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Kim Russell Ryals
(Obituary ~ 02/02/05)
Kim Russell Ryals, 48, of Marked Tree died Sunday, Jan. 30, at his home. He was a Marine Corps veteran and of the Baptist belief. Survivors include his wife, Susan Maddox Ryals of Marked Tree; three daughters, Hayley Ryals of Marked Tree, Kari Fletcher of Harrisburg and Niki Mashburn of Jacksonville, Fla.; his father, Eddie Ryals of Marked Tree; and one grandchild, Ali Beth Fletcher...
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Edward Leon Harrell
(Obituary ~ 02/02/05)
Edward Leon Harrell, 64, of Osceola died Jan. 27, at his residence. Born at Etowah, he farmed and was a member of Etowah Pentecostal Church of God. Survivors include his wife: Dorothy Harrell; three sons:Frank Bitner and Curtis Bitner, both of Garden Point, and Douglas Bitner of Brickeys; five daughters: Tiffany Bennett and Robin Frost, both of Etowah, Angela Harrell of Georgia, Patsy Sue Janen of Evart, Mich., and Michelle Bitner of Primeville, Ore.; two brothers: James Richard Harrell of Bowman, Ga., and Nathan Lee Harrell of Manila; and three grandchildren.. ...
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Janie Brown
(Obituary ~ 02/02/05)
Janie Brown, 49, of Dyess died Friday, Jan. 28, at NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. A factory worker, she attended Red Oak Baptist Church. Survivors include her parents, Hollis Chandler and Esther Louise Mortenson Brown; two sisters: Sharon Gann of Lepanto and Phillis Springer of Dyess; and four brothers: Albert Brown of North Little Rock, Paul Brown of Lepanto, Tony Brown of Desha and Pete Brown of Lepanto...
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Carla Sue Benson
(Obituary ~ 02/02/05)
Carla Sue Benson, 59, of Harrisburg passed away on Jan. 16, 2005 at NEA Medical Center of Jonesboro of natural causes. She was born in Hoxie and had lived in Harrisburg for the past 26 years and was formerly of Jonesboro. She was an auditor for UPS and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Allie Guess Whittaker...
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Nellie Jane Blalock Johnston
(Obituary ~ 02/02/05)
Nellie Jane Blalock Johnston, 85, of Jonesboro passed away Monday, Jan. 31, 2005 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was a homemaker, a school teacher and worked for the Craighead County Social Services where she served as Director from 1968 until her retirement in 1982...
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Willie Ray "Billy" Reese
(Obituary ~ 02/02/05)
Willie Ray "Billy" Reese, 68, of Harrisburg passed away on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2005 at the family residence in Harrisburg of natural causes. He was born in Trumann and had lived most of his life in the Harrisburg and Trumann area. He was a retired deputy sheriff for Poinsett County and school bus driver for the Weiner School district, veteran of the US Army serving in the Korean War and of the Pentecostal faith...
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D. Wade Harlan
(Obituary ~ 02/02/05)
D. Wade Harlan, 89, of Sedona, Ariz. died Sunday, Jan. 23, at his residence. Born in O'Kean, he was a former resident of Trumann and had moved to Sedona in the 1940s. He served in the Marines in the Aleutian Islands and Okinawa during World War II and was a retired accountant for the state of Arizona. He was a past master of Thunderbird Masonic Lodge No. 48, past president of Phoenix South Mountain Lions Club and a member of Sedona United Methodist Church...
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Nellie Viola Shuburte
(Obituary ~ 02/09/05)
Nellie Viola Shuburte, 82, of Gilmore died February 5 at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. She was a retired grocery store owner and a member of the Living Water Pentecostal Church of God in Tyronza. Survivors include her husband, Hardin Shuburte of the home; one daughter: Myrtle Markham of Gilmore; two sons: Larry Shuburte of Gilmore and Tony Shuburte of Proctor; four sisters: Leota Brown of Summerville, Ga., Molly Jones of Lafayette, Ga., Naomi Ray of Chattsworth, Ga. ...
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Lola Weeks
(Obituary ~ 02/09/05)
Lola Weeks, 87, of Heber Springs, formerly of Marked Tree, died Friday, Feb. 4, at Beverly Health Care in Heber Springs. She was a homemaker and a member of the Marked Tree Church of God. Survivors include her husband, Claybern H. Weeks of Heber Springs; a son, Kenneth Weeks of Pontotoc, Miss., and Harlod Weeks of Pearl, Miss; a daughter, Betty W. Odom of Heber Springs; a brother, Hubert Baser of St. Louis; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren...
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C. Lucille Young
(Obituary ~ 02/09/05)
C. Lucille Young, 80, of Jonesboro died Thursday, Feb. 3, at Jackson, Miss. Born at Limestone, Ala., she lived at Jonesboro most of her life. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church. Survivors include one son: John Young of Jonesboro; three daughters: Shirley Hogan of Jonesboro, Mary McMunn of Marked Tree and Willie Cullins of Little Rock; two sisters: Maxine Fisher of Benton and Idell Bradley of Rogers; eight grandchildren: Delane Hogan, Lennie Hogan, Mary Houchin, Jamie Ellis, Scott McMunn, Philip Cullins, Rhonda McElveen and Sharon Wilkin; and 10 great-grandchildren.. ...
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Charles Meridith
(Obituary ~ 02/10/05)
Former Trumann Chief of Police Charles Earnest Meridith passed away on Feb. 4, 2005 at the Randolph County Medical Center in Pocahontas of natural causes. He was 69 years old. He was born in Trumann and had lived in Pocahontas since 1975. He was involved in law enforcement for over 35 years, serving as TPD Chief for almost seven years, served as Pocahontas Chief twice and worked for the Arkansas Driver Control Department. He was a veteran of the US Army and of the Church of God faith...
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Ramon "Ray" Zapata
(Obituary ~ 02/10/05)
Ramon "Ray" Zapata, 65, of Trumann passed away on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro of natural causes. He was born in Devine, Tex. and lived in Trumann since 1972. He was a retired painter and of the Pentecostal faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fransisco and Gregoria Campas Zapata...
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Bonnie Lee Jacobs
(Obituary ~ 02/10/05)
Bonnie Lee Jacobs, age 63, passed away on Feb. 4, 2005 at her Wilmer, Tex. residence. She was born in Trumann to Henry and Pauline (England) Carter. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Red Oak, Tex. She is survived by her husband, Jim Jacobs of Wilmer; her mother, Pauline Carter of Trumann; one son, Tim Jacobs of Richardson; one daughter, Laura Jacobs of Ft. ...
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Helen J. Sherrill
(Obituary ~ 02/16/05)
Funeral services for Helen J. Sherrill, 92, of Marked Tree, who died Monday, Jan. 24 at her residence, was held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29 at the Anderson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. Daniel Ward officiated and burial followed in Little River Cemetery in Marked Tree under the direction of Sims-Woodard Funeral Service of Marked Tree...
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Donald Oneal Lindley
(Obituary ~ 02/16/05)
Donald Oneal Lindley, 57, of Blytheville died February 10 at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. He was a farmer of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Brenis Matthews Lindley of the home; two daughters: Donna Deason and Christina Williams, both of Blytheville; six sisters: Lillian Midgett of Walnut Ridge, Barbara Midgett of Williord, Nadene Moore of Manila, Kathy Gray of Pocahontas, Doris Whitaker of Alicia and Joyce Lindley of Paragould; two brothers: Jerry Lindley of Keiser and Steven Lindley of Lake City; and five grandchildren.. ...
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Pirlean Adams
(Obituary ~ 02/16/05)
Pirlean Adams, 72, of Trumann died Tuesday, Feb. 8 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. A former resident of Lepanto, she was a homemaker and a member of Etowah Pentecostal Church. Survivors include a son: Buddy Junior Adams of Lepanto; a daughter: Patricia Hendrix of Lepanto; two sisters: Maxine Qualls and Louise Cates, both of Trumann; a brother: Nolan Raper of Trumann; two grandchildren: Ronda Kaye Worsham of Wilson and Whitney Elise Adams of Dallas; and three great-grandchildren.. ...
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James Elbert "Bulldog" Presley
(Obituary ~ 02/16/05)
James Elbert "Bulldog" Presley, 80, of Trumann passed away on Feb. 8, 2005 at the family residence of natural causes. He was born in Trumann and lived here for the duration of his life. He was a retired maintenance supervisor for Great Dane Trailer Mfg. and a member of the Trumann Missionary Baptist Church...
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Pirlean Adams
(Obituary ~ 02/16/05)
Pirlean Adams, 72, of Trumann passed away on Feb. 8, 2005 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She is formerly of Lepanto, a homemaker and member of the Etowah Pentecostal Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Buddy Adams; two sisters, Ileane Davis and Wanda Lee Holmes and two brothers, Lones Raper and Mick Raper...
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Stephanie Kelso Burgess
(Obituary ~ 02/16/05)
Stephanie Kelso Burgess, 39, of Trumann passed away on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005 at Baptist East in Memphis of natural causes. She was born in Trumann and had been a lifetime resident. She was a bookkeeper for Taylor and Stuckey in Trumann and a member of the Trumann Revival Center...
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Mamie Lou Swindle
(Obituary ~ 02/16/05)
Mamie Lou Swindle, 94, of Calico Rock passed away on Feb. 8, 2005 at White River Health Care in Calico Rock of natural causes. She was born in Union County, Miss., had lived in Calico Rock since 1983 and was formerly of Trumann. She was a homemaker and member of the Missionary Baptist Church in Trumann...
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Hugh William Craig, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/23/05)
Hugh William Craig, Jr., 60, of Smithville passed away Monday, Feb. 14, 2005 at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain home. He was born in Trumann and lived there until ten years ago when he moved to Smithville. He was retired from Parker-Hanifan and was of the Baptist faith...
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Troy Lee White
(Obituary ~ 02/23/05)
Troy Lee White, 77, of Heidelberg, Miss. passed away on Monday, Feb. 14, 2005 at the family residence of natural causes. He was born in Gholson, Miss., had lived in Mississippi for the past four years and was formerly of Trumann. He was a former employee of Parker Hannifan and the Singer Co. in Trumann and a member of the Shady Grove First Baptist Church in Heidelberg...
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Richard Ferguson
(Obituary ~ 02/23/05)
Richard "Toot" Ferguson, 73, of Bay died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005 at Baptist Memorial Hospital East of Memphis. A native of Craighead County, he had lived most of his life in the Bay area and attended Bay Assembly of God. He was employed by the Bay School District and retired from Colson Caster Corp...
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Opal Irene Birdno Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/23/05)
Opal Irene Birdno Smith, 83, of Lepanto died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2005 at Trumann. Born in Portia, Mo., she was a homemaker and a member of Lepanto Church of Christ. Survivors include three daughters, Linda Powell of Lepanto, Connie Smith of Trumann and Renee Smith of West Memphis; five sons, Billy Joe Smith of Plant City, Fla., Jimmy Smith, Paul C. Smith and Jackie Smith, all of Lepanto, and Ronnie Smith of Blytheville; 24 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren...
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Julie Mae Anderson
(Obituary ~ 02/25/05)
Funeral services for Julie Mae Anderson, 64, of Marked Tree, who died Monday, Feb. 14, at NEA Medical Center of Jonesboro, were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 19 at Industrial Street Church of Christ. John Graham officiated and burial followed in Riverview Cemetery at Marked Tree under the direction of Sims-Woodard Funeral Service of Marked Tree...
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Martha S. Mason
(Obituary ~ 02/25/05)
Martha S. Mason, 59, of Memphis, formerly of Lepanto, died Wednesday, Feb. 16, at St. Francis Hospital of Memphis. Survivors include her husband, Dwight Mason of Memphis; a daughter, Sheila Huntley of Memphis; and a brother, Billy Thompson of Corinth, Miss...
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Pauline Reed McCollister
(Obituary ~ 02/25/05)
Pauline Reed McCollister, 95, of Lepanto died Thursday, Feb. 17, at her residence. A Blytheville native, she was a faithful Christian all of her life. She was a homemaker and the oldest charter member of West Ridge Baptist Church. Survivors include four daughters: Flora Bass Walker of Marked Tree, Julia Mae Franks of Bono, Onie Morris of Blytheville and Lois Simmons of Futheyville, Miss.; a son: Otis "Sonny" McCollister of Crawfordsville; 17 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and 24 great-great-grandchildren.. ...
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Opal Irene Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/25/05)
Opal Irene Birdno Smith, 83, of Lepanto was born on April 15, 1921 to the late Samuel David and Ida Bell Birdno in Portia, Missouri. She died at her daughter's residence in Trumann on Tuesday, Feb. 15 She was a homemaker and a member of the Lepanto Church of Christ...
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Jerry Wayne Sweeney
(Obituary ~ 02/25/05)
Jerry Wayne Sweeney, 51, of Lepanto died Sunday, Feb. 13, at Methodist Central Hospital of Memphis. Born in Lepanto, he was an Army veteran, a construction worker and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife: Mary Sweeney of Lepanto; three daughters: Stacy Scott, Wendy Sweeney and Blair Sweeney, all of Lepanto; a sister: Brenda Sweeney of Osceola; and one grandson...
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