Obituaries

Glenda D. Kaminer

Glenda D. Kaminer

April 24, 2010

Glenda Kaminer, 82 of Paragould died on Saturday at her residence. She was born on April 11, 1928, to Marvin and Bessie Hester Swink. Glenda married Burlis Kaminer on October 13, 1948, moved to Michigan in 1952 for Burlis to go to work at Buick. After Burlis retired the family moved back to Arkansas in June 1982. Glenda was a...

Candy Lee Edwards-Warner

Candy Lee Edwards-Warner

April 19, 2010

Candy Lee Edwards-Warner, 27, of Paragould, died Monday, April 19, at The Med in Memphis, TN. She was born August 2, 1982 in Webster, Texas. Candy was a customer service representative at Teleflora, loved fishing, camping and watching Nascar racing. Her husband, Dennis Warner and her grandmother, Ruby, preceded her in death. Survivors include her parents: Edwin and Connie Edwards...

Will H. Henderson

Will H. Henderson

April 17, 2010

Will H. Henderson, 83, of Paragould, died Saturday at St. Bernard.s Medical Center. He was born January 11, 1927, in Blytheville, AR, the son of Jesse and Estelle Sipes Henderson. He was a member of the New Haven Baptist Church . Will married Delma Rhoads on March 24, 1945, in Blytheville, AR, served in WWII from April 1945 to November...

Rex L. Hall

Rex L. Hall

April 17, 2010

Rex L. Hall, 78, of Paragould died Saturday at his residence. He was a farmer and served some time in the U. S. Army. Mr. Hall retired from the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department with 28 years of service. Rex was born June 26, 1931, in the Brookland area and he was a member of the Paragould Church of God....

Jerry Defries

Jerry Defries

April 10, 2010

Jerry Edward DeFries, 59, of Marmaduke, died Saturday, April 10, 2010, at St Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was co-owner of Franks Transmission and owner of DeFries Competition Automatics. He was a long time drag racer and loved hunting and fishing. He was born July 30, 1950 in Paragould. He is preceded in death by his father, Harold Edward...

Carolyn Norman

Carolyn Norman

April 10, 2010

Carolyn Faye Keel Norman, 62, of Beech Grove, died Saturday, April 10, 2010, at her home. Carolyn was a teacher, teaching five years of high school home economics and twenty-two years nutrition education in the WIC program. She was a member of the Chickasaw Nation and First Baptist Church of Paragould. She was born January 23, 1948 the daughter of...

Dickie Thompson

Dickie Thompson

April 10, 2010

Dickie Thompson, 51, of Paragould died Saturday at his residence. Dickie was a self-employed construction worker and a member of the Finch Baptist Church. Dickie was preceded in death by his parents, Mack and Allean Lively Thompson. Survivors include son, Jordan Tyler Thompson of Paragould; daughter, Taryn Elizabeth Ann Thompson of Fayetteville; brother, Mack E. Thompson of Ash Flat; aunts,...

Judith Kae Craft

Judith Kae Craft

April 9, 2010

Judith Kae Craft, 53, of Paragould died April 9, 2010 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. She was born July 6, 1956 in Ely, Minnesota the daughter of Edward and Marjorie Bleakney Eisner. She was employed at Emerson Electric Company . Judith is also surviived by three sons, Jereme , Jason and Jessie Craft of Paragould; brothers, Michael Kainz of Elburn,...

Harold Eugene Reed

Harold Eugene Reed

April 9, 2010

Harold Eugene Reed, 78 of Paragould died Friday at VA Medical Center in Memphis. Harold was a retired bridge carpenter and a member of the Grace Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his 1st wife, Joyce , 2nd wife, Mamie, parents, Thomas Arl and Esther Chasteen Reed, brothers, Sheral, Grimsley and Doyle Reed, sisters, Mildred Reed and Lola...

Virginia E. Cooper

Virginia E. Cooper

April 8, 2010

Virginia Cooper, 85 of Campbell, MO, formerly of Marmaduke, died Thursday at General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell, MO. Virginia was a retired school teacher and a member of the Marmaduke Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, V. G. "Shorty" Cooper, parents, A. P. and Ila Reynolds Turberville; brother, Dwight Turberville; son-in-law, Bill Manning. Survivors...

Wanda Lee Rogers

Wanda Lee Rogers

April 6, 2010

Wanda Lee Felty Rogers, 84, of Paragould died Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born January 9, 1926 in O'Kean, Arkansas . She was co/owner of Rogers Greenhouse in Paragould and was a member of First Baptist Church. Wanda was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Bessie Allison Felty; husband, James...

Joan Davis

Joan Davis

April 3, 2010

Joan Davis, 67 of Paragould, died Saturday at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was a Christian and a member of the 1st Free Will Baptist Church and retired from Emerson Electric. Joan was preceded in death by her husband, John Davis, parents, Homer and Edith Walker Hightower; brother, Johnny Hightower; sisters, Mildred Dachs, Wanda Robinson, Donna Smith and Clara Wheat....

Gary D. Jones

Gary D. Jones

April 2, 2010

Gary D. Jones, 64, of Overland Park, Kansas died Friday, April 2, 2010 at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born August 30, 1945 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. He was a self employed carpenter. Gary was preceded in death by his parents, Martin and Mae Howard Jones; and two sisters, Gracie Balow and Inez Powell....

George Clarence Smith

George Clarence Smith

March 28, 2010

George Clarence Smith, 74, of Beech Grove, died Sunday, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. He was born December 28, 1935 in Egypt, Arkansas the son of the late Fred and Claudean Prine Smith. He was also preceded in death by his sons, Lester Charles "Chuck" Smith, George Randal Smith, great granddaughter, Madeline Elizabeth Vanoven, sisters, Willdean McDaniel, Pearl Brown, brothers,...

Leverl S. Weese

Leverl S. Weese

March 28, 2010

Leverl S. Weese, 76 of Knobel, AR died on Sunday at his residence. He was a retired tool and die maker and a member of the Union Assembly Church in Knobel. Laverl was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Ardelar Wilson Weese, 1st wife, Margaret Weese; sons, Bill and Ed Weese , daughter, Jeanie Bauman and grandson, Stephen...

Robert Lee Howard

Robert Lee Howard

March 27, 2010

Robert "Robbie" Lee Howard, 15, of Paragould, went to be with the Lord, Saturday, March 27, 2010, in Paragould. Robbie was born and raised in Paragould and was a student at Paragould High School. Survivors include his mother: Shawna Harris; father: Kevin Reinhart; biological father: Anthony Marchbanks; sister: Heather Leighann Reinhart; brother: Rusty James Reinhart; half-brother: A.J. Marchbanks; maternal grandmother:...

Flora Virginia Michael

Flora Virginia Michael

March 25, 2010

Flora Virginia Michael, 88, of Paragould died Tuesday, May 24, 2010 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced after 3:00 pm this afternoon.

Myrna Lou Jones

Myrna Lou Jones

March 25, 2010

Myrna Lou Jones, 71, of Paragould, died Thursday, March 25, 2010, at Greene Acres Nursing Home. Myrna was born June 3, 1938 in Paragould. She was employed by Emerson Electric Company for 36 years and was of Baptist belief. Survivors are her children and their spouses: Donald and Carolyn Gross, Jr.; Robert and Tonya Gross; Patty and Arthur Crow; Tony...

Vernon Mack Ford

Vernon Mack Ford

March 23, 2010

Vernon Mack Ford, 76, of Paragould died March 23, 2010 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. He was a Korean veteran in the U S Army. He was retired from L. A. Darling in Paragould and was a member of Newton Street Church Of Christ. Vernon was preceded in death by his parents, H. L. Ford and Mary C. Treadway Ford;...

Charlia Kay Reeves

Charlia Kay Reeves

March 23, 2010

Charlia Kay Reeves, 40, was born in Blytheville, Arkansas on August 8, 1969, and died on March 23, 2010 in Jonesboro, Arkansas at St. Bernard's Medical Center after a short illness. Charlia is survived by her mother, Doris Reeves; her sisters, Norma Reeves and Junetta Becker; her brothers, Norman and Raymond Reeves; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, and uncles....