Obituaries from July 2015

JONESBORO - Mr. Gary Allan Bushong of Jonesboro died Monday, June 29, 2015 at his mother's residence in Jonesboro at the age of 39. Mr. Bushong was born in Memphis and had live most of his lifetime in the Trumann area. He was employed by APEX Tool Group of Jonesboro and of the Pentecostal faith. Mr. Bushong was preceded in death by his grandparents, Gene and Delena Willcockson and Junior Bushong and James "Dub" Ealey...

TRUMANN - Mr. Richard Charles Woodruff, 70 of Trumann, died Thursday, July 9, 2015 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Mr. Woodruff was born in Fresno, Calif. and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was a retired farmer, board member for the Trumann Rural Water and Drainage District #7 and was a deacon of the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Louise Borum Woodruff...

JONESBORO -- James Darnell Smith of Jonesboro passed away July 3, 2015 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro at the age of 72. Mr. Smith was born in St. Louis to Lula and James Smith, Sr. He was a plant supervisor at Contico and of the Baptist faith. ...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Daisy Irene Cromwell of Trumann died Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 64. She was born in Huntsville, Ala. and had lived the last 20 years in Trumann and was formerly of Marked Tree. She was employed by Nestle of Jonesboro and a member of Sneed Street Baptist in Marked Tree. She was preceded in death by one son, Vance Daniel Armstrong; one brother, Roy Anderson; and her parents, Charlie and Dorothy Hayes Anderson...

TRUMANN - During a brief stay at Arlington Cove Health and Rehab, at age 75, Dora got the call that the deposit had been paid and her Heavenly Home was ready. Dora shed her burdens, pain, and worries and has moved in. Dora was born and raised in Gadsden, Ala. by her late parents, Thomas Guy Simeon and Ollie Vae Fletcher Carr. She was preceded in death by two sisters...

TRUMANN - Mr. James Lloyd "Jim" Lackey of Trumann died Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro at the age of 85. Mr. Lackey was born Friday, April 18, 1930 in Cairo, Ill. and lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was a retired executive director of Trumann Housing Authority, an Army veteran of the Korean War, an avid Razorback fan, a charter member and long time secretary of the Trumann Supper Club and a member of First United Methodist Church in Trumann. ...

MARKED TREE - Sherry Collins, 59, of Marked Tree passed from this life on Wednesday, July 22, 2015. She was born on August 16, 1955 in Joiner to Roy and Reba Gray Marrs. Mrs. Collins is preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Dennis Marrs and Buddy Marrs; and three sisters, Connie Easley, Karen Sanders and Vickie Marrs...

TRUMANN -- Ovada Phillips passed away July 28, 2015 at the age of 102. She was a resident at Arlington Cove in Trumann. She was born to John and Gruty Jane Bromley in Alabama. Mrs. Phillips had retired from the Trumann School District as a cafeteria worker. ...

TRUMANN - Mr. Phillip Lee Hancock of Jonesboro died Saturday, July 25, 2015 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 38. He was born Saturday, August 7, 1976 in Newport and had lived most of his lifetime in Jonesboro. He was a member of First United Pentecostal Church in Trumann. Mr. Hancock was preceded in death by his father, Lee Allen Hancock...