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West Memphis -- Mary Edith Lindley, 87, homemaker, died Tuesday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Parkin cemetery. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home has charge. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Lindley, the widow of Henry Lindley, leaves two daughters, Betty Lindley Helms of Memphis and Judy Lindley Smith of Heber Springs; a brother, Linville Graham of Wynne, a grandchild and two great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated May 12, 2005]
Blytheville -- David Leon Elliott, 51, mechanic and former employee of J. W. Hall Auto Sales, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Wilson Funeral Home with burial in Dogwood cemetery. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Mr. Elliott, the husband of Rachel Bargett Elliott, also leaves a daughter, Dena Elliott Decker of Swifton, Ark.; three sons, Andy Emmert and Tony Emmert, both of Blytheville, and Phillip Emmert of Memphis; his mother, Bonnie McGill Stokes of Blytheville; three sisters, Connie Dillard of Ecru, Miss., Lona Clark of Blytheville and Joyce Chandler of Gosnell; a brother, Roger Elliott of Blytheville, and six grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated May 13, 2005]
Blytheville -- John R. Shaw, 73, retired cook and truck driver, died Sunday at Memorial Nursing Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at McDonald-Horne Funeral Home with burial in Sandy Ridge cemetery in Burdette. He leaves a daughter, Emma Cunningham of Flint, Mich.
[Death Notice dated May 13, 2005]
Blytheville -- Lowrene Spencer, 59, homemaker, died May 6 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at New St. Paul Baptist Church with burial in Gethsemane Gardens. McDonald-Horne Funeral Home has charge. She leaves three daughters, Antionette Davis of Columbus, Ga., and Anetra Spencer and Shanetra Spencer, both of Blytheville; eight sons, Latonda Spencer, Gabriel Spencer, Devion Spencer and Marque Spencer, all of Blytheville, Alandrus Spencer of Fredericksburg, Va., Nikita Spencer and Anqua Spencer, both of Carbondale, Ill., and Amaray Spencer of Jonesboro; her mother, Nancy Spencer, and two sisters, Jerlean Lewis and Louise Williams, all of Blytheville; six brothers, Willie L. Spencer Jr., Robert Spencer and David Spencer, all of Blytheville, Edward Spencer of Detroit, Eugene Spencer of Benton Harbor, Mich., and Roy Spencer of Austin, Texas, 16, grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death Notice dated May 13, 2005]
West Memphis -- June Carol Mason Donely, 55, teacher's aide, died Wednesday at her home. Services will be at noon Saturday at West Memphis First Baptist Church with burial in Paradise Gardens in Edmondson. Mrs. Donely, the wife of Preston Donely III, also leaves her mother, Bernice Stallings of West Memphis; her father, Freddie Eason of Anthonyville; two sisters, Gloria Stallings Arkadie of Marion and Sharon Stallings of West Memphis, and three brothers, James Mason of San Diego, Gary Mason of Marion and Charles Edward Mason of Surprise, Ariz.
[Death Notice dated May 13, 2005]
West Memphis -- Lucille Walker, 83, homemaker, died Monday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Beautiful Zion Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Paradise Gardens. M. J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. She leaves seven daughters, Ruby Sneed and Linda Riley, both of Memphis, Bobbie Conley, Fannie Oliver and Peggy Ewing, all of West Memphis, and Olive Mae Hill and Helen Washington, both of St. Louis; five sons, Donnie Walker, Larry Crayton, Raymond Crayton and Robert Crayton, all of Memphis, and Elijah Crayton Jr. of West Memphis, 69 grandchildren, 100 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated May 13, 2005]
Betty Jean Rodgers, 66, of Horseshoe Bend, Ark., electric motor winder for High Speed Electric in Memphis, died Wednesday in Calico Rock, Ark. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at West Union cemetery in Millington. Horseshoe Bend Memorial Chapel has charge. She was a volunteer for Horseshoe Bend Assembly of God Food Bank. Mrs. Rodgers, the wife of Jerry Rodgers, also leaves local survivors including two sisters, Carolyn Daniels of Memphis and Donna Leggett of Arlington, and a brother, Johnny Shavers of Memphis.
[Death Notice dated May 13, 2005]
Earle -- W.P. 'Buddy' Morrison, 77, retired farmer and banker, died Sunday at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Earle United Methodist Church, where he was a chairman of the administrative board and finance committee, and president of Methodist Men, with burial in Memorial Park in Memphis. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. He was a World War II Navy veteran, former director and board member of First Southern Bank, former chairman of Memphis University School, board member at Saint Francis Levee Board, Mississippi River Parkway Commission and Union Services Industries, member of Memphis Country Club and Crescent Club, and former president of Earle Rotary Club and Crittenden County Farm Bureau. Mr. Morrison, the husband of Ruth Morrison, also leaves three sons, John T. Morrison, W. Price Morrison Jr. and Joe M. Morrison, all of Memphis; a sister, Carolyn M. Barton of Nashville; a brother, C.E. Morrison Jr. of Earle, and 12 grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Earle United Methodist Church or Memphis University School.
[Death Notice dated May 10, 2005]
West Memphis -- Betty Nanette Williams, 86, retired custodian for New York Central Railroad after 30 years, died Sunday in Blytheville. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Mississippi County Memorial Gardens in Osceola. Roller-Swift Funeral Home in Osceola has charge. She was a member of Romania Orthodox Church. She leaves a daughter, Cora Ann Williams of Cleveland, Ohio; a sister, Mary Becker of West Memphis, two grandchildren, a great-grandchild and two great-great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated May 10, 2005]
Blytheville -- Eula Larue, 88, homemaker, died Saturday at Great River Medical Center. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Memorial Park. Cobb Funeral Home has charge. She was a member of Gospel Lighthouse. Mrs. Larue, the widow of Vernest Larue, leaves a foster sister, Edith Keeling of Paragould.
[Death Notice dated May 8, 2005]
Blytheville -- Sue Campbell, 83, owner-operator of Whitsitts Dress Shop for 60 years, died Thursday at Great River Medical Center. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Cobb Funeral Home with burial in Elmwood cemetery. She was a member of Parkview Baptist Church in Laurel, Miss., and attended Blytheville First Baptist Church. Mrs. Campbell, the widow of Russell Campbell, leaves a daughter, Linda Gracy of Blytheville; two sons, Richard Dyess of New Orleans and Billy Dyess of Citronelle, Ala.; two stepdaughters, Joanne Campbell Jones of Fort Smith and Jeannie Campbell Sevier of Blytheville; a sister, Patricia Wash of Laurel, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society Blytheville Chapter, the American Heart Association Blytheville Chapter or Blytheville First Baptist Church.
[Death Notice dated May 7, 2005]
Proctor -- Laurie Kay Beck Follis, 39, homemaker, died Wednesday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Memorial services were Friday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home. She was a member of Crawfordsville First Baptist Church. Mrs. Follis, the wife of Larry Briggs, also leaves a daughter, Lela Nicole White of Proctor; two sons, Preston Stewart and Trey Stewart, both of Marion; her mother, Carolyn Beck Roe of Horseshoe Lake, and two sisters, Ruthie Layne Sexton of West Memphis and Aleitha Lorraine Gray of York, S.C. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Horseshoe Lake Baptist Church Building Fund or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
[Death Notice dated May 7, 2005]
Crawfordsville -- Austin O. Cohen, 23, died April 29 at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Gloryland Church of God in Christ with burial in Marion Memorial cemetery. Anthony Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. He leaves his parents, Cheryl and Terry Austin; two sisters, Melissa Cohen and Henrietta Cohen, and three brothers, Michael Cohen, Gregory Cohen and Terry Cohen, all of Crawfordsville.
[Death Notice dated May 6, 2005]
Joiner -- Juanita Ayers, 86, homemaker, died Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today at Crittenden Memorial Park cemetery in Marion. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. She was a member of Whitton Baptist Church. Mrs. Ayers, the widow of W.L. Ayers, leaves a daughter, Laquita Price of Tyronza, and a sister, Virginia Tidwell of Joiner.
[Death Notice dated May 6, 2005]
Crawfordsville -- P.J. 'Jay' McAlister, 75, shop foreman for Pacco Inc., died Wednesday at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park cemetery in Marion. He was a Navy veteran, a deacon at Turrell First Baptist Church, a member of Masonic Lodge 626 and a former scoutmaster of Troop 298 in Turrell. Mr. McAlister, the widower of Laura Ruth Howell McAlister and husband of Shirley McAlister, also leaves two sons, Steven McAlister of Wilson and Clarence McAlister of Jonesboro; a sister, Clara Long of West Memphis; two brothers, Bill McAlister of Mountain View and Jerry McAlister of West Memphis, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Turrell First Baptist Church.
[Death Notice dated May 5, 2005]
Luxora -- Esther Hinson McKnight, 90, homemaker and retired cafeteria worker for Luxora School System, died Sunday at South Mississippi County Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Luxora Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Dogwood cemetery. Mrs. McKnight, the widow of Joe McKnight, leaves a daughter, Hattie Jansen of Pensacola, Fla., two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated May 5, 2005]
Marion -- Don Rainwater, 70, retired planer operator for Dacus Lumber, died Wednesday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Union Grove cemetery in Tilton. He was a Baptist. Mr. Rainwater, the husband of Freda Rainwater, also leaves a son, Donald Phillip Rainwater Jr. of Marion; three sisters, Jewell Stenson of Vicksburg, Miss., Carolyn McPherson of Stockton, Mo., and Wanda Wallace of Poplar Bluff, Mo.; three brothers, Ben Rainwater of Epps, La., Bill Rainwater of Black Oak and Clyde Rainwater of Vicksburg, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated May 5, 2005]
West Memphis -- Gregory Steele, 33, of Tulsa, Okla., formerly of West Memphis, laborer, died Saturday at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa. Services will be at noon Saturday at New Mount Zion Church with burial in Paradise Garden in Edmondson. Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Steele, the husband of Kelli Williams Steele, also leaves two daughters, Destiny Steele of Blytheville and Caitlin Riley of Jonesboro; three sons, Gregory Steele Jr. of Dallas, Kaleb Steele of Blytheville and Dylan Riley of Jonesboro; his mother, Barbara Steele of Blytheville; his father, Joe Louis Barber of West Memphis; three sisters, Cassandra Twilley of Blytheville, Tonya Johnson of West Memphis and Mary Ann Spearman of Navarre, Fla., and two brothers, Antonio Steele of Jonesboro and Joe Louis Barber Jr. of Memphis.
[Death Notice dated May 5, 2005]
Earnestine Watson, 65, of Hughes, Ark., homemaker, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at noon Saturday at Bethel AME Church in West Memphis with burial in Paradise Garden in Edmondson. Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. Mrs. Watson, the wife of W.C. Watson, also leaves local survivors including two daughters, Carita Green and Gale Green Lee, both of West Memphis; a son, Rev. Moses Green of Marion; a sister, Mozz Boyd of Memphis, 15 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated May 5, 2005]
