Obituaries

Lonnie Darrell Sims (02/02/06)
Lonnie Darrell Sims, 57, of Trumann died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born in Trumann and a lived there all of his life. Sims was a machinist for Bob's Auto Parts in Jonesboro and of the Baptist faith...

Arlen Dale Campbell, Jr. (02/09/06)
Mr. Arlen Dale "Junior" Campbell Jr., 33, of Trumann died Jan. 29, 2006 at NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born in Jonesboro and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was a forklift operator for Global Manufacturing in Trumann and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy...

Patsy Jean Burrow (02/09/06)
Mrs. Patsy Jean Burrow, 75, of Harrisburg died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born in Trumann and had lived most of her lifetime in the Trumann and Harrisburg area. She was retired from the Singer Company and was of the Church of God belief...

Bertha Irene Parrish (02/09/06)
Mrs. Bertha Irene Parrish, 86, of Russellville, formerly of Trumann, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2006 at the family residence. She was born in Walnut Grove and had lived most of her lifetime in the Trumann and Monette area before moving to Russellville. She was a housewife and a member of the Trumann Revival Center...

Bonnie Cagle Baier (02/09/06)
Bonnie Cagle Baier of Belen, New Mexico, died Jan. 22, 2006 in Albuquerque. She was born in Marked Tree. She is survived by her husband Del Baier, Sr.; two sons, Del Baier Jr. and Steven Baier of Albuquerque; four sisters, Dorothy Scarbrough, Loys Teague, Lorenda Hammonds and Marilyn McKay and three brothers, Carl Mabry, Wendell Webb and Kelley Webb...

Annie Mae Fritz (02/15/06)
Mrs. Annie Mae Fritz, 83, of Trumann died Feb. 12, 2006 at Trumann Health and Rehab. She was born in McCrory and had lived in Trumann for the past 57 years. She was a housewife and member of the First Baptist Church in Trumann. She was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar Albert Fritz, Jr. in 1996; a daughter, Lawanda Jean Fritz; one grandson; 12 brothers and sisters and was the daughter of the late Robert and Leona Bell Smith Campbell...

Carrie Bell Taylor (02/15/06)
Carrie Bell Freeman Taylor, 104, of Trumann died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006 at the Trumann Health and Rehab. She was born in Nelsonville and had lived in the Poughkeepsie area before moving to Trumann 40 years ago. Taylor was a housewife, former Worthy Matron of the Eastern Star and was a member of the Lillie Springs Missionary Baptist Church...

James Dewayne Blain (02/15/06)
James Dewayne Blain, 46, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006 at NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born in South Haven, Mich., and had lived most of his lifetime in Michigan before moving to Jonesboro two and a half months ago. He was a security officer, veteran of the U.S. Army and of the Protestant faith...

Mamie Lydia Callison (02/15/06)
Mamie Lydia Callison, 89, of Qulin, Mo., died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006 at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Callison was born in Corinth, Miss., and had lived in Missouri since 1979. Formerly of Trumann, she was a homemaker and member of the Broseley First Baptist Church in Broseley, Mo. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Alonzo Callison; two sons; five brothers and was the daughter of the late William Odie and Seney Elizabeth Cain Prichard...

Ralph Roberts (02/15/06)
Ralph "Buddy" Roberts, 76, of Jonesboro died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born in Trumann and had lived most of his life in Jonesboro. He was a security guard with Ralph Boling Security for 12 years and was a US Army Veteran serving in the Korean War. He was a member of the Jonesboro Masonic Lodge #129 and American Legion. He was of the Church of Christ belief...

Stanley D. Roberts (02/15/06)
Mr. Stanley D. Roberts, 27, of Jonesboro died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006, in Little Rock. He was born Aug. 11, 1978, at Wasco, Calif. Mr. Roberts enjoyed working on automobiles, motorcycles and spending time with family and friends. Mr. Roberts is survived by his parents, Stanley Daniel Roberts Sr. ...

Mary Lou Smith Carroll (02/22/06)
Mary Lou Smith Carroll, 62, of Trumann died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006 at Trumann. She was born June 18, 1943, the daughter of Archie and Ollie Smith. She was a homemaker. Carroll enjoyed gardening, decorating her home, reading her recipe books, cooking, shopping, birds, long walks and spending time with her family...

Bernice Moss (02/22/06)
Bernice Moss, 76, of Harrisburg, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006 at Jonesboro. She was born on May 7, 1929 at McCormick. She was a former waitress and restaurant owner and loved spending time in her flower gardens. She also loved to sew. She was preceded in death by her parents, Amos Moss and Alta Rosetta Moss and one son, Larry Traynom...

Georgia Inez Creecy (02/22/06)
Georgia Inez Creecy, 67, of Trumann died Friday, Feb. 17, at the NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born in Paris, had lived in Trumann for the past 46 years and was formerly of Marked Tree. She was a retired employee of the Singer Company and worked at C & C Auto Sales after her retirement and was of the Pentecostal faith...

Joshua Lynn Robison (02/22/06)
Joshua Lynn "Joshie" Robison, 19, of Trumann, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2006 from injuries received from a one car accident near Trumann. Robison was born in Jonesboro and was a lifetime resident of Trumann. He was a 2005 graduate of Trumann High School, an employee of Roach Manufacturing in Trumann and a member of the First Christian Church...

Linda Knaper (02/22/06)
Linda Knaper, 52, of Hot Springs died, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006. She was born on April 23, 1953 in Jonesboro. She was preceded in death by her parents, John A. McCarty and Dorothy McCarty and one sister, Janis Dupuis. She is survived by one son, Wade Knaper of Hot Springs; two daughters, Leslie Collier and her husband, Michael of Hot Springs and Leann Knaper of Hot Springs; two brothers, Roger McCarty of Trumann and Mike McCarty of Arlington, Tex. and a number of other relatives...

Paul Cecil Cook (02/22/06)
Paul Cecil Cook, 82, of Caraway died Friday, Feb. 17, 2006 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Cook was born in Wilburton, Okla., had lived in Caraway for the past five years and was formerly of Trumann. Cook was a retired farm laborer and of the Baptist faith...

Myrtle Wilma White (02/22/06)
Myrtle Wilma White, 85, of Kalamazoo, formerly of Trumann, died Tuesday, Feb. 14 at Borgess Hosptial in Kalamazoo. She was a homemaker and a member of Liberty Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Buster White; two sons: John White and Mike White; one granddaughter, Debbie Moe; her parents, Walter and Ola Qualls; three brothers and two sisters...