Obituaries from November 2012

TRUMANN-Mr. William David Gossett, 66, of Trumann died Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born in Jonesboro and lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was a retired car salesman, mayor for the City of Trumann from 1991-1994, veteran of the U.S. Army serving three tours of duty in Vietnam and a member of the First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ray W. Sr. and Gladys Stutts Gossett...

CABOT-Mr. Wade Winfield McClung, 33, of Cabot died Monday, Oct. 15, 2012, at his residence. He was born in West Memphis, Ark., and he had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann before moving to Cabot 12 years ago. Wade was an autocad designer for Perkins Fire Pro in Jacksonville, Ark. He was a very adventurous outdoorsman who loved to hunt, fish, and race four wheelers and mud trucks. He had a great love for animals, especially his two dogs, Smoke and Rambo...

Bonnie Sue Minor Shannon, 61, of Wilson entered into rest Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, in Jonesboro. Born Sept. 25, 1951 in Osceola to Wordie and Addine Minor, she was a homemaker, a past jailer for Mississippi County Sherriff's Department, a member of the Police Association and Fallen Police Officers Association, and of the Baptist faith...

TRUMANN-Mr. Billy James Stevens, 70, of Trumann died Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born in Jonesboro, and had lived in Gassville before moving to Trumann four months ago. Mr. Stevens was a floor installer and a member of the Community Bible Church in Gassville, Ark...

Patsy Ann Bishop of Marked Tree died Oct. 21, 2012, at the age of 62. She was born to James Franklin Laster and Mary Ramone Long Jan. 25, 1950, in Marked Tree. Mrs. Bishop was a homemaker and a member of the Red Oak Baptist Church in Marked Tree. She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, Brenda Sue Bishop, and one grandchild, Abigail Diane Bishop...

MANILA - Mr. Danny Maccune, 52, of Manila, Ark., died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born Dec. 4, 1959, at Pullman, Mich., he was the son of the late Jim and Juanita Sisson Maccune. Mr. Maccune was a member of the Milligan Ridge Baptist Church. He was a mechanic and was a very gifted artist...

PAYNEWAY - Elizabeth Mae "Bettie" Knapp Simpson, 89, of Payneway passed away Oct. 18, 2012, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. She was born Aug. 19, 1923, in Russell Springs, Kan., to Gilbert and Millie Kendall Knapp. Mrs. Simpson was a member of Corner's Chapel Baptist Church for 67 years...

TYRONZA - Taresa Ann Walling, 49, of Tyronza passed away Nov. 5, 2012, at her home. She was born to Edward and Nadine Greene in Harrisburg. Mrs. Walling was a homemaker and a member of the Revival Center in Lepanto. She is survived by her husband, Buster Walling of the home; one daughter, Whitney Walling of Tyronza; one son John (Melissa) Walling, of Marked Tree; her parents of Smithville; one sister, Sherry Cruthis of Dexter, Mo.; two brothers, Billy Greene of Crawfordsville, Ark., and Johnny Greene of Bella Vista, Ark.; and three grandchildren, Jake Steele, Joeliann Steele and Jack Walling of Marked Tree.. ...

TRUMANN - Mr. Bennie Edsel Bibb, of Trumann, died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, at Trumann Health & Rehabilitation at the age of 84 years, two months, and five days. He was born Aug. 30, 1928 in Trumann to the late W.A. and Thelma Moore Bibb. Mr. Bibb was owner of Bibb's Western Wear in Trumann, a former school teacher, basketball and football coach, a fan of St. Louis Cardinals, veteran of the U.S. Air Force and Korean War, and a member of the First Baptist Church...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Emma Dale Adams, 72, of Trumann died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, at the family residence at the age of 72 years, nine months, and nine days. Mrs. Adams was born Monday, Jan. 29, 1940 in Jonesboro, Ark., to the late W.C. and Pearl Blalock Triplett and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a homemaker and a member of Maple Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Adams was preceded in death by her parents, W.C. and Pearl Blalock Triplett, and one sister, Billie Ann Pennington...

TRUMANN - Kellen Avery Loven, infant son of Jimmy and Doris Loven, Jr., of Trumann died Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock. He was born Monday, Nov. 5, 2012 in Jonesboro. Survivors include his parents, grandparents, Rose Loven of Trumann, Jimmy Loven, Sr. of Inboden, Roy and Doris Adams of Patterson, Ark., great-grandmothers, Marie Carter of Trumann and Maxine Boyd of Inboden...

MARKED TREE - Maurine Tubbs, 83, of Marked Tree died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, at Three Rivers Nursing Home in Marked Tree. She was an employee at American Greetings and a member of the Liberty Street Church of Christ. She loved working in her yard and spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren...

DYESS - Nancy Dillard Murphy, 56, of Dyess, Ark., died Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. Born to Betty Reynolds on Jan. 27, 1956, she was employed at American Greetings in Osceola, loved to garden, and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her three daughters, Christy Hill and husband Jamie of Paragould, Megan Murphy and Tara Murphy both of Dyess; four grandchildren, Chelsi Dillard, Jacob Hill, Daniel Hill, and Mason Chambers; her mother of Dyess; and one sister, Joyce Blagg of Dyess...

Charlotte Kay Townsend Owen, a former resident of Marked Tree, Ark., and Marks, Miss., died Oct. 27, 2012, at Hospice Home Care inpatient in Little Rock, Ark. The only child of the late Ethel Pratt and Dr. Charles Kennard Townsend of Arkadelphia, Ark., was born July 4, 1927...

LEPANTO - Carlton Price Bridges, 70, of Lepanto departed this life Sunday at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. He was born Oct. 12, 1942, in Jerusalem, Ark. He was a 1961 graduate of Lepanto High School. He had many jobs: barber in Lepanto, Kirby Vacuum Cleaner salesman, insurance salesman, and clerk on the dredge "Wallace McGeorge." He was a veteran having served in the Air Force and a member of the American Legion. ...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Sarah Lee Floyd, 64, of Trumann died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, at the family residence. She was born in Osceola, Ark., to the late William and Dolley Ann Ferguson Baney and had lived her lifetime in Trumann. Mrs. Floyd was a homemaker and a member of First Pentecostal Church of Trumann...

WEST MEMPHIS - Mrs. Marjorie E. Morgan, 88, of West Memphis, Ark., passed away Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, at the Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis, Ark. She was born in Marked Tree, to the late W.A. and Liza Gammill Morgan. Mrs. Morgan lived most of her life in Trumann where she and her husband owned and operated Little Pigs BBQ restaurant until they sold it and moved to West Memphis. ...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Carolyn Faye Vinson, 60, of Trumann, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. She was born in Harrisburg, Ark., to the late Robert and Gracie Baine Allred. She lived in Trumann for the past 26 years and was formerly of Spokane Wash. Mrs. Vinson was a homemaker and member of Church of God of Prophecy in Trumann...

CONWAY - Glen Bolden, 87, of Conway, went to be with the Lord Nov. 14, 2012. Glen D. Bolden was born Sept. 27, 1925, to John and Bessie (Barton) Bolden at Tyronza, Ark. Glen was a U.S. Army veteran who honorably served during WWII. A member of E Company, 349 Infantry, 88 Division, he fought in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations Italian Campaign. ...

MARKED TREE - Dorothy Jones Cooper was born Feb. 18, 1931, and departed this world Nov. 21, 2012, to go on to glory with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and all her loved ones and friends who have gone on before her. Dorothy moved from Savanna to the Marked Tree area in the 1940s. ...