Obituaries from March 2011

Katy Tacker, 45, of Tyronza died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, in Kahului, Hawaii. She was an elementary teacher for 22 years and a member of Whitten First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her father, James Edward Hindman...

Mr. Henry Sullivan Blackwood Sr., 72, of Trumann died Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born on Island 35 in Reverie, Tenn., had lived in Trumann since 1979 and was formerly of California...

Mr. Larry E. Carter, 61, of Santa Fe, N.M., died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, at the family residence. He was born April 1, 1949, in Trumann, Ark., and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann and Forrest City before moving to Santa Fe, N.M., 17 years ago...

Mrs. Lois Ann Owens, 50, died Sunday, February 20, 2011, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born in Jonesboro and had lived her lifetime in Trumann. Mrs. Owens was a Mother and Caregiver and a member of East Side Baptist Church. Mrs. Owens was preceded in death by one brother, Bud Presley and her father, James Elbert Presley...

Mr. Robert O. "Robbie" Talbot, 57, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born in and was a resident of Jonesboro, Ark., and lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. ...

Mimie Brown, 98, of Marked Tree, died Monday, March 7, 2011, in St. Bernards Regional Medical Center at Jonesboro. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey Emmett Brown, two...

Mrs. Brenda Catherine "Cissy" Burchfield, 34, died Tuesday, March 1, 2011, in a one-car accident near Bay, Ark. She was born in Osceola, Ark., and had lived in Trumann for the past 18 years. Mrs. Burchfield was a house cleaner and of the Baptist faith...

Mrs. Shirley Mae Dye, 60, of Trumann died Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born in Jonesboro, Ark., and lived her lifetime in Trumann. Mrs. Dye was a housewife and a member of Maple Grove Baptist Church...

Darrell LaRue Harvey, 57, of Harrisburg departed this life Thursday, March 3, 2011, in Jonesboro. Mr. Harvey was born June 16, 1953, in Lepanto, Ark., to Faye and Vergie (Carson) Harvey. He was retired from the United States National Guard and was a Viet Nam Veteran...

Mr. Donny Ray Welch, 62, of Trumann died Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born in Weona, Ark., and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. Mr. Welch was a retired employee of Speedway Sales, a Veteran of the U.S. Army, was a Southern Baptist and attended Maple Grove Baptist Church...

Adrian Eudy, 54, of Marked Tree, Ark., passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2011, in Jonesboro, Ark. He was a beloved brother, uncle and friend to many and the residents of Three Rivers Nursing Center. He is survived by his sister, Connie Stidem of Marked Tree, Ark., and three brothers, Donald Eudy of Alton, Ill., Melvin Eudy of Payneway, Ark., and Carlton Eudy of Marked Tree, Ark...

Stanley Dean Hattle, 54, of Lepanto, died Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, in his residence. He was a high school math and computer teacher for 14 years and a member and Deacon of Lepanto First Baptist Church. He was...

Mr. David Ray Renshaw, 74, of Trumann, died Saturday, March 12, 2011, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born in Trumann, Ark., to Joe and Bernice Renshaw and lived in Trumann his whole life. Mr. Renshaw served in the Navy early in his life, then he spent the remainder of his work career as a farm manager. He was of the Pentecostal belief...

Patricia Smith-Lee passed from this Earthly world to be with her Lord and Savior March 12, 2011, after a brief illness. She passed away in Memorial Hospital and Physician's Group in Frederick, Okla. Pat was born Feb. ...

A brave and proud World War II U.S. Marine Corps veteran passed away Feb. 26, 2011. David Earl St. James was born Sept. 3, 1924, in Lepanto, Ark., and passed away at the age of 86 at the San Francisco, Calif., VA Hospital. He was the son of John St. James of France and Clara Mae Arney of Arkansas...