Obituaries

Carolyn M. Walden (09/06/06)
Carolyn M. Walden, 63, of Trumann, died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006 at the St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Formerly of Indiana, she was born May 25, 1943 in Michigan City, Ind. to E.G. Collins and Maggie Bailey Collins. She was a homemaker and member of the Christian Worship Center in Trumann. She loved spending time with her grandchildren. She married Houston Walden on Sept. 27, 1968, and they were about to celebrate 38 years together...

Fred Barker (09/13/06)
Fred Barker, 59, of Trumann, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006 at the family residence. He was born in Harrisburg and had lived in Trumann for the past 35 years. He was a self employed carpet installer, veteran of the U.S. Marines and Vietnam War and of the Baptist faith...

Esta Lee Bibb (09/13/06)
Esta Lee Bibb, 74, of Trumann died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006, at the family residence in Trumann. Born July 24, 1932, in Little Fir (Mt. Ida), she had lived in Trumann for the past 30 years. Bibb was a retired school teacher for the Trumann Public Schools, member of the Upsilon Alpha Delpa Kappa and a member of the First Baptist Church in Trumann...

Gary Wayne Hicks (09/13/06)
Gary Wayne Hicks, 55, of Harrisburg, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006 at Woodbriar Nursing Center in Harrisburg from injuries received in an automobile accident in February of this year. He was born in Weona community near Trumann and had lived most of his lifetime in the Harrisburg and Trumann area. He was a machine specialist for American Greeting in Osceola and of the Pentecostal faith...

James Earl Knight (09/13/06)
James Earl Knight, 52, of Trumann died Sept. 1, 2006 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. He was born in and a lifetime resident of Trumann. Knight was of the Pentecostal faith. He is survived by a daughter, Crystal Marie Foster of Jonesboro; two sons, Jimmy Lee Knight of Rector and Billy Earl Knight of Paragould; two sisters, Donna Faye Guff of Flippin and Bonnie Mae Franks of Michigan; two brothers, Johnny Ray Knight and Burl Thomas Knight both of Trumann and seven grandchildren...

Jane Wright (09/13/06)
Jane Wright, 67, of Newport died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006 at Little Rock. Survivors include her husband, Maj. Gerald W. Wright; one son, Morgan Wade Wright, and wife Bronwyn of Australia; one daughter, Michelle Taylor, and husband Jim of Texas; six sisters; and five grandchildren...

Junior Floyd (09/13/06)
Junior Floyd of Trumann died Friday, Sept. 8, 2006 at his home at the age of 49. He was born Feb. 17, 1957, in Carson Lake to Oliver Junior Floyd, Sr. and Leodia Williams Floyd. He was a farmer and worked for Larry Henderson Farms. He loved yard work, tinkering with engines and spending time with his family...

Claude Carl Sanders (09/13/06)
Claude Carl Sanders, 67, of Harrisburg died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. A native of Harrisburg, he was born on Aug. 21, 1939, the son of James Claude Sanders and Lucy Ellen Wadlington Sanders. He was a retired farmer, having worked for several Harrisburg area farms. ...

Mr. Roy Van Arms (09/20/06)
Mr. Roy Van Arms, 91 of Trumann, died Friday, Sept. 15, 2006 at Trumann Health and Rehabilitation. Mr. Arms was born in Cord and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was retired from the Consumer Gas Service and member of the First Baptist Church in Trumann...

Pearl Mae Simmons (09/27/06)
Mrs. Pearl Mae Simmons was born Monday, September 26 the daughter of the late John Willie and Loyd Oriole Clark. Mrs. Simmons died Wednesday Sept. 20 2006, at River Valley Nursing Home in Fort Smith at the age of 78. She was born in Harrisburg and had lived in Jonesboro and Trumann most of her lifetime before moving to Fort Smith six years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of the Calvary United Pentecostal Church in Jonesboro...

Beatrice Lucille Cunningham Stacy (09/27/06)
Mrs. Beatrice Lucille Cunningham Stacy was born on Monday, February 12, 1917 the daughter of the late T. E. and Clara Bryant Allen. Mrs. Stacy died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 89. She was born in Greenfield and had lived in Trumann and Jensen Beach, Fla. before moving to Jonesboro four years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Trumann...

Alfred S. Thorn (09/27/06)
Mr. Alfred S. Thorn, was born on Friday, July 6, 1928, the son of the late Norf Notho and Deddie Slatton Thorn. Mr. Thorn died Sunday, September 17, 2006 at the NEA Medical Center of Jonesboro at the age of 78. He was born in Jonesboro and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was retired from Colson Caster Company in Jonesboro and of the Baptist faith...

Roger Paul Holt (09/27/06)
Roger Paul Holt of Harrisburg died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006 at the NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born Sept. 19, 1953 in Marked Tree to Paul Vernon Holt and Elsie Faye Collins. Following high school he attended and graduated from the Delta Vo-Tech in Marked Tree. ...

Floy Maybelle Jones (09/27/06)
Mrs. Floy Maybelle Jones was born on Monday, July 13, 1903, daughter of the late Cortes and Leora Rollins Johnson. Mrs. Jones died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006 at the family residence in Lake City at the age of 103. She was born in the Prairie Creek, Ark., and had lived in Lake City for the past eight years and was formerly of Trumann. She was a homemaker and member of the Alsup Pentocostal Church near Jonesboro...