Obituaries
Lonnie Joe Ward
June 30, 2013
Lonnie Joe Ward, 70, of Paragould, died Sunday, June 30, 2013, at his home. He was born October 18, 1942 in Kennett, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his father, J.Elvis Ward, mother, Jody Armour, sisters: Rita Jo Jones and Diane Nash, niece, Kristy Jones, stepfather, James Nash. He is survived by his companion, Judy Orrick; children: Debbie and...
Melody Starr Miller
June 26, 2013
Meldoy Starr Miller, 53 of Paragould, died Wednesday at Guadalupe County Hospital in Santa Rosa, NM. Melody was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her father Raleigh Bradley. Survivors include her husband, Wayland Miller of Paragould; son, Justin Allen Miller of Paragould; mother, Mary Crafton of Paragould; step-daughters, Jordan Miller of Lake City, AR, Jamie Kay Eller of...
Alden Ross Hicks
June 26, 2013
Alden Ross Hicks, 73 of Paragould, died Wednesday at St. Bernard's Medical Center. He was a retired Punch Press Operator at Emerson Electric. He was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ruby Summers Hicks; sister, Joyce Key. Survivors include his wife, Jo Ellen Hicks of the home; son, Joseph Allen Hicks of North Little...
Pauline Crockett
June 24, 2013
Pauline Crockett, 84, of Paragould, died Monday, June 24, 2013, at Greene Acres Nursing Home. Pauline was born to John and Sarah Foster Day July 21, 1928, in Light, Arkansas. Pauline was married to Andrew Crockett for 64 years. The last church they pastored was Rickeys Chapel. Mrs. Crockett is preceded in death by her husband, Andrew; parents, John and...
Jeffrey Loy Taylor
June 23, 2013
Jeffrey Loy Taylor, 46, of Paragould, formerly of Memphis, died Sunday, June 23 at his residence. Jeffrey was born to Donald G. and Melba Chastain Taylor July 23, 1966 in Rockford, Illinois. Jeffrey was a veteran of the United States Army. Jeffrey is preceded in death by his father Donald G. Taylor. Jeffrey is survived by his wife Lesa Taylor,...
Lodema Flanery Jordan
June 21, 2013
Lodema Flanery Jordan, 77, of Paragould, died Friday at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was a homemaker and of the Assembly of God belief. She was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow Wilson Jordan; parents, John Edgar and Addie Katherine Blackwood Flanery; brothers, Thomas Edgar and John Donald Flanery and a grandson, Cody Shoper. Survivors include son,...
William "Gus" L. Miller
June 21, 2013
William Lilbourn “Gus†Miller, 88, of Paragould, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2013. He was born on December 10, 1924, in Greene County. Mr. Miller was the retired owner of Miller’s Shoe Shop in Paragould and a member of East Side Baptist Church. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War...
Joyce Lee Harig
June 18, 2013
Joyce Lee Martin Harig, 79, of Paragould, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was born on November 2, 1933 in Manila, Arkansas to Dolpha and Clara Martin. Mrs. Harig was a retired real estate agent and broker, and worked as a volunteer and past president of...
Lola Irene Smith
June 13, 2013
Lola Irene Smith 87, of Paragould, died Thursday at her residence. Irene was the owner and operator of Pizza Palace in Paragould and Ken’s Pizza in Rector and Piggott. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Smith; parents, Lee and Estelle Oliver Bateman. Survivors include her daughter, Karen Kerr of Paragould; brother,...
Ernestine Irene Parker
June 7, 2013
Ernestine Irene Parker, 88, of Paragould, died June 7, 2013 at Phil and Flo Hospice. Ernestine was born in Paragould to William and Lille (Sparks) Cannon October 18, 1924. Mrs. Parker enjoyed sewing, making jewelry, writing songs and was a member of the Eight Mile Baptist Church. Ernestine is preceded in death by her husband Louis Parker, son Gary Dale...
Leroy Clyde Potter
June 6, 2013
Leroy Clyde Potter, 73 of Paragould died Thursday at Greene Acres Nursing Home. He was a retired heavy equipment operator for Northeast Arkansas Solid Waste District and attended 3rd Avenue Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde A. and Bertie Barnhill Potter. Survivors include a son, Michael Potter of Paragould; daughter, Alicia Wince of Paragould; brothers...
Shirley Ann Ramsey
June 6, 2013
Shirley Ann Ramsey, 66 of Paragould, died Thursday at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. Shirley was a van driver for the East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging and attended the Cowboy Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dee Witt and Helen Norman Thurman; sisters, Dolly Thurman and Anna Lou Cobb; brother, Elgie Thurman. Survivors include daughters Melody and...
Randall Alan Melton, Sr.
June 5, 2013
Randall Alan Melton, Sr. 53 of Paragould, died Wednesday in Paragould. He was a mechanic at Honda Auto in Jonesboro. He was preceded in death by his father, Elton Melton and brother, Gary Melton. Survivors include his wife, Heather Melton of the home; sons Randall, Landon and Jordan Melton and Nathaniel Ward all of Paragould; daughters, Kristi George of Springdale,...
Lola Highfill
June 5, 2013
Lola Highfill, 92 of Paragould, formerly of Pine Bluff, AR, died Wednesday at Arkansas Hospice at St. Vincent’s Infirmary. Lola was a retired factory worker and a charter member of the Paragould Missionary Baptist Church. She was a member of American Legion Auxillary, VFW Auxillary, Widow Support Group and Greene County E.H.C. Lola liked to do needlework, sew, cook. After...
Karen Thurmond
June 5, 2013
Karen Sue Thurmond, 55, of Paragould, died Wednesday, at her home in Paragould. She was born April 9, 1958 in Kennett, Missouri. Karen was of Baptist Faith and loved baking and cooking and spending time with her grandchildren. She is survived by her husband; Carl Thurmond, of the home; mother: Barbara Jean Flowers of Conway, AR; daughter and son-in-law: Amber...
Geneva "Buttercup" Stewart
June 4, 2013
Geneva Collen (“Buttercupâ€) Stewart, 75 Jonesboro, formerly of Paragould, died Tuesday at her residence. She was a Homemaker and of the Pentecostal belief. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilford Stewart; parents George and Clara Archer Smith; son, Thomas Milton; brothers, Lloyd and Donnie Smith, sister, Annalue Smith. Survivors include her children, Johnny Milton of Texas, Merena Mason,...
Sandra Kathryn Straub
June 4, 2013
Sandra Kathryn Straub, 69 of Southaven, MS, formerly of Paragould, died Wednesday at Trinity Baptist Hospice House in Collierville, TN. Sandra was a computer programmer for Conwood Company and a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Southaven, MS. She was preceded in death by her husband, Loren Dean Straub; parents, John Paul Buchanan, Sr and Mary Alice Hyatt Buchanan. Survivors...
Ruth Cook
June 2, 2013
Ruth Cook, 76, Memphis, TN, died Sunday, June 2, 2013, at her home. She was born in Light, Arkansas the daughter of the late Walter and Nancy Lenderman Lands. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Velma Gill and Carolyn Lands. She was a hairdresser and a member of the church of Christ. She is survived by her...
Myrtle Louise Compton
May 31, 2013
Myrtle Louise (Arnold) Compton, age 90, passed away peacefully into the arms of the Lord, her husband, Bill, and her daughter, Georgetta, at the home of her daughter, Peggy and husband, John Winter, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma onFriday, May 31, 2013. She was born November 25, 1922 at Evening Shade, AR, to Jim and Lillie May (Ragsdell) Arnold. She attended Delaplaine...
Herman Weldon Orick
May 25, 2013
Herman Weldon Orick, 86 of Paragould, died Saturday at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Herman was a farmer and a member of Commissary Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Belinda Orick Byrns; parents Earl Sanford and Betty Beatrice Eubanks Orick; siblings Eunice Kersey, Fred Orick and infant sister Gertie Faye. Survivors include...
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