September 14, 2020

Randal "Chayne" Cardwell, 44, of Paragould, passed away Monday in Memphis, Tennessee. He was born on February 20, 1976 to John Wilce Cardwell and Barbara Johnson. Chayne was a driver for Performance Food Group and was a very hard worker. His family was the center of his world and he was a wonderful and loving father. He is preceded in...

September 13, 2020

Bessie Iown McFarland, 102 of Farmington, MO, formerly of Paragould, died Sunday in Farmington, MO. Bessie was born January 18, 1918, to Thomas Streeter and Gladys Myrtle Laird Dixon. She worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield in the office. She was born in Halliday, AR. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Clyde McFarland and brother, Albert “Bud”...

September 10, 2020

Wava Helline Lewis, 95 of Paragould, died at her residence on Thursday. Wava was a Sales Clerk at Belk for 20 years and was a Seamstress. She was a member of the Pruett’s Chapel United Methodist Church. Wava was preceded in death by her parents, Nathaniel and Ina Johnson Cothren; husband, Charles Lewis; sons, Ronald Lewis and Brian Lewis; sisters,...

September 8, 2020

After a month long battle with Covid19, James Wesley Harp, of Paragould, passed away September 8, 2020 at St. Bernard's Medical Center. He was born August 15, 1941 to Allison Harp and Floreine Spotts Harp at the home of the maternal grandparents J.W. "Wes" and Jewel Stedman Spotts. He lived there until his mother married Dennis E. "Cowboy" Guthrie and...

September 3, 2020

Cynthia Ann "Cindy" VanBrocklyn, 63, of Paragould, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2020 at St. Bernard's Medical Center. Cindy was the daughter of the late Lauren Elwood Floyd and Genevieve Gay. She is preceded in death by one brother, Allan Floyd. Survivors include her husband, Kirk VanBrocklyn of the home; four children, Alaine Borland of Paragould, Jenny Beth Casinelli of...

September 2, 2020

Kenneth Eugene Felty, 70 of Paragould died Wednesday in Jonesboro. Kenneth worked at Darling Store Fixtures for 52 years and at the Greene County Fair for 54 years. He attended Unity Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Vernon and Martha Price Felty. Survivors include a brother, Jay (Virginia) Anderson of Springdale, AR; nephews Tyler Lee Anderson...

August 31, 2020

Linda Sue Christian, 69, of Paragould, passed away Monday, August 31, 2020, at her home. She was born March 14, 1951, in Paragould, Arkansas, to Virgil and Ruby Adell (Wright) Bowden. She was a licensed realtor with ERA Doty in Paragould and attended Reynolds Baptist Church. Linda loved God, her family and her friends. She also loved to laugh. Her...

August 29, 2020

Charles "Chuck" Holland, 77, of Paragould, passed away Saturday at AMMC in Paragould. He is the son of the late Louis and Jessie Cannady Holland. He was of the Baptist faith and was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army. He was the owner of Chuck's Appliance Repair in downtown Paragould for 45 years. Chuck enjoyed fishing in his free...

August 29, 2020

August 26, 2020

Nicolas Sanchez, 61, of Paragould, passed away Wednesday at St. Bernard's Medical Center. He was born on February 17, 1959 in San Miguel de Allende Gto, Mexico to Antonio Sanchez tapia and Antonia Sanchez. Survivors include his wife, Carmon Sanchez of the home; children, Came, Nely, Araceli, Maria, Nico, Everardo, and Israel; and grandchildren, Juan Pablo, Cristian, Vanessa, Mariano, Natalia,...

August 25, 2020

Betty May Latting, 88, of Paragould, passed away Tuesday at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Marcie and William May. Betty was retired from Foremost Dairy, Darling Store Fixtures, Walmart, and Belk and was a life long member of Unity Baptist Church. Her hobbies included sewing in her earlier years, spending time with her precious...

August 23, 2020

Elizabeth Deborah (Bass) Shipman was a Paragould native. She was born July 9, 1962 in Paragould, Arkansas and departed this life August 23, 2020 at the age of 58. She is survived by her husband, Tracy Shipman; her daughters Jordan Elizabeth Allen, and Jessie Dan Allen; her mother, Carolyn Sue Bass; her sisters, Jennifer Ilene Shane (Bill Shane), and Priscilla...

August 22, 2020

Terry Lynn Brannon, 61 of Paragould passed away August 22, 2020 at his home. He was born October 2, 1958 in Paragould, AR. To Leslie Laverl Brannon and Bessie Mae (McMillin) Brannon. He worked at Martin Sprocket and Gear of Paragould. He loved God and his family. He liked to hunt, fish and hang out with Deke his yellow lab....

August 22, 2020

Dennis Oldham Scudder was born June 15, 1935 in the Coffman Community South of Portia to Murrell Anderson and Faye Oldham Scudder. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 56 years, Maleta Borah Scudder and a brother Leroy Scudder. He is survived by his wife Barbara Parks Scudder of the home; two sons, Bobby Allen (Chunyan)...

August 21, 2020

Gay Chaney Vaughn, age 66, of Sebring, FL, formerly of Paragould, AR and Augusta, AR, passed from this life on August 21, 2020 due to COVID-19. Gay was born on June 24, 1954 in Batesville, Arkansas and was raised in Augusta, AR and Paragould, AR where she loved her Paragould High School Class of 1972. She attended the University of...

August 17, 2020

Sharrie Denise Smith, 62 of Paragould died at her residence on Monday. She was a Homemaker and a member of Faith Fellowship Community Church. Sharrie loved gardening and Christmas. Sharrie was preceded in death by her parents, Gerald James and Betty Reeves McDaniel; infant sister, Rosemary McDaniel; nephew Dr. Brandon Swink. Survivors include Gale Crossfield, father of her children; daughter...

August 13, 2020

Van Allen Barnett, 72, of Paragould, passed away Thursday at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. He is preceded in death by his father, Carl Barnett; step-father, Leon Manis; and his wife, Wanda "Ruth" Barnett. Survivors include his mother, Agnes Evelyn Bishop of Paragould; sister, Paula (Rick) Briggs of Morgantown, West Virginia; brother, Tom (Ernestine) Barnett of...

August 11, 2020

Billy Darrell Twitty, 88, of Marmaduke, passed away Tuesday at St. Bernard's Medical Center. In his spare time, Billy could be found swinging on his front porch, spending quality time with his grandchildren or tinkering. He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Lillian Brake Twitty; son, Darin Bradford Twitty; grandson, Caleb Twitty; brothers, Jack Twitty, Johnny Twitty,...

August 5, 2020

Kenneth Edmond Fletcher, 77, of Paragould, passed away Wednesday at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. Ken was the son of the late Kenneth Edmond Fletcher and Mary Shewmaker Sweet. He was a retired industrial maintenance manager and was a member of First United Methodist Church. Ken was a master gardener and enjoyed metal work and welding in his free...

August 3, 2020

Virginia Lavan (Biggs) Hammond, 89, of Paragould, passed Monday, August 3, 2020. Virginia was born in Greene County, Arkansas on August 24, 1930 to the late James Berl Biggs and Vera McClain Biggs. She retired from Earl Kirk Construction Company and was very involved in the BPW and the community. Virginia is preceded in death by her parents; first husband,...