Obituaries

Erin Mckenzie Dowdy

Erin Mckenzie Dowdy

October 7, 2015

Erin McKenzie Dowdy, age 21, passed away Sunday October 4, 2015. Erin was born March 3, 1994 to David and Cindy Dowdy in Jonesboro, AR at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center. Erin graduated Paragould High School in 2012. She participated in extracurricular activities like swim team, soccer, and choir. Erin was a member of Eastside Baptist Church in Paragould. She...

Linda Kay Washington

Linda Kay Washington

October 5, 2015

Linda Kay Washington, 68, of Paragould, died Monday at her residence. Linda was a Homemaker and a member of Browns Chapel Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Tillman and Wanda Hester; husband Billy W. Washington. Survivors include, daughters, Robin (Chris) Camp and Machelle (Shane) Wallace all of Paragould. Grandchildren, Brittany (Bret) Banks, Shayna (Michael) Poindexter, Zac...

Betty Lou Polk

Betty Lou Polk

October 1, 2015

Betty Cullen Polk, 68, Paragould, died on Thursday in Jonesboro. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her mother, Hazel Grimes Spencer. Survivors include her father, William J. Spencer, Paragould; daughters, Joyce Hickman, Jonesboro, and Connie Smith, Paragould; sons, Glen Cullen (Terry), Jonesboro, Freddie Joe Polk, Kennett; 2 brothers; 3 sisters; best...

Betty Sue Dunn

Betty Sue Dunn

September 26, 2015

Betty Sue Dunn, 78, Beech Grove, died Sunday at BelleMeade Nursing Center. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, J.O. and Nola Bell Wilson. Survivors include her husband of 43 years, Harvey Dunn of Beech Grove; daughter, Rita Hunt (John) of Paragould; sons, Robin Hall (Deluse) and Randall Hall, both...

Clarence Franklin Barnhill, Jr.

Clarence Franklin Barnhill, Jr.

September 26, 2015

Clarence “Barney” Franklin Barnhill, Jr., 81, of Steelville, MO, and formerly of Paragould died Saturday in St. Louis, MO. He was born on August 18, 1934, in Paragould to the late Clarence Franklin Barnhill, Sr. and Lucille Pinegar Barnhill. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents and grandson, Marcus May. He was united in marriage to Nancy Pearline...

Dallas Carlyle Wood

Dallas Carlyle Wood

September 23, 2015

Dallas C. Wood of Paragould, AR passed away on 23 September, 2015 at the age of 77. Dallas grew up in Greene County Arkansas, and is a graduate of Oak Grove High School. He was the first person to enlist in the new National Guard Unit in Paragould at the age of 17. He graduated from ASU receiving a Bachelor’s...

Helen Marie Puckett

Helen Marie Puckett

September 8, 2015

Helen Marie Moore Puckett, 72, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Tuesday in Little Rock. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Jonesboro and worked in management on the retail level. She was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Earl D. Puckett; parents, N. V. and Clara Moore; sister, Gloria Jean Moore DeBoard. Helen...

Sharran Mccullar

Sharran Mccullar

September 6, 2015

Sharran LaRae McCullar was born on August 24, 1944, in Paragould, AR to B.C. Lloyd and Dorothy (Austin) Lloyd. She passed away peacefully at Rector Nursing and Rehab on Sunday, September 6, 2015, at the age of 71. Sharran was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She was retired from the Greene County Extension Service where she was the 4H...

Estes Craig

Estes Craig

September 4, 2015

Estes Wilton Craig, 91, of Paragould, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN. Mr. Craig was a veteran of WWII and a member of the America Legion. Mr. Craig married the former Bonnie Lou Blankenship on January 20, 1948. He and his wife of 67 years were cotton and soybean farmers. They raised their children while living in...

Margie Wyatt

Margie Wyatt

August 30, 2015

Margie Lajune Jones Wyatt, 89, of Paragould died Saturday at her residence. Margie was retired from AMMC. She is the daughter of the late Martin Jones and Mae Howard. She is preceded in death by her husband, Tom W. Wyatt; sisters, Grace Belew and Inez Powell; and brother, Gary Jones. She is survived by daughter, Sharon Junca of Jonesboro; sons,...

William Thomen

William Thomen

August 29, 2015

SMS William E. Thomen, Jr., 91, Conway, formerly of Paragould died Saturday in Conway. William served in the Navy during WWII and completed his military career in the Air Force, serving for a total of 27 years. He was the son of the late William E. and Pearl M. Davis Thomen. He was also preceded in death by his wife...

Junior Clester

Junior Clester

August 29, 2015

Junior Allen Clester, 73, formerly of Paragould, died Saturday at the Jackson Madison General Hospital of Jackson, TN. He was born in Beech Grove and went to Stanford High School. He is a retired factory worker from Ed White Shoe Factory and the Dr. Pepper plant. He also worked mowing yards all over Beech Grove. He also loved to hunt....

William C. Wayland

William C. Wayland

August 29, 2015

William C. Wayland, 84, Memphis, TN, formerly of Paragould, died Saturday at Rainbow Health and Rehab of Memphis. He was a retired salesman and was an Air Force veteran. He was the son of the late Henry and Zella Wayland. He was also preceded in death by his infant sister, Peggy Willene and granddaughter, April Shelton. Survivors include his son,...

Dora Magaline Bass

Dora Magaline Bass

August 26, 2015

Dora Bass, 88, Paragould, died on Wednesday. She was preceded in death by her parents, Virgil and Bessie Chronister; husband, John Bass; son, Robert Bass; daughter, Diana Brady; grandson, David Cavaness; brothers, Ray and James Chronister; and sisters, Brenda Clayton, Linda Waller, and Dorothy Anderson. Survivors include her son, Joe (Maggie) Bass, House Springs, MO; brother, Cecil Chronister, Ironton, MO;...

Wyona Ainley

Wyona Ainley

August 26, 2015

Wyona Virginia Ainley passed from this life on Wednesday. She was 82 years old. She was born on July 27, 1933, in her grandmother's home in the Success community. She graduated Corning High School and Arkansas State Teacher's College in Conway in 1954 with a BSE in Home Economics. She was a teacher, storyteller, businesswoman, pilot, homemaker, mother, and wife....

Frances Mae Russom

Frances Mae Russom

August 25, 2015

Frances Mae Russom, 80, of Paragould, died on Tuesday at AMMC. She was of the Pentecost faith. Mae loved flowers, quilting, and singing. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jones and Maudie Roush; husband, Willard Russom; brothers, Eddie and Vaudie Roush; and sister, Inez Roush. Survivors include her sons, Calvin (Vivian) Russom, Lafe, Dwight (Cathy) Russom, Lafe, Al...

Rochelle Robert Penny

Rochelle Robert Penny

August 21, 2015

Rochelle Robert Penny, age 100 and 10 months to the day, of Paragould, died at his residence this past Friday. He was retired from Penny's Upholstery and spent 17 years as Head Chef at Missouri Baptist Hospital. Rochelle served in the U.S. Army as a Staff Sergeant with the Infantry. He was awarded three Bronze Stars, a Purple Heart, a...

Rev. Billy W. Snow

Rev. Billy W. Snow

August 19, 2015

Rev. Billy W. Snow, 69, of Paragould, died on Wednesday in Jonesboro. He was a 1966 graduate of Corning High School. He was a funeral director and embalmer at Heath Funeral Home for 26 years and served as Past President of the Northeast Arkansas Funeral Director's Association. Bill loved to travel, garden, and take care of his "birds". He was...

Onis Summers

Onis Summers

August 18, 2015

Chester Onis Summers, 68, Paragould, died Tuesday at Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock. Onis was retired from Darling. He was a member of Peace Tabernacle Apostolic Church. He was preceded in death by his mother and step-father, Wilma and Basil Nation and father, Neal Summers, wife, Carolyn Summers, siblings, Pauline Parker, LaVerne Glisson, Leona Stone, Ida Mae Marlow, Berneice...

Johnny "J. P." Weaver

Johnny "J. P." Weaver

August 17, 2015

Johnny "J.P." Weaver, 89, died on Monday at AMMC. He was retired from the City of Paragould Sanitation Department. He was the son of the late Johnny and Janette Weaver. He was also preceded in death by four brothers, Floyd, Oras, Woodrow, and Roy, and two sisters, Opal and Monia, grandson, Matthew Parson. Survivors include his wife, Odell Weaver of...