Obituaries from May 2015

TRUMANN - Mr. Nevis Earl Sims, died Friday, May 1, 2015 at the family residence at the age of 63. He was born in Jonesboro, and had lived his lifetime in Trumann. Nevis was a forklift driver with Firestone in Memphis, a Veteran of the U.S. Army and of the Baptist faith...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Helen C. Moye of Trumann died Sunday, May 3, 2015 at St. Elizabeth's Place in Jonesboro at the age of 94. Mrs. Moye was born Sunday, April 17, 1921 in Florence, Ala. and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a homemaker and member of the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. ...

WEST MEMPHIS - Charles E. "Charlie" Ashcraft, 77, of West Memphis, formerly of Lepanto, died Monday, May 11, 2015 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. Mr. Ashcraft was of the Baptist Faith, the 911 coordinator for Crittenden County, former president of Crittenden County Search and Rescue where he served for 33 years and was a founding member...

TRUMANN - Jonathan "Jon-Jon" Haynes of Trumann died Sunday, May 10, 2015 at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis at the age of 15. Jonathan was born in Jonesboro, AR and had lived most of his lifetime in the Trumann. He was a student at Trumann High School and a member of First Assembly of God. Jonathan was preceded in death by his Maw-Maw, Susie Facello...

BOONESVILLE, MISS. - Vada Lucile Sparks Day of Boonesbille, Miss., formerly of Lepanto, passed away at her home May 4, 2015 at the age of 86. She was born to the late Wheeler and Lula Sparks in Molden, Ala. Mrs. Day was a retired factory worker and of the Pentecostal faith. ...

LAKE CITY - Mrs. Donna Jean Vinson Watson of Lake City, died Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro at the age of 58. Mrs. Watson was born Sunday, July 8, 1956 in Harrisburg and lived in Lake City and was formerly of Trumann. She was a former service auto advisor and part time teller at Iberia Bank and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Vinson was preceded in death by her father, James T. "Jimp" Vinson and one brother, Mike Vinson...

JONESBORO - Elizabeth Wade Swingle, 86, of Jonesboro passed from this life Saturday May 16, 2015 at NEA Baptist Medical Center. She was born September 25, 1928 in Winston-Salem, N. C. to the late Elisha Wade and Eula Blanche Orten. She lived most of her married life residing in Marked Tree where she was a long time member of the First United Methodist Church. She also lived for many years in Heber Springs where she was a member of Heber Springs United Methodist Church...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Mary Ethel Teague of Trumann, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro at the age of 80. Mrs. Teague was born Friday, February 15, 1935 in Wynne and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She and her husband Bill owned and operated Teague's Grocery in Trumann for many years and was a member of the First Baptist Church. ...

MEMPHIS - Barbara Sue Carter "Memaw", age 70, passed away peacefully on May 12, 2015 after a short battle with cancer. Barbara was dearly loved by her husband, James Robert Carter and three children, Michael Ray (Lisa), Beth Anne (Stan), Brian; 11 grandchildren, Shane (Kelsey) Craig, Josh, Anna (Sean), Austin, Alex, Aaron, Allen, Adam, Alden, Ashton and four great-grandchildren, Lily, Carter James, Ivy and Easton. ...

TRUMANN - Mr. Owen Danel Miller of Trumann died Sunday, May 17, 2015, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 84. He was born Tuesday, April 28, 1931 in Greenville, Ken. and lived in Hobart, Ind. before moving to Trumann 14 years ago. ...

TRUMANN - Gracie C. Privett, 64, of Trumann, died Sunday, May 17, 2015 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. She had lived in Trumann for the past seven years, moving there from Marked Tree. She was a cosmetologist for over 30 years and also taught cosmetology classes at Delta Vo-Tech. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Edward Richards; and a sister, Marie Hitson...

HARRISBURG - Mr. Edsel Terrell of Harrisburg, departed this life Tuesday, May 19, 2015, in Jonesboro, at the age of 80. He was born March 5, 1935 in Lepanto, the son of the late Lester Lloyd Terrell and Vaughn Tee Hood Terrell. Edsel was raised in Trumann and was a graduate of Trumann High School. ...

MARKED TREE -- Wanda Lee Smith, 66, of Marked Tree passed away May 19, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Smith was born to Alvie King Kirby and Janie Katherine Palmer Kirby, in Harrisburg. She was a homemaker and a member of Upper room Apostolic Church in Tyronza. ...

MARKED TREE - Junior Garrison, 88, of Marked Tree passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Three Rivers Nursing Home in Marked Tree. He retired from the Marked Tree Fire Department in the mid 1970s. He was preceded in death by his parents Joseph Simeon Garrison Sr. and Maggie Seagraves Garrison; a sister, Edna Garrison; and two brothers Aubrey Garrison and Homer Garrison...

TRUMANN -- Lisa Marie Lairson of Trumann passed away at her home May 20, 2015 at the age of 36. Lisa was preceded in death by her father Mickey Lynn Lairson. She is survived by her mother Carolyn Lairson of Trumann; grandparents James and Mae Willis of Marked Tree and Louise Headrick of Bay; daughter Skylar Washington of Trumann; son Lyric Washington of Trumann; and one sister Casey Zavala of Jonesboro. Cremation was provided by Wilson Funeral Home of Osceola...