Obituaries

Dessie F. Knight (08/04/04)
Dessie F. Knight, 92, of Bay passes away Sunday July 29 at NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was a member of the Church of Christ and a native of Faulkner County. Her two great passions in life were caring for her family and sharing her Christian faith...

Eathel Champlin (08/04/04)
Eathel Champlin, 87, of Bay died Friday, July 30, at Lakeside Nursing Center in Lake City. Born at Cleveland, she moved to Bay in 1936. She was a homemaker and was retired from Singer Corp. in Trumann. She was a member of Alsup Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Margaret Ann Richie of Bay and Mable Buhrmester of Jonesboro; one son, John Champlin of Bay; four sisters, Effie Fletcher, Maxine Smith and Matie May Bobbitt, all of Jonesboro, and Willadean Matlock of Livingston, Texas; two brothers, Alton Pemberton of Jonesboro and Eulis Pemberton of Conway; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and five great-great grandchildren.. ...

Tony Dewayne Collins (08/04/04)
Tony Dewayne Collins, 26, of Trumann passed away July 28 at a Memphis Hospital. He was a farmer and a member of the McCormick Baptist Church at McCormick. He was preceded in death by one brother, Jerry Lee Collins, Sr. He is survived by his parents, Roy Lee Collins, Sr. and Kathrin Medlock Collins; two brothers, Roy Lee "Junior" Collins, Jr. of Bono and Don Wayne Collins of Trumann; one sister, Tina Marie Collins of Trumann, several nieces, nephews and many relatives and friends...

Sandra Kay Bennett (08/12/04)
Funeral services for Sandra Kay Bennett, 47, who died Thursday, July 29, at her home, were August 1, 2004 in the chapel of McNabb's Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband, Tom Bennett of Pocahontas; one son, Chris Bennett of Pocahontas; and a sister, Carol Meilke of Trumann...

David Glenn Speakman (08/18/04)
David Glenn Speakman, 67, of Trumann died Thursday, Aug. 5, at St. Bernard's Medical Center. He was a self-employed contractor and an Army veteran. Survivors include his wife, Billie Arnold Speakman of the home; a daughter, Kimberly Dawn Flatt of Mount Clemens, Mich.; two stepdaughters, Cynthia Canales of Waxahachie, Texas, and Melissa Wells of Cleburne, Texas; a stepson, Timothy D. ...

Glenn P. Campbell (08/18/04)
Glenn P. Campbell, 74, of Trumann died Thursday, Aug. 5, at NEA Medical Center. Born in Ravenden, he was a lifelong resident of Trumann. He was a retired mechanic and of the Pentecostal belief. Survivors include his wife, Hazel Secrease Campbell of the home; a son, Rodney Campbell of Tulsa, Okla.; two stepsons, Carl Long of Jonesboro and Jeff Long of Harrisburg; two daughters, Dianna Whittingham of Trumann and Carole Mackey of Bryant; a stepdaughter, Regina Tucker of Thayer, Mo.; a brother, Millard Campbell of Tuckerman; three sisters, Ruth Maxwell of Trumann, Ruby O'Dell of Oxford, Miss., and Alma Nash of Jenson Beach, Fla.; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.. ...

Joyce M. Johnson (08/18/04)
Joyce M. Johnson, 64, formerly of Trumann, died Wednesday, Aug. 11 in Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. A Baptist, she was a retired customer service representative for Warehouse Foods. Survivors include her husband, Charles Johnson of Crawfordsville; three sons, Jody William Johnson of Earle, Randy Lee Johnson and Eric Justin Johnson, both of West Memphis; two sisters, Georgia Furnish of Loves Park, Ill., and Betty Sue Davis of West Memphis; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.. ...

Kenneth R. Simmons (08/18/04)
Kenneth R. Simmons, 66, of Trumann passed away on Aug. 14 at his residence of natural causes. He was born and Trumann and had lived here for his entire lifetime. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, a retired electrician from the General Electric Company in Jonesboro and was of the Pentecostal faith...

Louise Rost (08/18/04)
Louise Rost, 80, of Bernie, Mo. passed away on Aug. 15, 2004 at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston of natural causes. She was born in Florence, Ala. and had lived most of her life in Trumann before moving to Missouri in 1996. She was a housewife and of the Baptist faith...

Mabel Harrison (08/18/04)
Mabel Harrison, 78, of Jonesboro died Friday, Aug. 6, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born at Dell, she was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal belief. Survivors include three sons, William E. Harrison of Jonesboro, Terry Harrison of Trumann and Tony Harrison of Greenbriar; five daughters, Annette Needham and Debby Flood, both of Jonesboro, Carolyn Westmoreland of Trumann, Irene Britt of Harrisburg and Wanda Mason of Bay; one brother, Walt Wilson of Wilmer, Texas; one sister, Christine Rohr of Tacoma, Wash.; 23 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.. ...

Ronald H. "Tex" Smith (08/18/04)
Ronald H. "Tex" Smith, 59, of Trumann died Thursday, Aug. 12, at his home. He was born at Weona and had lived most of his life in Trumann. He was a meat cutter for Price Chopper and was of the Pentecostal faith. Survivors include two daughters, Veronica Charlene Gross of Memphis and Autumn Leef Camper of West Memphis; two sisters, Majanet McBurnett of North Little Rock and Manzanita Hickman of Ypsilanti, Mich.; and three grandchildren...

Vivian Grace Hollis (08/18/04)
Vivian Grace Hollis, 84, of Trumann died Monday, Aug. 9, at St. Bernard's Medical Center. Born in Duck Hill, Miss., she had lived in Trumann for 50 years and was a retired elementary teacher at Trumann. She was a Baptist. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Ann Marler of Poplar Bluff, Mo.; five sisters, Lucille Phonka of Woodlawn, Ill., Lois Conner of Memphis, Ollivette Stock of Lakeview and Alice Collins and Betty Collins, both of Kansas City, Mo.; two brothers, Andrew Taylor of Washington and Bark Taylor of Bald Knob; three grandchildren, John Marler of Hollywood, Calif., Bob Marler of Poplar Bluff and Adrian Abell of Victorville, Calif.; and one great-grandson.. ...

Chalres Nix Sr. (08/25/04)
Charles Nix Sr., 75, of Harrisburg died Tuesday, Aug. 17, at St. Bernard's Medical Center. Born at Harrisburg, he was a farmer, a carpenter and a member of Pleasant Valley Methodist Church in Harrisburg. Survivors include his wife, Wilma Nix of the home; two sons, Charles D. Nix of Harrisburg and Gary R. Nix of North Little Rock; a brother, G.W. Nix Jr. of Jonesboro; two sisters, Berneda Heeb of Harrisburg and Mattie Redd of Memphis; and two grandchildren, Mark Nix and Kyle Nix...

Alma Willean Holt (08/25/04)
Alma Willean Holt, 69, of Bay died Thursday, Aug. 19, at her home. Born in Buena Vista, Tenn., she moved to Bay at the age of 3 and lived most of her life there. She graduated from Bay High School and was retired from Jonesboro City Water and Light, where she worked for 41 years as a credit manager until 1995...

Neva Sue White Reeves (08/25/04)
Neva Sue White Reeves, 75, of Harrisburg died Saturday, Aug. 21, at St. Bernard's Medical Center. Born at Scott's Hill, Tenn., she lived most of her life in Harrisburg and was an active member of the Shiloh Baptist Church near Harrisburg, where she had taught Sunday school. She was a retired custodial supervisor for the George Jackson Mental Health Center...

Hugh L. Short (08/25/04)
Hugh L. Short, 77, of Trumann died Wednesday, Aug. 18, at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center in Little Rock. Born in Clarksdale, he lived most of his life in Trumann. He was retired from the Singer Co. and Delta Wood Products, both in Trumann, and was a member of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ...

Phillip Nelson Waters, Sr. (08/25/04)
Funeral services for Phillip Nelson Waters Sr., 48, of Harrisburg, who died Friday, Aug. 20, at his home, were held at 10 a.m. Monday at Weston Funeral Service of Harrisburg. The Rev. Frank Hillis, the Rev. Greg Leatherwood and the Rev. John Lindsey officiated. Burial followed in Harrisburg Memorial Park Cemetery...