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Judy Marie Kanneman

Judy Marie Kanneman

Sep 4, 2011

Judy Marie Kanneman, 63 of Paragould, died Sunday at UAMS in Little Rock. Judy was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and a former employee of Monroe Auto and Arkansas Methodist Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Kanneman; parents, Robert and Mary Hobbs, sisters Rayanna Rowland and Alice Wheeler and son-in-law Dennis Daniel. Survivors include...

Don Mac Dickinson

Don Mac Dickinson

Sep 3, 2011

Don Mac Dickinson, 76, passed away September 3, 2011, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro. Don was a lifelong member of the Marmaduke Church of Christ, where he served as an elder. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Lorene Dickinson and a brother Duane Dickinson. Mr. Dickinson was the owner of Dickinson’s TV Sales and...

Ernie Dewayne Staires

Ernie Dewayne Staires

Aug 26, 2011

Ernie Dewayne Staires, 53, of Atkins, formerly of Marmaduke, died Friday, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born February 6, 1958 in Marmaduke. He loved hunting and was of Baptist belief. He was preceded in death by his father, Wayne Staires. Survivors include his mother, Georgia Staires of the home; sisters: Nita Staires of Marmaduke, Lisa...

Charles Witcher

Charles Witcher

Aug 26, 2011

Charles Witcher, 66, Paragould, died Friday, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. He was born February 1, 1945 in Truman, Arkansas. He was a retired jeweler and a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. Survivors include his sons: Jeff Works of Pine Bluff, Stacy Witcher; daughter: Amanda Witcher; mother: Euva Fay Witcher; brothers: Danny Witcher, Dewayne Witcher, all of Paragould and five...

Dr. Omer E. Bradsher

Dr. Omer E. Bradsher

Aug 23, 2011

Dr. Omer E. Bradsher, formerly of Paragould, 81, died Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at his home in Senath. He was born October 7, 1929 in Little Rock, AR the son of the late Omer Ethridge, Sr. and Ida Carpenter Bradsher. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Rose Howerton Bradsher, brother, Robert Bradsher, sisters, Martha Joffe and...

Ray Distretti

Ray Distretti

Aug 22, 2011

Ray Joe Distretti, 89, of Paragould, died Monday, August 22, 2011, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. He was born September 19, 1921, in Memphis, TN the son of the late Giovanni Battista and Maria Beltrami Distretti. Ray was a truck patch farmer before moving his family from Memphis in 1956. He made his first crop of grain in Greene County...

Paulett Stafford

Paulett Stafford

Aug 21, 2011

Paulett Stafford, 54, of Bono, died Sunday, August 21, 2011, at St Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born in San Bernadino, California the daughter of the late Paul Nathaniel and Ruby Thornton Chappel. She was also preceded in death by her son, Jimmy Dewayne Stafford. Paulett was of baptist belief and employed as a cashier at Wal Mart....

Barbara Cox

Barbara Cox

Aug 20, 2011

Barbara Gale Cox, 46, of Paragould died Saturday, August 20, 2011, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge. She was born April 9, 1965 in Osceola, Arkansas the daughter of the late William Hardy Floyd, Sr. and Geneva Mae Goforth Floyd. She was also preceded in death by her brother, William H. Floyd. She was a homemaker and of baptist...

Wilma Joyce Newberry Stovall

Wilma Joyce Newberry Stovall

Aug 13, 2011

Wilma Joyce Newberry Stovall passed away Saturday morning, August 13, 2011, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Ruth Cato, her husband of 40 years, Wilborn Newberry and her husband of 15 years, Robert Stovall all of Paragould. She is survived by her five children: Phyllis Liversiedge of Southaven, MS, James L....

Flora Mae Dement

Flora Mae Dement

Aug 13, 2011

Flora Mae DeMent, 93, of Paragould died peacefully Saturday, August 13, 2011 in Keosauqua, Iowa, with family at her bedside. She was born February 23, 1918 in Brighton, AR the daughter of the late Clarence Jackson "Bud" and Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzy" Nierstheimer Cupp. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Patric Shaw DeMent, step-children, Fred DeMent, Raymond DeMent,...

Verne Wesley Ellis

Verne Wesley Ellis

Aug 13, 2011

Verne Wesley Ellis, 92, of Paducah, KY, formerly of Paragould, died Saturday, August 13, 2011, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, KY. He was born March 8, 1919 in Greenleaf, Wisconsin to the late Bertha Russell Dishneau and Walter Eldridge Ellis. He was also preceded in death by his son-in-law, Allen Boren and siblings, Natalie, Russell and Muriel. He was a...

Ilene Lemmons

Ilene Lemmons

Aug 11, 2011

Ilene Lemmons, 83, Paragould, died Thursday in Paragould. She was a member of the Second & Walnut Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cloyce, parents, Allen and Vadie Powers, brother, Lyle Powers and sister, Ermadell Dickey. She is survived by her son, Donnie, of the home. Graveside service will be at Pine Knot Cemetery, 2:00...

Phyllis Elenora Wilkinson

Phyllis Elenora Wilkinson

Aug 10, 2011

Phyllis Elenora Wilkinson, 69, Paragould died Wednesday at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. She was born June 21, 1942 in Delaplaine the daughter of the late Chacy Rudolph, Sr. and Mary Edith Rice Eveland. She was also preceded in death by her granddaughter, Claire Vivian Wyatt. She was an Elementary School Principal at Delaplaine for 31 years and a member of...

Elmer "Catfish" Oran Grooms

Elmer "Catfish" Oran Grooms

Aug 10, 2011

Wednesday at Lakeshore Heartland Nursing Home in Nashville, TN with his family by his side. He was born April 28, 1925 the son of the late William Monroe "Mon" and Minnie Russom Grooms. He was also preceded in death by his wife, MaryBell Kappelman Grooms, son, Douglas Grooms, sisters, Bessie Wren, Mable Smith, Elva Hays, Mayo Garner, twin Zelma Crossno,...

Peter Don Sparks

Peter Don Sparks

Aug 9, 2011

Don Sparks, 46, Paragould, died Tuesday, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. He was born July 26, 1965, in West Memphis, Arkansas the son of Martha McElroy Sparks and the late Woodrow “Woody” Sparks. Don worked at Post Cereal, formerly worked for AMMC Ambulance Service, was an Army Veteran and a member of Reynolds Baptist Church. He adored his...

Zachary Morris Ware

Zachary Morris Ware

Jul 29, 2011

Zachary Morris Ware, 16 of Paragould died Friday in Fulton County, AR. Zach was a straight A student at Paragould High School. Survivors include his parents, Randy and Judy Ware of the home; sister and brother-in-law: Shanee and Michael Oost of Paragould; maternal grandparents: Troy and Debbie Hunt of Lafe. Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM on...

William Robert "Bob" Manis

William Robert "Bob" Manis

Jul 28, 2011

William Robert "Bob" Manis, 83, Paragould, died Thursday at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. He was born June 17, 1928 in Ellsinore, MO the son of the late Harrison Roy and Mary Gertrude Freeze Manis. He was a retired machine operator from Monroe. He was a veteran of the Army. He is survived by his wife: Phyllis Dawson Manis of the...

Bertha Marie Jetton

Bertha Marie Jetton

Jul 24, 2011

Bertha Marie Fears Jetton, 86, Paragould died Sunday at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. She was born February 24, 1925 in Beech Grove, the daughter of the late Jess and Ethel M. Ryan Fears. She was also preceded by her husband, David Weldon Jetton, sisters, Inez Bibb, Alma Huffman, Mary Eunice Garman, brother, Troy Fears. She was retired from Emerson Electric....

Ruby Earline Hammonds

Ruby Earline Hammonds

Jul 22, 2011

Ruby Earline Hammonds, 77, of Paragould, died Friday, July 22, 2011, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. She was born September 27, 1933 in Greene County, AR the daughter of the late Alvin Gwyn and the late Lucille Cothren. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jay Hammonds, and sisters, Genavie Mikel and Glenavie Farley. Ruby was...

Henry Edward Henson

Henry Edward Henson

Jul 22, 2011

Henry Edward Henson, 67, of Hickory Ridge, AR, died Friday, in Hickory Ridge. He was born in Paragould the son of the late Loy and Lou Edna Copeland Henson. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Mary Ida Midgett. He was a , truck driver and member of the Liberty Baptist Church in Hickory Ridge. Survivors include his...

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