Obituaries
Jeffrey Loy Taylor
June 23, 2013
Jeffrey Loy Taylor, 46, of Paragould, formerly of Memphis, died Sunday, June 23 at his residence. Jeffrey was born to Donald G. and Melba Chastain Taylor July 23, 1966 in Rockford, Illinois. Jeffrey was a veteran of the United States Army. Jeffrey is preceded in death by his father Donald G. Taylor. Jeffrey is survived by his wife Lesa Taylor,...
Lodema Flanery Jordan
June 21, 2013
Lodema Flanery Jordan, 77, of Paragould, died Friday at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was a homemaker and of the Assembly of God belief. She was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow Wilson Jordan; parents, John Edgar and Addie Katherine Blackwood Flanery; brothers, Thomas Edgar and John Donald Flanery and a grandson, Cody Shoper. Survivors include son,...
William "Gus" L. Miller
June 21, 2013
William Lilbourn “Gus†Miller, 88, of Paragould, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2013. He was born on December 10, 1924, in Greene County. Mr. Miller was the retired owner of Miller’s Shoe Shop in Paragould and a member of East Side Baptist Church. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War...
Joyce Lee Harig
June 18, 2013
Joyce Lee Martin Harig, 79, of Paragould, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was born on November 2, 1933 in Manila, Arkansas to Dolpha and Clara Martin. Mrs. Harig was a retired real estate agent and broker, and worked as a volunteer and past president of...
Lola Irene Smith
June 13, 2013
Lola Irene Smith 87, of Paragould, died Thursday at her residence. Irene was the owner and operator of Pizza Palace in Paragould and Ken’s Pizza in Rector and Piggott. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Smith; parents, Lee and Estelle Oliver Bateman. Survivors include her daughter, Karen Kerr of Paragould; brother,...
Ernestine Irene Parker
June 7, 2013
Ernestine Irene Parker, 88, of Paragould, died June 7, 2013 at Phil and Flo Hospice. Ernestine was born in Paragould to William and Lille (Sparks) Cannon October 18, 1924. Mrs. Parker enjoyed sewing, making jewelry, writing songs and was a member of the Eight Mile Baptist Church. Ernestine is preceded in death by her husband Louis Parker, son Gary Dale...
Leroy Clyde Potter
June 6, 2013
Leroy Clyde Potter, 73 of Paragould died Thursday at Greene Acres Nursing Home. He was a retired heavy equipment operator for Northeast Arkansas Solid Waste District and attended 3rd Avenue Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clyde A. and Bertie Barnhill Potter. Survivors include a son, Michael Potter of Paragould; daughter, Alicia Wince of Paragould; brothers...
Shirley Ann Ramsey
June 6, 2013
Shirley Ann Ramsey, 66 of Paragould, died Thursday at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. Shirley was a van driver for the East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging and attended the Cowboy Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dee Witt and Helen Norman Thurman; sisters, Dolly Thurman and Anna Lou Cobb; brother, Elgie Thurman. Survivors include daughters Melody and...
Randall Alan Melton, Sr.
June 5, 2013
Randall Alan Melton, Sr. 53 of Paragould, died Wednesday in Paragould. He was a mechanic at Honda Auto in Jonesboro. He was preceded in death by his father, Elton Melton and brother, Gary Melton. Survivors include his wife, Heather Melton of the home; sons Randall, Landon and Jordan Melton and Nathaniel Ward all of Paragould; daughters, Kristi George of Springdale,...
Lola Highfill
June 5, 2013
Lola Highfill, 92 of Paragould, formerly of Pine Bluff, AR, died Wednesday at Arkansas Hospice at St. Vincent’s Infirmary. Lola was a retired factory worker and a charter member of the Paragould Missionary Baptist Church. She was a member of American Legion Auxillary, VFW Auxillary, Widow Support Group and Greene County E.H.C. Lola liked to do needlework, sew, cook. After...
Karen Thurmond
June 5, 2013
Karen Sue Thurmond, 55, of Paragould, died Wednesday, at her home in Paragould. She was born April 9, 1958 in Kennett, Missouri. Karen was of Baptist Faith and loved baking and cooking and spending time with her grandchildren. She is survived by her husband; Carl Thurmond, of the home; mother: Barbara Jean Flowers of Conway, AR; daughter and son-in-law: Amber...
Geneva "Buttercup" Stewart
June 4, 2013
Geneva Collen (“Buttercupâ€) Stewart, 75 Jonesboro, formerly of Paragould, died Tuesday at her residence. She was a Homemaker and of the Pentecostal belief. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilford Stewart; parents George and Clara Archer Smith; son, Thomas Milton; brothers, Lloyd and Donnie Smith, sister, Annalue Smith. Survivors include her children, Johnny Milton of Texas, Merena Mason,...
Sandra Kathryn Straub
June 4, 2013
Sandra Kathryn Straub, 69 of Southaven, MS, formerly of Paragould, died Wednesday at Trinity Baptist Hospice House in Collierville, TN. Sandra was a computer programmer for Conwood Company and a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Southaven, MS. She was preceded in death by her husband, Loren Dean Straub; parents, John Paul Buchanan, Sr and Mary Alice Hyatt Buchanan. Survivors...
Ruth Cook
June 2, 2013
Ruth Cook, 76, Memphis, TN, died Sunday, June 2, 2013, at her home. She was born in Light, Arkansas the daughter of the late Walter and Nancy Lenderman Lands. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Velma Gill and Carolyn Lands. She was a hairdresser and a member of the church of Christ. She is survived by her...
Myrtle Louise Compton
May 31, 2013
Myrtle Louise (Arnold) Compton, age 90, passed away peacefully into the arms of the Lord, her husband, Bill, and her daughter, Georgetta, at the home of her daughter, Peggy and husband, John Winter, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma onFriday, May 31, 2013. She was born November 25, 1922 at Evening Shade, AR, to Jim and Lillie May (Ragsdell) Arnold. She attended Delaplaine...
Herman Weldon Orick
May 25, 2013
Herman Weldon Orick, 86 of Paragould, died Saturday at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Herman was a farmer and a member of Commissary Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Belinda Orick Byrns; parents Earl Sanford and Betty Beatrice Eubanks Orick; siblings Eunice Kersey, Fred Orick and infant sister Gertie Faye. Survivors include...
Lillian Estelle Smith
May 25, 2013
Lillian Estelle Smith, 69 of Paragould, died Saturday at NEA Hospital in Jonesboro. Lillian worked in Food Service at Tony’s Restaurant, Kroger and Country Mart. She was of the Church of Christ belief and attended Pine Knot Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, M.J. Smith; parents, Elvis and Elsie Lenderman Burns and 8 brothers and...
Larry Brown
May 24, 2013
James Larry Brown passed from this life on May 24th, 2013, at Advanced Care Hospital in Searcy, AR following a brief illness, at the age of 71. He was born the oldest son of Raymond and Vaudine Brown near Lorado, AR, on July 16, 1941. He lived his entire life in the Walcott area. Larry was a member of Mount...
Avalee Philhours
May 22, 2013
Ella Avalee Tucker Philhours, the best Barbie player ever, passed from this life May 22, 2013, surrounded by her family. Ava's smile warmed countless rooms since the day of her birth on July 14, 1936. Ava was married to Franklin Philhours for forty-seven years. Franklin and Ava have two sons, Judge Randy Philhours of Paragould, Arkansas, and Joel Philhours of...
Emma Gene Hinson
May 22, 2013
Emma Gene Hinson, 90 of Paragould, died Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Etta Majors Brown; husband, C. B. Hinson; daughter, Linda Hinson Lamas; sisters, Mae Zahner, Flo Davis, Alma Ray, Helen Goehring, Betty Hammon,...
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