Obituaries from March 2017

TRUMANN - Mr. Raymond Whittingham, 88, departed this life Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. He was born July 20, 1928 in and lived his lifetime in Trumann. Mr. Whittingham was a retired maintenance worker at the Singer Co. ...

MEMPHIS, TN - Mrs. Pauline Duke Talley, 85, departed this life Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Germantown Methodist Hospital. She was born in Caraway and lived in Memphis the last 7 years and was formerly of the Trumann area. She was a housewife and of the Baptist faith. ...

JONESBORO - Mrs. Bessie Jean Meeker departed this life Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at the family residence in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born in and lived most of her lifetime in Jonesboro. Mrs. Meeker was a kitchen worker for Valley View School District and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by one sister, Barbara Pipkin; and her parents, Herbert and Lora Marie Thomas Meeker...

TRUMANN - Kingston Blake Ingram, infant son of Brandon Baker and Robin Ingram departed this life on Monday, February 27, 2017 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Kingston was born Tuesday, November 1, 2016 in New Albany, Miss. He was preceded in death by one brother, Tyresse Bradley...

TYRONZA - Ms. Aurora Gloria Plunkett departed this life Friday, March 3, 2017, in Jonesboro at the age of 74. Ms. Plunkett was born September 1, 1942 in Proctor, Ark. to Franklin and Julie Rios. Ms. Plunkett was a homemaker and a member of Barton Chapel...

MARION - Harry D. East 83, of Marion, Ark. died Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Mr. East was the President of East Cotton Company and a United States Marine Corps Veteran. Mr. East is survived by his wife, Gloria D. ...

EARLE - Mr. Monroe Love departed this life Friday, March 3, 2017 in Memphis, Tenn. at the age of 58. Mr. Love was born January 19, 1959 in Marked Tree, Ark. He was a factory worker and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Love is survived by two daughters, Cherelle Love of Marked Tree and Christy Ramey of Port Hueneme, Cal.; one sister, Letha (Steve) Atwater of Brookville, Md.; five brothers, Malcolm Love of Marked Tree, Clarence (Sharon) Love of Oceanside, Cal., robert (Toni) Love of Detroit, Mich., Willie Hendrix of Marked Tree and R.C. ...

CARAWAY - Mrs. Bobbye Jean Lunsford departed this life Monday March 6, 2017 in Caraway at the age of 76. Mrs. Lunsford was born December 31, 1940 in Osceola, Ark. Mrs. Lunsford was retired from Viskase Corp. and was a member of the Keiser Full Gospel...

CARTERSVILLE, GA. - Mr. Randy Isbell departed this life Monday, March 6, 2017 in Cartersville, Ga. at the age of 60. Mr. Isbell was born July 5, 1956 in Turrell, Ark. Mr. Isbell was a retired factory worker, Cass High School Booster Club President, competed in the Jack Daniels Invitational World Cook-Off in 2015 and was the creator of Steel Kookin BBQ Sauce and Catering. He also won nunerous awards for the BBQ sauce and pulled pork. He was a member of the U.S. Army National Guard...

TRUMANN - Mr. Daniel Franklin Hellums of Trumann departed this life Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark., at the age of 48. He was born Sunday, February 9, 1969 in Osecola, Ark., and lived most of his lifetime in Trumann, Ark. He was a tree trimmer and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Hellums was preceded in death by his mother, Geneva Sweenie Hellums...

TAMPA, FLA - Mr. Ron Heard departed this life on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at Florida Hospital of Tampa at the age of 68. He was born Tuesday, December 21, 1948 in Jonesboro and lived in Tampa, Fla. since 1975 and was formerly of Trumann. Mr. Heard graduated Central High School in 1966 and Arkansas State University in 1971. ...

TRUMANN - Mr. Edward Lee "Ed" Richardson of Trumann departed this life on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. at the age of 77. He was born Friday, December 29, 1939 in Landis, Ark., and had lived in Trumann since 1970. He was a retired elementary principal for the Trumann School District and a member of the First Baptist Church in Trumann. He was preceded in death by one brother, one sister, and his parents, Ezra Coy and Delphia Massey Richardson...

TRUMANN - Mr. Vernon Autry Wilson of Trumann departed this life on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark., at the age of 76. Mr. Wilson was born Sunday, June 9, 1940 in Senath, Mo. and lived most of his life in Trumann. ...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Mary Louise "Lou" Harlan departed this life Thursday, March 9, 2017 in Jonesboro, Ark. at the age of 91. She was born Thursday, September 17, 1925 in Lunsford, Ark. and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. Mrs. Harlan was a retired school teacher from the Trumann School District and a very active member of First Baptist Church for 65 years. ...

WYNNE - Mrs. Linda Diane Fraser departed this life Saturday, March 11, 2017 in Wynne at the age of 66. Mrs. Fraser was born September 17, 1950 in Jonesboro, Ark. to Frank W. Young and Pearl M. Tiger Young. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith...

TRUMANN - Mr. Gregory Scott "Biggy Rat" Vestal, 53, departed this life on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at the family residence. He was born Thursday, January 9, 1964 in Jonesboro, Ark., and lived in the Florida Keys for 20 years before moving back to Trumann one year ago. He was a boat captain and a scuba instructor. He was a graduate of Arkansas State University, an Eagle Scout and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles L. Vestal...

TRUMANN - Ms. Mary Janice Pitts, 89, of Trumann departed this life on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Arlington Cove Nursing Center in Trumann, Ark. She was born in Jonesboro, Ark., and lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a retired nurse and a member of First Baptist Church. Ms. Pitts was preceded in death by one sister, Rebecca Travis, and her parents, Henry Anzel and Ellen Baker Pitts...

TRUMANN - Ms. Pamela "Pam" Gail Phillips, 58, of Trumann, Ark., departed this life Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at the family residence in Trumann. Ms. Phillips was born Sunday, November 23, 1958 in Jonesboro, Ark., and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a retired factory worker and a member of Central Baptist in Jonesboro. Ms. Phillips was preceded in death by her parents, Don and Shirley Nelldean Halsey Bryant...