Obituaries from February 2011

Mrs. Beatrice Lunna, 89, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, Jan. 31, 2011, at the Trumann Health and Rehab Center in Trumann. She was born in Saulsbury, Tenn., and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a homemaker, retired factory worker and member of the Viva Drive Church of Christ. She loved crafts and making floral arrangements...

TRUMANN - Mr. Freddie Lee Osment, 63, of Trumann, died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. He was born in Jonesboro, Ark., and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was a retired truck driver for Yellow Freight Company, a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, a member of the Trumann Masonic Lodge and a member of the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church near Trumann...

TRUMANN - Mr. Jessie Karl Morrison, 59, of Trumann died Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, at the V.A. Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn. Mr. Morrison was born in and was a lifetime resident of Trumann. He was a retired machinist, veteran of the U.S. Army and of the Protestant faith. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and restoring old cars...

TYRONZA - Stuart Bodry, 80, of Tyronza, Ark., passed away Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Mr. Bodry was a member of Tyronza First Baptist Church and Marked Tree First Baptist Church, a member of the Lepanto American Legion and a United States Army veteran...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Nellie Mae Woodard, 87, of Trumann, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born in Lake City, Ark., and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann before moving to Monette. She was a housewife and of the Pentecostal faith...

WEST MEMPHIS -- Mrs. Janet Ann Barton Roach, 63, of West Memphis, Ark., died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, at the family residence. She was born in Harrisburg, Ark., and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann before moving to West Memphis three years ago. Mrs. Roach was an apartment manager and a member of the First Baptist Church in Trumann...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Sibyl Catherine Condra Ballard, 92, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born in Harrisburg, Ark., and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. Mrs. Ballard was a former employee of the Singer Company, was the oldest Charter member of the Senior Life Center, and was of the Baptist faith...

Mr. Charles Wilson Atwood, age 88, a resident of 2953 Denton Rd., Thomasville, N.C., died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, in the Hinkle Hospice Home. He was born Feb. 26, 1922, in Laurel, Miss., son of the late Wilson and Annabelle Wooten Wilson. He was employed with Singer Sewing Machine in Trumann, Ark., for 17 years and then worked with Thomasville Furniture Inc. for 25 years...

HOT SPRINGS - Mrs. Joyce Ann Carroll Brindley, 53, of Hot Springs died Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, in Jacksonville, Ark., from injuries received in a one car accident. Mrs. Brindley was born in Harrisburg, Ark., and had lived in Hot Springs for the past five years and was formerly of Trumann. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith...

HARRISBURG - Mr. Albert James Miller, 85, of Harrisburg, died Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. He was born near Bay Village, Ark., and had lived most of his lifetime in the Harrisburg area. He was a retired equipment operator for the Poinsett County Road Department and a member of the Shiloh Baptist Church in Harrisburg...

Jerry Royce Wilson, age 72, a resident of Greenville, Ala., died Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, at his residence. Mr. Wilson was preceded in death by his parents, Lloyd George Wilson and Allie Louise Harris Wilson; a daughter, Kimberly Wilson, and sister, Margaret Wilson Smith...

TRUMANN - Miss Edith Halsey, 59, of Trumann died Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born in Jonesboro, Ark., and had lived in Trumann for the past 35 years and was formerly of Lake City. Miss Halsey was a former employee of the Salant and Salant Company, G&K Linen Service and a member of the Elm Grove Baptist Church...

D.B. Ballinger, formerly of Trumann, age 89, died Feb. 11, 2011, in North Port, Fla. Mr. Ballinger was born May 4, 1921, to Dock and Neal Ballinger in Parsons Tenn. Mr. Ballinger was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Pauline Ballinger; an infant son, and sisters Lena Ballinger and Jessie Quinn...

TRUMANN - Mr. Sammy K. Davis, 61, of Trumann died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, at the Methodist Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was born in and was a lifetime resident of Trumann, Ark. Mr. Davis worked on the riverboat, was a cosmetologist, Purple Heart Vietnam veteran of the U.S. Army and was of the Baptist faith...

James Loudermilk, 68, of Weiner passed from this life on Feb. 17, 2011, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro after a short battle with liver cancer. He passed away in the presence of his three loving daughters. He was born Jan. 7, 1943, in Tyronza, Ark. He was a devoted Christian and a member of Community of Christ Church in Fisher...

After a long illness, Alice Penter Stahl went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. She was 78 years old and had been a longtime resident of Bedford, Texas. Alice was born Aug. 21, 1932, in Trumann, Ark., the daughter of the late Jess and Mary Penter. Also preceding her in death were her brothers,...