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Jack Johnston
(Obituary ~ 01/03/03)
Services for Jack Johnston, 67, of Vidalia, La., who died Monday, Dec. 23, 2002, at his residence were held recently at Laird Funeral Home Union Street Chapel with the Rev. Kay Moser officiating. Burial followed at Greenlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Laird Funeral Home...
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Irven Page Carmichiel
(Obituary ~ 01/03/03)
Irven Page Carmichiel, 84, of Dyess, died Dec. 29, 2002, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Osceola. He was born Nov. 16, 1918 in Ripley, Miss. He was of the Presbyterian faith and was employed at American Greetings for 32 years. He was a retired farmer. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Dyess School Board for 12 years. He was preceded in death by two sisters and one brother...
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BreShau Anara Maayan Versie
(Obituary ~ 01/03/03)
Bre Shau Anara Maayan Versie, one-day old child of Keith and Betty Adams Versie of Jonesboro, died Friday, December 27, 2002 at Little Rock. Versie is survived by her parents Keith and Betty Adams Versie of Jonesboro; grandparents Michael and Viola Scott of Marked Tree, LaNiesa Kimbrough of Jonesboro and Charles and Rona Armstead of Illinois; great-grandparents James and Betty Holloway of Illinois, Charles and Delores Armstead of Illinois, Johnny and Barbara McClennan of New York and Cleo Adams of Marked Tree; and a great-great grandparent, Earnese Henderson of Illinois. ...
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Lillian Davis King
(Obituary ~ 01/03/03)
Lillian Davis King, 91, of Friendswood, Texas, formerly of Marked Tree, died Dec. 16, 2002, at the Clearlake Regional Medical Center in Webster, Texas. King was a homemaker and had resided in Marked Tree since the 1920s. She was a longtime member of Red Oak Baptist Church and First Baptist Church in Marked Tree. ...
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Bessie Lillian Vickers
(Obituary ~ 01/08/03)
Bessie Lillian Vickers, 86, of Trumann died Jan. 2, 2003, at the Regional Medical Center of Northeast Arkansas in Jonesboro. Vickers was born in Bay and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a housewife and of the Church of God faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Vickers, in 1965; one son, Marion Vickers; one sister; one brother and was the daughter of the late Lon and Minnie Brewer...
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James Leman Thompson
(Obituary ~ 01/08/03)
James Leman Thompson, 89, of Trumann died Saturday, Jan. 4 at the family residence in Trumann of natural causes. He was born in Granbury, Tex. And had lived in Trumann since 1990 and was formerly of Marked Tree. He was a retired civil service from Shepard Air Force Base and was in the grocery business for 22 years in Wichita Falls, Tex., veteran of the Army and World War II and a member of the First Baptist Church in Trumann. ...
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D.A. Bratton, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 01/08/03)
D.A. Bratton, Sr., passed away December 31, 2002, at his home in Trumann. He was 50 years old. Mr. Bratton was born June 5, 1952, in Black Oak, Ark. He was a farm worker and of the Pentecostal faith. Survivors include two sons, D.A. Bratton, Jr., and Hilton Thomas Bratton, both of Trumann; one daughter, Patricia Milzal of Jonesboro; seven sisters, Nancy Wilson Ellen Morlock, Dorothy Woods and Ruby Ward, all of Trumann, Julie Russell of Twist, Ark., Betty Bulter of Trumann and Hazel Ross of Malvern, Ark; two brothers, Tommy Bratton of Palestine, Ark., and Clay Bratton of Marked Tree; and two grandchildren.. ...
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Beatrice Marquette Ivy
(Obituary ~ 01/08/03)
Beatrice Marquette Ivy, 25, of Trumann died Dec. 27 from injuries received in a house fire at the family residence. She was born in Marked Tree and had lived in Trumann for the past 22 years. She was a homemaker and a member of the St. John Baptist Church in Trumann. She was preceded in death by her father, Sterling Ivy, Jr...
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Vernita Monet Mason
(Obituary ~ 01/08/03)
Vernita Monet Mason, 1, of Trumann died Dec. 27 from injuries received in a house fire at the family residence. He is survived by his grandmother, Olivera Howard Watson of Trumann. Visitation was Wednesday morning at Thompson Funeral Home. A memorial service was held Wednesday in the chapel of Thompson Funeral Home with Rev. James Lee Howard officiating...
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Jerald Cordez Mason
(Obituary ~ 01/08/03)
Jerald Cordez Mason, 6, of Trumann died Dec. 27 from injuries received in a house fire at the family residence. He is survived by his grandmother, Olivera Howard Watson of Trumann. Visitation was Wednesday morning at Thompson Funeral Home. A memorial service was held Wednesday in the chapel of Thompson Funeral Home with Rev. James Lee Howard officiating...
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Daryl Jospeh Mason
(Obituary ~ 01/08/03)
Daryl Jospeh Mason, 4 of Trumann died Dec. 27 from injuries received in a house fire at the family residence. He is survived by his grandmother, Olivera Howard Watson of Trumann. Visitation was Wednesday morning at Thompson Funeral Home. A memorial service was held Wednesday in the chapel of Thompson Funeral Home with Rev. James Lee Howard officiating...
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Cherl Vache Mason
(Obituary ~ 01/08/03)
Cherl Vache Mason, 6 of Trumann died Dec. 27 from injuries received in a house fire at the family residence. He is survived by his grandmother, Olivera Howard Watson of Trumann. Visitation was Wednesday morning at Thompson Funeral Home. A memorial service was held Wednesday in the chapel of Thompson Funeral Home with Rev. James Lee Howard officiating...
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Samuel Leymone Woollums
(Obituary ~ 01/09/03)
Samuel Leymone Woollums, 65, of Marked Tree died Friday, January 3, 2003 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Alton, Ill. A retired truck driver and a veteran of the U.S. Army, Woollums is survived by four sisters, Dorothy Teague of Marked Tree, Helen Rodriguez of Quincy, Ill., Brenda Pittman of Quincy, Ill, Lola Balcsik of Richmond, Ind., three brothers, Bill Woollums of Roscoe, Ill., Lee Woollums and Terry Woollums of Orangeville, Ill. ...
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Prentiss Boyd Wood
(Obituary ~ 01/09/03)
Prentiss Boyd Wood, 79 of Osceola died Sunday, January 5, 2003 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Wood, a retired truck driver and U.S. Army veteran of World War II, was a resident of Osceola for 15 years. Wood is survived by five daughters, Carol Hanson of Clarkston, Mich., Kathy Barber of White Lake, Mich., Cynthia Thompson of Holly, Mich., Lisa Rossignol and Donna Garnett of Highland, Mich.; and one brother, Clifford Wood of Osceola. ...
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Mary Elizabeth Brigance Thorn
(Obituary ~ 01/09/03)
Mary Elizabeth Brigance Thorn, 74, of North Little Rock, died Wednesday, Dec. 18. She was born July 10, 1928 in Marked Tree to Thomas Clifton and Mary Eliza Wall Brigance. She was a graduate of the University of Arkansas, with a degree in Social Welfare. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority, continuing her association throughout the years...
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Joe Roberts
(Obituary ~ 01/09/03)
Joe Roberts, 91, of Hot Springs, died Jan. 6, 2003, at Lakewood Convalescent Home, Inc. He was of the Church of Christ faith. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Callie Roberts; wife, Irene Roberts; his parents, Polk and Mary Elizabeth (Reynolds) Roberts; a son, Joe Roberts, Jr. and two daughters, Thelma Kelloms and Mattie Landry...
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Johnny Mathew Lewis Peters
(Obituary ~ 01/09/03)
Johnny Mathew Lewis Peters, 30, of Marion died Saturday, January 4, 2003 at Peach Orchard, Ark. A self-employed truck driver and a Baptist, Peters is survived by his wife, Christy Browder-Peters of Marion, two daughters, Gabrielle Browder of Marion and Alexandria Browder-Peters of Marion; two sons, Christian James Browder-Peters and Mathew Patrick Browder-Peters, both of Marion, three sisters, Kelley Peters, Tina Peters and Wanda Peters of Arkansas and one brother, James Jasper Peters, Jr. ...
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Frances Louise Orman
(Obituary ~ 01/09/03)
Frances Louise Orman, 68, of Benton, formerly of West Ridge, died Jan. 7, 2003, at her residence. She attended the First United Methodist Church in Bryant, was a member of the Art Guild, was a licensed cosmetologist, was a member of the VFA Auxiliary of Benton and was an avid golfer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel C. Orman...
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Wendall W. Moore
(Obituary ~ 01/09/03)
Wendall W. Moore, 59, of Paragould, died Thursday, January 2, 2003 at the Stone County Medical Center in Mountain View. Moore, a Marked Tree native and a Baptist, lived most of his life in the Marked Tree area and was a welder. Moore is survived by his daughter, Janice Moore of Brookland; one brother, Jerry W. ...
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Emma Lou Jones
(Obituary ~ 01/09/03)
Emma Lou Jones, 81, of West Memphis, died Dec. 13, 2002, at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. Jones was born June 14, 1921, at Tyro, Miss., and had resided in West Memphis 12 years. She was a former resident of Holcomb, where she was branch manager for the 1st Community Bank of Holcomb. She was retired. She was a member of the Rosewood United Methodist Church in West Memphis...
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Johnnie Lee Burrow
(Obituary ~ 01/15/03)
Mr. Johnnie Lee Burrow, of Jonesboro, died Jan. 8, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro of natural causes. He was 48 years old. Mr. Burrow was born in Trumann and had lived in Jonesboro for the past eight years and was formerly of Harrisburg. He was a truck driver, veteran of the U.S. Army and of the Church of God of Prophecy faith. He was preceded in death by his father, William Harold Burrow in 1976 and one brother, James Harold Burrow...
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Rex Clifford Smith
(Obituary ~ 01/15/03)
Mr. Rex Clifford Smith of Trumann died Wednesday, Jan. 8, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, Miss., of natural causes. He was 80 years old. Mr. Smith was born in Bay, Ark., and had lived in Trumann most of his lifetime. He was a retired salesman for Life and Casualty Insurance for 30 years, retired bus driver for the Trumann Public Schools, member of the Trumann Masonic Lodge #693 where he served as worshipful master in 1954, member of the Trumann American Legion Post 42 and a veteran of the U.S. ...
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Richard Wayne Wright, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 01/15/03)
Richard Wayne Wright, Sr., age 31 a lifetime resident of Trumann, died Friday at the St. Bernard's Medical Center. He was born in Jonesboro, was a siding contractor, and was of the Assembly of God belief. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Ann Wright and Patricia Gene Wright, by his parents, Earl & Stella Wright, and by his maternal grandfather, Bill Crews...
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Jackie L. Bishop
(Obituary ~ 01/20/03)
Jackie L. Bishop, 56, of Harrisburg died Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Bishop was born Dec. 24, 1946, in Harrisburg to the late B. C. and Agnes (Hitt) Bishop. He was in Maintenance and Engineering for St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was a member of the First United Pentecostal Church in Harrisburg. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and yard work. He enjoyed being with his family...
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Willie "Bill" King
(Obituary ~ 01/20/03)
Willie "Bill" King, 75, of Lepanto died Jan. 7, 2003, at Beverly Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in West Memphis. King is survived by his wife, Willie E. King of Lepanto; two daughters, Sarah Wiley and Joyce Ann Owens, both of Detroit, Mich.; two step-daughters, Enlinda Brown of Lepanto and Erma Thompson of Milwaukee, Wis.; five step-sons, Jerry Lewis Brown and James Brown, both of Osceola, Terrance Brown of Blytheville, Gary Brown of Jonesboro and Luther Leon Brown of Montgomery, Ala.; three sisters, Sarah Murry, Amelia Skyes and Beulah Neely, all of West Memphis; one brother, Harry Young of Bakersfield, Calif.; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.. ...
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Mary Alice Littleton
(Obituary ~ 01/20/03)
Mary Alice Littleton, 80, of Osceola, died Jan. 11, 2003, at her residence in Osceola. She was a homemaker and was a member of Macedonia MB Church in Wilson where she was an usher. She is survived by five sons, Robert Pendleton, Donald Littleton and Roosevelt Littleton, all of Osceola, Charles Littleton of Detroit, Mich. ...
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Jay Edward Wroten
(Obituary ~ 01/20/03)
Jay Edward Wroten, 68, of Dyess died Jan. 13, 2003, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was a farmer and attended the New Hope Pentecostal Church of God in Dyess. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Melony Wroten; one son, Billy Wayne Wroten; one grandson, Clinton Wroten; one sister, JoAnn Wroten and two brothers, Elton, Jr. and Paul Wroten...
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Pauline Wigginton Brown
(Obituary ~ 01/22/03)
Pauline Wigginton Brown, 66 of Harrisburg died Sunday, Jan. 19 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born in Athens, Ala. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Monroe Wigginton and Lucille Davis Wigginton; her husband, Kelly Edward Brown and one brother, Bobby Lee Wigginton...
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Bobby Gene Pippinger
(Obituary ~ 01/22/03)
Mr. Bobby Gene Pippinger of Trumann, passed away January 20, 2003, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro due to natural causes. He was 69 years old. Mr. Pippinger was born and had lived most of his lifetime in Harrisburg before moving to Trumann 10 years ago. He was a farmer and member of the Maple Grove Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Stella Smith Pippinger in 1986 and his parents, Harry Lee and Alma E. Hunt Pippinger...
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Rev. Wesley Lynn Greer
(Obituary ~ 01/22/03)
Rev. Wesley Lynn Greer of Trumann passed away January 20, 2003, at Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, due to natural causes. He was 32 years old. Rev. Greer was born on May 5, 1970, in Lepanto, Ark., and had lived in Trumann for the past four years and was formerly of Harrisburg. He was a minister for the Trumann Living Water Ministries. Rev. Greer was preceded in death by his father, Wesley Odell Greer...
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Dorothy Jean Galloway
(Obituary ~ 01/22/03)
Ms. Dorothy Jean Galloway of Trumann died January 14, 2003, at the Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark., of natural causes. She was 71 years old. Ms. Galloway was born in Trumann and had lived in Trumann all of her life. She was a former employee of the Singer Company in Trumann, a quilt maker and a member of the First Pentecostal Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Sarah Richardson Pipkin...
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Aileen Lillian Barger
(Obituary ~ 01/22/03)
Mrs. Aileen Lillian Barger of Trumann passed away January 15, 2003, at the family residence due to natural causes. She was 87 years old. Mrs. Barger was born in Sturkie, Ark., and had lived in Trumann for the past 23 years and was formerly of Peoria, IL. ...
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Charles Garris
(Obituary ~ 01/22/03)
Funeral services for Charles Garris, 76, of Trumann who died Thursday, Jan. 9 at his residence, were Monday, Jan. 9 at Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home chapel. Rev. Gerald Vickers officiated. Burial followed in the Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery...
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Dayton Elbert Brean
(Obituary ~ 01/24/03)
Dayton Elbert Brean, 85, of Tyronza died Monday, Jan. 13, at the Three Rivers Nursing Center in Marked Tree. A lifelong Tyronza resident, he was a member of the Tyronza United Methodist Church and a retired farmer. He was an Army veteran who served in World War II. He received a Good Conduct Medal and Victory Medal during his service to this country. A wife, his parents and one brother preceded him in death...
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Lucille Maxine Harrington Edge
(Obituary ~ 01/24/03)
Lucille Maxine Harrington Edge, 89, of LaPlace, La., formerly of Keiser, died Jan. 17, 2003, at her residence. She was a member of the Keiser Baptist Church, a homemaker and enjoyed cooking. She was preceded in death by one son; one daughter, Julie Edge; two sisters and one brother...
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Jessie Lee Steakley
(Obituary ~ 01/24/03)
Jessie Lee Steakley, 86, of Lepanto died Jan. 16, 2003, at her residence in Lepanto. She was a charter member of the Lepanto Assembly of God Church and served as a Sunday school teacher for 67 years. She was a sales clerk at Henderson Department Store and worked as a substitute teacher at Lepanto school. She was preceded in death by a sister, Jewell Steakley and two brothers, Randolph and Ralph Steakley...
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Georgia Ellen Tackett
(Obituary ~ 01/29/03)
Georgia Ellen Tackett, 86, died at Stuttgart Regional Medical Center. She was born in Strawberry. She was a retired schoolteacher and had worked at Van Heusen Shirt Company. She was a member of the Brinkley Baptist Church where she was a past Sunday school Teacher. She had been a resident of Brinkley for the past 50 years...
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Fern A. Lang
(Obituary ~ 01/29/03)
Mrs. Fern A. Lang of Trumann, died January 25, 2003, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark., of natural causes. She was 75 years old. Mrs. Lang was born in Louisiana and had lived in Trumann for the past 11 months and was formerly of Little Rock. She was a retired executive assistant for the Pulaski County Council and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Looney and Bertha Heath Adcock, two sisters and two brothers...
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Dovie A. Hand
(Obituary ~ 01/29/03)
Mrs. Dovie A. Hand of Harrisburg passed away Jan. 20, 2003. She was 97 years old. Mrs. Hand was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Trumann. Survivors include Mrs. Hand's four daughters, Monica Crow of Sullivan, Mo., Dorothy Helton of Trumann, Gail McIntare of Mountain View, Ark., and Amanda Muse of Harrisburg; one brother, Verdie Parker of Tupelo, Miss.; 23 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren, and 15 great-great-grandchildren...
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Burl James Gillis
(Obituary ~ 01/29/03)
Mr. Burl James Gillis of Payneway, died Jan. 24, 2003, at his residence. He was 76 years old. Mr. Gillis was a deacon and member of Corner's Chapel Baptist Church. He was also a WWII veteran of the Navy. Mr. Gillis was preceded in death by his parents, Tillman and Ruth Gillis, one brother, Elvis Gillis, and one grandchild, Dekoe Carrol...
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Roxie Marie England
(Obituary ~ 01/29/03)
Mrs. Roxie Marie England of Trumann passed away January 24, 2003, at Regional Medical Center of NEA in Jonesboro, Ark., of natural causes. He was 91 years old. Mrs. England was born in Lunsford, Ark. on December 31, 1911, and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a housewife and of the Pentecostal faith. Mrs. England was preceded in death by her husband, Marley Lawrence "M.L." England in 1983; one sister, six brothers and was the daughter of the late Ed and Ethel Cartt Richardson...
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Mattie Tacker
(Obituary ~ 01/31/03)
Mattie Tacker, 83, of Black Oak died Friday, January 24, 2003 in West Memphis. A member of the Marked Tree Church of God and a homemaker, Tacker is survived by three sons, Charles Tacker, Ronald Tacker and Everett Tacker of Black Oak, one sister, Eva Burroughs of Tallahassee, Fla., three brothers, Chester Perkins of Tyronza, Glen Perkins of Monticello and Leo Perkins of Memphis. ...
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Melva Alberta "Birt" Stevens
(Obituary ~ 01/31/03)
Melva Alberta "Birt" Stevens, 65, of Searcy, Arkansas died Wednesday, January 22, 2003 at White Co. Medical Center in Searcy. A Marked Tree native, Stevens was a factory worker and was a member of the Church of Christ faith. Stevens is survived by three sons, Danny F. ...
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Alva Gene Price
(Obituary ~ 01/31/03)
Alva Gene Price, 78, of Marked Tree died Friday, January 24, 2003 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. A member of the Broadway Church of Christ in Marked Tree, Price was a member of the Local Union 2892 Brotherhood of Carpenters and was a forklift operator in DO3 Systems...
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Burl James Gillis
(Obituary ~ 01/31/03)
Burl James Gillis, 76, of Payneway died Friday, January 24, 2003 at his residence. Gillis, a Deacon and member of Corner's Chapel Baptist Church, a World War II veteran was preceded in death by his parents, Tillman Grady Gillis and Lela Ruth Valentine Gillis, one brother, Elvis Gillis and one grandchild, Dekoe Carroll...
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Mary Magdaline Turner Gann, 61, of Lepanto died Jan. 28, 2003, at the Regional Medical Center of Northeast Arkansas in Jonesboro.
(Obituary ~ 01/31/03)
She was of the Baptist faith and was preceded in death by her father, John Turner, and one brother, John William Turner. She is survived by her husband, C.T. Gann of Lepanto; her mother, Katie Turner of Lepanto; one son, Randell Gann of Lepanto; one daughter, Mary Jane McGhee of Caraway; three brothers, Billy Turner of Pontotoc, Miss. ...
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Thomas Edwards
(Obituary ~ 01/31/03)
Thomas Edwards, 58, of Marked Tree died Thursday, January 23, 2003 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. A member of the Central Baptist Church in Marked Tree, Edwards was a member of the American Legion in Zapata, Tex. Edwards is survived by his wife, Jeannie Edwards of Marked Tree; parent, Voris Edwards of Murphysboro, Ill.; a son, Brian Edwards of San Diego; a step-son, Len Vick of Marked Tree, a step-daughter, Kim Hindman of Jonesboro; one sister, Mary Ann Schmidt of Ft. ...
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Hazel Cox
(Obituary ~ 01/31/03)
Hazel Cox, 86, of Harrisburg died Saturday, January 25, 2003 at Woodbriar Nursing Home in Harrisburg. A homemaker and a member of the Church of God in Prophecy in Marked Tree, Cox was preceded in death by her husband, James Oscar Cox, one brother and one sister. Cox is survived by one son, Carlos Cox of Wynne; one sister, Daisy Stokes of Pocahontas, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren...
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Henry Walker
(Obituary ~ 01/31/03)
Henry Walker, 71, of Keiser died Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born February 13, 1931 in Marion, Walker worked for the Arkansas Highway Department, a truck driver and a member of the Mt. Pleasant Holiness Church in Keiser...
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