Obituaries

Helen Bandy (02/07/07)
Helen L. Bandy, 87, of Mabelvale, died Friday, Feb. 2, 2007. She was born June 22, 1919 in Trumann to the late Morgan D. and Viola Allen. She attended Christian Life Center in Little Rock . She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Odell Bandy; sons, Albert Odell Bandy, Jr., Douglas W. Bandy; daughter, Virginia Landry; brother, Eugene Allen and granddaughter, Melody Bandy...

Alford R. McAnally (02/07/07)
Alford R. "Jr." McAnally, 62 of Charlack, Mo., formerly of Trumann, died Wednesday, Jan. 3l, 2007, in the Des Peres Hospital in Des Peres, Mo. Born in Trumann he had lived in the Overland, Mo. area for 40 years. He was a retired custodian for the Ritenour School District and of the Baptist faith...

Aline Wadlington (02/07/07)
Aline E. Wadlington, 88, of Trumann died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Moberly, Mo., she had lived in Trumann for the past 40 years and was formerly of Indiana. She was a homemaker, a member of the Senior Citizen Group and a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Trumann...

Bailey Leeann Cotty (02/07/07)
Bailey Leeann Cotty, infant daughter of Leonard and Pennie Schales Cotty, was born and died on Jan. 30, 2007 in St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro. Survivors include her parents; one sister, Gracie Cotty of the home; one brother, Preston Schales of the home; maternal grandparents, Tommy and Norma Schales of Trumann and paternal grandparents, Ricky and Theresa Chuter of Owensboro, Kent...

Flo Richardson Harness (02/07/07)
Flo Ellen Richardson Harness, 71, of Wichita, Kans. passed away Jan. 11, 2007. She was born Sept. 14, 1935, at Landis to the late Coy and Delphia (Massey) Richardson. She was a graduate of Central High School at Caraway and went on to receive a BSE degree from Arkansas State University at Jonesboro. She taught for 31 and a half years, 29 of them for New Madrid County RI School District at Matthews. She retired in 1991...

Nellie Pauline Smith (02/07/07)
Nellie Pauline Smith, 82, of Trumann died Monday, Jan. 29 in her home. She was born on July 28, 1924 in Florence, Ala., was a homemaker and was of the Pentecostal faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Smith; her daughters, Nancy Smith and Ivy Dean Russell and her son, Charles Homer Smith...

Margie O'Bringer (02/07/07)
Margie F. O'Bringer, 67, of Athens, Tenn. died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007 at Athens Regional Medical Center. Margie was a native of Trumann and long time resident of Michigan City. She was a member of the First General Baptist Church in Michigan City. The memorial service was Monday, Jan. 8 at the First General Baptist Church in Michigan City with Bro. Jerry Dudley officiating. Burial followed in Swan Lake Memorial Gardens. Ziegler Funeral Home in Athens handled the arrangements...

Tolbert Eudell Russell (02/07/07)
Tolbert Eudell Russell, 50, of Trumann died Thursday, Feb. 1 at the NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. Survivors include his wife Patricia Russell of Trumann; two sons, Scott Adams of Searcy and Tim Adams of St. Louis, Mo.; one daughter, Brandi McGuire of Tyronza; three sisters, Norma Wilcox and Kathy Buchanan both of McDougal and Bonnie Livingston of Rector and six grandchildren, Josh Adams, Zach Adams, Dustin Sisco, Loni Mason, Evan McGuire and Ethan McGuire...

Billy Ray Young (02/07/07)
Billy Ray Young, age 73, of Cabot, passed away Feb. 1, 2007. Born in Manila, he was a member of the Truman First Assembly of God Church before moving to Cabot, and was currently a member of McArthur Assembly of God Church in Jacksonville. He was retired from the US Army National Guard, SSG/E6, Engineering Battalion of Marked Tree...

Gloria Dean Brown (02/15/07)
Gloria Dean Brown, 59, of Trumann died on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born in Jonesboro and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was director of nursing at Trumann Health and Rehabilitation in Trumann and a member of the Trinity Church in Jonesboro...

Jesse Aaron Poff (02/15/07)
Jesse Aaron Poff, 22, of Trumann died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007 from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born in Jonesboro and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was the evening manager of Save-A-Lot in Trumann. He composed music on the computer and was an avid movie critic who knew all the directors and their works. He was a member of the First Christian Church...

Wanda Lee Young (02/15/07)
Wanda Lee Young, 84, passed away Feb. 8, 2007 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born in Jonesboro on July 18, 1922 to the late George Clifford and Frocie Elizabeth Hicks Lackey. Young was a 1941 graduate of Trumann High School and was married to her husband, Loice Terrell Young, for 63 years before his death in 2004. ...

Joe Ruben Barker Sr (02/15/07)
Joe Ruben Barker Sr., 68 of Trumann, died Sunday at the VA Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was born in Harrisburg and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was a foreman for the Singer Company and Baldwin Piano Company, a veteran of the U.S. Navy and Vietnam war and a member of the First Christian Church...

Dr. J.W. "Jim" Basinger (02/22/07)
Dr. J.W. "Jim" Basinger, 74, of Jonesboro died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007 at his home. He was born in Rudy and moved to Jonesboro in 1974 from Tampa, Fla. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Jonesboro where he served as a deacon and a choir member...

Emma Mae Adams (02/22/07)
Emma Mae "Emmy" Adams, 99, of Trumann died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007 at the family residence. Adams was born in Trumann and was a lifetime resident of the Freer Community near Trumann. She was a homemaker and a member of the Freer Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernie Adams in 1997; five sisters; two brothers and was the daughter of the late Ernest Wasson "E.W." and Melissia Belle Watkins Richards...

Robert Elroy Thomas (02/22/07)
Robert Elroy (Bobby) Thomas, 76, of Jonesboro passed away Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007 at his residence. He was born in Montgomery, Ala. and lived most of his lifetime in the Shady Grove Community outside of Trumann before moving to Jonesboro several years ago. ...

Carolyn Marie Herring Campbell (02/28/07)
Carolyn Marie Herring Campbell, 52, of Trumann died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007 at the family residence. Born in Hot Springs on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Norvalee and Adelle Stafford Herring. She had lived in Trumann since 1974. ...

Glenda Faye Barnes (02/28/07)
Glenda Faye Barnes, 77, died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007. Born in Imboden on Monday, Feb. 17, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Bill (William) and Rosie Hughes Riddle. She had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith...

Rebekah Lee Garner Self (02/28/07)
Rebekah Lee Garner Self, 52, passed away Feb. 24, 2007 at her home in Greenbrier. She was born Sept. 17, 1954 in Blytheville to the late Rev. Jimmie L. Garner and Evelyn Hudson Garner. She is survived by her husband, Bert Self of the home; a son, Jonathan Self of Macomb Ill.; her mother, Evelyn Garner of Trumann; and a brother, Matt Garner of Bentonville...

Virginia Mae Owens (02/28/07)
Virginia Mae "Ginger" Owens, 71, of Trumann died, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Campbell, Mo. on Friday, March 15, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Thelma Zelta Strong Campbell. She had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a housewife and member of the Church of God of Prophecy...