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James "Jimmy" Neal
(Obituary ~ 03/02/06)
James "Jimmy" Whayne Neal, 66, of Lepanto died Thursday, Feb. 23, at SMC Regional Medical Center in Osceola. He was a retired Air Force Sergeant, a Lepanto Police Officer, a charter president of the Etowah-Lepanto Lions Club, a retired insurance manager, a member of First Baptist Church in Lepanto and a past deacon of Sherwood First Baptist Church in Sherwood...
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Mary Frances Vance
(Obituary ~ 03/02/06)
Mary Frances Vance, 83, of Memphis, formerly of Lepanto, died Monday, Feb. 21, at Crittendon Hospital in West Memphis. Survivors include two sons: Gary Vance of Gastonia, N.C. and John C. Vance, Sr. of Pine Bluff; two sisters: Lola Key of West Memphis and Fay Long of Memphis, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren...
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L.B. Baker
(Obituary ~ 03/08/06)
L. B. "Red" Baker, 73 of Trumann died Monday, March 6 at NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born August 17, 1932 in Trumann. A lifelong resident of Trumann, Baker was the president of the senior class of the Trumann High School in 1950. He was a star athlete in three sports in high school and married his high school sweetheart, Jimmie Doris Shirley in 1948...
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Arnold "AJ" Crowson
(Obituary ~ 03/09/06)
Arnold "AJ" Crowson, 72, of Athens, Ala. died in February 2006. Formerly of Payneway, he was a retire auto maker. He was preceded in death by his parents, Goldie and Dude Crowson, and one brother, William Crowson. Survivors include three sisters, Margaret Shelton and Helen Goucher, both of Texas, and Shelia Hubbard of California; one daughter: Maidalee Sweeny of Michigan; one son, Wayne Crowson of Alabama; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren...
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Claudia Jo Shrout
(Obituary ~ 03/15/06)
Claudia Jo Shrout, 56, of Trumann died Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born in Jonesboro and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a nurse for Comprehensive Learning Center in Jonesboro, a member of the Curton Chapter of the Ya Ya Sisterhood and a member of the First Baptist Church...
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Lilburn A. Fowler
(Obituary ~ 03/15/06)
Lilburn A. Fowler of Trumann, formerly of Harrisburg, died Thursday, March 9, 2006, at the Craighead Nursing Center in Jonesboro, at the age of 92. Born September 14, 1913, in Mississippi, he was the son of the late Luther H. Fowler and Annice Stacy Fowler. He was a lifetime resident of Poinsett County having lived in Harrisburg, Weona and Trumann...
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Johnny Richardson Cooksey
(Obituary ~ 03/16/06)
Johnny Richardson Cooksey, 59, of Marked Tree died Sunday, March 12 at his residence after a battle with cancer. He was self-employed and a member of the Living Waters Pentecostal Church of Tyronza. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother...
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Doris M. Wright
(Obituary ~ 03/16/06)
Doris M. Wright, 73, of Osceola died March 8 at Osceola Healthcare. Born March 4, 1933, at Burdette, she was a homemaker and a member of Spearlake Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, James Wright of Lepanto; a daughter, Nancy Christian of Osceola; three sons: Gary Wright of Joplin, Mo., Ronald Wright of Marked Tree and Randy Wright of Lepanto; three sisters: Martha Gibson of Van Buren, Elissa Underwood of Pekin, Ill. ...
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Mary Janice Welch
(Obituary ~ 03/16/06)
Mary Janice Welch, 80, of Pocahontas died Thursday, March 9 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Harrisburg, she lived in Pocahontas for 12 years. She also lived in Marked tree for a number of years where she worked at Wilshire Division. She was of the Methodist belief...
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Wheeler Sigurs Sparks
(Obituary ~ 03/16/06)
Wheeler Sigurs Sparks, 79, of Bassett died March 8 at Baptist East in Memphis. Born on Aug. 4, 1926, in Alabama, he was a farmer and a member of New Life Tabernacle in Wilson. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Celicia Sparks and a brother, George Sparks...
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Daniel Smith
(Obituary ~ 03/16/06)
Daniel Smith, 66, of Tyronza, died Friday, March 10, 2006 at his residence. Born on September 8, 1939 at Tyronza, Smith was the son of Henry and Annie Smith. He was a deacon at the Tyronza First Baptist Church and an Army Veteran. Smith leaves his wife, Margie Smith of Tyronza; a daughter, Regina Collier of Tyronza; two sons: Danny Smith of Lepanto and Shane Smith of Charlotte, N.C.; two daughter-in-laws, Carey and Kimberly Smith both of Lepanto; five sisters, Vonnie Brewer of West Memphis, Louise Crawford of Marked Tree, Lucille Taylor of Flippin, Frances Head of Cherry Valley and Wanda Hinson of Huntingdon, Tenn; one brother, Douglas Smith of Tyronza; seven grandchildren, Amber Collier, Chris Collier, Chandler Smith, Olivia Smith, Logan Smith, Bailey Lucas and Dylan Lucas; and a great-granddaughter, Faith Busby; He was preceded in death by his parents.. ...
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Edward "Eddie" Douglas Ryals
(Obituary ~ 03/16/06)
Edward "Eddie" Douglas Ryals, 74, of Marked Tree died Monday, March 13. A US Navy Veteran, he was a member of Central Baptist Church in Marked Tree and the Lepanto American Legion, Post 26. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jo Ann Ryals; his parents, Augusta J. and Everette Ryals; and two sons, Mark Ed. Ryals and Kim Ryals...
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Sarah LeeAnn Kibbe
(Obituary ~ 03/16/06)
Sarah LeeAnn Kibbe, eight month old infant daughter of Michael and Kim Kibbe of Payneway, went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, March 7. She is survived by her parents; one sister, Stephanie; one brother, Stevan; maternal grandparents Esco and Shelia Hubbard of Fontana, Calif; paternal grandparents, Dennis and Betty Putnam of Clifton Forge, Virg. ...
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Eva Elizabeth Schmidt
(Obituary ~ 03/22/06)
Eva Elizabeth (Mimi) Schmidt, 76, passed away at St. Bernard's Hospital on Thursday, March 16, 2006. She was born on Monday, September 16, 1929, in Tipton, Mo. to Henry J. and Regina (Hunthausen) Koerkenmeier. She attended Mount St. Scholastica Academy in Atchison, Kan. and graduated from Tipton High School in 1947...
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Christine Parker Hicks
(Obituary ~ 03/23/06)
Christine Parker Hicks, 92, of Palestine, Texas died Thursday, March 16 at Cartwell home for the aged in Palestine. She was a seamstress and of the Church of Christ faith. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Carl S. Parker; her second husband, Ricahrd Hicks; her parents, Andrea and Lula Mae Harbin; one daughter, Margaret Ann Greer; and one son, Billy Carl Parker...
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Georgia Wimpy
(Obituary ~ 03/29/06)
Georgia Wimpy, age 73, of Bartlett, formerly of Lepanto died Saturday, March 25, at Methodist Hospital in North Memphis. She was a member of the Raleigh Assembly of God and was preceded in death by her husband Gus Wimpy. Survivors include a son, Glen Wimpy of Memphis; three daughters, Christi Morris of Bartlett, Tenn., and Nannette Roberts and Janice May, both of Cordova, Tenn.; two brothers, Jesse Jones of Pocahontas and Bud Scarsdale of Moline, Ill.; eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren.. ...
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Roy Neal Johnson
(Obituary ~ 03/29/06)
Roy Neal Johnson, 84, of Marked Tree died Sunday, March 19, 2006, at Three Rivers Nursing Home in Marked Tree. He was a member of the Church of God and a veteran of the United States Navy with which he served in the South Pacific Theater during World War II...
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Hobbs dies in accident in NC
(Obituary ~ 03/29/06)
A tragic car accident on Saturday, March 18 claimed the life of Lepanto resident Marilyn Janet Hobbs. Hobbs, 44, was traveling to North Carolina with her sister, Phylis Bell, and her mother, Janet George, both of Marked Tree. The accident occurred at 11:30 p.m. when Larry Cox, 16, hit the Hyundai SUV in which the women were traveling. According to other newspaper reports, Cox ran off the right shoulder of the road, over corrected and collided head on with the other vehicle...
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Cleo J. Adams
(Obituary ~ 03/29/06)
Cleo J. Adams, 79, of Marked Tree died March 18 at her home from cancer. Born February 3, 1927, she was a homemaker and was a member of Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ. She was preceded in death by her brother. Survivors include six daughters: Lue Bertha Adams of Amithville, N.Y., Mary Adams of Nashville, Tenn., Viola Scott of Marked Tree, Louise Adams of Muskogee, Okla., Barbara Frazier of Greensboro, N.C. ...
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Alonzo Johnson
(Obituary ~ 03/29/06)
Alonzo Johnson, 48, died On Tuesday, March 14, 2006, at Osceola Memorial Hospital. Born July 15, 1958 to Bertha and James Coleman, he confessed a hope in Christ at an early age and united with the First Baptist Church in Lepanto. He leaves to cherish his memories, a devoted mother and father, Bertha and James Coleman of Lepanto; three sisters, LouAnn Henderson of Huntsville, Ala., Wanda Thomas of Lepanto and Sherry Chappell of Trumann; one brother, Derrick Wallace of Lepanto; three children; a very devoted friend, Mr. ...
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Steven Dewayne Kelly
(Obituary ~ 03/29/06)
Steven Dewayne Kelly, 29, of Harrisburg died Tuesday, March 21, 2006, at UAMS Medical Center of Little Rock. Born January 8, 1977, in Jonesboro, he had lived in Harrisburg four years after moving from Trumann. He was an employee of Frito-Lay of Jonesboro and of the Baptist faith...
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Irene Rogers
(Obituary ~ 03/29/06)
Mrs. Irene Rogers, 85, of Marion formerly of Newport, died Monday, March 27, 2006 in West Memphis. She was born August 2, 1920 at Fisher, the daughter of Frank and Laura Bell White. Mrs. Rogers was the owner and operator of a restaurant in Newport in the late 60's and early 70's. Mrs. Rogers enjoyed cooking and spending time with family and friends...
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Margaret Sloan
(Obituary ~ 03/29/06)
Margaret Sloan, 87, of Harrisburg died Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at her home. She was born May 3, 1918 in Cordova, Ala., the daughter of James Henderson and Mary Ella Cox Henderson. She married Charlie Sloan on Nov. 28, 1936 and they enjoyed 30 years together before his death in January of 1966. She was a retired cafeteria worker for Harrisburg School and was of the Baptist faith...
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