Obituaries

Dorothy R. Phillips (02/02/07)
Dorothy R. Phillips, 84, of Trumann died Friday, Jan. 26 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Marked Tree and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Buster Phillips and a son, Don Phillips...

Maxine Lee Hendrix (02/02/07)
Maxine Lee Hendrix, 72, of Marked Tree died Jan. 21, 2007. Born on Oct. 3, 1934, in Marion, she was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God in Marked Tree. Survivors include her husband, James Wheeler Hendrix of Marked Tree; one daughter, Louise Cantrell-Salito of Mississippi; two sons, Wayne Hendrix and Carl Hendrix, both of Marked Tree; two sisters, Louader Simms of Wynne and Helen Petefish of Hardy and one brother, Franklin Frazier of Jonesboro...

Pauline Mattix Frasure (02/02/07)
Pauline Mattix Frasure, 82, of Lepanto died Monday, Jan. 22, 2007. Born in Lepanto, she was the owner and operator of Mattix Grocery and a member of the Church of Christ. Frasure was a life long resident of Lepanto. Survivors include her husband, Delton Frasure of Lepanto; one son, Larry Woods of Scarborough, Maine; one daughter, Stephanie Woods and one great-grandson, Casey Paine...

Barbara Dianne Adams (02/02/07)
Barbara Dianne Adams, 59, of Marked Tree died on January 28 at her home surrounded by her family. She was a homemaker and the daughter of the late Carlos and Pearl Smith. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Virgil and James Smith. Survivors include her husband, Dennis Adams of Marked Tree; one son, Christopher David Baker of Marked Tree; four sisters, Betty Riggs and Gloria Lansdale both of West Memphis, Patricia Ford of Marked Tree and Joan Esterly of Scottsbluff, NB and two grandchildren, Matthew and Gabrielle Baker.. ...

William "Willard" Whaley (02/02/07)
William "Willard" Whaley, 63, of Lepanto, died Friday, Jan. 26 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. A lifelong resident of Lepanto, he loved to fish and deer hunt and was a member of the Rivervale Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert E. Lee & Effie Mae Mable Whaley, and several brothers and sisters...

Billy Ray Young (02/08/07)
Billy Ray Young, 73, of Cabot, passed away Feb. 1, 2007. Born in Manila, he was a member of the Trumann First Assembly of God Church before moving to Cabot, and was currently a member of McArthur Assembly of God Church in Jacksonville. He was retired from the US Army National Guard, SSG/E6, Engineering Battalion of Marked Tree...

Nellie Pauline Smith (02/08/07)
Nellie Pauline Smith, 82, of Trumann died Monday, Jan. 29 in her home. She was born on July 28, 1924 in Florence, Ala., was a homemaker and was of the Pentecostal faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Homer Smith; her daughters, Nancy Smith and Ivy Dean Russell and her son, Charles Homer Smith...

Patsy Lauverne Gardner (02/08/07)
Patsy Lauverne Gardner, 49, of Marked Tree died of pneumonia on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro. She was a member of the Church of God. She was preceded in death by her father, Wilson Crouch. Survivors include her mother, Arizona Sollis of Marked Tree; two daughters, Melissa Meredith and Rhonda Buckner both of Tyronza; two sisters, Faye Stevens of Marked Tree and Shirley Smith of Livingston, Texas; one brother, Jimmy Earl Crouch of Heber Springs and four grandchildren...

Tolbert Eudell Russell (02/08/07)
Tolbert Eudell Russell, 50, of Trumann died Thursday, Feb. 1 at the NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. Survivors include his wife Patricia Russell of Trumann; two sons, Scott Adams of Searcy and Tim Adams of St. Louis, Mo.; one daughter, Brandi McGuire of Tyronza; three sisters, Norma Wilcox and Kathy Buchanan both of McDougal and Bonnie Livingston of Rector and six grandchildren, Josh Adams, Zach Adams, Dustin Sisco, Loni Mason, Evan McGuire and Ethan McGuire...

Mary Pauline Lackey (02/15/07)
Mary Pauline Lackey, 81, of Marked Tree died Jan. 24 2007 at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro. Born Aug. 23, 1925 in Tupelo, Miss., she was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include one daughter, Carline Pertuit of Marked Tree; three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren...

Paul Campbell (02/15/07)
Paul Campbell, 44, of Lepanto died Friday, Feb. 9, 2007 at SMC Regional Center in Osceola. Born Friday, July 27, 1962, in Turrell to Sidney L. Campbell and Rosie L. Cunningham Campbell, he was a member of the Church of God and worked in maintenance for the Osceola School District...

Mildred Terry Carter (02/15/07)
Mildred Terry Carter, 86, of Tyronza died on Feb. 5, 2007 at her home in Tyronza. She was a retired secretary and a member of Tyronza First Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Grace Lee of Tyronza and Kay Carter Adair of Arkadelphia; one son, Johnny Carter of Arkadelphia; eight grandchildren, Debbie Carter of Trumann, Wally Lee of Tyronza, Terri Grissom of Tyronza, Cindy Ledbetter of Stuttgart, Christy Syman of Kansas City, Kans., Melinda Evans of Greenbrier and Mark and Marty Adair of Arkadelphia; 18 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.. ...

George Willard Vaughn (02/15/07)
George Willard Vaughn, 86, of Lepanto died Sunday at Three Rivers Nursing Center in Marked Tree. He was a member of the Lepanto Church of Christ and the American Legion Lamb and Hendrix Post #26. He was a retired farmer and a veteran of World War II, having served in Company C, 358th Infantry, U.S. Army...

Helen Robbs Brunner (02/20/07)
Helen Robbs Brunner, 85, of Marked Tree died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007. She was a lifelong resident of Marked Tree, and the widow of John A. Brunner, Jr., both of whom were active members in their local and regional business community. For over 30 years, Brunner operated the Travel Air Motel, a popular stop-over and eatery for travelers located along Arkansas highway 63. ...

Mildred Terry Carter (02/20/07)
Mildred Terry Carter, 86, of Tyronza died on Feb. 5, 2007 at her home in Tyronza. She was a retired secretary and a member of Tyronza First Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Grace Lee of Tyronza and Kay Carter Adair of Arkadelphia; one son in law, Johnny Adair of Arkadelphia; eight grandchildren, Debbie Carter of Trumann, Wally Lee of Tyronza, Terri Grissom of Tyronza, Cindy Ledbetter of Stuttgart, Christy Syman of Kansas City, Kans., Melinda Evans of Greenbrier and Mark and Marty Adair of Arkadelphia; 18 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.. ...