Obituaries from December 2015

TRUMANN -- Mr. Kenneth Ray Stockton left this earth for his heavenly home Dec. 1, 2015 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. He was born March 16, 1943 in Pleasant Hill, La. to J. K. and Mable Stockton. Ken taught his children the value of hard work and respect for others at an early age. ...

Mrs. Evelyn Juanita Penter died Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Ark., at the age of 86. Mrs. Penter was born Feb. 4, 1929 in Trumann to the late Albert and Mildred Christina Deckleman Teague and was a lifetime resident of Trumann. She was a housewife and a member of the Freer Baptist Church in Trumann. She was preceded in death by her husband, J. P. Penter, one sister, Lorene Lansdale and her parents...

Mrs. Mary Ella Martin of Trumann died Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 78. She was born on Aug. 5, 1937, in Madison County, Ala., and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a housewife and member of the First Christian Church. Mrs. Martin was preceded in death by her husband, John Marvin Martin, one brother, Kenneth Ray Moore and her parents, D.C. and Lydia Renegar Moore...

HARRISBURG - Mr. Charley Everett Reeves, 102, died Saturday, Dec.19, 2015 at the family residence in Harrisburg. Mr. Reeves was born June 1, 1913 in Lott, Tex. and lived his lifetime in the Harrisburg area. He was a farmer, bus driver and helped people with odd jobs, veteran of U.S. ...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Susan Kay "Sue" Spire of Trumann died Friday, Dec. 11, 2015 at the family residence, at the age of 61. Mrs. Spire was born Saturday, Aug. 14, 1954 in Kansas City, MO., to the late Gerald and Irene Frueh Meyer and lived in Trumann for the past six months and was formerly of Farmington, MO. She was a register nurse and of the Catholic faith. Mrs. Spire was preceded in death by her parents...

PORTIA - Mr. Howard Jay Higbee, 62 of Portia died Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015 at the family residence. He was born Tuesday, July 12, 1953 in Grand Rapids, Mich. and had lived in Portia for the past five years and was formerly of Grand Rapids, Mich. Mr. Higbee was a truck driver, veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of Crossroads Baptist Church in Portia. He was preceded in death by his parents Howard R. and Virginia Mercer Higbee...

MARKED TREE - Mary Meeks, 101, of Marked Tree passed from this life Dec. 20, 2015 in Marked Tree. She was born on Aug. 21, 1914 to John Rucker Glissen and Martha Jane Brock. She attended Marked Tree Church of God. Mrs. Meeks is preceded in death by her husband Walter Meeks; her parents; four brothers; and one sister...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Doralene Lavell Marshall died Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015 at the family residence at the age of 74. Mrs. Marshall was born Tuesday, July 8, 1941 in Trumann to the late Earl "Dutch" and Minnie Earl Derrington Baker. She lived most of her lifetime in Trumann and was a housewife Mrs. Marshall was preceded in death by two sisters, one brother and her parents...