Obituaries

Dene West (03/02/05)
Dene West, 90, of Strawberry died Monday, Feb. 21, 2005 at his residence. He was born at Aetna in Sharp County. He was a retired farmer and elder of the Milligan Campground Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Survivors include three sons, Gary West of Strawberry, Danny West of Okmulgee, Okla. and David West of Tulsa, Okla.; three daughters, Jo Ann Conatser of Trumann, Patty Huskey of Saffell and Helen Lackey of Sulpher Rock; 15 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren...

Margaret E. Keith (03/02/05)
Margaret E. Keith, 87, of Warren died Monday, Feb. 21, 2005 at Bradley County Memorial Hospital of Warren. Born in Keevil, she had lived in the Trumann and Marked Tree areas before moving to Warren two years ago. She was a housewife, a former nurse for Marked Tree School District for 26 years and had been named Woman of the Year by Beta Sigma Phi sorority of Marked Tree. She was a member of Faith Free Will Baptist Church of Warren and a former member of the First Baptist Church of Trumann...

Philip H. Tuseth (03/02/05)
Philip H. Tuseth, 84, of Jonesbor and Bay passed away on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2005 at the Memphis Jewish Home at Cordova Tenn. Born at Beltrami, Minn., he was the retired owner of Prince Philip's Inc. at Bay, where he was an expert in the repair and restoration of antique clocks, specializing in Vienna Regulators...

William H. "Bill" Bishop (03/10/05)
William H. "Bill" Bishop, 69, of Trumann passed away on March 7, 2005 at Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro of natural causes. He was born in Arbyrb, Mo. and had lived most of his life in Trumann. He was a retired supervisor for the Singer Co., farmer and of the Baptist faith...

Faith Dale Bruner (03/10/05)
Infant Faith Dale Bruner of Batesville, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2005 at Batesville. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Gary Dale Bruner, Sr. She is survived by her parents, Gary Dale Jr. and Andrea Camille (Evans) Bruner of Batesville; her grandparents, Rebecca Bruner of Jonesboro; Teddy and Debbie Evans of Batesville and Kay and Ron Hubbs of Florissant, Mo.; great-grandparents, Charles and Virgina Evand of Trumann, Beebe Greenwood of Trumann and CR "Doc" Nicols of Lepanto; aunts and uncles, Melinda Bruner of Jonesboro, Sara Bobbitt of Mountain Home and Wesley Evans of Batesville and cousins, Avery and Abbie Bobbitt of Mountain Home and Mason Evans of Batesville.. ...

Ray Mitchell Holmes (03/10/05)
Ray Mitchell Holmes, 91, of Trumann passed away on Friday, March 4, 2005 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro of natural causes. He was born and raised in Harrisburg. He moved to Trumann in 1974 when he and his Martha were married. ...

Jon David Teague (03/10/05)
Jon David Teague, 68, of Harrisburg, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2005 at the family residence of natural causes. He was born in Jonesboro and had lived in Harrisburg for the past 18 years. He was a 20 year veteran of the US Air Force and Vietnam War; a retired technical representative for Symbol Technology in Orlando, Fla. and a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Harrisburg...

Kathleen Nichols Patrick (03/10/05)
Kathleen Nichols Patrick, 59, of Lake City passed away on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005 at NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro of natural causes. She was born in Osceola and had lived in Lake City since, 1965. She was a former employee of the Singer Co., Lincoln Mfg. and Colson Caster Corp. She was a member of the Mt. Olive free Pentecostal Church in Needham...

Lindbergh Vickers (03/16/05)
Lindbergh "Lindy" Vickers Sr., 77, of Jonesboro, died Sunday, March 6, 2005. Born at Athens, Ala., he moved to Tulot in 1935 and later to Trumann, where he lived until moving to Jonesboro in 1986. He was a 1945 graduate of McCormick High School and attended Athens State University at Athens. He was a salesman, co-owner of Southside Lumber Co. at Trumann, owner of Vickers Grocery at Trumann and inside salesman for Dealers Service of Arkansas until he retired...

Modena Ratliff Nichols (03/16/05)
Modena Ratliff Nichols, 79, of Bay died Tuesday, March 8, 2005 at Craighead Nursing Center. Born at Hardy, she had lived in Northeast Arkansas for most of her life, was a homemaker and a member of Broadway Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Frank Nichols Sr. ...

Patsy Ann Bullock Halfacre (03/16/05)
Patsy Ann Bullock Halfacre, 66, of Trumann died March 9, 2005 at the Med in Memphis, Tenn. of kidney failure. She was born in Booneville, Miss, was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. She is survived by one daughter, Kim Presley of Robertsonville, Miss.; four brothers, Willie Ed Bullock and Jimmy Dale Bullock, both of Trumann, Bobby Lee Bullock of Lake City and Carl Duane Bullock of Jonesboro and two grandchildren, Miranda Lawrence and Marissa Presley of Robertsonville, Miss...

Katelynn Ashlee Nicole Sims Norwood (03/16/05)
Katelynn Ashlee Nicole Sims Norwood, 2-month-old daughter of Amber Sims and Dylan Norwood of Bay, died Sunday, March 6, 2005 at her grandmother's residence at Bay. Survivors in addition to the parents include her grandparents, Teri Norwood and R.C. and Kay Lyles, all of Bay, Robin Sims of Trumann and Andy Lockwood of Murfreesboro; and her great-grandparents, Tom Norwood and Louise Cook of Bay, Pearlie M. Pyles of Jonesboro, Sue Sims of Trumann and Frank Lyles of Hot Springs...

Betty Jane Parnell (03/16/05)
Betty Jane Parnell, 53, of Osceola died March 6, 2005 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born in Dyess, a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Murray Thomas and Edna Jewell Smith Thomas, both deceased...

Betty Jean Passmore (03/16/05)
Betty Jean Passmore, 68, of Trumann died Wednesday, March 9, 2005 at St. Bernard's Medical Center of Jonesboro. A native and lifetime resident of Trumann, she was retired from the Singer Distribution Center in Trumann and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her husband, James Passmore of the home; a son, Randy Passmore of Trumann; a sister, Patsy Branum of Trumann; a brother, Virgil Hopkins of Trumann; and a grandson, Jace Passmore of Trumann...

Billy Ray Reed (03/16/05)
Billy Ray Reed, 55, of Paragould died Sunday, March 6, 2005 at Rush University Presbyterian Hospital at Chicago. Born at Jonesboro, he lived most of his life in the Jonesboro area before moving to Paragould five years ago. He was an employee of Wolverine Worldwide at Jonesboro and was a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War. Following his service in the Marines, he enlisted in the Army and retired as a captain in the Army Reserve at Jonesboro. He was of the Pentecostal belief...

Drey Edwin Jennings (03/16/05)
Drey Edwin Jennings, 6-month-old son of Heath and Amber Jennings of Granbury, died Saturday, March 5 at his home. Besides his parents, survivors are a brother, Devin Jennings of the home; a sister, Kayla Jennings of the home; a half-brother, Taylor Swindle of the home; paternal grandfather, Mark Jennings of Fort Worth, Texas; paternal grandmother and step-grandfather, Lona and Don Helm of Granbury; maternal grandparents, Gary and LaVerne Christiansen of Granbury; and paternal great-grandparents, Doyle and DeLida Clem of Trumann and Wayne Jennings of Fort Worth, Tex... ...

Flossie Mae Gibson (03/16/05)
Flossie Mae Gibson, 91, of Trumann died Sunday, March 13, 2005 at Trumann Health and Rehab Center. Born at Senath, Mo., she had lived in Trumann since 1975 and was formerly of Michigan. She was a homemaker and retired from United Platers Co. of Detroit. She was a member of Providence Baptist Church at Trumann...

George Mullins (03/16/05)
George E. Mullins, 74, of Trumann died Tuesday, March 8, 2005 at St. Bernard's Medical Center of Jonesboro. A native of Bay Village and former Harrisburg resident, he was a retired employee of the Singer Co. and attended Eastside Baptist Church. Survivors include three daughters, Marjorie Geraldine Bell of Harrisburg, Georgia Dianna Newberry of Weiner and Delesa Walker of Trumann; a son, Edward "Sonny" Mullins of Trumann; four brothers, Mart Mullins, Andy Mullins and Jimmy Mullins, all of Hickory Ridge, and Tommy Mullins of Trumann; seven grandchildren, Scott Bell, Christi Fortier, Larry Luna, Eric Mullins, Shawnda Mullins, Tony Newberry and Lauren Walker; and four great-grandchildren.. ...

Kenneth Earl Duvall (03/16/05)
Kenneth Earl Duvall, 69, of Trumann died March 13, 2005 at the family residence in Trumann of natural causes. He was born in Atkins County and had lived in Trumann for the past 49 years and was formerly of Marked Tree. He was a truck driver and of the Pentecostal faith...