Obituaries

Dorcie Martin Qualls (10/04/06)
Dorcie Martin Qualls, 79, of Waynesboro, Tenn. died Wednesday, Sept. 27 at Wayne Medical Center in Waynesboro, Tenn. She was a native of Olive Hill, Tenn., a homemaker and member of the Collinwood Church of God of Prophecy. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harvey and Oma Lee Dickerson Martin; the father of her children, W.E. Qualls; five brothers and one sister...

Mary Louise Franks (10/04/06)
Mary Louise Franks, 79, of Trumann formerly of Tyronza died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006 at her residence. She was a homemaker and member of the First Baptist Church of Trumann. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Edward Franks, Sr. She is survived by one son, Vernon "Bud" Franks of Tyronza; two daughters, Jimmie Lou McCullar of Olive Branch, Miss., Norma Jean Baney of Harrisburg; one brother, Dewey Bonee of Portageville, Mo.; special friend of 28 years, L.D. ...

Roger Paul Holt (10/04/06)
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. ...

Billy Jack Taber, Sr. (10/12/06)
Billy Jack Taber, Sr., 54, of Flippin died Monday, Oct. 2, 2006 at the Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home. He was born March 27, 1952 at Bay. He was the son of Howard Taber and the late Wanda Williams Taber. He worked for Cessna Manufacturing Company before moving to Flippin, He was an US Army veteran serving during the Vietnam War...

Teresa Ann Peifer (10/12/06)
Teresa Ann Peifer, 46, of Trumann, formerly of Harrisburg died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006 at her home in Trumann. She was born April 12, 1960 in Harrisburg, the daughter of Bobby Peifer and Martha Ann Peifer. She is a former employee of Woodbriar Nursing Home in Harrisburg and was of the Baptist faith. She loved spending time with her grandchildren...

Helen Irene Kemper (10/18/06)
Mrs. Helen Irene Kemper was born on Saturday, March 21, 1931, the daughter of the late Marion A. and Birdie Mae Hughes Gann. Mrs. Kemper died Monday, Oct. 9, 2006 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 75. She was born in Ravenden Springs and had lived for the past 50 years in Trumann. She was a homemaker and a member of the Calvary Pentecostal Church. Mrs. Kemper was preceded in death by her husband, William J. "Bill" Kemper, two brothers and her parents...

Claudine Odom (10/18/06)
Mrs. Claudine Odom, 82, of Bay died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006 at her daughter's home in Jonesboro. She was born in Jonesboro and had lived most of her lifetime in the Bay and Trumann area. Mrs. Odom was a homemaker of the Baptist belief. Survivors include four daughters, Brenda Moody of Trumann, Debbie Snyder of Jonesboro, Pat Gibson and Betty Barnes both of West Memphis; three sons, Charles Odom of Bay, James Odom of Trumann, and Donnie Odom of Proctor; two sisters, Vera Corley of Dade City, Fl., and Freda Duncan of Plant City, Fl.; 27 Grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.. ...

Judy Parnell (10/18/06)
Judy L. Parnell, 58 of Holland, Mich., died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006 at her residence. She was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy. She enjoyed riding motorcycles with her husband. She was preceded in death by her father, Bryce J. Long in 1986...