Obituaries

Troy Adams (12/01/04)
Troy Adams, 77, of Marked Tree died Monday, Nov. 29, at his home. He attended the Sneed Street Baptist Church, served in the Arkansas National Guard for more than 16 years and was a heavy equipment operator for Ritter Telephone Co. Survivors include five sons: Gale Adams of Trumann, Danny Adams, Dennis Adams, Mike Adams and Glynn Adams, all of Marked Tree; two sisters: Angie Hutcheson of Sulligent, Ala., and Juanita Rogers of Coal Valley, Ill.; one brother, Gene Adams of Sulligent; eight grandchildren: Scott Adams, Tim Adams, Chris Baker, Brandi McGuire, Clara Adams, Greg Adams, Jake Adams and Sarah Adams; and six great-grandchildren.. ...

James Ray Bogard Sr. (12/01/04)
James Ray Bogard Sr., 48, of Jonesboro died Tuesday, Nov. 23, in Harrisburg. Born at Weona, he was a farmer and a member of Lighthouse Gospel Church of Trumann. Survivors include his wife, Mary Ellen Bogard of Jonesboro; four sons: James Ray Bogard Jr. ...

Jewell Faye Courtney (12/01/04)
Jewell Faye Courtney, 94, of Lepanto died Friday, Nov. 26, at her residence. She was a member of West Ridge Baptist Church. Survivors include four sons: Charles Baker of Lepanto, Freddie Courtney of Oakland, Tenn., Gerald Baker of Buckeye and Bill Courtney of Pocahontas; two daughters: Ruby Rice and Nancy Myers, both of Lepanto; one stepdaughter, Billie Jean Greer of Byhalia, Miss.; 28 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren...

Irene Mattix Ghant (12/01/04)
Irene Mattix Ghant, 84, of Marked Tree died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro of natural causes. She was born in Bay and had lived in Marked Tree for the past 12 years and was formerly of Harrisburg. She was a housewife and member of the Central Baptist Church in Marked Tree...

Vera Lou Hall Ray (12/01/04)
Vera Lou Hall Ray, 59, of Lake City died Saturday, Nov. 27, at St. Bernard's Medical Center. Born at Lake City, she was a graduate of Bay High School and an employee of J.C. Penney at Jonesboro for 31 years. She was of the Baptist belief. Survivors include her husband, William T. ...

Peggy Jean Cassels (12/08/04)
Peggy Jean Cassels, 50, of Tyronza died Thursday, Dec. 2, at St. Bernard's Medical Center at Jonesboro. A lifetime resident of the Black Oak community, she worked with the Northeast Arkansas Humane Society and was a waitress at Travelair Restaurant at Marked Tree for many years...

Bernis B. Franks (12/08/04)
Bernis B. Franks, 84, of Tyronza died Thursday, Dec. 2, at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. He attended First Baptist Church of Tyronza and was a retired farmer. Survivors include his wife, Clara Jane Franks of the home; three sons, Bernis A. ...

Dorothy Maybell Kilgore (12/08/04)
Dorothy Maybell Kilgore, 69, of Trumann died Tuesday, Nov. 30, in Monticello. Born in Walnut, Miss., she was a homemaker and member of Church of the Lord Jesus Christ in Trumann. Survivors include her husband, Willie Kilgore of Trumann; one daughter, Dottie Joe Trantham of Monticello; two sons, Roy Kilgore and James Kilgore, both of Trumann; one sister, Faye Mack of Trumann; 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren...

Shawn Dale Isaacs (12/08/04)
Shawn Dale Isaacs, 27, of Lepanto died Thursday, Dec. 2, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Osceola. Survivors include his parents, Winford Dale and Beverly Isaacs of Lepanto; a brother, Jayme Ray Isaacs of Lepanto; and his maternal grandmother, Lawanda Towns of Beebe...

Gary Ray Fuller Sr. (12/08/04)
Gary Ray Fuller Sr., 54, of Tyronza died Friday, Nov. 26, at Elvis Presley Trauma Center in Memphis. Born in Tyronza, he was a carpenter and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include two sons, Gary Fuller Jr., of Marked Tree and Jeff Fuller of Albion, Mich.; two daughters, Tammy Fuller of Albion and Melissa Fuller of Athens, Ala.; three sisters, Peggy Gean of Tyronza, Doris Shettleworth of Dyer and Shirley Stewart of Melbrook, Ala.; two brothers, Bobby Fuller of Mulberry and Jimmy Fuller of Victorville, Calif.; and six grandchildren.. ...

Wilburn Carroll (12/15/04)
Wilburn Carroll, 64, of Tyronza died Thursday, Dec. 9, at Waldenburg. He was the foreman for the road department in Poinsett County and a member of Neiswander Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Carollan Carroll of Tyronza; two sons, Brent Patrick Carroll of Marked Tree and Barry Scott Carroll of Clinton; three stepsons, Michael Ferguson, David Ferguson and Mark Ferguson, all of Tyronza; two sisters, Elaine Smith of Mountain View and Emogene Cotrell of Marked Tree; two brothers, Lawson Carroll and Donnie Carroll, both of Mountain View; seven grandchildren, Dixon Carroll, Weston Carroll, Lauren Ferguson, Lyndsey Ferguson, Conner Ferguson, Brenna Ferguson and Hanna Ferguson.. ...

Shawn Dale Isaacs (12/15/04)
Shawn Dale Isaacs, 27, of Lepanto died Thursday, Dec. 2, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Osceola. Survivors include his parents, Winford Dale and Beverly Isaacs of Lepanto; a brother, Jayme Ray Isaacs of Lepanto; and his maternal grandmother, Lawanda Towns of Beebe...

William Norman (12/15/04)
William Norman, 82, of Marked Tree died Thursday, Nov. 25, at NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born at Moscow, Tenn., he moved from Memphis to Marked Tree 13 years ago. A World War II veteran, he was a former minister of Industrial Street Church of Christ at Marked Tree...

JaNiya Alyse Anderson (12/22/04)
JaNiya Alyse Anderson was stillborn on Friday, Dec. 10 in Jonesboro. She is survived by her parents Nicotra Anderson of Marked Tree and Jeffery Moore of Mississippi; two brothers, Jarmaria Anderson and Jatavious Anderson, both of Marked Tree; and her grandparents, Alex McKinney of Memphis and Charlene Anderson of Marked Tree...

William Rufus Bishop Jr. (12/22/04)
William Rufus Bishop Jr., 44, of Hardy died Friday, Dec. 17 at Mammoth Spring. Born in Osceola, he was a factory worker and of the Baptist belief. Survivors include two daughters, Misty Bishop of Dallas and Brittany Bishop of Slidell, La.; his mother, Ruby Bishop of Dell; two sisters, Barbara Ivey and Judy Baldeck, both of Memphis; a brother, Bobby Bishop of Pensacola, Fla.; and a grandchild, Damion Bishop of Dallas...

Howell Lanier Vick (12/22/04)
Howell Lanier Vick, 73, of Lepanto died Tuesday, Dec. 14, at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Lepanto. Survivors include his wife, Corinne Vick of Lepanto; and a son, Bryan Vick of Osceola. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 17 at Murphy Funeral Home in Lepanto with Jim Duffel officiating. Burial followed in Potter Memorial Cemetery...

Tena Lyvonne Rinehart (12/22/04)
Manila Tena Lyvonne Rinehart, 39, of Manila died Dec. 16, 2004, in a fire at her residence. She was born July 5, 1965 in Manila. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her husband, William Reinhart of Manila; a daughter, Amanda Hood of Gosnell; and her mother, Lyvonne Butler of Manila; a sister, Penny Pasley of Manila; two brothers, John Eldon Tomblin of Manila and Vestal Tomblin of Manila; one grandchild, Ashley Hood of Gosnell...

Larry Douglas Duvall (12/22/04)
Larry Douglas Duvall, 60, Marked Tree died Friday, Dec. 17, at the VA Medical Center in Memphis. He was retired from the Air Force and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include two sons: John Duvall of Aurora, Ill., and Ekathai Thrangtrakul Jantawong of Washington; three sisters: Grace Morgan of Columbiaville, Mich., Doloris Young of New Boston, Texas, and Faye Wallin of West Memphis; a brother, Eugene Duvall of Brooksville, Fla.; and seven grandchildren...

Oather Elmo Weathers (12/22/04)
Oather Elmo Weathers, 72, of Etowah died Sunday, Dec. 19, in Steele, Mo., at his son's residence. Born in Benton, he was of the Baptist belief and a retired cotton ginner. Survivors include three sons: Dennis Weathers and Randy Weathers, both of Sheridan, and Mark Weathers of Steele; two sisters: Marelene Stokes of Etowah and Linda Freeman of Lepanto; five brothers: Merle Weathers, Carlon Weathers and Larry Weathers, all of Etowah, Donald Weathers of Eudora, and the Rev. ...

George Washington Wiyott (12/22/04)
George Washington Wiyott, 82, of Caraway died Monday, Dec. 13, at his residence. Born in Grubbs, he was a retired Air Force veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars. He is survived by one granddaughter, Kristie Wiyott of Lobelville, Tenn. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 16 at the Lake Side Cemetery in Des Arc, with Roy Kelems officiating. Burial was under the direction of Murphy Funeral Home of Lepanto...

Charles Dale Stansberry (12/29/04)
Charles Dale Stansberry, 63, of Richmond, Mo., died on Thursday, Dec. 23 at the North Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City, Mo. Mr. Stansberry was born December 4, 1941 in Boone, N.C. to Stacy and Thelma (Scott) Stansberry. He married Patricia Ann Rogers of Dyess on November 4, 1960; she survives of the home...

Dollie Shinall Caldwell (12/29/04)
Dollie Shinall Caldwell, 86, of Lepanto died Sunday, Dec. 26 at Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born June 18, 1918, she was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God in Lepanto. She was preceded in death by her husband, Aubrey Lee Caldwell and one son, Kenny Ray Caldwell...

James Milburn West (12/29/04)
James Milburn West, 77, of Marked Tree died Friday, Dec. 24, at NEA Medical Center. Born at Earle, he was a retired assistant manager for Federal Compress and of the Church of Christ belief. Survivors include two sons, Stanley West of Gideon, Mo., and James West of Cape Girardeau, Mo.; a stepson, Joe Griffin of Memphis; two daughters, Kay Hardin of Marked Tree and Deborah Walker of Lebanon, Ohio; 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren...

Stanley Joseph Hryczsyn (12/29/04)
Stanley Joseph Hryczsyn, 87, of Marked Tree died Sunday, Dec. 26, at Three Rivers Nursing Center. Born in Wisconsin, he was a retired truck driver and of the Catholic belief. He is survived by his friends at Three Rivers Nursing Home. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wesley and Mary Hryczsyn...