Cusey of Dyess, two sons, Gary McCrory of Dyess and Andrew McCrory of Lepanto and one brother, Glen McClain of Dyess. ...
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Robert Wayne Meeker
(Obituary ~ 10/23/02)
Mr. Robert Wayne Meeker died Tuesday, October 15, 2002, of natural causes. He was 68 years old. Mr. Meeker was born in Trumann on May 2, 1934, and was a lifetime resident Trumann. He was a retired farmer and carpenter and attended the First General Baptist Church in Trumann. He was preceded in death by two sisters, three brothers and was the son of the late Luther and Bessie Toney Meeker...
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Ray Linton Walker
(Obituary ~ 10/23/02)
Mr. Ray Linton Walker of Trumann died Monday October 12, 2002 of natural causes. He was 85 years old. Mr. Walker was born in Hector, Ark. on August 13, 1917, and had lived in Trumann since 1974. He was formerly of Chicago, Ill., and was a retired machinist for Dana Corp. ...
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Idell Hill
(Obituary ~ 10/30/02)
Idell Hill, 74, of Trumann, died Oct. 22, 2002 at the Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro of natural causes. She was born in Soutilla, Miss. and had lived in Trumann the past 20 years. She was a homemaker and attended the Church of God in Trumann. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Miles Hill, in 1992, one son, Richard Hill, and her parents...
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Robin Adona Marvel
(Obituary ~ 10/30/02)
Robin Adona Marvel, 45 of Memphis died Oct. 21 in Memhis. She was a Graphic Designer for Shades of Gray. She is survived by her parents, Walter T. and Patricia R. Marvel of Trumann and one sister, Judy Stanis Marvel of Georgetown, Tenn. Funeral services were Oct. 24 at First Unitarian Church of the River...
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