Obituaries from June 2017

TRUMANN - Ann “Shorty” Penter, 74, passed from this life on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. She was born on May 23, 1943 in Black Oak to the Late Lawrence and Annis Berry. Shorty was a hard working woman who will be remembered for the love she gave to her family and the generosity she showed towards anybody she met. ...

TRUMANN - Mr. William Robert Crutchfield, Jr. departed this life on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. Mr. Crutchfield was born in Nashville, Ark. and lived in Trumann for the past 30 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a former pastor of the Central Missionary Baptist Church in Trumann. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Robert and Frances Marie Perry Crutchfield, Sr...

TRUMANN - Mr. Tommy Gene Fagan, 66, departed this life Saturday, June 3, 2017 surrounded by his family. He was born July 8, 1950 in Decatur, Ala. and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was a retired veteran of the Marines serving in Vietnam and a member of the Providence Baptist Church. Mr. Fagan was preceded in death by three brothers, W.C. Fagan, Paul Glen Fagan, Shelby Fagan and his parents, William and Jessie Morris Fagan...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Carol Ann Haynes McClung departed this life on Monday, June 5, 2017 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro at the age of 54. She was born Monday, February 25, 1963 in and a lifetime resident of Trumann. Mrs. McClung was a nurse and was a member of First Christian Church. ...

PARAGOULD - Alma Mae Walton, 68, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017, at her residence. She was born September 15, 1948, in Leachville, Ark. to William and Thelma Sullivan. Alma was a former employee of Wal Mart and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include two sons, Ozzy Rose of Paragould and Todd (Kelly) Goodwin of Port Orange, Fla.; one daughter, Misty Shately; two sisters, Helen Powers and Ellen Dick of Paragould; four grandchildren, Tanner Perkins of Arbyrd, Mo., Aspin Williams and Hunter Williams of Paragould and Felecia Nicole Schara of Apache, Okla.; two great-grandchildren, Mia and Corbin Schara.. ...

TRUMANN - Mr. Timothy Dwight “Tim” England, 48, departed this life on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at the family residence. He was born in and lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. Mr. England was a retired law enforcement officer for the Trumann Police Department and a member of the First United Pentecostal Church in Trumann...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Nancy Caroline Criss LaFarlett, 80, departed this life on Sunday, June 11, 2017 at Arkansas Hospice Center in Little Rock, Ark. She was born in and lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a bookkeeper for the family business and a member of First Baptist Church. Mrs. LaFarlett was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy LaFarlett; one sister, Verna Criss and her parents, Dwight Criss, Sr., and Flossie Pauline Whitlatch Criss...

TYRONZA - Clara Jane Franks, 89, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 in Marked Tree, Ark. Clara was born January 7, 1928 to Eldridge and Alma Brewington Franks in Savannah, Tenn. They moved to Tyronza in 1930 where she grew up. She married Bernis Benton Franks March 6, 1945 and they resided in West Memphis until 1961 before moving back to Tyronza...

TRUMANN - Mr. Lloyd James Martin departed this life on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark., at the age of 67. Mr. Martin was born Saturday, September 17, 1949 in Jonesboro, Ark., and lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. Mr. Martin was a retired factory worker for Columbia Forest, a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Warren General and Martha Lee Crouch Martin...

TRUMANN - Mavis Louise (Holt) Winters, was born April 28, 1926 in Trumann, Arkansas and returned to live there many years to be close to her extended family, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at the age of 91. She was born the daughter of James Campbell and Amy Elizabeth (Bolin) Holt. ...

BORDELONVILLE, LA. - Mrs. Jolene Hicks Perryman, 75, departed this life on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Perryman was born in Weona, Ark., She was a factory worker and of the Pentecostal faith. Mrs. Perryman was preceded in death by her daughter, Patricia Gaspard and her parents, Luther E. and Mae Hicks...

LEPANTO - Betty Faye Brown, 72, passed away on June 18, 2017 in Jonesboro. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Ms. Brown is survived by her son, Jeffery Barrett of Lepanto; five daughters, Kimberly Barrett of Lepanto, Robbin Simpson of Houston, Tex., Kelli Fires, Sharon Brown and Stephanie Gonzalez all of Lepanto; two brothers, Charles Weaver of Stonewall, La. ...

CHOCOWINITY, N.C. - Mr. Melvin Augustus Bradley, 77, died Tuesday June 20, 2017 at his home. Mr. Bradley was born July 4, 1939 in Poinsett County, Arkansas to the late Donald Philip Bradley and Blennie Armentha Bennett Bradley. He served in the United States Army. ...

TRUMANN - Albert Dewayne Walker, Jr, infant son of Albert DeWayne and Diesha Walker, Sr., departed this life Sunday, June 18, 2017 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Albert was preceded in death by his grandfather, Arthur Stanley Walker...

BONO - Mr. Billy Dean Lisk, 66, departed this life Thursday, June 22, 2017 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born in Caraway, Ark., and lived in Bono for the last few years and was formerly of Trumann. Mr. Lisk was a former dispatcher for the Trumann Police Department and he worked at a local Gin in Trumann. He was preceded in death by two sisters and his parents, James Herbert and Pauline Edra Birmingham Lisk...