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Blytheville -- James Kenneth Hedge, 71, retired farmer, died Sunday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Cobb Funeral Home with burial in Dogwood cemetery. He was a member of Pathway Church of God. Mr. Hedge, the husband of Dorothy Marie Hedge, also leaves two daughters, Gwen Crocker of Bradenton, Fla., and Kathy Allen of Blytheville; three sisters, Novella Carroll of Leachville, Edna Mae Morton of Blytheville and Gladys Morgan of Plantersville, Miss., two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death Notice dated February 1, 2005]
West Memphis -- Sarah F. Miller, 66, of Rogers, formerly of West Memphis, retired from Wal-Mart tax department, died Saturday at her home. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Miller, the wife of Carl Miller, also leaves a daughter, Tara Johnson of Cordova, Tenn.; two stepdaughters, Stacey Konecny of Houston and Andra Hines of Bella Vista; a stepson, Carl Miller Jr. of Houston, and four grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Mary's Hospice in Rogers or Barbara K. Lipman School.
[Death Notice dated February 1, 2005]
Osceola -- Charles William Turner, 59, truck driver, died Monday at Memphis Veterans Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Eastside Baptist Church, where he was a member and youth leader, with burial in Mississippi County Memorial Gardens. Roller-Swift Funeral Home has charge. He was a Vietnam War Navy veteran and a member of New Beginnings Gospel Group. Mr. Turner, the husband of Patricia Scott Turner for 38 years, also leaves a daughter, Sherry Moody of Blytheville; a son, Chris Scott of Rogersville; a sister, Joan Crafton of Nappanee, Ind.; two brothers, George Turner of Manila and Jimmy Turner of Floral, and two grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Eastside Baptist Church.
[Death Notice dated February 3, 2005]
West Memphis -- James Robbins, 52, of Winston-Salem, N.C., formerly of West Memphis, construction worker, died Aug. 2, 2004, in Winston-Salem. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at West Tennessee Veterans cemetery. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a son, James Robbins of Cordova, Tenn.; his mother, Hazel Markham of Arlington, Tenn.; three sisters, Ellis Ann Taylor of Tunica, Miss., Charla Mask of Arlington and Terrie Bryson of Bartlett, Tenn., and a brother, Billy Harlow of Southaven. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society.
[Death Notice dated February 3, 2005]
West Memphis -- Inez Watson Stokes, 60, laboratory technician, died Jan. 22 in West Memphis. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at West Memphis First Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Jerusalem cemetery in Quito, Tenn. Mabone Funeral Home in Somerville, Tenn., has charge. Mrs. Stokes, the wife of James L. Stokes, also leaves a daughter, Regina Lewone Greer of Marion; two sons, Michael Darnell Stokes and Mitchell Stokes, both of West Memphis; two stepdaughters, Viola Harvey of West Memphis and Berda Dean Boyd of Chicago; four stepsons, James Edward Stokes of Boston, and Freddie Bill Stokes, Sherman Stokes and Darrell Darnell Stokes, all of West Memphis; a brother, Johnnie Lee Watson of West Memphis, 25 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated February 3, 2005]
Gilmore -- Nellie Viola Shuburte, 82, retired owner of Shuburte Grocery, died Saturday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion. She was a member of Living Water Pentecostal Church of God in Tyronza. Mrs. Shuburte, the wife of Hardin Shuburte, also leaves a daughter, Myrtle Markham of Gilmore; two sons, Larry Shuburte of Gilmore and Tony Shuburte of Proctor; four sisters, Leota Brown of Summerville, Ga., Molly Jones of Lafayette, Ga., Naomi Ray of Chatsworth, Ga., and Dorothy Davis of Calhoun, Ga.; a brother, Joe Hill of Summerville, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated February 7, 2005]
Marion -- Vince Bari Jr., 85, antique furniture refinisher, died Sunday at his son's home in Jonesboro. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Marion Church of God, where he was a member, with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. He was a World War II Army veteran. He leaves five sons, Richard Bari of Bay City, Texas, Ralph P. Bari of Marion, Tony Bari of Jonesboro, Sidney Bari of Jackson, Tenn., and Sam Bari of West Memphis; a sister, Lena Sage of Lebanon, Ore., 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated February 8, 2005]
West Memphis -- William Clare McCreery, 78, retired owner of Smith Fixture Co., died Monday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, where he was an elder, with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War II veteran and graduate of Westminster College in Fulton, Mo. Mr. McCreery, the husband of Dorothy McCreery, also leaves a daughter, Ann McCreery Roscopf, and two sons, William Young McCreery and Charles Stuart McCreery, all of West Memphis, and eight grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to First Presbyterian Church.
[Death Notice dated February 8, 2005]
Joiner -- Alfred Eli Whitaker, 90, retired insurance salesman, died Thursday at South Mississippi County Regional Medical Center in Osceola. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mark AME Baptist Church in Chelford with burial in the church cemetery there. Wilson Funeral Home in Osceola has charge. He was a Baptist. Mr. Whitaker was the wife of Ida Whitaker.
[Death Notice dated February 9, 2005]
Osceola -- Jerry Haze Courthey, 62, retired auto body painter, died Monday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home with burial in Mitchell cemetery in Greenway. Mr. Courthey, the widower of Donna Courthey, leaves two daughters, Susan Spragg and Tracy Courthey, both of Mayfield, Ky.; two sisters, Linda Meyer of Monticello, Ga., and Carolyn Joiner of Osceola, and five grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated February 9, 2005]
Osceola -- Charles Timothy Davis, 75, truck driver, died Monday at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Whiteside cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a daughter, Helen Davis of Osceola; a son, Larry Davis of Virginia; three stepdaughters, Debra Allen of Osceola, Millie Alford of Marshall, Texas, and Valerie Whimper of Joliet, Ill.; three stepsons, John Lee Wiley of Ohio, Harold Reeder of Shorewood, Ill., and Dewight Wimper of Virginia; two sisters, Lillian Davis of Joliet and Lavelle McIntire of Hayti, Mo., 11 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated February 9, 2005]
Osceola -- Sally Lou Roberts, 82, homemaker, died Monday at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Wilson Funeral Home with burial in Mississippi County Memorial Gardens. She was a member of the Women's Fellowship at Osceola First Christian Church. Mrs. Roberts, the widow of Carl Roberts, leaves a daughter, Shirley Shields of Rogers; a son, Charles W. George of Peoria, Ariz.; a brother, John P. Newsom of Marion, and six grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated February 9, 2005]
Earle - Sarah Alene Butt, 88, formerly of Earle AR, passed away on Tuesday July 12, 2005, in Pleasanton, Texas. Visitation 11-Noon Friday, July 15, 2005 at First Methodist Church in Earle AR with the Funeral Service beginning Noon at church. The interment will follow at Crittenden Memorial Park cemetery. Forest Hill Funeral Home East has charge. Alene was born Sarah Alene Vance on August 23, 1916 to Velma Vance and James Burris Vance in Slate Spring, MS. She moved with her family to LePanto, AR in 1933. After graduation from Lepanto High School she attended Palmer Beauty College in Little Rock and subsequently moved to Earle Arkansas. Alene was a member of the First Methodist Church in Earle. She was active in the Earle Garden Club and Order of the Eastern Star for many years. Alene is survived by her children Benjamin M. Butt Jr. his wife Ginny, of Phoenix AZ, Elbert Stuart Butt II his wife Nanette, of Pleasanton TX, and Caroline Vance Seaton of Grapevine TX. Alene is also survived by 3 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Alene was preceded in death by her husband of 20 years, Benjamin Munford Butt, her parents, her 5 brothers, and her sister. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society. Forest Hill Funeral Home East 901-382-1000
[Death Notice dated July 14, 2005]
Marion -- Aileen Endicott, 85, retired nursing assistant, died Sunday at her home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park cemetery in Marion. She was a Baptist. She leaves four daughters, Joyce Adair of Mesquite, Texas, Suzanne Toten of Yorba Linda, Calif., Janice Smith of West Memphis and Jeri Payne of Marion; three sons, Claude McLain of Sylvester, Texas, Jonny McLain of Stanton, Mich., and James Endicott of Leeds, Ala., 19 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death Notice dated June 8, 2005]
Heber Springs - BARBARA DOWD EVERETT, 69, psychometrist, died Sunday, June 25, 2005 at her home. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2005 at First Presbyterian Church, Heber Springs. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at Leland-Stoneville cemetery in Stoneville, MS. Mrs. Everett, the wife of Gene Everett, also leaves a daughter, Holly Everett of Heber Springs, and a sister, Diana Dowd Davis of Pulaski, TN. The family requests that memorials be sent to First Presbyterian Church, Heber Springs or Leland Presbyterian Church, Leland, MS.
[Death Notice dated June 28, 2005]
Blytheville -- Martha Bell Crain, 71, homemaker, died May 30 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater Jeremiah Spiritual Church of Christ, where she was a member, with burial in Memory Garden cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Crain, the wife of Timothy Crain of Elkhart, Ind., also leaves a daughter, Martha Ann Crain, and a son, Timothy Crain Jr., both of Blytheville, and three sisters, Jean Dunagan of Osceola, and Elizabeth B. Warner and Amy Bell Wilson, both of Blytheville.
[Death Notice dated June 10, 2005]
Crawfordsville -- Henrietta Cohen, 62, homemaker, died Sunday at her home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at 15th Street Church of God in Christ with burial in Marion Memorial cemetery. Anthony Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Cohen, the wife of Freddie Cohen, also leaves three daughters, Eunice Dotson of West Memphis, and Cheryl Austin and Sherri Pope, both of Crawfordsville; two sons, Patrick Cohen of Marion and Nathan Cohen of Memphis; two sisters, Gracie Rivers of Kansas City, Mo., and Katie Mae Hayes of West Memphis; four brothers, Walter Anderson of West Memphis, Casey Nathan of Chicago, and Charlie Nathan and George Nathan, both of Springfield, Ill., 22 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated June 10, 2005]
Earle -- Joe Max Lancaster Jr., 61, laborer for Osborne Seed Co., died Wednesday in Jonesboro. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Earle Assembly of God with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. Mr. Lancaster, the husband of Willer Lancaster, also leaves a son, Max Lancaster of Marion; two stepsons, Earl Stewart of Mayfield, Ky., and Jerry Stewart of West Memphis; his mother, Dorothy Marie Lancaster of Proctor; three sisters, Jean Moore of Proctor, Barbra Lancaster of Champaign, Ill., and Edith Simmons of Fort Wayne, Ind.; two brothers, Howard Lancaster of Marion and James Lancaster of Lima, Ohio, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated June 10, 2005]
Marion -- Emma Lee Benton, 78, formerly of McNairy County, Tenn., accountant for Union Planters Bank, died Wednesday in Lepanto. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Shackelford Funeral Home in Selmer, Tenn., with burial in Grave Hill cemetery in Eastview, Tenn. She was a member of New Hope Methodist Church. Mrs. Benton, the wife of Raymond Benton, also leaves two daughters, Sheila Williams of Marion and Debbra Marlett of Allegany, N.Y.; a son, Buster Benton of Marion; two sisters, Linda Poindexter of Bethel Springs, Tenn., and Peggy Stanfield of Ramer, Tenn., 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated June 10, 2005]
