Obituaries from July 2010

Cindy Powell Root, 42, of Marion died June 26. Powell was a Pharmaceutical Representative for Celgene Pharmaceutical, was a member of the Church of Christ church and a class of 1989 alumni for the University of Arkansas. She is preceded in death by her grandparents Troy Chapple and Joe and Audrey Powell...

TRUMANN -- Richard Oneal Witt, 75, of Trumann, died Saturday, June 26, 2010 at the family residence. Witt was born in Tupelo, Miss., had lived in Trumann for the past 50 years, and was formerly of Harrisburg. ...

TRUMANN- Johnny Dale Gipson, 71, died Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at the family residence. He was born in Black Oak, had lived in Trumann for the past 38 years, and was formerly of Brookland. Gipson worked in the transportation department for the East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging and was of the Church of Christ faith. ...

TRUMANN- Eddie Christopher "Chris" Penna, 52, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010 in Trumann. He was born in Jonesboro and had lived his lifetime in Trumann. Penna was manager at Buddy's Bait and Tackle and member of Central Missionary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Ludie Murl Penna...

TRUMANN - Edith Mae Gann, 87, died Monday, July 5, 2010 at Skilcare Nursing Center in Jonesboro. She was born in Harrisburg and had lived her lifetime in Trumann. Gann was a Homemaker and life long member of Healing Hands Pentecostal Church. ...

Woodrow Davis Crick, of 905 Sycamore Cove, Jonesboro, died Sunday, July 4, 2010, at the Jonesboro Health Care Center at the age of 97. He was the son of Newton Dallas Crick and Georgia Hill Crick...

Lamuel Edward Pipkin, 76, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. He was born and lived his lifetime in Trumann and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Lavon and J.B. Pipkin, two sisters, Betty Baker and Dorothy Galloway, and his parents, Elmer and Sarah Richardson Pipkin...

Janet Kay Spray, 49, of Trumann died July 9. She was born August 17, 1960, to the late Elmer and Florence (Neece) Collins. She was a member of the Freer Baptist Church, where she gave her life to the Lord...

TRUMANN--Ronnie Lee Armstrong, 56, of Trumann, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 11, 2010 at UAMS in Little Rock. He was born in Marked Tree and had lived his lifetime in Trumann. Armstrong was an employee in the maintenance department for Venture Properties and was a member of Maple Grove Baptist Church. ...

BAY - Sgt. Samuel Conley "Sam" Duggin, 36, of Bay, died Saturday, July 10, 2010 in Leesville, LA. He was born in El Paso, Tex., and had lived most of his lifetime in Bay. Sgt. Duggin was a 1992 graduate of Bay High School and a member of First Baptist Church in Bay. ...

TRUMANN- Mr. Donald Dean "Duck" Walton Sr., 67, of Mammoth Springs, Ark., formerly of Trumann, died Thursday, July 22, 2010 at Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Ark. Mr. Walton was born in Trumann and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann before moving to Mammoth Springs 11 years ago. He was a retired farmer and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Walton was preceded in death by his father, John Dean Walton...