Obituaries

Charles Floyd Harvill

Charles Floyd Harvill

August 17, 2021

Charles Floyd Harvill, 72, of Paragould, passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021. Charles was a Greene County native. He was born on September 21, 1948 to Floyd Harvill and Mildred Garner Harvill. Charles married Sandra Kay Rowland on September 9, 1966. He was a member of the Center Hill Church of Christ. He was retired from ADOT in 2000 due...

Joseph Daniel Brightwell

Joseph Daniel Brightwell

August 17, 2021

Joseph Daniel Brightwell, 68 of Paragould died at his residence on Tuesday. He worked for Elder Manufacturing and was a member of Nutts Chapel Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Renae of the home; children Venessa and Christie Farros of Michigan; son, Jerry Farrow of Paragould; brother, Steve Brightwell of Paragould, and nephew Adam Brightwell of Paragould. Graveside services will...

Ashley  Watson Gonser

Ashley Watson Gonser

August 15, 2021

Ashley Watson Gonser, 33, of Paragould, passed away Sunday, August 15, 2021. Ashley was born in Flint, Michigan to Wayne Watson and Joan Dollins on January 30, 1988. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Gerald and Norma Dollins; her father, Wayne Watson; and her daughter, Angie Lee. Survivors include her husband Greg Gonser of the home; mother, Joan...

Glen  Edward  Anderson

Glen Edward Anderson

August 15, 2021

Glen Edward Anderson (Tillie), 87, born on July 31, 1934 in Cardwell, Missouri to Louis Allen Anderson and Dovie K. Herman Anderson, expired August 15, 2021 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Glen graduated from Arbyrd High School and furthered his education through the U.S. Air Force and SIU Edwardsville in Edwardsville, Illinois. Glen planned, built, and maintained hospitals...

Edna  Fern Crider

Edna Fern Crider

August 11, 2021

Edna Fern (Kellim) Crider, 98, of Delaplaine passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was born in Delaplaine, AR on July 12, 1923 to William W. and Lola (Thomas) Kellim. Edna was married to Frank Crider, January 18, 1941. They were married for 42 years. He preceded her in death...

David  Beatty

David Beatty

August 10, 2021

David Carroll Beatty, 50, of Paragould, passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2021. David was born on December 4, 1970 in Jonesboro, Arkansas to James Beatty and Ethel Matlock. Survivors include his wife, Tammy Beatty of the home; son, Austin Beatty (Jessikah) of Newark, Arkansas; three step-sons, Conner Frazier (Angel) of Paragould, Arkansas, Justin Frazier (Taylor White) of Paragould, Arkansas, and...

Robert  "Bob" Thomas

Robert "Bob" Thomas

August 8, 2021

Robert Michael "Bob" Thomas, 64, of Paragould passed away Sunday, August 8, 2021. Bob was born in Clinton, Illinois on January 1, 1957 to the late Gilbert and Laura (Brewer) Thomas. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Bob enjoyed astronomy and the weather. He is preceded in death by his two daughters, Amber and Nicole Thomas....

Raylene  Robertson

Raylene Robertson

August 7, 2021

Raylene Robertson, age 81 of St. Peters, MO formerly of Sullivan, MO passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Peters, MO. Wanda Raylene was born on December 20, 1939 to John “Jack” and Anna “Bee” (Starnes) Staires in Marmaduke, Arkansas. She grew up on the family farm in Arkansas moving to St. Louis at the...

Ethel  Laverne Greathouse

Ethel Laverne Greathouse

August 2, 2021

Ethel Laverne Greathouse, 89, of Paragould, left this world on Monday, August 2, 2021 in her home in the presence of her loving family. She was born on July 10, 1932 in Arbyrd, Missouri to the late Clyde and Opal Skelton. Laverne worked at Emerson Electric and in environmental services at AMMC. She is preceded in death by her son,...

Terry  Fields

Terry Fields

August 1, 2021

Terry Fields, 58, of Paragould, passed away Sunday in Jonesboro at NEA Baptist Hospital. He was the son of Bobby Fields and Emma Passmore. Terry was of the Baptist faith and was an employee of Hyde's Termite and Pest Control of nearly 26 years. He enjoyed Nascar, crime shows, and watching airplanes land and take off from the airport. He...

Candace  "Candi" Crosno

Candace "Candi" Crosno

August 1, 2021

Candace Michele "Candi" Crosno, 53, of Paragould, passed away Sunday, August 1, 2021. She was born on November 10, 1967 to Major (Dob) and Barbara Walker. Candi was an IT Applications Analyst at St. Bernard's Medical Center, and she was a member of Pruett Freewill Baptist Church where she played the piano for many years. Her hobbies included reading, watching...

Johnny Ray  Bryant

Johnny Ray Bryant

July 31, 2021

Johnny Ray Bryant, 83, of Paragould, passed away Saturday, July 31, 2021 at Greene Acres Nursing Home. He was born on March 9, 1938 in Light, Arkansas. Johnny graduated from Harding University in 1960. After graduating, he became a teacher and coach at Ross High School and then Bourbon High School. He also became a church of Christ preacher and...

Doris  Howe

Doris Howe

July 31, 2021

Doris Lou Steen Howe passed away July 31, 2021 at the Greenhouse Cottages of Belle Meade. Doris was born February 18, 1927 near Scottsville, Kentucky. She was the oldest of seven siblings. Her parents were Clarence and Louise Steen. Her family migrated to Troy, Indiana when she was 14. Doris graduated from Troy High School in 1945. Shortly after graduation...

Nina Vaudean Jones Robertson

Nina Vaudean Jones Robertson

July 29, 2021

Nina Vaudean Jones Robertson entered the gates of heaven July 29, 2021. She was born to parents Melvin and Fae Faughn February 15th, 1932. She was of Pentecostal faith. Nina Vaudean retired from Emerson in January of 1994 after twenty-two years. She was a devoted mother and grandmother. Her most treasured moments were playing marbles with a grandson or beauty...

Robert  Joshua  Petty

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

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

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

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

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

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...