Obituaries
Artis Junior Roush
November 15, 2023
Artis Junior Roush, 77, of Paragould, passed from this life on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Artis was born in Stonewall on May 18, 1946, to the late Jones and Maudie Box Roush. Artis married Wilma Morgan on July 1, 1968. He spent his working life as a farmer, but the rest of his life was spent fishing. Artis could often...
Betty Jane Klein
November 15, 2023
Betty Jane Klein, 95, of Paragould, passed from this life on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at The Green House Cottages of Belle Meade. She was born in Charleston, Illinois, on November 25, 1927, to the late Emery and Sylvia Green. Betty worked at Robert Shaw Grayson Manufacturing for several years. She married John Klein on April 9, 1960. Betty had...
Katie Irene Grimes
November 14, 2023
Katie Irene Rhoads Grimes, 68, of Paragould, passed from this life on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. She was surrounded by her family in love, song, and prayer when peacefully resting into Heaven. She was born in Paragould on December 20, 1954, to the late C. Robert Rhoads and the late Evah Treece Rhoads. Katie graduated from Oak Grove High School...
Phillip Lea Stacey
November 11, 2023
Phillip Lea Stacey, 44, of Little Rock, passed from this life on Saturday, November 11, 2023. He was born in Wurzburg, Germany on January 23, 1979, to James A. Stacey and Gen Stacey. Phillip graduated from Ridgecrest High School in 1997. He was a Christian and worked at Wildwood Park for the Arts. Phillip was a talented artist. He became...
Freeda Foster
November 11, 2023
Freeda Foster, 85, of Marmaduke, passed from this life on Saturday, November 11, 2023, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born in Ravenden Springs on September 1, 1938, to the late Arthur and Geneva Looney. Freeda graduated from Greene County Tech in 1957 and married Loyd Foster on November 10, 1959. She worked for Wal-Mart for...
Billy Gene Mcpherson
November 7, 2023
Billy Gene McPherson , 90, of Paragould, passed from this life on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. He was born in Marmaduke on October 30, 1933, to the late John and Lorinda McPherson. Gene graduated from Greene County Tech High School in 1953. He became a veteran having served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict after his friends...
Donna Marie Gray
November 4, 2023
Donna Marie Gray, 60, of Lake City, passed from this life on Saturday, November 4, 2023. She was born in St. Louis on September 16, 1963, to the late Don Rawls and the late Helen Moore Puckett. Donna was a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and worked at Extended Family Health. She was also a cosmetologist. Donna enjoyed reading, and she...
Kathy Sue Vowell
October 31, 2023
Kathy Sue Vowell, 69, of Paragould, passed from this life on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. She was born in Paragould on October 15, 1954, to the late Rev. Hanley Wasson "Dub" Clements, Jr. and Janet Clements. Kathy graduated from Paragould High School in 1972. She married Dennis Ray Vowell, Sr. on December 6, 1974. Kathy...
Naomi Jean Lawhorn
October 30, 2023
Jean Lawhorn, longtime resident of Paragould, passed away October 30, 2023 at the age of 92 after a courageous battle with cancer. She moved to Michigan in 1951 where she raised her family. While there she worked at A&P and the Ford Motor Company. She and her husband returned to Arkansas for most of their retirement years.
A loving wife,...
Lois Athalee Barnes
October 27, 2023
Lois Athalee Barnes, 85, of Paragould, passed from this life on Friday, October 27, 2023, at The Green House Cottages of Belle Meade. Lois was born in Shiloh, Arkansas, on March 1, 1938, to the late James Monroe and Ollie Mae Hooten. She worked at Ely & Walker for a short time before spending almost two decades at Arkla. She...
James Edward Tisdale
October 25, 2023
James Edward Tisdale, 74, of Paragould, passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. He was born in Paragould on October 21, 1949, to the late Clarence and Edna Tisdale. James graduated from high school and served his country in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam era. After his military service, James worked at his father's sawmill as a...
Jess Leonard Roy, Jr.
October 22, 2023
Jess "J.L." Roy, Jr., 86, of Paragould, passed from this life on Sunday, October 22, 2023. He was born in Paragould on February 25, 1937, to the late Jess, Sr. and Daisy Roy. J.L. graduated from Oak Grove High School in 1956. He took Wanda Lott as his bride on April 29, 1969. J.L. was gifted with his hands. He...
Rickey Boling
October 21, 2023
Rickey Boling, 57, of Paragould, passed from this life on Saturday, October 21, 2023. He was born in Dearborn, Michigan, on October 10, 1966, to the late Donald and Sheila Boling. Rick graduated from Greene County Tech High School in 1985. He married his bride, Stephnie, on July 22, 1989. Rick worked for a short time at Gazaway ACE before...
Thomas Wayne Mitchem
October 20, 2023
Thomas Wayne Mitchem, 66, of Paragould, passed away in his home of 43 years on Friday, October 20, 2023. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, on July 21, 1957, to the late Horace Mitchem and Lola Bea Medlock Scholl. He graduated from Jonesboro High School. Tom, or "Papa" as he was affectionately known by his daughter and grandchildren, worked at...
Roy Edward Green
October 16, 2023
Roy Edward Green, of Paragould, passed away on October 16, 2023 at the age of 80. Roy was born March 14, 1943. He was preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Shall Green and father, Raymond; brothers, Alan and Robert; sister, Patricia; and two children, Hans and Julia. He began working at age eight harvesting blueberries in Muskegon, Michigan. This...
Charles Ervin Davis
October 16, 2023
Charles Ervin Davis, 42, of Paragould, passed away on Monday, October 16, 2023. Charles was born in Caney, Kansas on June 20, 1981 to Ted Ervin Davis and Deborah Kay Green. He was a graduate of Caney Valley High School's class of 2000. Charles married his bride, Amber Bartlett on March 22, 2007. Charles enjoyed sports, especially wresting and football....
Larry Wayne Marshall
October 15, 2023
Larry "Wayne" Marshall, 68, of Paragould, passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2023. He loved fishing, camping, building things, and casinos. Wayne liked to eat seafood. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Marguerite “Margie” Marshall.
Wayne is survived by his daughters, Angie and Laurie (Justin), and grandchildren, Adrianna, Arrin, Franco, Jarin, Jules, and Leianna.
No services are...
Ronald Norris Norman
October 12, 2023
Ronald Norris Norman died at 12:40 pm on October 12, 2023 at Walnut Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center in Lawrence Co., AR. He was born August 12, 1948 in Paragould, AR. He was survived by three brothers: Weldon Norman of Amelia, VA; Larry Norman of Jonesboro, AR and Mitchell Norman of Bedford, VA. He was preceded in death by his...
Betty Sue Higgins
October 12, 2023
Betty Sue Hendley Higgins, 87, formerly of Jonesboro, passed from this life on Thursday, October 12, 2023, in Columbia, Missouri. She was born in Dixie in rural Craighead Co. on November 4, 1935, to the late Pete and Flora Cox Hendley. Betty married the love of her life, Jerald W. Higgins, on July 10, 1955, and they raised three children...
Agnes Pearlean Brisher
October 11, 2023
Agnes Pearlean "Ms. Aggie" Householder Brisher, 79, of Paragould, passed from this life on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. She was born in Hayti, Missouri, on May 31, 1944, to the late Henry and Zella Davis Householder. Ms. Aggie worked was a factory worker and of the Pentecost faith. She enjoyed dancing, reading, and decorating for...
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