Obituaries

Gladys Alice Gossett (04/06/06)
Gladys Alice Gossett, 85 of Trumann, died Thursday, March 30, 2006 at Trumann Health and Rehabilitation Center. Gossett was born in Lepanto and was a lifetime resident of Trumann. She and her husband, Ray, owned and operated Gossett Restaurant in Trumann for over 50 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church...

Evelyn Pauline Hawkins (04/06/06)
Mrs. Evelyn Pauline Hawkins, 90, of Trumann died Saturday, April 1, 2006 at the St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born in and a lifetime resident of Trumann. Hawkins was a housewife and a member of Temple Baptist Church in Jonesboro...

Dan Walker (04/06/06)
Dan Walker, 63, of Steele, Mo. formerly of Trumann died Wednesday, March 29, 2006. He was born on Feb. 4, 1943 in Russellville. Walker was a Mason. His home lodge was the Trumann Masonic Lodge. He was a wonderful father, grandfather, husband and friend...

James William Hand (04/06/06)
James William Hand, 78, of Marked Tree died Saturday, April 1 at his residence in Marked Tree. He was a safety engineer for General Motors for 32 years, a member of the Central Baptist Church, a member of Elks Lodge in Michigan and an Army Veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents, Archie and Mary Hand, and one sister, Clovis Irene Cantrell...

Tabitha Marrs (04/19/06)
Tabitha Marrs, 22, of Trumann died Friday, April 14, 2006 in Trumann. She was born December 26, 1983 at Jonesboro. Marrs enjoyed spending time with family and friends. She was preceded in death by her father, Jimmy Buffington. Marrs is survived by her mother, Donna Marrs Buffington; two brothers, Aaron Buffington and Shawn Marrs, both of Trumann; and one sister, Sherry Marrs of Trumann...

Robert Lynn Rouse (04/19/06)
Robert Lynn Rouse of Weiner died Friday, April 14, 2006, at his home at the age of 79. He was born May 7, 1926 in Huntsville, Ala. the son of Charlie Rouse and Ruth Wigginton Rouse. He was a retired police chief for the City of Weiner and a former Deputy with the Poinsett County Sheriffs Office. He had also served in the Arkansas National Guard. He was a member of the Church of God at Weiner and enjoyed hunting, fishing and watching softball games...

Robbie Nell Weems (04/26/06)
Robbie Nell Weems, 86, of Trumann, died Friday, April 21, 2006 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. Weems was born in Pontotoc, Miss., and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She and her husband J. L. owned and operated Weems Lumber Company and Weems Motel for many years and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Trumann...

Terry Ray Plunkett (04/26/06)
Terry Ray "TP" Plunkett, 30, of Bay died Tuesday April 11, 2006 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Plunkett was born in Wynne and had lived in Bay for 21 years. He was also formerly of Trumann. Plunkett was an asphalt road worker and attended Calvary Baptist Church in Trumann...

Helen Lorene Stout (04/26/06)
Helen Lorene Stout, 54 of Benton died Sunday April 23, 2006, at the Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton. Born in Harrisburg, she had lived most of her lifetime in Jonesboro before moving to Benton four years ago. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents Everett Green and Gracie Helen Wilson Stout and a brother, Owen Eugene Perryman...

Demetrus Deshay Shelley, Jr. (04/26/06)
Demetrus Deshay Shelley, Jr. "D.J." was stillborn Wednesday April 5, 2006 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Survivors include his parents Wyquita Brown and Demetrus Shelley both of Trumann; one sister, Serenity Sha'kiyah Shelley, of the home; maternal grandparents Ricky and Brenda Brooks of Nashville, and paternal grandparents William Garner Brenda Shelley of Trumann...

Jamie Sharissa Peeler (04/26/06)
Miss Jamie Sharissa Peeler, 14, of Harrisburg died Saturday, April 22, 2006. She was born December 6, 1991 in Madison, Wisc. She moved to Harrisburg six years ago with her family and was an eighth grade student at Harrisburg Middle School. She was an honor roll student, member of the girls Junior High Basketball team and member of the Harrisburg band. She loved music, spending time with her little brother and enjoyed outdoor activities...