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John Anderson Allison

John Anderson Allison

Oct 28, 2007

POCAHONTAS-John A. Allison, age 63, died Monday at Cushing Regional Hospital in Cushing, OK. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hubert and Wanda Wright Allison. He was a truck driver in the oil field, part-time mechanic, saw mill \u0026 timber worker. He loved NASCAR, fishing, hunting, quilting and 4-wheeling. He is survived by 2 sons, Sheldon E. Wedin...

Wylie T. Stephens

Wylie T. Stephens

Oct 28, 2007

Wylie Bud Thomas Stephens Jonesboro Wylie Bud Thomas Stephens, 84, died at his residence. He was born January 4, 1923 in Jonesboro to the late John and Lillian Stephens. He was a member of the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, retired from G.E. and was an avid hunter and fisherman and...

Wilma Elizabeth Wright

Wilma Elizabeth Wright

Oct 27, 2007

Maynard- Wilma Wright, 88, passed away Saturday at Five Rivers Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lehman Wright, 1 brother and 1 sister. She is survived by 1 niece, Margaret Soles of Maynard; 3 nephews, Carroll Parker of Forrestel,MO, Joe Parker of Cedar Hill,MO and Kelly Odom of Jonesboro,AR; and several great and great-great nieces and...

Annie Haynes Benham

Annie Haynes Benham

Oct 26, 2007

Black Oak- Annie Lee Haynes Benham, 33, died Friday, October 26, 2007 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born September 19, 1974 in Paragould. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist belief. Survivors include her husband, Stacy Benham of Black Oak; her mother, Favoretia Emmajean McKee of Gainesville; one sister and her husband, Sue Ann and Michael McGuire...

Annie Haynes Benham

Annie Haynes Benham

Oct 26, 2007

Black Oak- Annie Lee Haynes Benham, 33, died Friday, October 26, 2007 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born September 19, 1974 in Paragould. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist belief. Survivors include her husband, Stacy Benham of Black Oak; her mother, Favoretia Emmajean McKee of Gainesville; one sister and her husband, Sue Ann and Michael McGuire...

Annie Haynes Benham

Annie Haynes Benham

Oct 26, 2007

Black Oak- Annie Lee Haynes Benham, 33, died Friday, October 26, 2007 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born September 19, 1974 in Paragould. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist belief. Survivors include her husband, Stacy Benham of Black Oak; her mother, Favoretia Emmajean McKee of Gainesville; one sister and her husband, Sue Ann and Michael McGuire...

Jacob W. Tracer

Jacob W. Tracer

Oct 25, 2007

Monette Jacob Winfred Tracer, Sr., 91, died Thursday, October 25, 2007 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born in Childress to the late V. M. and Rena Harrell Tracer. He was a jeweler and owned Tracers Jewelry Store in Monette. He was a member of the Monette First United Methodist Church, the Monette Masonic Lodge and the Lions Club....

Mary Elizabeth Blankenship

Mary Elizabeth Blankenship

Oct 25, 2007

Paragould Mary Elizabeth Blankenship, 80, died Thursday, October 25, 2007 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born March 18, 1927 in Brookland to the late C.O. and Clara Belle Nichols. For 25 years she worked as a bookkeeper for Jonesboro Lumber Company and was a member of the New Antioch Baptist Church in Goobertown. She loved oil painting, quilting...

Mary Elizabeth Blankenship

Mary Elizabeth Blankenship

Oct 25, 2007

Paragould Mary Elizabeth Blankenship, 80, died Thursday, October 25, 2007 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born March 18, 1927 in Brookland to the late C.O. and Clara Belle Nichols. For 25 years she worked as a bookkeeper for Jonesboro Lumber Company and was a member of the New Antioch Baptist Church in Goobertown. She loved oil painting, quilting...

Mary Elizabeth Blankenship

Mary Elizabeth Blankenship

Oct 25, 2007

Paragould Mary Elizabeth Blankenship, 80, died Thursday, October 25, 2007 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born March 18, 1927 in Brookland to the late C.O. and Clara Belle Nichols. For 25 years she worked as a bookkeeper for Jonesboro Lumber Company and was a member of the New Antioch Baptist Church in Goobertown. She loved oil painting, quilting...

Jacob W. Tracer

Jacob W. Tracer

Oct 25, 2007

Monette Jacob Winfred Tracer, Sr., 91, died Thursday, October 25, 2007 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born in Childress to the late V. M. and Rena Harrell Tracer. He was a jeweler and owned Tracers Jewelry Store in Monette. He was a member of the Monette First United Methodist Church, the Monette Masonic Lodge and the Lions Club....

Jacob W. Tracer

Jacob W. Tracer

Oct 25, 2007

Monette Jacob Winfred Tracer, Sr., 91, died Thursday, October 25, 2007 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born in Childress to the late V. M. and Rena Harrell Tracer. He was a jeweler and owned Tracers Jewelry Store in Monette. He was a member of the Monette First United Methodist Church, the Monette Masonic Lodge and the Lions Club....

Robert B. Walden

Robert B. Walden

Oct 21, 2007

Robert B. Walden Jonesboro-Robert B. Walden, 84, of Jonesboro died Sunday October 21, 2007, at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Paragould, he retired with the rank of Chief Warrant Officer (CW4) after proudly serving with the U.S. Army for 30 years. He served in WWII and was then honored to be a supporting member of post-war rocket research teams...

Robert B. Walden

Robert B. Walden

Oct 21, 2007

Robert B. Walden Jonesboro-Robert B. Walden, 84, of Jonesboro died Sunday October 21, 2007, at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Paragould, he retired with the rank of Chief Warrant Officer (CW4) after proudly serving with the U.S. Army for 30 years. He served in WWII and was then honored to be a supporting member of post-war rocket research teams...

Robert B. Walden

Robert B. Walden

Oct 21, 2007

Robert B. Walden Jonesboro-Robert B. Walden, 84, of Jonesboro died Sunday October 21, 2007, at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Paragould, he retired with the rank of Chief Warrant Officer (CW4) after proudly serving with the U.S. Army for 30 years. He served in WWII and was then honored to be a supporting member of post-war rocket research teams...

Linda Lou Foster

Linda Lou Foster

Oct 15, 2007

POCAHONTAS-Linda Lou Foster, 47, died Monday. Survivors include her husband, Darryl Foster, three sons, Kevin, Matt and Eric Dunham, all of Pocahontas, two daughters, Star Dunham and Tina Nichols both of Pocahontas, three brothers, Gerald and Dennis Simpkins, both of Pocahontas and Jody Simpkins of Warm Springs, three sisters, Teresa Stevens and Carrie MacCurne both of Pullman, MI and Dawn...

Beulah Mcgoldrick

Beulah Mcgoldrick

Oct 13, 2007

Ravenden- Beulah Leona Lawrence McGoldrick, age 98, passed away October 13, 2007 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. She was born Feb 25, 1909 near Ravenden. She was the daughter of the late Lucius and Lizzie Pickett Lawrence. On September 19,1927, she married Claude McGoldrick. They worked north in the automobile industry in Flint, Michigan but retired back...

Lewis Ewing Larsen

Lewis Ewing Larsen

Oct 11, 2007

Lewis Ewing Larsen, 75, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, died October 12th at the Fayetteville Veterans Home. He was born April 22, 1932 to Sivert Larsen and Betty M. Jones in Nashville, TN. He was in the U.S. Navy from 1950-54 serving as an Aviation Machinists Mate Third Class. He married Mary Jo Gillespie of Paris, TN on Sept. 8th, 1957. He...

Euvila Dean Cagle

Euvila Dean Cagle

Oct 10, 2007

MAYNARD-Euvila Dean Cagle, 77, died Wednesday. Her husband, J. D. Cagle, preceded her in death. Survivors include four sons, Steve, Robbie, David and Danny Cagle all of Maynard, three daughters, Sandra Mathews of Jonesboro, Judy Cagle of Wentzville, MO and Renee Thompson of Maynard, one brother, Bennie Dale Pitman of Jonesboro, nineteen grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services will...

Charley Crockett Fortner, Sr.

Charley Crockett Fortner, Sr.

Oct 9, 2007

RAVENDEN SPRINGS-Charley Crockett Fortner, Sr., 96, died Tuesday. Survivors include a son, Charley Fortner, Jr., a foster son, Jim Andrews, both of Ravenden Springs, three daughters, Margie Riner of Ravenden Springs, Ruby Brown of High Ridge, MO and Mazie Matthews of Arnold, MO, sixteen grandchildren, thirty-seven great-grandchildren, twelve great-great-grandchildren and one great-great-great-grandchild. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in...

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