Obituaries from September 2009

Phillip Wayne Reed, 58, of Fayetteville, Ga., died Aug. 24. He was a construction worker and was formerly of Earle. He is survived by one sister, Helen Cagle of Fayetteville, Ga. and two brothers, Larry Reed and Herbert Cshad Reed, both of Horseshoe Lake...

Louis Ivan Hammell III, 57, of Trumann died Aug. 21 at his residence. He was born May 12, 1952, the son of Louis and Mable (Eastres) Hammell. He was a hydraulic mechanic- maintenance worker at Air Tex at Marked Tree. Hammell was a Gulf War Veteran serving 20 years in the U.S. Air Force. He enjoyed watching birds, hunting for arrowheads, hunting and fishing...

TRUMANN - William Deroy "Bill" Swain, 86, of Trumann, died Monday, Aug. 24, 2009, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. Mr. Swain was born in Lexington, Tenn., and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. ...

JONESBORO - Dyer Warren Jr., 74, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009, at St. Bernard's Medical Center. He was born in Birmingham, Ala., and had lived in Jonesboro for the past 14 years and was formerly of Texas. ...

TRUMANN - Martha Petroff Holmes, 84, of Trumann, died Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009 at Baptist Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. Holmes was born in Blue Mountain, Miss., and had lived most of her lifetime in the Trumann area and was formerly of Memphis. She was a member of the Trumann Fine Arts Council, Library Board, Poinsettia Club, Democratic Women, and a member of the First Baptist Church...

Jacki M. Lyles, 53, of Trumann, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, in Trumann of natural causes. Born in Arkansas, Jacki lived most of her life in the Jonesboro-Trumann area. She worked several years for World Color of Jonesboro. In recent years, Jacki worked as a caregiver...

Van Wesley Parrish, 81, of Marked Tree died Saturday, Sept. 5 at Three Rivers Nursing Home in Marked Tree. Born Oct. 12, 1927, in Florence, Ala., he was a farmer and of the Church of God faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sam Parrish and Elizabeth Hunt; his wife, Minne Bell Greenwood Parrish; one daughter, Patsy Jones; one son, Barry Parrish; one sister, Marie Ballard; and two brothers, Elijin Parrish and Charner Parrish.. ...

TRUMANN -- Louis Ivan Hammell III, 57, of Trumann died Aug. 21 at his residence. He was born May 12, 1952, the son of Louis and Mable (Eastres) Hammell. He was a hydraulic mechanic- maintenance worker at Air Tex at Marked Tree. Hammell was a Gulf War Veteran serving 20 years in the U.S. Air Force. He enjoyed watching birds, hunting for arrowheads, hunting and fishing...

Patsy Gosa Henry Chapin, passed away Sept. 10, at Grace Nursing Home in Cordova, Tenn., at the age of 67. Chapin was a loving mother, grandmother and sister. She leaves behind daughter Sandra Morales of Memphis, son, Michael Henry and wife Cathleen of Ft. ...

Mrs. Audrey Mildred Kelso, 92, of Trumann died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born in West Plains, Mo., and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a retired cafeteria worker for the Trumann Public School and a member of the Trumann Revival Center. ...

Frances L. Wallace, 78, of Dyess died on Saturday, Sept. 19 in Batesville. She was born Thursday, March 5, 1931 in Tyronza to the late Victor Mitchell and Clara Mae Burt Forrester, she was an active member of Dyess Central Baptist Church and was secretary and treasurer of the church, held a masters degree in special education, and retired from Dyess Public Schools with 30 years of service. ...

Allie Mae Anders Swan, 93, died Sunday, Sept. 20 at the DeSoto Healthcare Nursing Home in Southaven, Miss. She was born on June 23, 1916, in Wynne, to James Henry Anders and Mary Lue Mosier Anders. Swan was the widow of Marvin Lee Swan. She was preceded in death by an infant son, Marvin Lee, Jr. and a daughter, Mary Aline Swan Carpenter...

Ruth Velma Shores, 86, of Trumann died Monday Sept. 14, 2009 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born in Rector and lived in Trumann for the past 59 years. She was also formerly of Piggott. She was a homemaker and member of the First Baptist Church...

TRUMANN -- Jimmy W. King, 62, of Trumann departed this life Friday afternoon, Sept. 18, at Jonesboro. He was born Sept. 14, 1947, at Harrisburg, the son of William King and Lura Smith King. He was a former employee of Roach Manufacturing in Trumann and of the Pentecostal faith...

Ellen Ruthie Qualls, 76, of Trumann died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009 at her residence. She was born in Salem and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a retired homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith...

Randall Clay Evans, 37, of Harrisburg, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009, in Jonesboro. Mr. Evans was born in Aurora, Ill., and had lived most of his lifetime in the Harrisburg area. He was a construction worker and was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church...