Obituaries

James Harris Moon, III (11/01/06)
Mr. James Harris Moon III, of Jonesboro died Monday, Oct. 30, 2006 at the family residence in Jonesboro. He was born in Memphis and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann before moving to Jonesboro six months ago. He was a cotton farmer, a 2002 graduate of the Trumann High School and a member of the Elm Grove Baptist Church in Trumann...

Neomia Marguerite McMahan (11/01/06)
Neomia Marguerite McMahan died Monday, Oct. 23 at her daughter's residence in Harrisburg at the age of 83. She was born in Jonesboro on Nov. 6, 1922, the daughter of the late Johnny Owen "J.O." and Ruby Wilson McDaniel. She had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann before moving to Harrisburg 10 years ago. She was a hairdresser and of the protestant faith...

Dennis Jerald Kelly (11/08/06)
Dennis Jerald Kelly,54, of Trumann died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006 at his home. He was born Dec. 2, 1951 in Heiffer, the son of Warren Kelly and Dessie Nix Kelly. He married Patsy Thomas on July 26, 1971 and enjoyed 35 years of marriage. He was a US Army Veteran, having served his country in Vietnam. He was of the Baptist belief and a self employed carpenter...

Greg Bunnell (11/08/06)
Greg Bunnell, 26, of Trumann died Friday, Nov. 3, 2006 in Jonesboro. He was born March 21, 1980 in Fayetteville, NC, the son of Phillip Bunnell and Donna Bunnel. He has lived in Trumann since 1997 and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Trumann. He loved fishing and hunting...

Edith Richardson Peeler (11/15/06)
Edith Richardson Peeler, 79, of Trumann died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006 at NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Lunsford, she had lived most of her lifetime in the Trumann area. She was a retired employee of the former Salant & Salant Company in Trumann and a member of the Trumann Revival Center...

Jimmy Dale Waters (11/15/06)
Jimmy Dale Waters, 57, of Harrisburg died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Trumann on Sunday, March 13, 1949, he was the son of Henry Nelson and Mable A. Blasingame Waters Haws. He lived most of his lifetime in Trumann before moving to Harrisburg. He was disabled and of the Baptist faith...

Etta Elizabeth Holmes (11/15/06)
Etta Elizabeth Holmes,82, died Monday, Nov. 13, 2006. Born Etta Elizabeth Qualls in Brookland on February 10, 1924, she lived in the Central community near Harrisburg all her life. She was a member of the County Line Church of Christ. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, James Chester Holmes of the home; 11 children, James Donald Holmes and Kathy Dickens of Trumann, Janie Little and Mai Snow of Jonesboro, Rickey Holmes of Bono, Glen Holmes, Tommy Holmes, and Sheila Armstrong of Harrisburg, Larry Holmes and Mark Holmes of Pensacola, Fla., and Ronnie Holmes of Piggott; five sisters and four brothers, Elouise Wilson, Patsy Stalnaker, Frank Qualls and Thomas Qualls of Harrisburg, Charles Qualls of Fisher, Ernestine Lowery of Montrose, Mich., Maxine Wilson of St. ...

Melba Dean Elliott (11/15/06)
Melba Dean Elliott, 79, of Madison died Friday, Nov. 9, 2006 at the Forrest City Medical Center in Forrest City. She was born Sept. 9, 1927 in Oklahoma City, Okla. and was the daughter of Claude Henderson and Ola Parris Henderson. She lived in St. Francis County most all of her life and was a housewife. She was preceded in death by one son, John E. Elliott...

Wayne Carr (11/29/06)
Purvis Dewayne "Wayne" Carr died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006 at the family residence in Trumann at the age of 58. He was born in Dyess on Sunday, August 8, 1948, son of the late Purvis and Ruby Boswell Carr, and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was a merchant and a member of the First Christian Church...

Joe Edward Guffey (11/29/06)
Joe Edward Guffey died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006 at the family residence in Trumann at the age of 76 years. He was born on Sunday, June 8, 1930, in Trumann the son of the late Albert and Audie Dobb Guffey. He had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann, and was a retired factory worker and of the Pentecostal faith...

Wilma LaDell Upton (11/29/06)
Wilma LaDell Upton of Trumann died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2006 at her daughter's residence in Harrisburg, at the age of 76. She was born in Lake City, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Lillian Blunt Seay. She lived most of her lifetime in Trumann where she was a housewife and a member of the Christine Worship Center in Trumann...

Lena Collier (11/29/06)
Lena Collier, 93, of Trumann died Friday, Nov. 24, at Three Rivers Nursing Center in Marked Tree. She was a member of Anderson Tully Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her husband William Travis Collier. Survivors include her son, Miles Collier of Trumann; three grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren...