Obituaries

Frances "Dot" Wallace Cook (10/02/08)
Frances "Dot" Wallace Cook, 78, of Cave City, formerly of Payneway, died Friday, Sept. 26, 2008, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. Mrs. Cook was a former member of Corner's Chapel Baptist Church for 58 years and...

Dorothy Orr (10/02/08)
Dorothy Orr, 74, of Bono passed away at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008. She was born in Pittsburg, Miss., to William and Ludie McMinn Harmon. Dorothy graduated from Lepanto High School in 1952 and served as Miss LHS the same year. She was a homemaker, loving mother and helpmate for her husband, Marion. Dorothy was of the Baptist Belief...

James Edward Butcher, Jr. (10/09/08)
James Edward Butcher, Jr., 60, of Marked Tree died Saturday, Oct. 4, at his residence. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eudell and Dovie Kent. Survivors include his wife, Brenda Robbins Butcher of Marked Tree; three sons, Lucan Jim Butcher of Three Rivers, Mich., Sparky Edward Robbins of Elk Hart, Ind., Lance Q. ...

Virginia Layman (10/09/08)
Virginia Layman, 74, of Tyronza, died Sunday, Oct. 5, at her residence in Tyronza. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Tyronza and owned and operated a clothing store. Survivors include two sons, Lynn Layman, Jr., of Imperial, Mo. ...

Mary Elizabeth Morrisett (10/09/08)
Mary Elizabeth Morrisett, 54, of Marked Tree died Saturday, Oct. 4 at St. Bernard's Medical Center. She was a member of the Church of God, a singer and a musician. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Bert Busch and Garner Morrisett, Jr; her parents Eudell and Dovie Kent; her brother, Buddy Kent and two sisters...

Virginia Juanita Rogers (10/09/08)
Virginia Juanita Rogers, 86, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 at her residence in Marked Tree. Born Sept. 27, 1922, she was of the Methodist faith. She was an avid homemaker for her family and assisted with the family candy, vending and photography business. ...

James Edward Butcher, Jr. (10/16/08)
James Edward Butcher, Jr., 60, of Marked Tree died Saturday, Oct. 4, at his residence. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Survivors include his wife, Brenda Robbins Butcher of Marked Tree; four sons, Lucan Jim Butcher of Three Rivers, Mich., Sparky Edward Robbins of Elk Hart, Ind., Lance Q. ...

Elsie Marie Mullins (10/16/08)
Elsie Marie Mullins, 54, of Lepanto,died Oct. 9 at the White County Medical Center in Searcy. She was born May 27, 1954 in Bakersfield, Calif. She was a homemaker and a member of the Etowah Pentecostal Church of God...

Quaniah Mychela Perry (10/16/08)
On Tuesday, Oct. 7, Quaniah Mychela Perry died. She was born to Latonia Turner and Quantralis Perry in Little Rock on Sept. 30, 2003. She was an adorable young girl who loved to hear music, have people talk to her and let her roll around everywhere on the floor...

Myrtle Rand (10/16/08)
Myrtle Rand of Tyronza died Thursday, Oct. 9 in her home. She leaves five daughters, Pamela Morris, Juanita Cross of Tyronza, Carolyn Dabney of West Memphis, Dinah Young of Turrell and Cheri Rand of Marked Tree; five sons, Jerome Sturdivant of Marked Tree, Donald McGowan of Tyronza, Charles Rand of Pagosa Spring, Col., Terrane Rand and Jeffery Rand of Las Vegas, Nev.; mother, Mattie Seals of Jackson, Mich.; four sisters, Irene Westley of Turrell, Diane Houston of Denver, Colo., Beverie Cobbs and Jelita Nelcoms of Chicago, Ill.; three brothers, Leon Johnson of Jackson, Mich., Pleas Seals of Atlanta, Ga. ...

Edna Marion Waters Barron (10/23/08)
Edna Marion Waters Barron, 85, of Lepanto died Monday, Oct. 20, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was a member of the Lepanto Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Woodford Barron...

Teddy Doyle Hardin (10/23/08)
Teddy Doyle Hardin, 40, of Payneway died Friday, Oct.17, at his residence. The youngest of 11 children, he was a hard working, simple man and a good brother. He loved farming, fishing and being with his family...

Thelma Addison (10/30/08)
Thelma Addison, 69, of Memphis, died Wednesday, Oct. 22 in her home. She is survived by four daughters, Tammara Sheperd, Jeanna Marie Addison of Memphis, Elizabeth Ann Ames of Jonesboro and Shelia Rochelle Addison of Tyronza; her father, Rev. ...

Virginia Mae Meeks (10/30/08)
Virginia Mae Meeks, 82, of Parkin died Oct. 27, 2008, at her residence. She was a member of Gladden Baptist Church in Parkin. She was preceded in death by her husband Bunton Meeks and a son Bennett Ray Windham...

Mamie Eller Shelton, 78, of Payneway died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008 at Three Rivers Nursing Center (10/30/08)
in Marked Tree. She was a member of Corner's Chapel Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Johnny Shelton of the home; one son, Terry Brewington of Bartlett, Tenn.; one step-son, Johnny Mack Shelton of Jonesboro; two daughters, Myra Neal and Jane Bobbitt...