Obituaries from January 2015

HARRISBURG - Mrs. Wanda Gean Sharp of Harrisburg, died Jan. 8, 2015 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 78. Mrs. Sharp was born in Thayer, Mo. and had lived most of her life in Harrisburg. She was a housewife and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by one brother and her mother, Ivory Mable Thompson Hooker and step-father, Raymond Louis Hooker...

TRUMANN - Ms. Reba Jo Gottfried died Jan. 8, 2015 at Arlington Cove Health Care Center in Trumann at the age of 79. Ms. Gottfried was born in Oil Trough to the late Rudolph and Della Nancy Jane Fuller Gottfried and had lived in Trumann for the past 51 years and was formerly of Newport. ...

MEMPHIS, TENN. - Mr. Gary Lee Clem, age 67 of Memphis, Tenn., passed away Dec. 24, 2014 at his home. Born in Jonesboro he was the son of Willie and Ethel Brashears Clem and was of the Pentecostal faith. Mr. Clem was retired from Covington Track and Material in Memphis and enjoyed fishing, landscaping and spending quality time with his family and friends...

TRUMANN -- Mrs. Wilma Joan "Joanie" DiVittorio, 80, of Trumann died Jan. 11, 2015 at the Arlington Cove Nursing Center in Trumann. She was born in Augusta and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. Mrs. DiVittorio was retired from Delta Wood Products and a member of the First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her son-in-law, Raymond Fields; and her parents, William and Minnie Craig Dabbs...

CORDOVA, TENN. - Lois Faye Smith, 72, of Cordova, Tenn. died Jan. 10, 2015 at Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville. Mrs. Smith was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. Her joy in life was spending time with family, antiquing and shopping...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Dorothy Louise Borum Woodruff of Trumann, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 at the family residence at the age of 94. She was born Sunday, June 13, 1920 in Fort Morgan, Col., and lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. Mrs. Woodruff was a housewife and a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Trumann. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Richard Borum and Chuck Borum; and her parents, Clarence and Frieda Stephens Borum...

MARYVILLE, TENN. - Mrs. Mary Jo Shipp was born on Dec. 24, 1933 to William and Hester Austin. Mary Jo passed away Friday Jan. 16, 2015 at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation in Maryville, Tenn. at the age of 81. She was born in Marked Tree and had lived in Maryville for the past 14 years and was formerly of Trumann and Jonesboro...

TRUMANN - Mr. Howard D. Taber, 82, of Trumann, passed away Jan.14, 2015 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House after a brave battle with cancer. Mr. Taber was born in Bay to the late Olan Frank and Effie May Wells Taber. Mr. Taber was of the Pentecostal faith and enjoyed hunting and fishing...

TRUMANN - Mr. Elbert "Tommy" Jones, died Jan.15, 2015 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro at the age of 86. Mr. Jones was born in Pittsburg, Tex., to the late Crosby Jackson and Sylvia Davis Jones and lived most of his lifetime in the Trumann area. ...

PEORIA HEIGHTS, ILL. -- Elcie McDaniel, 84, of Peoria Heights passed away Jan. 26, 2015, at her residence surrounded by family. Elcie was born on Mar. 27, 1930, in Truman, Ark., to Thomas and Nellie (Nicholas) Goff. She married J.E. McDaniel on Nov. 13, 1949, in Arkansas. They were married for over 40 years. He preceded her in death on Aug. 2, 2006...

Mrs. Dottie Jean Hicks, 68, of Paragould died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 at the family residence in Paragould. She was born in Jonesboro and lived in Paragould the last two months and was formerly of Trumann. She was retired from Parker Hannifin and of the Pentecostal faith. Mrs. Hicks was preceded in death by one son, Toney Busby; one sister, Sheila Busby Mitchell; and her parents, Stoney and Mornay Christy Busby...

JONESBORO - Mr. Ronnie Liles Jonesboro, Ark., died Monday, Jan. 26, 2015 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 65. Mr. Liles was born Saturday, June 18, 1949 in Batesville and had lived most of his lifetime in the Trumann and Jonesboro area. He was an Air Force veteran, a retired construction worker and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Liles was preceded in death by one sister, JoAnn Liles and his parents, Lee Roy and Mabel Leeann Wilkins Liles...

Mr. Tommy Ray Conway of Harrison, Ark., died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 at Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg, Kan. at the age of 73. He was born in Trumann and had lived in Harrison for the past 16 years and was formerly of Jonesboro. Mr. Conway was an Air Force veteran, a retired dispatcher and a member of Whitton Baptist Church in Whitton, Ark. He was preceded in death by one brother, Jackie Conway and his parents, Ray and Retha Raney Conway...