Obituaries
Robert William Hunter
January 7, 2019
Robert "Bill" Hunter, 92, of Paragould, passed away Monday at Residence. He owned and operated Child Art Studio for over forty years and was a life member of the Professional Photographers of America, past president of theRotary Club and member of the Greene County Amateur Radio Club and of the Catholic faith. Robert was the son of the late William...
Tanner Langston
January 5, 2019
Tanner Ray Langston, 29, of Paragould, passed away Saturday at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. He was born in Jonesboro to Dan and the late Phyllis Langston. He was a graduate of Greene County Tech High School class of 2008. He was an owner and chef at Dan's Duck In. Tanner was an animal lover and loved to fish and was...
Harold Lee Cupp
January 5, 2019
Harold Lee Cupp, 84, of Paragould, passed away Saturday at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. He was born on July 24, 1934 to the late Melvin and Alma Carter Cupp. He served in the United States Army during the Cold War. Harold was stationed in Germany where he guarded the Russian border. He married the love...
Terry Wayne Hazlewood
January 2, 2019
Terry Wayne Hazlewood, 53, of Paragould, passed away Wednesday at St. Bernard's Medical Center. He was a member of Brighton Pentecostal Church and Peace Tabernacle Apostolic Church, and in his spare time, he enjoyed preaching, reading his Bible, and fishing. He is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Arnold and Pauline Jaques; paternal grandparents, Thomas F. and Rosie Hazlewood;...
Charles Everette Freeman
December 31, 2018
Charles Everette Freeman, 78, of Paragould, passed away Monday at St. Bernard's Medical Center. He was the son of the late Louis and Sarah Freeman. Charles was a Marine veteran who was retired from Frito Lay. His hobbies included fishing and driving back roads. He was a member of The Rock church in Jonesboro. Also preceding him in death is...
Shirley Mae Norwood
December 26, 2018
Shirley Mae Norwood, of Beech Grove, 74, passed away Wednesday in Yazoo, Mississippi. She was the daughter of the late Lester and Shirley Adams. She was a homemaker and was a member of Commissary Church of Christ. She was a veteran who served her country in the U.S. Armed Forces. Also preceding her in death was her infant sister. Survivors...
Brady Keith Herbert
December 26, 2018
Brady Keith Herbert, of Bolivar, MO., formally of Paragould, AR., went to be with his heavenly father on Wednesday December 26, 2018. Brady was born September 7, 1988 in Springfield, MO., to Brian Keith Herbert and Libby Jeanette (Friend) Farrell. He had reached the age of 30 years. Brady graduated from Paragould High School in 2007. While in High School,...
Eleanor G. Smalling
December 24, 2018
Eleanor Geraldine “Jerry” Ward Smalling, 95, went home to be with the Lord on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2018. She had resided in Paragould, AR for the past fifty-three years. She was born February 25, 1923, in Brewer, Maine, to the late Leon and Esther Ward. She was the oldest of seven children. She was a graduate of Brewer High...
Gayla R. Weatherford
December 24, 2018
Gayla Renay Weatherford, 60, of Paragould, passed away Monday at Greene Acres Nursing Home. She was born in Paragould and was formerly employed by Emerson Electric. She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church where she was the pianist for over 40 years. Gayla was an avid St Louis Cardinal fan and loved spending time with her grandchildren and...
Vada Ruth Sweaney
December 23, 2018
Vada Ruth Sweaney, 84, of Jonesboro passed away December 23, 2018 at St. Bernard's Medical Center. She was born to the late Herchel and Marie Pinkston Ingram. Vada enjoyed sewing, cooking and spending time with all of her grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband Scylvester Sweaney, her parents, 3 sisters and one brother. Vada is survived by...
Robert Curtis Farned
December 19, 2018
Robert Curtis Farned, 91, of Paragould, passed away on Wednesday, December 19th at his home surrounded by family. He was born in Tacoma, Washington son of Marshall Elton Farned and Eula Eunice on November 17, 1927. He is preceded in death by his parents, siblings (3 brothers and 2 sisters), and his loving wife, Ladonna Ruth Farned. He is survived...
Wanda Barnes Crow
December 16, 2018
Wanda Barnes Crow, 81 of Paragould, died Sunday at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. She was a Homemaker and a Member of the First United Methodist Church. She was Preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Asa Crow; daughter, Denise Crow; Parents Glen and Clatie Montgomery Barnes. Survivors include daughter, Susan (Joe) Mayhan and their children, Asa Andrew Mayhan, Max Mayhan,...
Ellene Lester
December 11, 2018
Ellene Vaughn Lester, 97, of Cardwell, Missouri, passed away December 11th at the home of her daughter in West Columbia, South Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Green and Allie Vaughn. Also preceding her in death is her husband of 62 years, C.S. (Son) Lester; son, Jerald Lester; grandson, Timothy Lester; sister, Helen; and three brothers, Eathell, R.B.,...
Virgie Lorene Brown
December 11, 2018
Virgie Lorene Brown, 93 of California, died Tuesday at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. She was the Manager of a Flea Market. She was preceded in death by her husband, Irvin Brown; daughter, Nine Jean Clayton; daughter, Brenda Childress; step – daughter, Shirley Nelson; step-son, Lawrence Brown. Survivors include sons, Jim Clayton of Poplar Bluff, MO, Thomas Brown, Daniel...
Hattie Luella Fleeman
December 11, 2018
Hattie Luella Fleeman, 84, of Jessieville, AR died Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at her home. She was born December 15, 1933 in Nettleton, AR. She lived in Paragould, AR until she moved to Jessieville in 2015. She is preceded in death by her parents, James and Minerva Lewis; her husband, Johnnie Fleeman; three sisters, Betty White, Martha Morrison, and Juanita...
Kenneth Wayne Mccoy
December 10, 2018
Kenneth "Kenny" Wayne McCoy, 66, of Paragould, passed away Monday at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. Kenny was born to the late William "Bill" and Faye Crouch McCoy. He was a veteran of the National Guard. He retired from Tenneco Automotive. Survivors include his wife Sherrie Hyde, of the home; son, Michael Rodgers (Whitney), of Paragould; daughter, Shelly McCoy Mann (Nathan),...
Richard Spurlock
December 7, 2018
Richard Clayton Spurlcok, 61, passed away Friday in Jonesboro. He is the son of the late Archie and Jennie Lucille Spurlock. He was a veteran of the Army and a member of Peace Tabernacle Apostolic Church. He is proceeded in death his brother, Charlie Spurlock and his father-in-law, Rudy Stone. Survivors include his wife, Twyla Spurlock, of the home; sons,...
Sue Mcculley
December 6, 2018
Sue McCulley, 89 of Paragould, died Thursday at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. Sue was a Registered Nurse and a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Glenna Rose Circle,. loved reading, gardening and of course her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Nanna May Holiman Brown; brothers Elvin, Harry and Earl; Sisters, Mary Francis...
David Wayne Hobbs
December 3, 2018
David Wayne Hobbs, 64, of Paragould, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 3rd, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, and uncle. David was born in San Diego, California. He graduated from Hughes Springs High School in Hughes Springs, Texas in 1973. He worked at Foremost Dairy in...
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