Obituaries from April 2018

TYRONZA - Leo Milton Barber, 60, died March 26, 2018 at his home. He was born September 8, 1957 in Wynne, Ark. to Robert and Gladys Scott Barber. Mr. Barber was a factory worker and of the Assembly of God faith. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Allen McCullar, Butch Barber, Bruce Barber and Terry Barber. ...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Iva Evelyn Snow, 81, departed this life on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born Saturday, January 23, 1937 in Lunsford, Ark. to the late Russell and Iva Dell Morrison Massey and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. ...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Dorothy C. Helton, 84, departed this life Sunday, April 1, 2018 at St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock, Ark. She was born Sunday, April 30, 1933 in Tupelo, Miss., to the late Luther Lee and Dovie Ann Duvall-Parker Hand and lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. ...

TRUMANN - Mr. William Martin King departed this life Monday, April 2, 2018 at the family residence in Trumann. He was born in Eugene, Ore. and had lived in Trumann for the past 17 years. Mr. King was a welder and a mechanic. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wilburn and Linda Sue Campbell King....

TRUMANN - Mrs. Dorothy Sue Wallace, 86, departed this life on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born Tuesday, August 4, 1931 in Lexington, Tenn., to the late Cordie and Pearlie Buck Dickson and lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. ...

LEPANTO - Johnny Smith Hendrix, 79, died April 3, 2018 at NEA Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. He was a farm worker and of the Pentecostal faith. Mr. Hendrix was born May 5, 1939 in Florence, Ala., to John Ham and Ida Brown Hendrix. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Stacy Hendrix; two brothers, Lonnie Hendrix and James Wheeler Hendrix; three sisters, Mattie McWilliams, Lizzie Travis and Thelma Wood. ...

KANSAS CITY, MO - Donald Ray "Donnie" Nichols, 63, died Sunday, April 8, 2018, at St. Luke's Mid America Heart Institute. He was born April 30, 1954 in New Brunswick, NJ to Donald Ray Nichols, Sr. and Dorothy Nichols. In 1959, he moved to Skyline with his family and went on to graduate from Mooreville High School in 1972. ...

TRUMANN - Mr. Russell Erik Dyer Departed this life on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born Friday, December 29, 1967 in West Palm Beach, Fla., and lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. Mr. Dyer was a factory worker and a member of First Baptist Church...

JONESBORO - Mrs. Cathy Dollar, 65, departed this life on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at the family residence. She was born Monday, November 17, 1952 to the late Joe and Lois Donaway Beckum in Trumann, Ark., and lived most of her lifetime in the Jonesboro area. She was an employee of Nettleton School District and a member of Central Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents...

MARKED TREE - Selma Rorie Woods, 87, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018, at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. She was born August 4, 1930, in Onia, Ark. to King & Merlie (George) Rorie. Mrs. Woods worked at the Poinsett County Housing Authority and retired from Ritter Telephone Company after many years of service. She was a member of Marked Tree First Baptist Church and was active in the Progressive Woman's Club. She enjoyed genealogy and spending time with her family...

TYRONZA - Ray Junior Smith, 87, died April 16, 2018 at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born January 25, 1931 in Waterloo, Ala. to Ott and Susie Terry Smith. Mr. Smith was a retired farmer and a member of Upper Room Apostolic in Tyronza. ...

WATERFORD, MICH. - Robert D. “Bob” Hatley, 88, departed this life February 3, 2018. He was born on April 2, 1929 in Weona, Ark. to the late Sam and Vanna Sutton Hatley. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Joe Ann Hatley; his parents; five brothers; two sisters and one granddaughter...

ASH FLAT - Terry Glen Watson, 61, went to be with our Lord Friday, April 20, 2018 in his home. Mr. Watson was born to Walter Watson and the late Christine (Walker) Watson on February 23, 1957 in Paragould, Ark. He was married to Regina (Whitman) Watson. ...

NEWARK - Ronnie Earl Freeman, 50, died April 19, 2018 at his home. He was a construction worker, in the National Guard and of the Pentecostal faith. Mr. Freeman was born June 20, 1967 in Wilson, Ark. to Bobby Freeman and Shirley Nichols. He is survived by his parents, Bobby Freeman of Manila, Ark., Shirley Allison of Tyronza, Ark.; his wife, Rachel Freeman of Newark; one daughter, Cecily Freeman of Conway, Ark.; one brother, Bobby Freeman, Jr. ...

ROGERS - Sara Lou Payne Hoyt, 71, formerly of Jonesboro, went home to be with the Lord on April 21, 2018 at Mercy Hospital in Rogers. She was born on August 12, 1946 on the way to the Methodist Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Sara was delivered by her maternal grandmother, Henrietta Eller in the back of a 1946 Plymouth. Sara never had a great since of time...

TRUMANN - Mr. Charlie Lee Hayes, Jr., 82, departed this life on Monday, April 23, 2018 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born Monday, March 16, 1936 to the late Charlie Lee Sr. and Mildred Moody Hayes in Trumann and later moved to Detroit then back to Trumann the last 40 years of his life. ...

TRUMANN - Mr. Robert L. Highfill, 36, departed this life on Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Trumann. He was born Saturday, December 19, 1981 in Jonesboro, Ark., and lived most of his life in Trumann. He was a truck driver and a member of NEA Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, George and Melba Elliott, Freeman and Robbie Highfill, and uncle Mark Highfill...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Mavene Baker Beaird, 83, departed this life on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at the family residence. She was born Monday, September 10, 1934 to the late Lee Allen and Pearl Mae Phelps Baker and lived her lifetime in Trumann. She was a retired school teacher for the Trumann School District and a member of First United Methodist Church. ...