Obituaries

Richard E. Burress (11/10/05)
Richard E. Burress, 67, of Tyronza died Nov. 4 at his residence. He was a retired factory worker, an army veteran and a member of Tyronza First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Betty Burress of Tyronza; one son: Gregory O. Fleming of Alexandria; two sisters: Opal Linley of Joiner and Vickie Haney of Jonesboro; one brother: Frankie Cavitt of West Memphis and one grandchild...

Charline Johnson (11/10/05)
Charline Johnson, 74, of Blytheville died Monday, Oct. 31 at her residence. Born at Hickory Flat, Miss. in July of 1931, she was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Johnson, Sr.; two sons: Ricky Johnson and Thomas Johnson, Jr.; and eight brothers and sisters...

Hollis Blake Miles (11/10/05)
Hollis Blake Miles, 75, of Lynn, Ala. died Nov. 5 at his residence. Survivors include three sons: Hollis Ray and Danny Mitchell Miles of Haleyville, Ala. and David Lee Miles of Killen, Ala.; one daughter: Tammy Rena Stephens of Asbridge, Ala.; five brothers: Millard Miles of Lepanto, James Miles and Joseph Miles, both of Marked Tree, and Oscar Miles and Howard Miles, both of Haleyville, Ala.; three sisters: Helen King of West Memphis, Olar Fay Mattingly of Jacksonville and Mary Ann Miles of Bear Creek, Ala.; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.. ...

Leonard Allen Newman (11/10/05)
Leonard Allen Newman, 87, of West Memphis died Thursday, Nov. 3. Born at Indiana, Okla., he was a heavy equipment mechanic and a farmer. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Audra Newman, and his second wife Daphine Newman. Survivors include three sons: Gerald Newman of West Memphis, Charles Newman and Clifford Newman, both of Sanford, Fla.; one sister: Opel Gooden of Edna, Texas; two brothers: Dean Newman of Victoria, Texas and Paul Newman of Napa, Calif; and three grandchildren...

Larry Dee Baker (11/23/05)
Larry Dee Baker, a 58 year old resident of Prairie Grove, passed away November 18, 2005, at Prairie Grove. He was born January 1, 1947, at Memphis the son of Dee and Dorothy Bailey Baker Jr. Baker grew up in Marked Tree and graduated from Marked Tree High School in 1965. He graduated from the University of Arkansas and married Vicki Sturgis in Enid, Okla. on July 26, 1969...

Marvin E. Hindman (11/23/05)
Marvin E. Hindman, 82, died Nov. 17, 2005 at St. Bernard's in Jonesboro. A retired farmer, he lived in Tyronza and was an Army WWII and Korean Veteran. He was preceded in death by his father, Francis Hindman and mother, Lillie Worley Hindman. Survivors include one daughter, Terry Richter of Marshall; one sister, Marie Smith of Mt. Morris, Mich.; and two brothers, Bob Hindman and Hardin Hindman, both of Tyronza. Graveside services were held Saturday, Nov. 19 at Tyronza Cemetery...

Emma Pearline Morgan (11/23/05)
Emma Pearline Morgan, 76, of Lepanto died Sunday, Nov. 20 at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. Born in Booneville, Miss. in 1929, Morgan was a cook for the school cafeteria and a member of the Carrolls Corner Church of the Lord Jesus Christ in Etowah...