Obituaries
Robert Joshua Petty
July 23, 2021
Robert Joshua (Josh) Petty, 44, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, July 23rd in the presence of his loving family. Josh grew up in Paragould, Arkansas before joining the ranks of the United States Marine Corps. He was a proud member of the Corps and lived it’s principles of discipline and duty in every facet of his life. Josh spent...
Geneva Drafton
July 20, 2021
Geneva Iwanda Drafton, 99 of Bentonville, Arkansas, formerly of Paragould, Arkansas, passed away on July 20, 2021, in Bentonville. She was the daughter of the late Ike and Laura Fielder Williams. Geneva was a homemaker and a member of West View Baptist Church. Survivors include her sons, Lanny Ward of Paragould, Joe Ward of Bella Vista, Arkansas, and Keith Ward...
H. W. "Dub" Clements
July 18, 2021
Hanley "Dub" Wasson Clements Jr., 88, of Paragould passed away Sunday at the Dalton Cottage of the Green House Cottages Belle Meade. He was the son of the late Hanley and Doshie Rogers Clements. Dub was a retired metal worker and also a retired minister. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Paragould. He is also preceded in...
Charlotte Mary Robertson
July 15, 2021
Charlotte Mary Robertson, 91, of Bono, passed away Thursday at Flo and Phil's Hospice House in Jonesboro. She was the daughter of the late Anton and Bertha (Fish) Imhof. Charlotte lived most of her life in Missouri and moved to Arkansas during retirement to be closer to family. She is also preceded in death by her husband of 72 years,...
Hugh Allen Arnhart
July 15, 2021
Hugh Allen Arnhart of Stanford, son of the late Frankie and Eula Hots Arnhart, passed away July 15, 2021, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center after an extended illness. Hugh, a retired truck driver, served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War, and was a member of the Croft church of Christ. He enjoyed watching NASCAR races and attending dirt...
Laura Dawn Kingston
July 7, 2021
Laura Dawn (Guinn) Kingston, 55, of Paragould, Arkansas passed from this earth on July 7, 2021 after a long battle with cancer. Laura was born in St. Louis, Missouri on December 9, 1965 to Ann Marie and Frank Guinn. Laura and Ron Kingston married on February 20, 1988 and lived a happy full life together. They had celebrated their thirty-third...
Bennie Lee Clements
July 1, 2021
Bennie Lee Clements, 43, of Paragould, passed away Thursday, July 1, 2021. He was born January 28, 1978, to Bennie Clements, Sr. and Sharon Banning. Bennie was a people person, and never met a stranger. He enjoyed football games, fishing, riding bikes, playing guitar, and making people laugh. Bennie and his wife Tammy married on July 4, 2010. Bennie was...
Norma Faye Addison
July 1, 2021
Norma Faye Addison left this world to join her beloved brothers and parents on July 1, 2021 at age 81 after a prolonged illness. She was at home with loved ones. Norma was born to Melvin Dured Mann and Hattie Iona Mann on August 24, 1939. She completed high school and worked as a manager at Kroger for many years....
Hubert Eugene Stevens
July 1, 2021
Hubert Eugene Stevens, 91, of Paragould, passed away Thursday at A.M.M.C. in Paragould. He was the son of the late Clifton and Augustine Setterfield Stevens. Hubert was a retired night supervisor for Formost Dairy and a Walmart assembler. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Elva Stevens; and three...
Littie Marie Watkins
June 22, 2021
Littie Watkins, 58, of Arkansas, was born to Bonnie Sue Haynes and James Philippus Sr. on August 27, 1962 in Michigan. She passed June 22, 2021 at North East Arkansas hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She is survived by her father and three sisters Gayla Mckone, Debbie Thomas, and Vicky Rayburg. She had three children, two daughters, and one son, Tabitha...
James Conway Bryson
June 20, 2021
James Conway Bryson, 78, of Black Rock, passed away Sunday at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. He was the son of the late James Ernest and Opal Barber Bryson. James was a faithful Godly man who loved Jesus with all of his heart. He was of the United Pentecostal faith. He was one of the strongest men who overcame many...
Nicky Allen Lewis
June 19, 2021
Nicky Allen Lewis, 55, of Paragould, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2021 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born on March 14, 1966 in Walnut Ridge. He served his country in the Army. He was deployed to Kuwait during Desert Shield. He was also deployed to Germany as well. He retired from ARI as a Master Welder....
Joseph A. Taylor
June 18, 2021
A much-loved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather, Joseph A. Taylor died Friday, June 18th at his residence in Paragould, Arkansas. Joe was born December 5th, 1933 in Rector and was a 70 year resident of Paragould. Before retirement, Joe spent approximately 45 years building churches. More than 100 churches in Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri benefited from his lifetime ministry...
Ruth Florence Dunaway
June 16, 2021
Ruth Florence Dunaway, 85, of Paragould, passed away Wednesday at her home surrounded by her loved ones. She was the daughter of the late Buck and Ada Mae Weatherly Stout. She was a homemaker who enjoyed sewing and gardening. Ruth also loved caring for her son, Robbie, and spending time with her granddaughters and family. She is also preceded in...
Charles "Chip" Glenn Vanaman
June 15, 2021
Charles “Chip” Glenn Vanaman, 58, of Dothan, Alabama passed away from this world on June 15, 2021. He was born in Wynne, Arkansas on August 18, 1962 to Calvin and Glenda Vanaman. Chip was a graduate of Greene County Tech High School and Arkansas State University. He managed several Aaron’s Furniture stores in Mississippi and Alabama over the last 20...
Wiley Dean Clark
June 13, 2021
Wiley Dean Danley Clark was born on August 12, 1930 in Paragould, Arkansas to Thomas Wiley Danley and Dona Jane Sims Danley. She departed this life on June 13, 2021 at the home she shared with her daughter and caregiver. She was a lifelong resident of Greene County and a member of Commissary Church of Christ. She was preceded in...
Gretta Jeane Stimson Jernigan
June 12, 2021
Gretta Jean Stimson Jernigan was a member of First United Methodist Church.. A graduate of Arkansas State University, where she was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority, She was a former teacher in both Missouri and Arkansas public schools. She was a charter member of the Northeast Arkansas Master Gardeners. She was preceded in death by her parents, J....
Linda Hoepfl
June 10, 2021
Linda Elizabeth Lane Hoepfl 83 of Lafe passed away after a long battle with cancer at The Busby House at The Cottages of Belle Meade Thursday, June 10, 2021 in Paragould, Arkansas. She was born February 6, 1938 in Paragould to the late John Andrew Lane and Ellen Elizabeth “Betty” Burch Lane. She was a devout Catholic and a lifetime...
Dortha Violet Ragsdell
June 9, 2021
Dortha Violet Ragsdell, 94, of Paragould, passed away Wednesday at St. Bernard's Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late James Gordon and Gertrude Fears Morrow. Dortha was a homemaker and of the Church of Christ faith. Her hobbies included cooking, spending time with family, and planting flowers. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Freeman Ragsdell;...
Erwin Todd Nething
June 6, 2021
Erwin Todd Nething was born November 1, 1967 in Flint, Michigan. Todd departed this life June 6, 2021 in Southaven, Mississippi. Todd was the son of Chester and Shirley Nething. Todd attended Salem Lutheran School in Owosso, Michigan through the eighth grade, then transferred to Corunna High School in Corunna, Michigan. He became very active in F.F.A., becoming a regional...
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