Obituaries

Burl Thomas Knight (08/07/08)
Burl Thomas Knight, of Trumann died Thursday morning at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro at the age of 63. He was born on June 29, 1945 in Trumann, Ark., and had lived his lifetime there. A farmer, Knight was preceded in death by his parents, Burl Alexander and Wilma Mae Bradley Knight, two brothers, James Earl Knight and Douglas Knight, two sisters, Mary Lawson and Wilma Jean Bennett...

Earlene Vida (Lowtharp) Sims (08/07/08)
Earlene Vida (Lowtharp) Sims, 76, formerly of Hot Springs, died Tuesday night in Tulsa, Okla. She was born Feb. 19, 1932, in Bono, to Gordon and Louanna (Bowman) Lowtharp. A lifetime member of Beta Sigma Phi sorority and a Protestant, she was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Imogean Owen and Geneva Pennington...

Talmage "Rickie" Hill (08/07/08)
Talmage "Rickie" Hill, age 59, of Wynne passed away Sunday. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eloise Hill and Radie Hill and granddaughter, Taylor Hill. Mr. Hill was the animal control officer for the city of Wynne. He was honored in 2005 and 2006 as employee of the year. He was a member of the Full Gospel Tabernacle of Trumann...

Odis Odell Jones (08/07/08)
Odis Odell Jones of Myrtle, Miss., was born on Saturday, October 1, 1921, son on the late John and Mary Vanderhyden Jones. Jones died Sunday, July 27, 2008 at Golden Living Nursing Home in Ripley, Miss., at the age of 86 years 9 months and 26 days. ...

Randy Gilpin (08/07/08)
Randy Gilpin, 48 of Trumann died Thursday, July 31, 2008, at St. Bernard's Medical Center. He had lived in Trumann for 13 years moving from Pocahontas. He was of the Baptist belief, loved to fish and was preceded in death by his father, W. A. Gilpin...

Herbert Blalock (08/13/08)
Herbert Blalock, 78, of Jonesboro died August 9, at his home after a brave battle against lung cancer. He was born in 1930 and raised in Bay, graduating from Bay High School. He continued to live and farm in Bay until he left in 1951 to serve his country as a sergeant in the Korean War. After returning home, he continued farming until 1970 when he began a career in real estate development...

Grace Bonds Glasgow (08/13/08)
Grace Bonds Glasgow, 85, of Trumann died Monday, August 11, 2008 at the family residence. She was born in Iuka, Miss., and had lived for over 40 years in the Trumann area. Glasgow was a retired government employee, a former employee of Parker Hannifin and a member of the Maple Grove Baptist Church. ...

Gerthie Faye Mack (08/13/08)
Gerthie Faye Mack, 79, of Trumann, died Friday, August 8, 2008 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born in Walnut, Miss., and had lived in Trumann since 1965. She was formerly of Marked Tree, a housewife and of the Pentecostal faith...

Linnie Rose Robertson (08/13/08)
Linnie Rose Robertson, 81, of Trumann, died Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at the family residence. She was born in and ad been a lifetime resident of Trumann. A homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church, she was a member of the Eastern Star for many years and served as worthy Matron...

Larry M. Blunk (08/22/08)
Larry M. Blunk 66, of Trumann, died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, at the family residence in Trumann. Born in Corning, he had lived in the Trumann area the past 28 years. He was retired from the US Marine Corp and the Trumann Postal Service. Blunk was of the Baptist faith...

Mary "Kathy" Kathryn Clem (08/22/08)
Mary "Kathy" Kathryn Clem, age 57, of Ward passed away Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008 in Little Rock. She was born Feb. 6, 1951 in Trumann. She loved country music, had a beautiful voice and was a favorite of the karaoke crowd. She worked for the Cabot School District in the cafeteria for many years...

Wilma Lou Mattix (08/22/08)
Wilma Lou Mattix ,77, of Trumann, died Friday, Aug. 15, 2008 at the family residence. Mrs. Mattix was born on Sunday, Nov. 13, 1930 the daughter of the late Lonnie and Lizzie Reeves. She was a former employee of the Salant and Salant Corp of Trumann and the Trumann Cedar Park Elementary Cafeteria. ...

W.D. Mitchell (08/22/08)
W.D. Mitchell, 83, of Trumann died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008 at the family residence. Born in Trumann Friday, June 26, 1925, he was the son of the late Thomas and Bertie Wilson Mitchell. A lifetime resident of Trumann, he was a retired factory worker and of the Baptist faith...

Michael Lynn Mitchell (08/22/08)
Michael Lynn Mitchell, 47, of Paragould died Aug. 4, 2008. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Wilma Dickens Mitchell; one sister, Sandy Cook; and one brother, Bobby Mitchell. Survivors include five sisters: Faye Roberts of Horseshoe Lake, Mary Mitchell of Trumann, Judy Lloyd of Jonesboro and Terri Harville of Joppa, Ill; one brother, Buddie Mitchell of Paragould; his best friend, Mike McAnally and a number of nieces and nephews who will miss him dearly.. ...

Helen Louise Renshaw (08/22/08)
Helen Louise Renshaw of Trumann died Sunday, August 17, 2008 at the family residence in Trumann at the age of 48. The daughter of James Houston and Edna Smith Davis, she was born August 9, 1960, in Memphis, Tenn. She was a lifetime resident of the Trumann area, a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith...

Janice Thorn Smith (08/22/08)
Janice Thorn Smith, 67, of Trumann died Friday, Aug. 15, 2008 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Trumann Sept. 26, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Norf and Deedie Slatton Thorn. She was a lifetime resident of Trumann, a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Trumann...

Lillie Mae Angel Williams (08/27/08)
Lillie Mae Angel Williams Lillie Mae Angel Williams, 84, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008 at Skilcare Nursing Center in Jonesboro. She was born in Pikeville, Tenn., and had lived in the Jonesboro area most of her lifetime. ...

Kathryn Louise Walton (08/27/08)
Kathryn Louise Walton Kathryn Louise Walton, 78 of Trumann, died Saturday at the family residence in Trumann. She was born in Bassett, Ark., and had lived in Trumann for the past 40 years and was formerly of Dyess. ...

Kelley Richard Sims (08/27/08)
Kelley Richard Sims Kelley Richard Sims, 45, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008. He lived most of his life in Jonesboro and was a member of Southwest Church of Christ and attended Central Baptist Church. ...

Nevaeh Paige Sanders (08/27/08)
Nevaeh Paige Sanders, infant daughter of George W. Sanders and Tracy Nan Sanders of Trumann, was stillborn Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, in Jonesboro. Although she never drew a breath of air, she touched and influenced the lives of many that loved her...

Glenn D. Bell (08/27/08)
Glenn D. Bell Glenn D. Bell, 58, of Trumann, died Tuesday at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro,. He was born in Trumann and had lived in Trumann for the last nine years moving to Trumann from South Elgin, Ill. ...