Obituaries

Robert Charles "R.C." Barnes (12/04/03)
Robert Charles "R.C." Barnes, 76, of Walnut Ridge, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, at Senatobia, Miss. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Margie Rogers Barnes of Walnut Ridge; three sons, Troy Barnes of Southaven, Miss., Robert Barnes of Byhalia, Miss., and Victor Barnes of Senatobia; six daughters, Bobbie Jeans Oswalt of Nesbitt, Miss., Glenda Faye Crockett of Senatobia, Tina Davis of Byhalia, Dina Wittington of Batesville, Tabitha Walker of Ponotoc, Miss., and Linda Mullins of Walnut, Miss.; eight sisters, Mildred Young, Betty Sue Klenk and Carolyn Milton, all of Walnut, Billie Doris Sexton and Dorothy King, both of Tiplersville, Miss., Annie Vandandver of Meridian, Miss., Kay Youngblood of Victoria, Miss., and Faye Barnes of Blue Mountain, Miss.; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and 18 geat-great-grandchildren.. ...

Larry Wayne "Moondog Spot" Booker (12/04/03)
Larry Wayne "Moondog Spot" Booker, 51, of Dyersburg died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003, at Methodist Central Hospital in Memphis. He had been a professional wrestler for 30 years. Survivors include five sons, Larry W. Booker, James Booker, Jody Booker and Jody Wayne Booker, all of Dyersburg, and Chris Booker of Wilson; two daughters, Angela Booker of Kingston, Tenn., and Jennifer Booker of Dyersburg; his mother, Gladys M. ...

James M. Moore (12/04/03)
James M. Moore, 73, of Lepanto died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, at Regional Medical Center of NEA. He was a professional musician and a World War II veteran. He was member of the Aeronautics Association and the American Legion. Survivors include his wife, Jessie Moore of Lepanto; one son, James Kipp Moore of Crowley, Texas; two daughters, Kimberly Jo Moore of Olive Branch, Miss., and Kathy Fowler of Rector; three grandchildren, James Kyle Moore, Lindsay Fowler and Kelly Fowler; and three great-grandchildren.. ...

Roger Dean Tucker (12/04/03)
Roger Dean Tucker, 44, of Birdsong died Monday, Nov. 24, 2003, at his residence. He was a construction worker and an Army veteran. Survivors include a son, Roger Tucker of Chicago; a daughter, Conesha Nicole Blake of Chicago; his father, George Tucker Sr. of Birdsong; three sisters, Teresa Brown of Tyronza, Carolyn Tucker of Marion and Barbara Holloway of Birdsong; and two brothers, George Tucker Jr. of Memphis and Ricky Turner of Birdsong...

Reba Diane Sloan (12/04/03)
Reba Diane Sloan, 55, of Marked Tree died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003, at her home. She worked in home health aid and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her mother, Elenor Hicks of Marked Tree; one son, Kenny George of Marked Tree; two daughters, Renee Grissom of Marked Tree and Lynn Blagg of Tyronza; four sisters, Janet George of Marked Tree, Geneva Martin of Colorado, Joyce Thompson of Marion and Glena Smith of Springfield, Mo.; two brothers, Jerry Hicks of Melbourne and Lonnie Hicks of Marked Tree; and four grandchildren.. ...

Larry Neal Adamson (12/11/03)
Larry Neal Adamson, 59, of Marked Tree died Monday, Dec. 8, 2003, at his residence. He was a 1960 graduate of Lepanto High School and was of the Baptist belief. (Survivors include his wife, Helen Adamson of Marked Tree; a son, David Adamson of Southaven, Miss.; two daughters, Paula Adamson of Earle and Wendy Hamilton of Marked Tree; his mother, Minnie Odell Adamson of Marked Tree; two sisters, Elizbeth Buffington of Spring, Texas, and Linda Francis Gilbert of Marked Tree; a brother, Dennis Franklin Adamson of Marked Tree; and four grandchildren, Angelica Makquis, Brandon Adamson, Logan Hamilton and Arron Hamilton.. ...

Ada Mae Boxley (12/11/03)
Ada Mae Boxley, 101, of Marked Tree died Monday, Dec. 8, 2003, at Three Rivers Nursing Center in Marked Tree. A charter member of Marked Tree Garden Club, she was a master judge for the Arkansas Garden Club, a volunteer cook for the Marked Tree Lions Club and a member of First United Methodist Church in Marked Tree...

James M. Moore (12/11/03)
James M. Moore, 73, of Lepanto died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, at Regional Medical Center of NEA. He was a professional musician and a World War II veteran. He was member of the Aeronautics Association and the American Legion. Survivors include his wife, Jessie Moore of Lepanto; one son, James Kipp Moore of Crowley, Texas; two daughters, Kimberly Jo Moore of Olive Branch, Miss., and Kathy Fowler of Rector; three grandchildren, James Kyle Moore, Lindsay Fowler and Kelly Fowler...

Charlene Davis (12/11/03)
Charlene Davis, 44, of Osceola died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003 at Baptist Hospital East in Memphis. She was a member of the motherboard of Pleasant View Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Tommy Davis of OsceoIa; a son, Robert Lee Coleman Jr. ...

Bradley Thomas Ray Godwin (12/17/03)
Bradley Thomas Ray Godwin, 28 of Marked Tree died Saturday in Memphis. Born on December 16, 1974 in Batesville. He was a school teacher for the Marked Tree School District, a member of the FFA, American Turkey Federation, Batesville 4-H and Harrison St. Church of Christ of Batesville...

Robert Walker (12/17/03)
Robert Walker, 87, of Marked Tree died Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. Survivors include his wife, Mary Howard Walker of the home; one son, Robert Eugene Walker of Jonesboro; one stepson, Dr. Gerry Grant of Clarksdale, Miss.; one daughter, Judi Bingham of Marked Tree; and one stepdaughter, Janet Flurry of Oklahoma City...

Esther Brown (12/17/03)
Esther Brown, 80, of Dyess died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Osceola. She was a homemaker and a member of the Presbyterian church. She was preceded in death by her husband Hollis (Buster) Brown. Survivors include four sons, Albert Brown of Corning, Tony Brown of Mountain View, Paul Brown of Lepanto and Peter Brown of Caraway; three daughters, Sharon Gann of Marked Tree and Phillis Springer and Janie Brown, both of Dyess; a brother, Richard Mortenson of Coon Rapids, Mn.; two sisters Ann Joehnck of Burlington, Mn. ...

Virginia Pauline Shepard (12/17/03)
Virginia Pauline Shepard, 82, of Tyronza died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003, at Three Rivers Nursing Home in Marked Tree. She was a member of Tyronza Church of Christ. Survivors include four sons, Winston Blanchard of Tyronza, Cleveland Blanchard of Marion, Ray Blanchard of Harrisburg and Carl Blanchard of Jacksonville; three daughters, Louise McCorkle and Lisa Shepard, both of Tyronza, and Brenda Ward of Jonesboro; four sisters, May Staton and Eloise Duvall, both of Trumann, Gene Wagner of Tyronza and Vernell Adams of Sikeston, Mo.; two brothers, Sonny Savage of Memphis and Herman Savage of Tupelo, Miss.; 18 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.. ...

Nelda Jane Foster (12/24/03)
Nelda Jane Foster, 57, of Lepanto died Friday, December 19, 2003, at St. Bernard's Medical Center. She was of the Baptist faith and a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, Jerry Foster of Memphis and Timothy Foster of Little Rock; one daughter, Cindy Wilmoth of Jonesboro; three sisters, Mary Nell Edge of Malden, Mo., Barbara Pilgrim of Osceola and Katherine Mason of Lepanto; one brother, William Maddox, of Lepanto; and one grandchild...

Thomas "Tommy" Leroy Gifford (12/24/03)
Thomas "Tommy" Leroy Gifford, 42, of Queen City, Texas formerly of Blytheville, died Tuesday, December 16, 2003 at Texarkana, Texas. Born in Osceola, he was a factory worker and was a member of Ruddle Road Church of God. Survivors include one daughter, Whitney Gifford of Queen City, Texas; one stepdaughter, Destanie Gifford of Jonesboro; his mother and stepfather, Deloris and Bill Sawyer, both of Queen City, Texas; his father, Leroy Gifford of Blytheville; one sister, Amber Marie Gifford of Blytheville; three stepsisters, Creseana Gist of Blytheville, Connie Johnson of Ala. ...

Albert Rollins (12/24/03)
Albert Rollins, 83, of Marked Tree, died Thursday, December 18, 2003 at his residence. An Army veteran, he served in the 29th Infantry Co. in the invasion of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. He was a commercial fisherman who owned Rollins Fish Market for more than 50 years and was of the Baptist faith...

Cheryl Lynn Swingle Johnson of North Little Rock, passed away and went to be with the Lord Tuesday, December 16, 2003. (12/24/03)
She was born to Dr. Charles Glenn & Elizabeth Orton Swingle December 2, 1953 in Memphis. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Charles Glenn Swingle, Sr. of Rock island, Ill. and Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Beasley of Earle; her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Wade Orton of Johnson City and Knoxville; and a niece Kathryn Dodd Schisler of Weiner...

Walter L. Biggers (12/30/03)
Walter L. Biggers, 76, of Trumann, died Monday, December 29, 2003 at his residence. Born in Weleetka, Okla., he had lived in Trumann for the last 26 years and was formerly of Michigan. He was a steel mill worker, a member of the Teamsters Union and was of the Pentecostal belief...

Thomas Jefferson "Pop" Hatcher (12/30/03)
Thomas Jefferson "Pop" Hatcher, 74, of Paragould died Saturday, December 20, 2003, at Greene Acres Nursing Home in Paragould. Born at Osceola, he lived most of his life in the Trumann area before moving to Paragould four years ago. He was retired from the Singer Co. of Trumann and was a member of the Black Oak Baptist Church...

Patricia Marie Hosley (12/30/03)
Patricia Marie Hosley, 29, of Osceola, died Saturday, December 27, 2003. She worked as a dietitian and was a member of Eagle Wright Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Tony Boyd of Osceola; her parents, Fred Hosley Jr. of North Little Rock and Dorothy Hosley of Osceola; her grandmother, Scott Anna Branch of Osceola; four sisters, Annette Yankaway, Lucy Selvy and Stephanie Buford, all of Osceola, and Catrisa Hosley of Missouri; and two brothers, Issac Hosley of Little Rock and Phillip Ray Yankaway of Las Vegas.. ...

Robert "Bobby Joe" Joe Huffins (12/30/03)
Robert "Bobby Joe" Joe Huffins, 40, of Fisher, died Saturday, December 27, 2003, in Newport. He was a farmer and was of the Baptist belief. Survivors include his wife, Linda Mae Huffins of Bradford, Fla.; his mother, Francis Huffins of Fisher; two sisters, Emily Huffins of Batesville and Shelly Huffins of Fisher; seven brothers, Jason Huffins, Richard Huffins and Dennis Huffins, all of Fisher, Jimmy Huffins and Frank Huffins, both of Newport, and Johnny Huffins and Ted Huffins, both of Coldwater.. ...

Lucille Whitten Taylor (12/30/03)
Lucille Whitten Taylor, 90, formerly of Tyronza, died Saturday, December 20, 2003, at Senatobia Convalescent Center. Manager of dry goods store and grocery store, she was a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Charleston. She was preceded in death by her husband Marion Walter Taylor...

Creadora Thompson (12/30/03)
Creadora Thompson, 81, of Parkin died Wednesday, December 24, 2003, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Little Rock. A farmer, he was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Marked Tree and the Marked Tree Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Pauline Crook Thompson of Parkin; three sons, Tommy Thompson of Burdette and Jimmy Thompson and Ronnie Thompson, both of Marked Tree; two daughters, Gloria Cox of Fulton, Ky., and Donna West of Marked Tree; six sisters, Gaulena Higgins, Connie Brown and Jo Ella Sitz, all of Marked Tree, Lucille Ray of Alma, Lorine Whitney of Fairfield, Calif., and Patsy Wallen of Atlanta; three brothers, Gene Thompson of Parkin, Billy Thompson of Marked Tree and Wayne Thompson of Alma; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.. ...

Billie Ann Ward (12/30/03)
Billie Ann Ward, 87, of Marked Tree died Tuesday, December 23, 2003, at Methodist Central Hospital in Memphis. A homemaker, she was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Survivors include two sisters, Grace Barry of Memphis and Tommie M. Pruett of Trumann...

Ellen Nell Wilson (12/30/03)
Ellen Nell Wilson, 81, of Marion died Friday, December 26, 2003, at Johnson Hobson Nursing Home at Marion. She was a retired from American Greeting and a member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church of Osceola and Mother's Board. Survivors include three sons, Woodrow Wilson Jr. ...