Obituaries from April 2015

TYRONZA -- Clois Thomas "Tommy" Skipper of Tyronza passed away April 1, 2015 at Methodist Hospital in Memphis at the age of 73. He was born in Greenville, Ala. to Herbert and Sally Skipper. Mr. Skipper was a farmer and a member of the Marked Tree Church of God. ...

JONESBORO - Ms. Debra Kay Hollimon of Jonesboro died Saturday, March 28, 2015 at NEA Baptist in Jonesboro at the age of 38. Ms. Hollimon was born in Jonesboro and had lived most of her lifetime in the Trumann and Jonesboro area. She was a former manager of McDonalds and of the Baptist faith. Ms. Hollimon was preceded in death by her parents, John L. and Bonnie Thompson Hollimon...

JONESBORO - Mrs. Shirley E. Upton of Jonesboro died Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at the family residence in Jonesboro. She was 73 years of age. Mrs. Upton was born in Jonesboro and had lived most of her lifetime in the Jonesboro area. She was a housewife and of the Pentecostal faith. ...

TRUMANN - Mr. Earl Wayne "Howdy" Halsey, 68, of Trumann died Thursday, April 2, 2015 at the family residence. He was born in Monette and had lived in Trumann since 1973 and was formerly of Lake City. He was retired from Delta Tool, Veteran of the U.S. ...

BEEBE - Vernell Edwards, 98, of Beebe, Ark. died Tuesday, April 7, 2015. She was a homemaker and a farmer. She was a member of Stoney Point United Methodist Church. Vernell is survived by two sons, Jim (Liz) Edwards of Sherwood and Jerry (Patsy) Edwards of Beebe; two daughters, Phyllis Adkins of Sherwood and Glenda Drace of Marked Tree; six grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; one sister, Mattie Ruth Fisher of Beebe; three brothers, Brewer Hefner of Searcy, Carthel Hefner of McCrory and Dale Hefner of Beebe; and a host of nieces and nephews.. ...

TRUMANN -- Jacky Leanear Holmes, of Trumann, passed away April 12, 2015 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 54. Mr. Holmes was born in Lake Providence, La. to the late Cecil and Edna Holmes. He was a boat captain and of the Christian faith. ...

TYRONZA - Willard Roosevelt (Ted) Prestidge, 93, of Tyronza, Arkansas passed from this life Monday, April 13, 2015 in Marked Tree. He was born on April 20, 1921 to J.H. Sr. and Flonnie Prestidge. Mr. Prestidge was a graduate of Tyronza High School, went to college at Mississippi State, was a member of the Sigma Pi Faternity and he served in WWII from1942-1945. ...

JONESBORO - Michael "Lynn" Roberts, 53, of Jonesboro entered his heavenly home Thursday, March 26, 2015 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born on August 21, 1961 in West Memphis to Andrew and Lula Roberts. Lynn graduated from Arkansas State University with a Bachelors Degree in Business Management in 1984. ...

WEST MEMPHIS - Doris Rowlett Boyles, 85, of West Memphis died Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Doris was a member of the First United Methodist Church in West Memphis and a member of the United Methodist Women. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Ida Rowlett; a daughter, Jonanna Boyles; a sister, Betty Sue Rowlett; and two brothers Jack Rowlett and Jerry Rowlett...

TYRONZA - Rue L. Pace, Jr., 54, of Tyronza, AR passed away April 14, 2015. Rue was baptized into Christ at 23 years of age and worshipped with the Tyronza Church of Christ. He is preceded in death by his mother, Coravallene Pace; and two sisters, Eileen Schmidt and Corinne Durfee...

TEXAS -- Troy Kelley, 81, passed on to his heavenly home on March 28, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. Troy was to loving parents and was raised in Marked Tree as one of 12 children on a sharecropper's farm. In high school he earned All-State honors in football. ...

MARKED TREE - Patricia Ann Cone, 75, of Marked Tree passed away April 16, 2015. She is preceded in death by her husband, Harvey Cone; her parents, Edward and Edna Charlton; and a grandson, Wesley Good. She is survived by four daughters, Virginia Johnson (Curtis) of Lowell, Ark., Sara Good (Warren) of Memphis, Tenn., Pamela Morgan of Marked Tree, and Sherry Williams (Patrick) of Turrell, Ark; seven grandchildren, Heather Milam, Jessica Fernandez, Brittany Hardin, Kiara Johnson, Bobby Johnson, Devin Williams, Patrick Williams; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Barbara Fili; and six brothers. ...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Rita Joan Matney of Trumann died Sunday, April 5, 2015 at the family residence in Trumann at the age of 59. Mrs. Matney was born in Wise, Va. and had lived in Trumann for the past 23 years. She was a housewife and of the Christian faith. ...

TRUMANN - Mr. Jimmy Joe Brooks, 64, of Trumann died Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at the family residence in Trumann. Mr. Brooks was born in Marked Tree and had lived most of his lifetime in the Trumann area. He was a general laborer. Mr. Brooks was preceded in death by his wife, Linda Elizabeth Brooks; one sister, Doris Paulette Brooks; two brothers, Butch and Billy Joe Brooks; and his parents, James Henry and Ellie Rollins Brooks...