Obituaries

Michael  Scott Herrod

Michael Scott Herrod

July 9, 2020

Mike Herrod, 34, son of Charles and Kay Herrod passed on Thursday, July 9, 2020. He was living in Springfield, Missouri and was the manager of Food For Less grocery. Mike loved the beach, hunting, and was always ready for adventures like river rafting and camping. As a child, he lived and worked on a farm in Western Arkansas and...

William Paul Woolridge

William Paul Woolridge

July 9, 2020

William Paul Wooldridge, 79, of West Memphis, passed away Thursday at the Community Compassion Center. Paul is the son of the late Chester and Grace Foxx Wooldridge. He is preceded in death by his parents; granddaughter, Anna Renee Wooldridge; four brothers, Harley Wooldridge, Winston Wooldridge, Hal Wooldridge and Cecil Woolridge; and three sisters, Chestine Tribett, Ailene Powell and Evelyn Wooldridge....

Joseph  Sawyer

Joseph Sawyer

July 8, 2020

Joseph Sawyer, 62, passed away Wednesday at his residence in Marmaduke. He was born in Nortfolk, Virginia on May 18, 1958 to Norman and Mary Hadley Sawyer. Upon graduation, Joe went to work at Norfolk Shipbuilding & Dry Dock where he entered and completed a 4 year welding apprenticeship and worked for 25 years, learning his trade well. Joe moved...

Rebecca Lynn Mcdaniel

Rebecca Lynn Mcdaniel

July 7, 2020

Rebecca Lynn McDaniel, 54, of Cardwell, passed away Tuesday in Memphis. She is the daughter of the late Leroy and Ruth Ann Flannery Jones. Rebecca was of the Church of Christ faith. Her hobbies included working in her flower garden, riding horses, and spending time with her dogs. She is also preceded in death by her brother, Bo Jones. Survivors...

Gail Rutledge

Gail Rutledge

July 7, 2020

Gail Lavoughn Rutledge was 82 years old when he passed from this world to a place of joy and reunion. He was preceded in death by his parents, Homer and Iva May Rutledge of Marmaduke, his loving and devoted wife Sharon Rutledge, two brothers Gary Rutledge and Bernard Rutledge. Two sisters Geraldine McDowell and Mikie Lou Coates. Survivors include sons...

Charles Burnell  Gist

Charles Burnell Gist

July 4, 2020

Charles Burnell "Barney" Gist of Paragould, passed away, Saturday, July 4, 2020, and will be buried at Cardwell Cemetery on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Charles was a member of the Greatest Generation; a World War II, United States Navy Pacific Fleet veteran. He is survived by his wife of seventy-five years, Nellie; his daughter, Susan and his son, Robert and...

William Carl Watkins

William Carl Watkins

July 3, 2020

A private burial will be held Monday, July 6, 2020 under the direction of Heath Funeral Home.

Mary Smith Johnson

Mary Smith Johnson

July 2, 2020

Mary Smith Johnson of Paragould died Thursday, July 2, 2020 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, AR. Born in Beech Grove, she was a graduate of Arkansas State University and was a teacher in Greene County for 40 years. She was a member of Paragould First United Methodist Church. She was a member of Upsilon Chapter of...

Terry Alvin Turner

Terry Alvin Turner

June 28, 2020

Terry Alvin Turner, 66, of Rector, passed away Sunday morning at his residence. He is the son of the late Charles and Gladys Layne Turner. Terry was retired from Emerson Electric, and his hobbies included hunting, fishing, and gardening. He is also preceded in death by several sisters. Survivors include daughters, Jennifer Turner, of Hoxie and Nikki Schlinker (Jeremy), of...

Willyne  Thompson Jordan

Willyne Thompson Jordan

June 22, 2020

Berah Willyne Thompson Jordan, 87, of Paragould, passed away Monday at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. Willyne taught school for thirty two years at the Cardwell, Piggott and Marmaduke school districts. After she retired from teaching, she became a Methodist pastor for St. Francis Methodist Church and Wright's Chapel. Her church and family were everything to her. Willyne...

James  Edward  Whitley

James Edward Whitley

June 21, 2020

James Edward Whitley, 91, of Paragould, passed away Sunday at The Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. He was the son of the late Arthur and Geanette Ray Whitley. James is preceded in death by his parents; two brothers and two sisters. Survivors include his wife, Janette Whitley of the home; daughters, Diann (Chuck) Roming and Patricia (Greg) Buhler both...

Paul  Thomas  Joiner

Paul Thomas Joiner

June 18, 2020

Paul Thomas Joiner, 88, of Paragould, passed away Thursday at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Paul was the son of the late John H. and Lillie Petty Joiner. He was an veteran of the United States Army. He served for twenty two years which included two tours in Vietnam. Paul later worked for the Paragould Police Department and...

Mozella Georgia Barber

Mozella Georgia Barber

June 17, 2020

Mozella Georgia Barber, 89, of Paragould, died Wednesday at Craighead Nursing Center in Jonesboro. Mozella was a Homemaker and a member of Providence Baptist Church where she was the oldest church member. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Marlis Rollings and Wyman Barber; daughter, Connie Sanford, parents, Elvis and Lora White Wright; sisters, Thelma Cox and Wilma Bennett...

Augusta  Evelyn  Thurmond

Augusta Evelyn Thurmond

June 15, 2020

Evelyn Thurmond was born Augusta Mae Evelyn Masterson on May 4, 1924 to William “Bill” and Dora Ward Masterson at their home in Nimmons, Arkansas near Piggot. Evelyn entered her Heavenly home at the age of 96 on June 15, 2020. She was reared in the Oak Grove community and in the Coffman community in Greene County and was a...

Carole  Dietrich  Rochow

Carole Dietrich Rochow

June 14, 2020

Carole Dietrich Rochow, 80, of Paragould, passed away Sunday at the Community Compassion Center in Jonesboro. Carole was the daughter of the late Frank Dietrich and Marie Schmidt Dietrich. She was of the Catholic faith. Carole worked from 1958-1970 at the Title Insurance Company and an abstracter at City Hall before retiring from the St. Louis County Library after twenty-five...

Lottie Balk Brown

Lottie Balk Brown

June 5, 2020

Lottie Balk Brown was born February 24, 1923 in Hoboken, New Jersey to Harry and Ida Balk. She attended high school at Demarest High School in Hoboken and served in the Marine Corp during World War II. After the war was over. she enrolled at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville on the GI bill. Lottie participated in a multitude...

Oval  Glenn  Haynes

Oval Glenn Haynes

June 5, 2020

Oval Glenn Haynes, Sr., 69, of Paragould, passed away Friday at AMMC. He was the son of the late Oval Haynes and Mable Ellen Haynes. Glenn is preceded in death by his parents and two grandchildren, Gage and Jason Haynes. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Haynes of the home; two sons Oval Glenn (OG) Haynes, Jr. and Billy (Kayla) Haynes...

Lindsey  Nicole Downing

Lindsey Nicole Downing

June 2, 2020

Lindsey Nicole Jackson Downing, 36, of Paragould, passed away on June 2, 2020. She was born on October 7, 1983 to Bret and Starla Jackson. Lindsey's greatest joy in life was her children, Addison and Brooklyn. Her family meant the world to her. Lindsey was a member of the Southside Community Church. She is preceded in death her Aunt Shana;...

Donald Albert Erickson

Donald Albert Erickson

May 29, 2020

Donald Albert Erickson, 71 of Paragould, died Friday at Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville, TN. Donald was a retired Mechanial Enginner and of the Lutheran faith. Don graduated from Carpio High School, a small town in Northcentral North Dakota. He excelled in academics, music, track, football, and basketball earning many trophies throughout his high school years. He attended North...

Jean  Louise  Brittingham

Jean Louise Brittingham

May 26, 2020

Jean Louise "Granny" Brittingham passed from this world on May 26, 2020, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. She was born January 23, 1926, in St. Louis, Missouri to Floyd and Laura Barnwell. Jean worked as a homemaker, on the family farm, Ed White, Jr. Shoe Factory, at the Home for the Golden Years and for the...