Obituaries

Allison Faye Barrett (11/03/04)
Allison Faye Barrett, 2 months old, of Lepanto died of S.I.D.S. on Tuesday, Oct. 26. She was born August 21 in Jonesboro. Survivors include her parents, Jeff and Ann Barrett of Lepanto; grandparents Betty Brown of Lepanto, Jim and Glenda Barrett of Caraway and Anna Brown of Caraway; great-grandmother Inez Weaver of Shreveport, La.; and one brother: Jordan Alexander Barrett of Lepanto...

Verlyn Evelyn Carpenter (11/03/04)
Verlyn Evelyn Carpenter, 91, of Marion died Saturday, Oct. 30, at Crittenden Memorial Hospital at West Memphis. She was formerly of Lepanto and was of the Baptist belief. Survivors include one daughter, Jackie Nelson of Marion; one sister, Lois Carpenter of Millington, Tenn.; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren...

Tommy Gray (11/03/04)
Tommy Gray, 59, of Tyronza died Thursday, Oct. 28, at Walton, Ky. He was a member of Black Oak Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Cynthia Gray of Tyronza; three daughters: Pam Allred of Tyronza, Teresa Fields of Jonesboro and Melissa Steele of Marked Tree; two sisters: Margaret Huss of Bartlett, Tenn., and Dorothy Morton of Harrisburg; two brothers: Alvin Gray of Tyronza and Finis "Bunky" Gray of Payneway; and four grandchildren: Jake Steele and Joeli Steele, both of Marked Tree, and Teri Fields and Casey Fields, both of Jonesboro.. ...

John Lucas (11/17/04)
John Lucas, 75 of Tyronza, formerly of Crittenden County died Sunday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. A member of the Tyronza Church of Christ, Lucas is survived by two sisters, Gerneal Hall of Trumann and Shirley Lucas of Tyronza and four brothers, George Lucas of Gilmore, Joe Lucas of Tyronza, Whit Lucas of Tyronza and Leldon Lucas of Tyronza. Lucas was preceded in death by his parents, Burt and Elsie Lucas of Savannah, Tenn...

Patricia Ferguson (11/17/04)
Patricia Ferguson, 44, of Lepanto died Saturday, Nov. 13 at her residence in Lepanto. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her mother, Patsy Bradshaw of Lepanto; one son, Harley Grines, Jr. and wife Tracy of Osceola; three sisters: Toni Arnold of Osceola, Catherine Donnely of Monticello and Barbara Ferguson of Dyess; and two grandchildren: Harley Grimes III of Blytheville and Haley Grimes of Osceola...

Ray Brewer (11/24/04)
Ray Brewer, 86, died on November 12 in Batesville. Brewer, son of the late Joe and Daley Wallace Brewer, was born on September 11, 1918 in the Fifty-Six area of Stone County. He was united in marriage to Ruby Sexton on March 27, 1937 at Optimus. Brewer was a devoted husband and the father of six children...

Lula Mae Cotrell (11/24/04)
Lula Mae Cotrell, 95, of Marked Tree died Monday, Nov. 15, at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of Center Ridge Baptist Church in Lexington, Tenn. Survivors include two sons: Burnest Cottrell of Hinkley, Calif., and Eurnest Cotrell of Marked Tree; five daughters: Wilma Milligan of Trumann, Bulah Berryman of Decatur, Ala., Eula Miller and Marie Jones, both of Marked Tree, and Mary Bewley of Greensburg, Ind.; 14 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren...

Donald Elworthy Eddington II (11/24/04)
Donald Elworthy Eddington II, 44, of Saugus died Thursday, Nov. 18, at Saugus. Born at Memphis, he lived at Saugus for two years and was formerly of Tyronza. He was a graphic designer and member of First Baptist Church at Tyronza. Survivors include two sisters, Susan Eddington Fulton of West Fork and Janet Rose Woods of Poplar Grove...

Billy Joe "Buddy" Holbrook (11/24/04)
Billy Joe "Buddy" Holbrook, 59, of Atkins, formerly of the Black Oak Community, died November 16. He was the son of the late S.T. and Edna Holbrook and was preceded in death by his son Ricky, grandson Paul Jr. and brothers Charles and Thomas of Tyronza...