Obituaries from September 2016

TRUMANN - Mrs. Mammie Ruth Craig Burnett Imler of Trumann departed this life on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark., at the age of 79. Mrs. Imler was born January 30, 1937 to the late Alexander and Elizabeth Stephens Craig. ...

OSCEOLA - Mrs. Sirboner Lee Stanley departed this life Thursday, August 25, 2016, in Osceola at the age of 106. Mrs. Stanley was born September 8, 1909 in Savannah, Tenn. Mrs. Stanley was a retired cook and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Stanley was preceded in death by two daughters, Susie Suttles and Lochiabae Stanley; one son, James Robertson; one sister; three brothers; parents, Elmore Allen and step-mother Roxy Allen...

TRUMANN - Mr. Bobby Vann Lyle, 78, of Trumann departed this life on Friday, September 2, 2016 at the family residence in Trumann, Ark. Mr. Lyle was born in Somerville, Ala., and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was a retired factory worker and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Lyle was preceded in death by two brothers and his parents, Cleman and Katherine Russell Lyle...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Betty Jean Luna Beebe of Trumann departed this life Friday, September 9, 2016 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark., at the age of 79. Mrs. Beebe was born Sunday, July 4, 1937 in Trumann, Ark., to the late Lawrence Kyle "L.K." and Beatrice Parrish Luna and was a lifetime resident of Trumann. ...

JONESBORO - Mr. Ronnie Gene Brewer departed this life Wednesday, September 7, 2016 in Jonesboro at the age of 63. Mr. Brewer was born February 23, 1953 to Eugene Brewer and Minabelle Kisling Davis. He was a life time resident of Jonesboro, a retired truck driver and a member of Healing Word Worship Center in Jonesboro...

MARKED TREE - Mr. Marion Edward Burks departed this life Wednesday, September 7, 2016, in Marked Tree at the age of 78. Mr. Burks was born March 13, 1938 in Marked Tree to Brodie Burks and Ruby Parrish Roe. He was a city worker for Tyronza and a member of Methodist Church...

DYERSBURG - Mr. Bobby Ray Madden departed this life Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at his home in Dyersburg, Tenn. Mr. Madden was born June 6, 1955 in Leighton, Ala. to Butler Davis and Elizabeth Madden. He was a painter and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Madden was preceded in death by one sister, Bobbie Jean Madden; one brother, Jerome Madden and his father...

TRUMANN - Mr. Steven Allen "Stevie Ray" Goodman of Trumann departed this life on Thursday, September 15, 2016 in Blytheville, Ark., at the age of 59. Mr. Goodman was born Friday, October 19, 1956 in Lepanto, Ark., and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was a construction worker with Smith Construction and of the Methodist faith. Mr. Goodman was preceded in death by one brother, Dan Goodman and his parents, Olin and Verneil Qualls Goodman...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Eula Rivers Moss departed this life on Monday, September 19, 2016 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark., at the age of 87. She was born Friday, August 30, 1929 in Ardmore, Ala., and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann, Ark. Mrs. Moss was a housewife and a member of Calvary Pentecostal Church. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Earl Simpson and John Moss, Jr.; one daughter; two sons, and her parents, Travis and Carrie Morand Hastings...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Mattie Elizabeth Massey-Brown of Trumann departed this life on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at the Atkins Health and Rehabilitation Center in Atkins, Ark., at the age of 86. She was born in Calhoun County, Miss., to the late William Albert and Birdie Lenora Sanders Thompson and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. ...

WERNERSVILLE, PA - Charles R. "Bud" Johnson, 87, formerly of Marked Tree, Ark., passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016 in Phoebe Berks Healthcare Center, Wernersville, Penn. He was the widower of Martha "Sue" (Walker) Johnson who passed away November 22, 2003. ...