Obituaries
Mr. Leslie Holcomb
April 18, 2011
Leslie Elbert Holcomb, 89, of Cardwell, MO, passed away Monday, April 18, 2011, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. He was born March 14, 1922 in Cardwell the son of the late Luther and Ida Toombs Holcomb. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Marie Jackson Holcomb, sisters, Bonnie Miller, Lurlie Todd and Alma Jackson, brother, Harold...
Paul Gene Martin
April 17, 2011
Paul Gene Martin, 86, of Paragould, died Sunday, at his home. He was born September 5, 1924 in Red Onion, Missouri the son of the late George and Mary Howard Martin. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Dortha Jean Martin and granddaughter, Melissa. He was of Church of Christ belief and retired from Emerson Electric Company. Survivors...
Lonnie Gerald Wilson
April 17, 2011
Lonnie Gerald Wilson, 84 of Paragould died Sunday at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. Lonnie was the owner/operator of Osie’s Drive In and a member of Calvary Baptist Church where he was a deacon for over 20 years. Lonnie was a very dedicated man, loved his church and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Monroe and Kate Lipe...
Violet Mae Garner
April 14, 2011
Violet Mae Barnhill Garner, 85, Pocahontas, died Thursday at Walnut Ridge Nursing and Rehab. She was born August 11, 1925 in Paragould the daughter of the late Houston "H. A." and Dora Barnes Barnhill. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James J. Garner, infant daughter, Rebecca Garner, brothers, Roy, Olen and Harold. She is survived by her...
Jesse H. Jernigan
April 13, 2011
Jesse H. Jerningan, 83, was born November 23, 1927 in Paragould and passed away April 13, 2011 in Oklahoma. His first love was aviation. His first flight was June 25, 1944 and first solo flight was November 6, 1944 at the age of 16 at Detroit City airport. His last flight was March 1, 2011 from Gundys Airport in Owasso,...
Jack D. Mckelvey
April 11, 2011
Jack D. McKelvey, 58, Paragould, died Monday, April 11, 2011, in Corning. He was born April 25, 1952 in Greene County the son of Barbara Jean Smith McKelvey and the late Earl McKelvey. He was also preceded in death by his nephew, Aaron Barnhardt. Jack loved drag racing and has many friends throughout the racing community. He also played semi-pro...
Judith Bolick
April 11, 2011
Judith Cheryl Bolick, 66, of Marmaduke, died Monday, April 11, 2011, in Rector. Judith was born April 24, 1944 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Judith loved reading, bowling and was a retired legal secretary. She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. Survivors include her husband; James Bolick of the home; daughter: Shannon Muscat of Tujunga, CA; mother: Delphia Neely...
Edith Marie Friar
April 8, 2011
Edith Marie Friar, 89, of Paragould, died Friday, April 8, 2011, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. She was born April 10, 1920 the daughter the late William Monroe "Mon" and Minnie Russom Grooms. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Paul Friar, sons, Johnny Earl and J.W. Friar and James Henry Butler, sisters, Bessie Wren, Mable Smith,...
Jackie T. Roy
April 5, 2011
Jackie T. Roy, 77, of Paragould, passed away Wednesday at his home. Jackie was born October 12, 1933 in Paragould the son of the late Jess and Daisey Roy. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Melba Roy. He was a graduate of Oak Grove High School in 1954. Jackie spent many years in Rockford, Illinois and was...
Garlon M. Hays
April 2, 2011
Garlon M. Hays, 74, of Atoka, TN, formerly of Paragould, died Saturday at Methodist Central Hospital in Memphis. Garlon was a retired cabinet builder and a former employee of Firestone Tire & Rubber in Memphis and of the Nazarene belief. He was preceded in death by his parents, Melvin Charlie and Elva Grooms Hays. Survivors include his wife, Charlotte Hays...
Maudie E. Cook
March 31, 2011
Maudie Eather Say Cook, known to most as Grandma Cook or “Saint Maudie,†left this world to join her Savior in heaven on Thursday night, March 31, 2011. She was born on February 12, 1917, in Alton, Missouri, to John Blake Say and Laura Melissa Risenhoover Say. Maudie was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence, two sons, Clyde Alfred...
James Ernest Bryson
March 29, 2011
James "Earnie" Bryson, 96, formerly of Paragould, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at his home in Powhatan. He was born March 29, 1915 in Pascola, Missouri the son of the late Charles and Sadie Fry Bryson. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Opal Barber Bryson, son, Jerry Wayne Bryson, sister, Cora Mae Thompson, brothers, Clifford, Fred and...
Larry Don Hooks
March 27, 2011
Larry Don Hooks, 55 of Lake City, died at his daughter's residence on Sunday. Larry was disabled and of the Church of Christ belief. He was preceded in death by his father Dallas William Hooks. Survivors include son, Jeffery Don Hooks of Paragould; daughter Lee Ann Crabtree of Paragould; mother Wilma Hooks, of Lake City; brother, Dallas Ray Hooks of...
Donald Wayne Hoyer
March 25, 2011
Donald Wayne Hoyer, 70, of Paragould, died Friday, March 25, 2011, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. He was born June 26, 1940 in Rush Island in Paragould, Arkansas, the son of the late Albert and Ollie Dover Hoyer. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Claude. Donald was a farmer. Survivors include his wife: Betty Hoyer...
Mildred Gay Ellington
March 22, 2011
Mildred Gay Ellington, 85, formerly of Paragould, passed away Tuesday in Starkville, Mississippi. She was born May 8, 1925 in Beech Grove the daughter of the late Barney and Bertha Horne Lloyd. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Eugene Ellington. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in Paragould. She is survived...
Norma Doris Reeves
March 20, 2011
Norma Doris Goins Reeves, 79, was born on November 1, 1931 in Beech Grove and passed away on March 20, 2011 at St. Bernards Medical Center after a long term illness. Doris graduated from Stanford High School. She is survived by her children: Norma Lou Reeves, Junetta and Ed Becker, Norman and Debbie Reeves, Raymond Kyle Reeves; sisters: Louise Richardson,...
Virginia Brown Rogers
March 18, 2011
Virginia Brown Rogers, 86, of Paragould, died Friday, March 18, 2011, at Greene Acres Nursing Home. She was born December 12, 1924 in Beech Grove, Arkansas the daughter of the late George and Iva Morrow Brown. She was also preceded in death by her husband Clyde O. Rogers. She was a homemaker, wonderful knitter and needle worker, loved dogs, and...
Iva Jean Barham
March 17, 2011
Iva Jean Barham, age 70, of Paragould, died Thursday, March 17, 2011, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. She was born May 15, 1940 in Fifty Six, Arkansas the daughter of the late Erman and the late Clora Southard Green. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jessie Barham, son, Dennis Barham, two sisters and three brothers....
Thelma Pauline Wells
March 17, 2011
Thelma Pauline Wells, 81, of Paragould, died Thursday, March 17, 2011, at Greene Acres Nursing Home in Paragould. She was born December 22, 1929, in Leachville, AR to the late Frank and Grace Robinette Burgess. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Eugene S. Wells, son, Garryl "Yogi" Wells, and sister, Almarie Gosnell. Thelma was a school teacher...
Andrew Jackson Perry
March 16, 2011
Andrew Jackson Perry, 97 formerly of Light, AR passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at Walnut Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center. Born August 30, 1913, in Bernie, MO. He was preceded in death by his father, L. W. Perry and mother, Elvie Proffer Perry; brothers, Ory, Elvis and Charles Perry; sisters, Lena Clapp, Nora Perry, Aliena Perry and Irene Bellah;...
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