Obituaries

Jasper "Bud" Bivens Jr. (03/01/07)
Jasper "Bud" Bivens, Jr., 82, of Williford died Friday, Feb. 24 at Germantown Methodist Hospital in Memphis. Formerly of Tyronza, he was a farmer and a member of the Church of Christ in Hardy. He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Bivens, and one son, Jasper Bivens...

Thomas R. McClelland (03/01/07)
Thomas R. McClelland, 76, of Dyess died on Saturday, Feb. 24 at Three Rivers Nursing Center in Marked Tree. A longtime resident of Crittenden County and of Dyess, he was a retired truck driver, a veteran of the U.S. army and former police officer. He was a member of Dyess Central Baptist Church...

Ruby Lee Teeple Garey (03/01/07)
Ruby Lee Teeple Garey, 78, formerly of Dyess, passed away on Tuesday, February 20 at her home in Caraway. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Garey. She is survived by one son, Danny Garey of West Memphis; three daughters, Elsie Lewellen of Keiser, Myra Hall of Tyronza and Teresa Blagg of Caraway; two granddaughters, LeeAnn Cook of Caraway and Jennifer Hall of Tyronza; two great-grand children, Ashlyn Cook and Ali Towles, both of Caraway...

Guy T. Spears (03/08/07)
Guy T. Spears, age 83, of Lepanto died Friday, March 2 at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was a member of the Lepanto Church of Christ, a WWII Army veteran and a member of the American Legion. He is survived by his wife, Eunice Spears of Lepanto; two stepchildren, Diane Vickers and Dale Mason, both of Lepanto; two sisters, Kaythern Capps of Marked Tree and Naomi Samson of Oklahoma City, Okla.; one step-granddaughter, Denis McGee and one step-grandson, Jacob Bradley Vickers...

Michael A. Campbell (03/08/07)
Michael A. Campbell Sr., 49, of Tyronza passed away Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007, at NEA Hospital in Jonesboro. Campbell, a self-employed bee keeper, is survived by his wife, Sarah Campbell of Tyronza; one daughter, Jennifer and Danny Rogers of West Helena; two sons Michael A. ...

Dalton Frasure (03/08/07)
Dalton Frasure, 86, of Lepanto died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was a member of the Church of Christ and an Army Veteran of WWII. He is preceded in death by his wife Pauline Frasure and one son, Hollie Drexel Frasure...

George Harold "Joe" Ford (03/08/07)
George Harold "Joe" Ford, 63, of Marked Tree died Monday, March 5 at his residence. Born on July 4, 1943 in Tyronza, Ford was a brick mason, served in the Army Reserve and was a member of the Pentecostal faith. Ford was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Watson; his sister, Ruth Ford and his brothers, Charles Ford, Carrell Ford, Kenneth Ford and Don Ford...

Mildred Arnold Blankenship (03/15/07)
Mildred Arnold Blankenship, 89, of Hot Springs passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2007. Born in 1917 in the Macey community near Monette, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Rosalie McDonal Arnold. Mildred lived in Jonesboro and Corning before moving to Heber Springs with her late husband, Tucker Blankenship, in 1975. ...

Buel Edward Adamson (03/15/07)
Buel Edward Adamson, 89, of Marked Tree died Monday, March 5 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was a member of the Red Oak Baptist Church and a retired Farmer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Irene Adamson. Survivors include two sons: Dale Adamson and his wife Janice Adamson of Jonesboro and Jerry Adamson of Marked Tree; two daughters: Doris Pounders and her husband Buddy Pounders of Lepanto and Mary Kathryn Anderson and her husband Tony Anderson of Crawfordsville; 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.. ...

Blanche Marie Hendricks (03/15/07)
Blanche Marie Hendricks, 91, of Marked Tree died Tuesday, March 13, at Three Rivers Nursing Center in Marked Tree. She was a member of the 7th Day Adventists Church. She was preceded in death by her son, Jack Hendricks. She is survived by one daughter, Janet Shultz of Cararillo, Calif.; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild...

Francis "F.M." May (03/15/07)
Francis "F.M." May, formerly of Harrisburg and Lepanto, died Friday, March 9 in Searcy at the age of 88. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Billie Cady May; a daughter, Frances Gallagher and a son, Mike May, all of Searcy. May served 23 years as Lepanto High School principal and counselor before retiring in 1976. ...

Rebekah Lee Garner Self (03/15/07)
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...

S.L. "Hoss" Dempsey (03/27/07)
S.L. "Hoss" Dempsey of Benton, formerly of Harrisburg, died Wednesday, March 21 at the AR Health Center Nursing Home in Benton at the age of 90. He was born on December 26, 191, at Lepanto, the son of Sam and Lillian Hopkins Dempsey. He married Birdie Harbison and they enjoyed many years together. ...