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Blytheville -- Richard 'Ricky' Matthews, 41, died Saturday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at New St. Paul Baptist Church with burial in Whiteside Gardens in Osceola. McDonald-Horne Funeral Home has charge. He was a graduate of Blytheville High School. Mr. Matthews, the husband of Rochelle Matthews, also leaves his mother, Bobbie J. Wells of Blytheville; three sisters, Jacqueline Matthews of Little Rock, Sherry Riley of Decatur, Ga., and Marilyn Trible of Blytheville; a brother, Johnny Matthews of Blytheville, and his grandmother, Marie Matthews of Clarksdale, Miss.
[Death Notice dated March 11, 2005]
Blytheville -- Robert B. Pulliam, 74, retired from Stiffel Lamp Manufacturing Co. in Chicago, died March 4 at Heritage Square Nursing Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Blytheville First Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Gethsemane Gardens. McDonald-Horne Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Pulliam, the husband of Lillian Pulliam, also leaves two daughters, Blanche Pulliam of Fort Worth, Texas, and Janice Belk of Chicago, three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated March 11, 2005]
West Memphis -- Ambera Stacy Earvin, 28, teacher, died March 3 at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale, Ark. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at 15th Street Church of God in Christ with burial in Paradise Garden in Edmondson. Anthony Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a daughter, Adrianna Hardy, and her mother, Annie P. Earvin, both of West Memphis; six sisters, Linda Wrotten, Annette Boulton, Ava Earvin and Amy Earvin, all of West Memphis, and Angela Earvin and Anita Earvin, both of Memphis; a brother, Anson Earvin of Fayetteville, and her grandparents, Callie P. Wade and Iona Earvin, both of West Memphis.
[Death Notice dated March 11, 2005]
West Memphis -- Orpha Kinney, 79, homemaker, died Wednesday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Manila cemetery. Mrs. Kinney, the wife of Johnie Kinney, also leaves four sons, Johnie Ray Kinney Jr., David Wayne Kinney and Michael Edward Kinney, all of West Memphis, and Rickey Eugene Kinney of Marion; four sisters; five brothers, 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated March 11, 2005]
Harvey Ray Darby, 58, of Bono, Ark., auto body repairman and owner of Darby's Body Shop, died Wednesday in Bono. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Emerson Funeral Home in Jonesboro, Ark., with burial in Jonesboro Memorial Park cemetery. He was a member of Keiser Chapel Church. Mr. Darby, the husband of Shirley Darby, also leaves local survivors including a daughter, Cynthia Lynn Johnson of Southaven, and five grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated March 11, 2005]
Julia Mary Johnson, 93, of Hughes, Ark., died Sunday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. Services will be at noon Saturday at New Bethel Church of God in Christ in Hughes with burial in Paradise Garden in Edmondson, Ark. Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. She leaves local survivors including two daughters, Sammie Lee Walls of Memphis and Ethel Jones of Blytheville, Ark., 44 grandchildren, 60 great-grandchildren and 20 great-great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated March 11, 2005]
West Memphis -- Mavis Rose, 84, of Caldwell, formerly of West Memphis, homemaker, died Friday at Cross Ridge Community Hospital in Wynne. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home with burial in Forrest Park cemetery in Forrest City. She was a member of the Church of God. Mrs. Rose, the widow of V.B. Rose Jr., leaves a daughter, Linda Poindexter of Caldwell; a son, V.B. Rose of Forrest City; a brother, Johnny Hobbs of Lafayette, Ga., two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated March 27, 2005]
West Memphis -- James Darel Wallin, 74, died Friday at Broadway Health Care Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Murphy Funeral Home in Marked Tree, Ark., with burial in Marked Tree cemetery. He was a Korean War veteran, a Baptist and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. Mr. Wallin, the husband of Jerrie Wallin, also leaves a stepdaughter, Deanna Wilson of West Memphis; a stepson, Terry Wilford of Bartlett, Tenn.; three brothers, Bill Wallin of West Memphis, Jerry Wallin of Collierville, Tenn., and Harold Wallin of Bogart, Ga., and three grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated March 27, 2005]
Blytheville -- Gene Strickland, 82, retired body shop manager for Littrell-Ozier Ford, died Friday at Great River Medical Center. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Cobb Funeral Home with burial in Elmwood cemetery. He was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church, where he was former chairman of the board and Sunday school superintendent, and an assistant at Blytheville Senior Citizens Center. Mr. Strickland, the widower of Betty Sue King Strickland, leaves a son, Tommy Strickland of Collierville, Tenn.; a sister, Sarah Agent of Jonesboro; a brother, Jerry Strickland of Houston, Texas, and four grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Aldersgate United Methodist Church or Mississippi County Senior Citizens Center.
[Death Notice dated March 26, 2005]
Blytheville -- Terry Leon 'Pete' Clark, 47, die cast operator for Motor Technologies and owner of Clark's Bait Shop, died Wednesday at Great River Medical Center. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Cobb Funeral Home with burial in Dogwood cemetery. He was a former baseball coach for the Gosnell Youth Association. Mr. Clark, the husband of Lona Gaye Elliott Clark, also leaves two sons, Jason Clark and Nathan Clark, both of Blytheville; five sisters, Clara Mae Hollenback of Eupora, Miss., Hattie Riser of Shreveport, La., Betty Skelton of Blytheville, Sue Ditto of Savannah, Tenn., and Mary Jane Beltrain of Gosnell, and four brothers, James Clark of Hermondale, Mo., Earnest Clark of Manila, C.W. Clark of Punta Gorda, Fla., and Tommy Clark of Leachville.
[Death Notice dated March 25, 2005]
Blytheville -- Evelyn Lipford, 79, homemaker, died Monday in Dunklin County, Mo. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Cobb Funeral Home with burial in Elmwood cemetery. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and a former member of Blytheville CB Emergency Squad. Mrs. Lipford, the wife of Charles F. Lipford, also leaves a daughter, Shirley Coolbaugh of Casa Grande, Ariz.; two sons, Joe Calvin of Lees Summit, Mo., and Charles Lipford of Blytheville; three sisters, Lottie Reed of Dexter, Mo., Nella Lee of Blytheville and Guelda Deason of Houston, Texas; three brothers, John Simpson of Campbell, Mo., J.B. Simpson of Arkansas and Morris Simpson Jr. of Sherwood, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated March 25, 2005]
Earle -- L.V. Rogers, 84, retired mechanic for John Deere, died Wednesday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Earle Church of God, where he was a 40-year member and a deacon, with burial in Gibson Bayou cemetery. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. Mr. Rogers, the husband of Nadine Parks Rogers, also leaves two daughters, Shirley Ann Rogers and Betty Sue Moore; a son, Billy Bobby Rogers, and two brothers, Tom Rogers and J.T. Rogers, all of Earle, five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Earle Church of God.
[Death Notice dated March 25, 2005]
Blytheville -- Wayne Toombs, 67, owner of Toombs Tunes, radio and music personality, driver and escort for Toombs Transport Service and former disc jockey for KLCN Radio Station, died Tuesday near Etowah. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Cobb Funeral Home with burial in Caraway cemetery. He was an Army Reserve veteran and a member of Buffalo Chapel Church in Caraway and Blytheville Police Reserve, where he was a former chief. Mr. Toombs, the husband of Joan Waugh Toombs, also leaves a daughter, Wayna Ann Jones of Manila and Latonya Wyatt of Blytheville; a son, Ricky Toombs of Colorado Springs; two sisters, Joann Riley of Caraway and Phyllis Clay of Trumann; a brother, Randy Toombs of Jonesboro, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated March 23, 2005]
Proctor -- Bessie Reba Whitman, 89, retired nurse for Methodist University Hospital Healthcare, died Monday at Methodist North Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park cemetery in Marion. She was a member of West Memphis Assembly of God. Mrs. Whitman, the widow of Rev. Johnie M. Whitman, leaves two daughters, Marcia R. Jackson of Bartlett, Tenn., and Nancy Kinney of Hattiesburg, Miss.; two sisters, Maycle Kumpe of Bartlett and Vivian Jean Kendrick of Dallas, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Hillcrest Children's Home in Hot Springs.
[Death Notice dated March 23, 2005]
West Memphis -- Eddie James Williams, 69, auto body repairman, died March 16 at Crittenden Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church with burial in Paradise Garden in Edmondson. Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Williams, the husband of Nellie Williams, also leaves four daughters, Angela McDowell and Cassandra Kelly, both of Memphis, Gwendolyn Robinson of Woodbridge, Va., and Brenda Granger of Heidelberg, Germany; two sons, Eddie Williams Jr. of Jonesboro, Ark., and Byron Williams of Tacoma, Wash.; four sisters, Warine Webb of Chicago, and Katherine Williams, Cora Fenner and Ora Robertson, all of West Memphis; three brothers, Dock Williams, Willie Williams and Eddie Williams, all of West Memphis, 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated March 23, 2005]
Frank Mills Jr., 66, of Elaine, Ark., died Monday at Methodist University Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at PLMD Center in Helena, Ark., with burial in Morning Star cemetery in Elaine. Mr. Mills, the husband of Catherine Mills, also leaves local survivors including three daughters, Schron Mills, Linda Fields and Vera N. Diaye, and a son, Roosevelt Lewis, all of West Memphis; a sister, Ruthie Harris of Memphis, 28 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated March 23, 2005]
Edna E. Barnett Taylor, 85, of Wynne, Ark., homemaker, died Monday at Crestpark Nursing Center in Wynne. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home in Wynne with burial in Cogbill cemetery there. She was a member of Harris Chapel Baptist Church. Mrs. Taylor, the widow of Wayne Blaylock, Willie Banks and Thomas B. Taylor, leaves local survivors including a daughter, Diane Nelson, and a brother, James Barnett, both of West Memphis, nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated March 23, 2005]
Blytheville -- Blanche Freeman, 91, homemaker, died Thursday at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Dell First Baptist Church, where she was an usher and member of the mother's board, with burial in Memory Gardens cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home has charge. She leaves two daughters, Willie Mae Harris of Blytheville and Rosie McClure of Jacksonville; a son, Lee Roy Freeman of Elkhart, Ind.; a sister, Evelyn Johnson of Memphis, six grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated March 22, 2005]
West Memphis -- Norman McDonald, 85, minister, died Tuesday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at 15th Street Church of God in Christ with burial in Paradise Garden in Edmondson. Anthony Funeral Home has charge. He leaves three sisters, Velma Benford, Florence Smith and Mildred Hightower, and a brother, James McDonald, all of Chicago.
[Death Notice dated March 21, 2005]
