Obituaries from May 2017

TRUMANN - Mr. Charles Oran Snyder, 92, departed this life Saturday, April 29, 2017 at his son’s residence in Biggersville, Miss. He was born in New Albany, Miss., and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. Mr. Snyder was a retired electrician for Arkansas Power and Light Company, World War II Army veteran and a member of the First United Pentecostal Church in Trumann. ...

LEPANTO - Jimmy Wayne Morris, 63, passed away on April 29, 2017 in Memphis, Tenn. He was a mechanic who loved Street Cars and Hot Rods and was of the Baptist Faith. Mr. Morris is survived by his daughter, Jamie (Ted) Weaver of Paragould; one brother, Scott Morris of Jonesboro; one sister, Patricia Branch of Clarkedale, Ark.; three grandchildren, Jacie Malone of Keiser, Ark. ...

Mrs. Edna Otie Goff, 88, of Trumann departed this life on Saturday, April 29, 2017. Mrs. Goff was born in Etowah, Ark., and lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a member of the Viva Drive Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ellis Goff; six sisters, three brothers and her parents, William and Ladell Cassiday Tucker...

TRUMANN - Mr. Eldon Wayne Laughinghouse, 78, departed this life Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Arlington Cove Health Care in Trumann. He was born January 7, 1939 in Jonesboro, Ark., and lived in Trumann most of his lifetime. He was retired from Parker Hannifin and was a member of the Providence Baptist Church in Trumann. He was preceded in death by his wife, Irene Laughinghouse; two sons, Wayne Laughinghouse, Jr. and Billy Whitman; two brothers and his parents, Oscar and Sudie Barnett Laughinghouse...

TRUMANN - Mr. David Leslie Fike departed this life Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Arlington Cove Nursing Center in Trumann, Ark., at the age of 61. He was born Tuesday, April 17, 1956 in Trumann and lived most of his lifetime in the Trumann area. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church. David was preceded in death by one sister, Jana Cannon; two brothers, Gary Fike and Ronnie Fike; his father, Owen Fike and his mother and step-father Hazel and Rev. Joe Orr...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Mary Ellen Dunnivant departed this life on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., at the age of 74. She was born Thursday, August 20, 1942 in Trumann and lived most of her lifetime in Trumann before moving to Jonesboro 20 years ago and spent the last 6 weeks in Walnut Ridge. ...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Cora Lafay Loveless departed this life on Monday, May 8, 2017 at St. Vincent Hospital in Little Rock, Ark., at the age of 86. She was born Monday, November 3, 1930 in and lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. Mrs. Loveless was a retired bookkeeper for Singer and Arbor Company and was a member of Viva Drive Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Loveless; one sister, Melba Johnston; and her parents, John Gilbert and Arvorene Roberts McCord...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Murline Davis of Trumann departed this life on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at Three Rivers Nursing Center in Marked Tree, Ark., at the age of 88. She was born Monday, February 11, 1929 in Jonesboro and lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a homemaker and of the Church of God of Prophecy faith. ...

MARKED TREE - Effie Mae Steen, 65, passed away at her home on May 12, 2017. She was a homemaker and a member of First Pentecostal Church in Lepanto. Ms. Steen is survived by one son Kenneth Douglas Wood of Manila; four daughters, Karen Rogers of Cullman, Ala., Barbara South of Manila, Gwendolyn Mae Wood of West Plains, Mo. ...

TRUMANN - Mr. Larry Eugene Parsley departed this life on Friday, May 19, 2017 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 71. Mr. Parsley was born Sunday, June 10, 1945 in Muskegon, Mich., and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. ...

TRUMANN - Mr. Walter John Kieras, Jr. departed this life on Friday, May 19, 2017 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro at the age of 66. Mr. Kieras was born Friday, January 19, 1951 in Chicago, Ill. and had lived in Trumann/Jonesboro for the past 10 years and was formerly of Illinois. ...

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. - Herchel Lee Lillard, of Daytona Beach, Fla. passed away Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at his home at the age of 40. He was born December 23, 1976 in Springfield, Mo. and grew up in the Trumann and Jonesboro area and lived in Florida off and on from his teenage years through adulthood in Orlando, Davenport and Sebring. ...

TYRONZA - Shirley Ann Crockett Gill, 68, on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at her home.  She was born on June 7, 1948 in Tyronza to Cleo and Lillie Mae Malone Crockett.  She was a member of Barton Chapel Baptist Church, enjoyed making flower arrangements and arts and crafts and loved spending time with her family...

CEDAR PARK, TEXAS - Helen Naomi Goucher, 80, passed away on November 16, 2016. She was born on December 8, 1935 in Poinsett County, Ark., to the late William Harley Crowson and Goldie Lunsford Crowson. Mrs. Goucher was preceded in death by her husband, John Goucher, Sr; two brothers and one sister. ...

TRUMANN - Mr. Charley Woodruff Jr., departed this life Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at NEA Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark., at the age of 100. He was born Monday, June 12, 1916 in Lepanto, Ark., and lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. Mr. Woodruff was a retired farmer, World War II Army veteran and attended Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Trumann. ...

GREERS FERRY - Leslie Wayne Holt of Greers Ferry, Ark. was born July 5, 1948, to Charles and Hazel Holt in Caraway, Ark. Les went to be with the Lord on May 24th, 2017. He was surrounded by his family in Trumann. Les was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1968 and proudly served his country in Vinh Long, Vietnam in 1969. ...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Margaret Cloie Roach departed this life on Sunday, May 28, 2017 at the family residence at the age of 93. Mrs. Roach was born Friday, February 15, 1924 in Como, Miss., to the late William Wallace and Louisa Jane Tidwell McFerrin. Mrs. ...

HARDY, ARK. - Melica Ann Sanders, 68, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017 at her residence. She was born November 13, 1948 in Pocahontas, Ark. to Scott Hunter and Rheba Faye Gray Womack. Mrs. Sanders was of the Baptist faith and loved her Lord. She married Richard Sanders on October 10, 1998 in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...