Obituaries

Columbus Weaver Carter (10/05/06)
Columbus Weaver Carter, 79, died Sept. 30at Monette Manor in Monette. He was born Sept. 10, 1927 at Athens, Ala. He was a factory worker and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Emery Carter and Lossie Gathlin; four sisters: Macy Carter, Opal Roach, Mable Harris and Flora Mae Hall; and two brother: T.C. Carter and Rufus Carter...

Bonnie Faye Hicks (10/05/06)
Bonnie Faye Hicks, 61, of Marked Tree, died Wednesday, Sept. 27 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. She had lived in Marked Tree since 2000 having lived in Kaiser and West Ridge before. She was a member of the Jehovah's Witness Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, James William Hosea and Mary Lois Hicks; her brothers, Troy Hicks, Earl Wayne Hicks, L.V. Hicks and Kenny Hicks; and her sisters, Edna Barclay, Donna Dover, Brenda Dale Hicks and Vema Bell Hicks...

Mary Louise Franks (10/05/06)
Mary Louise Franks, 79, of Trumann, formerly of Tyronza, died Saturday, Sept. 30 at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Trumann. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Edward Franks, Sr. Survivors include onE son, Vernon "Bud" Franks of Tyronza; two daughters, Jimmie Lou McCullar of Oliver Branch, Miss., and Norma Jean Baney of Harrisburg; one brother, Dewey Bonee of Portageville, Mo.; a special friend of 28 years, L.D. ...

Mildred Vaughn Holt Bolick (10/12/06)
Mildred Vaughn Holt Bolick, 88, of Keiser died Oct. 4, 2006, in Osceola. She was a cafeteria worker at Keiser School and a member of the Church of Christ in Keiser. Bolick was preceded in death by her husbands Raymond Holt and Troy Bolick; one daughter, Wanda Jean Scissell; one sister, Lucille Menton; and two brothers, Robert Vaughn and Charles Vaughn...

Teresa Ann Peifer (10/12/06)
Teresa Ann Peifer, 46, of Trumann, formerly of Harrisburg, died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006 at her home in Trumann. She was born April 12, 1960 in Harrisburg the daughter of Bobby Peifer and Martha Ann Peifer. She is a former employee of Woodbriar Nursing Home in Harrisburg and was of the Baptist faith. She loved spending time with her grandchildren...

Nell Gray Ross (10/12/06)
Nell Gray Ross, 94, of Tyronza died Oct. 2, 2006 at St. Bernard's Medical Center. She was a homemaker and had 21 years of perfect attendance at Tyronza First Baptist Church where she was a member of Wessie Word Sunday School Class. She was preceded in death by her husband, Craig Ross, and three sons, J.C. Ross, Horice Ross and Buddy Ross...

William Everett Tucker (10/12/06)
William Everett Tucker, Sr., 82, of Payneway died Monday, Oct. 9, 2006, at his home after a lengthy illness. Tucker was born March 15, 1924, in Fulton, Miss. to Esker Wilce and Ivy Casiday Tucker. His parents were two of the pioneering families to settle in the Payneway community, formerly known as Harrisburg Corner. ...

Nell Gray Ross (10/19/06)
Nell Gray Ross, 94, of Tyronza died Oct. 2, 2006 at St. Bernard's Medical Center. She was a homemaker and had 21 years of perfect attendance at Tyronza First Baptist Church where she was a member of Wessie Word Sunday School Class. She was preceded in death by her husband, Craig Ross, and three sons, J.C. Ross, Horice Ross and Buddy Ross...

Kitty Smith (10/19/06)
Kitty Smith, 86, of Walnut Ridge died Friday, Oct. 13 at her the Lawrence County Medical Center. She was a Baptist and was preceded in death by her husband Mart H. Smith, her parents and four sisters. Survivors include one son, Clay Langston of McKenzi, Tenn.; two daughters, Patty Smith of Walnut Ridge and Peggy Constantine of San Diego, Calif.; two brothers: Mack Harrington and Billy Harrington, both of Maynard; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild...

Donnie "Hoppy" Taylor (10/19/06)
Donnie "Hoppy" Taylor, 55, of Tyronza died Wednesday, Oct. 11 at his residence. He was a construction supervisor for Murphy and Sons, Inc and a member of the Upper Room Apostolic Church. He served in the National Guard for eight years. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother...

Dorothy Teague (10/19/06)
Dorothy Teague, 90, of West Memphis died Oct. 10, 2006 at Three Rivers Nursing Home in Marked Tree. She was a homemaker and a member of Barton Chapel Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Teague; one daughter, Joann Wood; two sisters: Jodi Teague and Bessie Ownes; and four brothers: Jack Barton, Albert Barton, Howard Barton and Norwood Barton...

Cora Frances Walker (10/27/06)
Cora Frances Walker, 89, of Sherman, Texas, formerly of Marked Tree, died Oct. 7 at Sherman Hospital. Mrs. Walker, a homemaker, was born January 7, 1917 in Dyer, Tenn., to the late Annie Lea and William Robert Smith of Marked Tree. She was preded in death by her husband, John Virgil "Slim" Walker in 1998; a grandson, Curtis Walker King of Greenville, Texas; four brother: Leslie Smith of Montezuma, Tenn., Sylvane Smith of Marked Tree, Felton Smith of Hughes and James M. Smith of Memphis...

Spence Douglas Carter (10/27/06)
Spence Douglas Carter, 71, of Lepanto died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006, at Monette Manor. He was a carpenter and a member of the Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by one son, William Lynn Carter, his parents, four sisters and three brothers. Survivors include his wife, Mary Carter of Lepanto; three sons, Douglas Wade Carter, James Wesley Carter and Richard Dale Carter all of Lepanto; one daughter, Mary Elizabeth Cruze of Lepanto; two brothers, Thomas Henry Carter and William Carter of Lepanto; one sister, Joyce Kelley of Lepanto; and four grandchildren: Douglas Wade Carter, William Blake Carter, Adriana Cruz and Noah Carter.. ...

Joseph Neale Payne (10/27/06)
Joseph Neale Payne, Sr., 86, of Payneway died Tuesday, Oct. 17 at the Three Rivers Nursing Center. He was a Methodist and served in the Army Air Corp as a 1st Lt. and a pilot. He was active in the Boy Scouts and served as President of the Eastern Arkansas Area Council of Scouting. ...