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Lorn Waive Todd

Lorn Waive Todd

May 16, 2008

Pocahontas- Lorn Waive Todd 88 Passed away Friday May 16,2008 at Pocahontas Health Care and Rehab. He was born Nov. 12, 1919 at Highmore , South Dakota. A son of the late Elliott and Maggie Todd. He was a farmer, Veteran of WW II , a Mason and a member of Sutton Freewill Baptist Church. He is Survived by his...

Darlis Blackwell

Darlis Blackwell

May 15, 2008

POCAHONTAS-Darlis Blackwell died Thursday at Five Rivers Medical Center. She was born August 13, 1923 to the late Walter and Clara Mae Moore Jones. Her husband, Herman, and a brother, Darrell Jones, also preceded her in death. She is survived by a half-sister, Dorothy Gross of St. Louis. Graveside services will be held at 2pm Sunday at the Warm Springs...

Dorothy Mae Peters

Dorothy Mae Peters

May 15, 2008

Dorothy Mae Eldridge Peters, age 83, of Hot Springs, AR passed away May 15, 2008. She was born June 12, 1924 in Walnut Ridge, AR She was the eldest of ten children born to Roscoe and Goldie Eldridge. She grew up in the Heel String community south of Corning, AR and attended school at Corning. Dorothy was predeceased by her...

Howard Coursey

Howard Coursey

May 14, 2008

Monette- Howard Eugene Coursey, 69, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at his residence. He was born February 18, 1939 in Egypt, Arkansas to the late Lawrence and Mable Coursey. Howard had just moved to Monette from Eatonton, GA where he had lived for the past eight years. He had lived in St. Louis for fifteen years where he was a...

Howard Coursey

Howard Coursey

May 14, 2008

Monette- Howard Eugene Coursey, 69, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at his residence. He was born February 18, 1939 in Egypt, Arkansas to the late Lawrence and Mable Coursey. Howard had just moved to Monette from Eatonton, GA where he had lived for the past eight years. He had lived in St. Louis for fifteen years where he was a...

Howard Coursey

Howard Coursey

May 14, 2008

Monette- Howard Eugene Coursey, 69, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at his residence. He was born February 18, 1939 in Egypt, Arkansas to the late Lawrence and Mable Coursey. Howard had just moved to Monette from Eatonton, GA where he had lived for the past eight years. He had lived in St. Louis for fifteen years where he was a...

James Everett Armstrong

James Everett Armstrong

May 14, 2008

REYNO-James Everett Armstrong, 75, died Wednesday at Five Rivers Medical Center. He was born August 28, 1932 in Clay County to the late Park Edward and Gurtrude Thompson Armstrong. He is survived by a brother, Bob Armstrong, or Reyno and a niece, Marcie March, also of Reyno. Services will be held at 2pm Saturday at the Reyno First Baptist Church...

Sarah Berniece Johnson

Sarah Berniece Johnson

May 13, 2008

Pocahontas - Sarah Berniece Johnson , 97, went to the with the Lord on Tuesday, Mau 13, 2008. She was born on August 29, 1910 to John and Nina Jester Walters in Jackson, Tennessee. She married John Cottle Johnson in Memphis, Tennessee. They were blessed with a daughter, Emily Carol Johnson Harris. She was preceded in death by both her...

Lee Roy Armstrong

Lee Roy Armstrong

May 13, 2008

REYNO-Lee Roy Armstrong, 72, died at his home Thursday. He was born August 26, 1935 at Reyno to the late Park Edward and Gurtrude Thompson Armstrong and was a member of the Reyno First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Luetta, a Honary daughter, Michelle Colburn of Corning, one brother, Bob Armstrong both of Reyno, four grandchildren and several nieces...

Delores Irene Bowman

Delores Irene Bowman

May 10, 2008

Lake City- Delores Irene Bowman, 69, died Saturday, May 10, 2008 at her residence. She was born September 11, 1938 in Monette to the late Ira and Mildred Nettles. Mrs. Bowman retired after 27 years with General Electric. She was a wonderful homemaker, who loved to cook, work in her flowers and loved animals, cats, dogs and birds. She was...

Delores Irene Bowman

Delores Irene Bowman

May 10, 2008

Lake City- Delores Irene Bowman, 69, died Saturday, May 10, 2008 at her residence. She was born September 11, 1938 in Monette to the late Ira and Mildred Nettles. Mrs. Bowman retired after 27 years with General Electric. She was a wonderful homemaker, who loved to cook, work in her flowers and loved animals, cats, dogs and birds. She was...

Delores Irene Bowman

Delores Irene Bowman

May 10, 2008

Lake City- Delores Irene Bowman, 69, died Saturday, May 10, 2008 at her residence. She was born September 11, 1938 in Monette to the late Ira and Mildred Nettles. Mrs. Bowman retired after 27 years with General Electric. She was a wonderful homemaker, who loved to cook, work in her flowers and loved animals, cats, dogs and birds. She was...

Richard Woodrow Butts, Jr.

Richard Woodrow Butts, Jr.

May 9, 2008

Jonesboro- Richard Woodrow Butts, Jr., 65, died Friday, May 9, 2008 at his residence. He was born July 28, 1942 in Black Oak to the late Richard and Cora Henry Butts, Sr. He was a salesman with an electrical supply company. Survivors include six sisters, Norma Jean Shackelford of Hernando, MS, Wilma Sue Pearl of Houston, TX, Vivian Diane Lemmons...

Richard Woodrow Butts, Jr.

Richard Woodrow Butts, Jr.

May 9, 2008

Jonesboro- Richard Woodrow Butts, Jr., 65, died Friday, May 9, 2008 at his residence. He was born July 28, 1942 in Black Oak to the late Richard and Cora Henry Butts, Sr. He was a salesman with an electrical supply company. Survivors include six sisters, Norma Jean Shackelford of Hernando, MS, Wilma Sue Pearl of Houston, TX, Vivian Diane Lemmons...

Richard Woodrow Butts, Jr.

Richard Woodrow Butts, Jr.

May 9, 2008

Jonesboro- Richard Woodrow Butts, Jr., 65, died Friday, May 9, 2008 at his residence. He was born July 28, 1942 in Black Oak to the late Richard and Cora Henry Butts, Sr. He was a salesman with an electrical supply company. Survivors include six sisters, Norma Jean Shackelford of Hernando, MS, Wilma Sue Pearl of Houston, TX, Vivian Diane Lemmons...

Markus Trey Lowtharp

Markus Trey Lowtharp

May 9, 2008

Pocahontas- Markus Trey Lowtharp infant son of Steven and Mary Beth Lowtharp passed away Friday at St.Bernards. He is Survived by his parents Maternal grandparents Dale and Darllia McClung Paternal grandparents Lyle Jr. And Gay Lowtharp all of Pocahontas. Maternal-great grand parents Mary Conyers of Rector and Jewel McClung of Paragould. Paternal great grand parents Lyle Lowtharp Sr. Of Pocahontas...

Collier Nance

Collier Nance

May 8, 2008

Monette- Collier Joe Nance, 87, died Thursday, May 8, 2008 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born November 13, 1920 in the Carmi Community to the late John and Martha Nance. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Calvary Full Gospel Church in Cardwell. Mr. Nance served in the United States Army during World War II...

Collier Nance

Collier Nance

May 8, 2008

Monette- Collier Joe Nance, 87, died Thursday, May 8, 2008 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born November 13, 1920 in the Carmi Community to the late John and Martha Nance. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Calvary Full Gospel Church in Cardwell. Mr. Nance served in the United States Army during World War II...

Collier Nance

Collier Nance

May 8, 2008

Monette- Collier Joe Nance, 87, died Thursday, May 8, 2008 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born November 13, 1920 in the Carmi Community to the late John and Martha Nance. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Calvary Full Gospel Church in Cardwell. Mr. Nance served in the United States Army during World War II...

Evelyn L. Markin

Evelyn L. Markin

May 6, 2008

Evelyn Markin, 81, of Monette died Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at NEA Baptist Hospital. She was a lifetime resident of Monette and a member of the Monette Assembly of God Church. She worked many years in churches alongside her husband, the late Rev. Junior Markin. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Beside her husband, Evelyn was preceded in...

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