Obituaries
Jerry Wayne Hancock
June 19, 2011
Jerry Wayne Hancock, 64, Paragould died Sunday in Benton. He was born March 2, 1947 in Bono the son of the late Alex and Maudie Davis Hancock. He was a member of Vines Chapel Baptist Church. He is survived by his brother: Johnny Hancock of Biggers; sister-in-law: Minnie Hancock of Jonesboro and several nieces and nephews. A graveside service will...
Dorothy Gerlene Jackson
June 14, 2011
On Tuesday morning, June 14, 2011, Dorothy Gerlene Jackson died quietly in her sleep at St. Elizabeth’s Rehabilitation Facility in Jonesboro, AR. Gerlene, as she was known, frequently burst into song at St. Elizabeth’s causing the staff and other patients to smile and sing along. Her favorite music was songs of the 40’s and 50’s and she became a great...
Mary Keona Mariea "Krickett" Hoyer
June 10, 2011
Mary Keona Mariea “Krickett†Hoyer, 30 of Paragould died Friday in McCrory, AR. “Krickett†was a Convenience Store Clerk. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Ollie and Albert Hoyer. Survivors include son, Cameron Johnson of Paragould; daughter Danika Baucom of Paragould; parents, Connie and Bill Bushong and Dennis Hoyer all of Paragould; brothers and sister-in-law, Brad and...
Donald Leo Johnson
June 10, 2011
Donald Leo Johnson, 78 of Paragould died Friday at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. Donald was a truck driver for Monroe Auto Equipment, veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a member of the Blue Cross General Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents Elbert and Madge Yates Johnson; brother, Dennis Johnson and sister, Melvagene Foster. Survivors include...
Freeda Pauline Locastro
June 7, 2011
Freeda Pauline Williams Locastro, 92, Paragould, died Tuesday, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. She was born October 26, 1918 in Marmaduke the daughter of the late Armetus Mead and Rena Dickinson Nicholas. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, John Sharpe Williams, second husband, Joseph Locastro, sister, three brothers and one grandson. Survivors include her...
Jessie Wromyan Francis Greer
June 4, 2011
Jessie Wromyan Francis Greer, 90, of Paragould, died Saturday, at Greene Acres Nursing Home. She was born January 1, 1921 in Marmaduke the daughter of the late Alonzo and Nancy Elizabeth Tomlinson Francis. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Buford Greer, son, David, daughter, Shelby Jean, grandson, Danny, brother, Gib Francis, and sister, Sylvia Prince. Survivors include...
Gladys G. Taylor
May 31, 2011
Gladys G. Taylor, 97, of Paragould, died Tuesday, May 31, 2011, in Paragould. She was born April, 14, 1914 in Biggers, the daughter of the late Henry Irvin and Maudie Ellen Rodgers Story. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jake Taylor, children, Luther Irvin Taylor and Ola Myrl Young and two sisters. She was a farmer and...
John Calvin Lynn
May 24, 2011
John Calvin Lynn, 86, Paragould, died Tuesday at St Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro. He was born February 2, 1925 the son of the late Thomas Earl and Cora Roe Lynn. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Martha Lorene Reynolds Lynn, son, Reggie Lynn, two brothers and three sisters. He was a Navy veteran and a member of...
Maxine Higgins
May 24, 2011
Maxine Higgins, 84, Paragould, died Tuesday at Greene Acres Nursing Home. She was born September 22, 1926 the daughter of the late Charles Edward and Sally Donohue Boling. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Higgins, brothers and sister-in-law, Dr. William and Pat Boling, Herman Boling, sister, Opal Anspach. She was a member of First United Methodist...
Gearld Ray Beasley
May 21, 2011
Gearld Ray Beasley, 65 of Paragould died Saturday at his residence. Gearld was a machine operator at Garlock Rubber, a Navy veteran and of the Christian faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Sterlean Crossno Beasley. Survivors include his wife, June Beasley of the home; son and daughter-in-law, Phillip and Vicki Beasley of Paragould and daughter,...
Sandra Sue Montgomery
May 18, 2011
Sandra Sue Montgomery, 63, Lexa, AR, died Wednesday, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. She was born December 8, 1947 in Newport, R.I., the son of the late Wallace Eugene and Mary Virginia Smith Kenyon. She was a homemaker and enjoyed fishing and her grandchildren. Survivors include her husband; Gary Montgomery of the home; children: Laura Anckner...
Peggy Hester Richardson
May 14, 2011
Peggy Diane Richardson, 59, Paragould, died Saturday, May 14, 2011, at UAMS in Little Rock. Peggy was born January 23, 1952 in Paragould the daughter of Alvia Vaniel Wright Nelson and the late Hobert "Bus" Nelson. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, David and Stephen Nelson. Peggy was involved in radio sales and was part owner of...
Richard Allen Oxford
May 14, 2011
Richard Allen "Tommy" Oxford, 61, Paragould passed away Saturday at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock. He was born July 12, 1949 in Blytheville, AR the son of the late Henry Clayton and Virdie Valentine Oxford. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Brenda Kay Oxford, brother, Henry Clayton "Hank" Oxford, Jr. He was an Army veteran of the...
Gerald C. Hyde
May 11, 2011
Gerald Clinton Hyde, 83 of Paragould died Wednesday at his residence. Gerald was a woodcutter known as "The Wood Man". He was preceded in death by his parents, Ira "Boss" and Selma Ellington Hyde; brothers, Roy, Cotton, Billy and Harold Hyde. Survivors include his wife, Jean Hyde of the home; sons, Jerry Hyde of Paragould and Brian Hyde of Austin,...
Tommy Allen Bass
May 10, 2011
Tommy Allen Bass, 68, Paragould, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at Monette Manor after a long battle with a neurodegenerative disorder. He was born April 23, 1943 in San Luis Obispo, CA. He was raised in a military family and moved frequently with his family settling in Kansas City, KS where he graduated High School. He worked with his father...
Robert Dale Barrett
May 9, 2011
Robert Dale Barrett, 67, Paragould, passed away Sunday in Memphis, TN. He was born May 11, 1943 in Lake City, AR. He was preceded in death by his father, Millard "Mitch" Leslie Barrett. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He is survived by his sons: Kenny Barrett and Timmy Barrett of Hornlake, MS; mother: Rachel A. Barrett of...
Minnie Lora Tarvin
May 9, 2011
Minnie Lora Maag Tarvin, 80, Paragould, died Monday, May 9, 2011, at her home. She was born June 8, 1930 the daughter of the late Harmon and Hester Barrett Maag. She was also preceded in death by her husband: Reverend Virgil Tarvin; brothers, Buddy and Charlie Maag and sisters, Marcella Camp,Jo Ann Maag and Wanda Lewis. She was an active...
Mary Kay Moseley
May 8, 2011
Mary Kay Moseley, 69, Paragould, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, at St Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born October 4, 1941 in Paragould the daughter of the late Glen Earl and Mary Eileen McCoy Moseley. She is survived by her aunt, Marcia, cousins, Sandra and Diane and niece, Mary Kay. She loved golfing. No public services....
Louise "Billie" Inez Shook
May 4, 2011
"Billie" Stephens Shook, 83 of Paragould died Wednesday at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Mrs. Shook was a retired federal exployee and a member of the Shiloh United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Jefferson and Hattie Virginia Byrn Stephens; daughter Sandra Faloney; 2 brothers and 3 sisters. Survivors include her...
Catherine Eleanor Jarvis Moore
April 30, 2011
Catherine Eleanor Jarvis Moore, 73 of Paragould, died Saturday at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. Eleanor was a retired Registered Nurse. She graduated in 1959 from St. Josephs Hospital School of Nursing, worked at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center from 1981-1996. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Eleanor was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis...
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