Obituaries from June 2004

Barbara Jean Morris, 56, of Osceola died Friday, May 21, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Born in Osceola, she worked for American Greetings and was a member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Osceola. Survivors include a daughter, Shanta Morris of Osceola; two sons, Aaron Vance of West Memphis and Marlon Vance of Osceola; eight sisters, Cadelia Roberts and Mandy West, both of Toledo, Ohio, Helen McClendon, Glenda Kelly and Mary Jacobs, all of Osceola, Hazel Conner of Omaha, Neb., Mary Cole of Memphis and Margie Spencer of Inglewood, Calif.; five brothers, Billy Vance of St. ...

Carol Lee McFatridge Jones, 44, of Jonesboro died Monday, May 24, at St. Bernard's Medical Center. Born in West Memphis, she was an employee of Columbia Forest Products and was of the Methodist faith. Survivors include two sons, Jordan Jones of Jonesboro and Jared Jones of Nashville, Tenn.; her parents, James and Betty McFatridge of Osceola; one grandmother, Emily Felts of Joiner; two sisters, Becky Fore of Harrisburg and Michelle Grider of Osceola; three brothers, Mark McGuirt of Osceola, Mack McFatridge of Jackson, Mo., and Mike McGuirt of O'Fallon, Ill; and one special brother-in-law, Joe Fore of Harrisburg.. ...

Samuel "Richard" Sipes, 70, of Marked Tree died Saturday, May 29, at St. Bernard's Medical Center at Jonesboro. Born in Tennessee, he was a member of First Pentecostal Church of Marked Tree and was a retired salesman. Survivors include four daughters, Debra Pullen and Olive Diane Westbrooks, both of Lepanto, Shelia Watts of Manila and Linda Pearl Humphrey of Denver City, Texas; three sons, Roger Dale Sipes of Dyess, Samuel R. ...

Willie Lee Watts, 63, of Harrisburg died Tuesday, May 25, at St. Bernard's Medical Center. A retired truck driver, he was a member of Bono First United Pentecostal Church. Survivors include his wife, Mary Ellen Tucker Watts of Harrisburg; a son, Jimmy Watts of Fayette, Ala.; a daughter, Michelle Culbertson of Savannah, Ga.; a stepdaughter, Jennifer Davis of Harrisburg; a sister, Marie Kemp of Bono; three brothers, Junior Watts of Casa, Walter Watts of Russellville and J.C. ...

Violet T. Coke, 83, of Harrisburg died Saturday, May 22, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Poughkeepsie, she was formerly of Harrisburg and had lived in Trumann for the past four years. She was a homemaker and member of the Viva Drive Church of Christ...

Ronald Reagan's friends and enemies agreed he changed the world. The popular, infectiously optimistic president reshaped the Republican Party in his conservative image and devoted most of his energy to the destruction of communism abroad. Mr. Reagan, 93, died Saturday June 5, 2004 following a 10-year battle with Alzheimer's disease...

Marie Rouse, 97, of Marked Tree died Thursday, June 3, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Osceola. She was a retired domestic worker and a member of the First Assembly of God at Lepanto. Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, June 7 in Potters Cemetery at Lepanto, with the Rev. Sylvester Brannon officiating...

James Earl Warren, 74, of Marked Tree died Wednesday, June 2, 2004, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. Born in Marked Tree, he was a retired Memphis City school teacher, a veteran of the Korean war, past president of the Marked Tree Lion's Club and was a member of the Marked Tree United Methodist Church...

Henry Lee Morgan Sr., 71, of Osceola died Friday, June 4 at the VA Hospital in Memphis. Born at Lepanto, he was retired from American Greetings where he worked as an electrician. He had served in the Army during the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Ima L. Morgan of Osceola; three daughters, Rita Koch of Osceola, Janet Bledsoe of Rossville, Tenn., and Rheba Delk of Arlington, Tenn.; two sons, Bobby Morgan and Dorsey Morgan, both of Osceola; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild...

Clifton Lee Jackson, 39, of Osceola died Friday, May 28 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. Jackson, a factory worker, was of the Baptist belief. Jackson is survived by his wife, Mary Taylor Jackson of the home; his mother, Hattie Jackson of Chicago, Ill.; two daughters: Mary Taylor of Osceola and Qushawnder Jackson of Chicago, Ill.; four sisters: Rose Jackson, Denise Jackson, Rushelle Jackson and Patricia Jackson, all of Chicago, Ill.; six brothers: Lester Jackson I, Lester Jackson II, Maurice Jackson, Sr. ...

Brown was a farmer. Survivors include three brothers: Orville Brown and Jerry Blair, both of Lepanto, and John M. Brown Sr. of Rivervale. Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 14 in Potter Memorial Cemetery at Lepanto, with Allen Payne officiating...

Elsie Hendrix, 91, of Marked Tree died Friday, June 11, at Johnson Hobson Care Inn in Marion. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star, Marked Tree Garden Club and First United Methodist Church. Survivors include four sisters: Elizabeth Conrad, Betty Allensworth, Patsy Spicer and Norma Johnson, all of West Memphis. Other survivors include numerous nieces and nephews including Donald Wagner of Trumann, Janice Adams, Carolyn Sawrie and Judy Brawley, all of West Memphis...

Connie Irene "Tutti" Austin, 52, of Heth, died Sunday, June 6 at her home. She was born in Armorel, was a Baptist and had worked at a picture framing business. Survivors include one daughter: Christi Moss of Heth; one stepson, Ronnie Austin of West Memphis; two sisters: Joann Edwards of Osceola and Diane Northcutt of Manila; one brother: Nelson Tacker of Luxora; and four grandchildren...

Ezona Townsend, 76, of Haleyville, Ala. died Friday, June 11 at her residence. Survivors include her husband, Otis Townsend of the home; two daughters; Pamela Jean Townsend Walker of Haleyville, Ala. and Juanita Fay Townsend (Wilkinson) Troupe of Huntsville, Ala.; one brother: Homer Miles of Haleyville, Ala.; two sisters: Emma Townsend of Haleyville, Ala. and Leona Pratt of Lynn, Ala.; six grandchildren and one great grandchild...

Thelma Leatherwood Meadows, 85, of Bartlett, Tenn. Died Saturday, June 13 at her residence. Meadows was a homemaker and a member of Decatur Trinity Christian Church in Bartlett. Survivors include her husband, Laverne Meadows; three daughters: Leola Jarrett of Little Rock, Linda Hoard of Somerville, Tenn. ...

Dan Edward Howard, 72, of Luxora died Friday, June 4 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Howard was a farmer of the Baptist faith. Survivors include one daughter: Mary Alice Swift of Lake Placid, Fla.; four sons: Charles Howard of Luxora, Jimmy Howard of Chicago, Ill., Freddie Howard of Burlington, Iowa and Robert Howard of East St. Louis, Ill; one sister: Emma Howard of Louisiana; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren...

Delmer E. Gann, 78, of Harrisburg died Friday, June 11, at the Trumann Health and Rehab Center. Born at Ravenden Springs, he spent most of his life in Harrisburg. He was an Army veteran of World War II, a farmer, Mason and a member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church...

Funeral services for Helen Culbreath, 77, of Trumann, who died Friday, June 11, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, were Tuesday, June 15 in the chapel of Gregg Funeral Home of Jonesboro, the Rev. Joel McMasters and the Rev. Gene Hogan officiated. Burial followed in Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery...

Lura M. Floyd of Jonesboro passed away on Sunday, June 13 at the family residence. She was born on January 24, 1943 in Jonesboro. She was of the Baptist belief and had lived most of her life in Jonesboro. She was a former employee of Crane Company and a homemaker...

Robert Ray Deason, Sr. 51, of Trumann passed away on Monday, June 7 at the family residence. Born in Luxora, he lived in Blytheville before moving to Trumann 22 years ago. He was a mechanic. Survivors include his wife, Carlin Deason of the home; two sons, Robert "Robbie" Deason Jr. ...

Thomas Barton, 25, of Marked Tree died Sunday, June 13, at Cross Ridge Community Hospital in Wynne. Survivors include his parents, Whitney and Bobby Roark of Coldwater; one sister, Erika Hannah of Lepanto; one brother, James Phillip Barton II of Daytona Beach, Fla.; and his grandparents, Joe and Jean Sullivan of Marked Tree, Pearl Roark of Marked Tree and Dorothy Barton of Jonesboro...

David Earl Delong of Marked Tree passed away on June 13 at the family residence of natural causes. He was born in O'Neill, Nebraska and had lived in Marked Tree for the past three years and was formerly of Harrisburg. He was a general laborer. He was preceded in death by his father, Earl DeLong...

James L. "Boll Weevil" Hamilton, 67, of Bay passed away on June 20 at Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro of natural causes. He was born in Lake City and had lived in Bay for the past 38 years. He was a retired electrician with Craighead Electric Co-op, 20 year retired veteran of the Bay Volunteer Fire Department and member of the Bay Church of Christ...

Funeral services for Helen Culbreath, 77, of Trumann, who died Friday, June 11, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, were Tuesday, June 15 in the chapel of Gregg Funeral Home of Jonesboro, the Rev. Joel McMasters and the Rev. Gene Hogan officiated. Burial followed in Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery...

Allie Vee Dunavant, 77, of Hot Springs Village died Friday, June 25, in Hot Springs. She had lived in Keiser and Caraway before moving to Hot Springs Village, was a housewife and a member of Mountainside United Methodist Church in Hot Springs Village...

She was a member of Biggersville Pentecostal Church and enjoyed going to church, canning and antiques. Survivors include her stepmother, Lucille Stewart Studdard of the home; two brothers: Frank Stewart of Corinth, Miss. and J.C. Stewart of Rienzi, Miss.; one sister: Irene Stewart Archer of Corinth, Miss.; one half-brother: Johnny Ray Stewart of Rienzi, Miss.; and one-half sister: Georgia Ann Tucker of Booneville, Miss...

Bobbie Lou Taylor Nicholas, 75, of Powder Springs, Ga. died Thursday, June 24 at Cobb Hospital in Austell, Ga. Born in Tyronza, Nichols was a retired certified nurse's assistant (CNA) and a member of Tyronza First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Nicholas, and her parents, George Taylor and Annie Young...

Joy Ann Warren, 65, of Lepanto died Thursday, June 24, at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis. She was a member of Revival Center Church in Lepanto where she was also a Sunday school teacher. Survivors include her husband: Don Warren of Lepanto; one son: Jimmy Don Warren of Lepanto; one daughter, Regina Warren of Lepanto; four sisters: Juanita Rook, Imogene Gentry and Sharon Rook, all of Jonesboro, and Inez Riley of Fayetteville; and two grandchildren: Jimmy Warren Jr. and Misty Crawford...

Raymond Glenn Davis, 59, of Lepanto died Friday, June 25, at his residence. Born in Florence, Ala., he was a farm worker and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include a brother, Grady Davis of Walnut Ridge, and a sister, Effie Needham of Moneta, Va. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Henry Davis and Mary Thomason...

James "Sonny" Watson, 77, of Trumann died Sunday, June 20, at his residence. He had lived in Trumann for 25 years and was a member of the Rock of Ages Missionary Baptist Church in Tyronza. He was retired from Delta Wood Products in Trumann. He is survived by eight sons, Bobby Watson, Steven Watson, Charles Watson and Tommy Watson, all of Jonesboro, Jerome Watson of Trumann, Fred "Bubba" Watson of Little Rock, Chester Watson of Los Angeles and Harold Mitchell of Marked Tree; five daughters, Sheila Watson of Jonesboro, Helen Watson of Austin, Lottie Mae Watson and Elizabeth Watson, both of Los Angeles, and Shirley Watson of St. ...