Obituaries from March 2014

MARQUEZ, TEX. - Susan Ann Hale-Jones, age 55, of Marquez, Texas was born on November 10, 1958 in Moline, Illinois and was raised in Trumann. She was a systems analyst for Compuware Corp. She and her husband, John, moved to their place near Marquez about 13 years ago. They had lived in Aledo, Texas near Ft. Worth...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Auda Bell Moon 82, of Trumann died March 7, 2014 at South Wind Heights in Jonesboro. Mrs. Moon was born in Lake City and had lived most of her lifetime in the Trumann and Bay area. She was a former employee of the Singer Company and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Moon was preceded in death by her husband, James Edward Moon, two sisters, two brothers and her parents, Roger Fred and Julia Osborn Furnish...

LEPANTO - Agnes M. Armstrong, 86, of Lepanto, died Sunday, March 9, 2014 in Harrisburg. She was a member of Whitton Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; Joseph and Laura Breckle, husband; Flemons "Skinny" Armstrong; daughters Barbara Bryan, Brenda Liles; son Gary Armstrong; brothers Henry, Joe, William, and Ernest Breckle; sister Catherine Kirst; and grandson Chad Criddle...

TRUMANN - Sharon Kay Brooks, 52, of Trumann passed away March 5, 2014 in Jonesboro. She was born January 20, 1962 in Tyronza to the late Bobby and Mary Ellen Garrison. She is preceded in death by her son Bradley Palmer, her parents, and two brothers Harold Ford and Ricky Ford...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Merlene O. Hill Coker, 72, of Trumann died March 4, 2014 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. She was born in Tyronza and had lived the last 42 years in Trumann. Mrs. Coker was a cook at Al's Bar-B-Q and was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband Willie "Bill" Coker, Sr., one sister, two brothers and her parents, Gus and Jeanette Hawks Hill...

Mr. R. C. Trussell of Cherokee Village died Saturday, March 15, 2014 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville at the age of 87 years and 18 days. He was born in Osceola had lived in Cherokee Village since 2004 and was formerly of Trumann. Mr. ...

Mr. Robert E. Lee Loggains of Trumann died March 15, 2014 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 91 years. He was born in Harrisburg and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. Mr. Loggains was a retired factory worker and a member of the Liberty Baptist Church in Payneway. ...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Irene Laughinghouse, 78, of Trumann died Friday March 21, 2014 at Hometown Nursing Center in Trumann. She was born in Whitehall and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a caregiver and member of the Providence Baptist Church. Mrs. Laughinghouse was preceded in death by her first husband, Junior Whitman; one son, Billy Whitman; one grandson, Scott Jones; three brothers; and her parents, Albert and Hattie Houge Walker...

GERMANTOWN, TENN. - Sammie Lou Bell Wamble of Germantown, Tenn. died March 20, 2014 at Germantown Methodist Hospital. She worked at Harris, Madden and Powell. She was a member of Forest Hill Irene Baptist Church. Mrs. Wamble is survived by her husband, Roy Glenn Wamble; daughters, Melissa Wamble of the home and Patty Gossage and husband Bobby of Lepanto; sisters, Sue Rose of Dallas, Tex., Rose Ming of Marked Tree, and Diana Allison of Marion; Cindy Rapa of Fairview Heights, Ill. ...