Obituaries

Woodrow Wilson Turner (05/04/04)
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Turner, 53, of Trumann died Sunday, April 25, at his residence. Born in Trumann, he had lived most of his life in Trumann and was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Survivors include his wife, Levita Ann Turner of the home; and a son, Brandon Turner Smith of Bentonville...

Verna Catherine Blansett (05/04/04)
Verna Catherine Blansett, 77, of Caraway died Friday, April 30, at the family residence. Formerly of Trumann, she was a housewife and member of the Rowe's Chapel Baptist Church in Caraway. Survivors include her husband, Jesse "Short" Blansett of the home; a daughter, Jean Jeffers of Caraway; a brother, J.C. Lansdell of Trumann; two grandchildren, Gary Jeffers of Caraway and Randy Jeffers of Lake City; and a great-grandson...

Kelly Leroy Benson (05/04/04)
Kelly Leroy Benson, 45, of Harrisburg died Sunday, May 2, at his residence. Born in Harrisburg, he was a lifelong resident of that community. He worked as a machine operator for Poinsett County and was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Survivors include his parents, Leroy and Letty Faye Benson, both of Harrisburg, and his grandmother, Emma Jean Langston of Jonesboro...

Joe F. Massey (05/04/04)
Joe F. Massey, 84, of Mountain View died Saturday, April 24, at Stone County Medical Center. Born at Landis, he was carpenter and a World War II veteran. Survivors include two sisters, Hazel Harness of Trumann and Iria Sisk of Dallas, Ga. He was preceded in death by his wife, Anna J. Massey; his parents; five brothers; and eight sisters...

DruElla Fisher (05/04/04)
DruElla Fisher, 89, of Jonesboro died Friday, April 30, at St. Bernard's Medical Center. Born in the Herman community, she lived in the Childress community before moving to Jonesboro 61 years ago. She worked as a saleswoman for Dillard's for 20 years and was a member of Central Baptist Church...

Bert Ford Allen (05/04/04)
Bert Ford Allen, 84, of Arizona died Thursday, April 22, at Western Arizona Regional Hospital from heart complications. He was born Oct. 15, 1919, in Trumann. He was the son of Cleve and Ella Allen, pioneers of Trumann. He served in the Navy during World War II. In 1944 he and his wife moved to California, where he began work in the film studios. He worked as a set director on such shows as Mr. Ed, the Ghost and Mrs. Muier, the Monroes and MASH. He retired to Bullhead City, Ariz., in 1986...

Janis Lynn Gammon (05/19/04)
Funeral services for Janis Lynn Gammon, 52, of Trumann, who died Monday, May 10, at her residence, were Wednesday, May 12 in the chapel of Thompson Funeral Home of Trumann. The Rev. Allen Akin officiated, and burial followed in Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery...

Marvin Edward Ladd (05/19/04)
Marvin Edward Ladd, 86, formerly of Trumann died May 6 at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville, Kentucky. He was born June 25, 1917 in Monette. He was a deacon, a member of the First Baptist Churchin Providence, a Jaycee, a member of the American Disabled Veterans Society, a World War II veteran and a city councilman. He worked for the state highway department and was an antique dealer. He lost both legs in World War II...

Vernon Ladell Owens (05/19/04)
Funeral services for Vernon Ladell Owens Sr., 72, of Trumann, who died Thursday, May 13, at Regional Medical Center of NEA in Jonesboro, were Sunday, May 16 at the McCormick Baptist Church near Trumann, with the Rev. Jim Frazier and Rev. Rick Kimery officiating...

Emmett Dale Pankey (05/19/04)
Emmett Dale Pankey, 53, of Trumann died Tuesday, May 11, from injuries he suffered in a bus accident near Trumann. He was born in Jonesboro and was a lifetime resident of Trumann. He owned and operated a janitorial service and was a bus driver for Trumann Public Schools. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Trumann...

John R. Lowery (05/26/04)
Funeral services for John R. Lowery, 51, of Trumann, who died Friday, May 21, at his home, were Tuesday, May 25 at the University Baptist Church, with the Rev. Paul Hale officiating. Burial followed in the Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery in Jonesboro under the direction of Thompson Funeral Home of Trumann...