Obituaries from September 2018

HARRISBURG - Mrs. Lena Mae Booker, 80, of Harrisburg, departed this life Tuesday evening, August 28, 2018, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born May 19, 1938 in Carroll County, Tenn., the daughter of the late John Johnson and Vivian Pauline Jacobson Johnson...

LEPANTO - Rev. Rickey Lynn Russell, Sr., 63 died Saturday, September 1, 2018. He was a Fed -Ex employee, a member of First Pentecostal Church in Lepanto and a minister out of First Pentecostal Church for over 35 years. Mr. Russell was born August 5, 1955 in Lepanto to L.V. and Syble Elrod Russell. He was preceded in death by his parents and one daughter, Nancy Sue Russell...

JOPPA, ALABAMA - Mr. Hershel Lee Fitzgerald, 75, formerly of Harrisburg, departed this life Thursday, August 2, 2018. He was born April 3, 1943, the son of the late Johnny Claude Eithel Bell Burnett Fitzgerald. He is survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Virginia Lucille Huffstutler Fitzgerald of Joppa, Ala.; two sons, Tony and Andy Fitzgerald and Adam, an adopted son; five daughters, Janis, Shannon, Jennifer, Angela and Sherry; 16 grandchildren and one great-great grandchild and anticipating the arrival of another great grandchild; five brothers, Jessie, Junior, Orval and Wayne, all of Harrisburg, and Odell Fitzgerald of Cherry Valley; three sisters, Ruby Camper of Poplar Bluff, Mo., Lou Dobbins of Cherry Valley, and Linda Dobbins of Harrisburg; several nieces, nephews, cousins and other family members and friends. ...

CHERRY VALLEY - Mr. Limuel Odell “Odie” Fitzgerald, 76, departed this earth in the loving arms of his three children, Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at his home. He was born October 30, 1941 in McCrory, Ark., the son of the late Johnny Claude Fitzgerald and Eithel Bell Burnett Fitzgerald...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Nita Jo Porterfield, 90, entered her home in heaven on Tuesday morning, September 4, 2018. She was born on February 29, 1928, in Belmont, Miss. She was the oldest of 7 children. Her early childhood years were spent in Belmont where she received much love and affection from her maternal grandparents, Charles and Laura Thorn. ...

TRUMANN - Mr. James Ray Davis, 63, departed this life Monday, September 3, 2018 in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born November 27, 1954 in Marked Tree, Ark., and lived the last 30 years in Trumann. He was a forklift driver and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Davis was preceded in death by his father, Bobby Ray Davis; three brothers, James Earl Davis, Bobby Lee Davis, and Danny Davis; two sisters, Janie Eldridge and Helen Renshaw...

TRUMANN - Mr. Charles Madison Williams, 76, was born on Friday, December 12, 1941 in Fayetteville, Tenn. to the late Mr. George and Annie Bell McWhirter Williams. Charles met our Savior on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 5:51 a.m. at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. He was married to (and survived by) his wife of almost 57 years, Joann on December 22, 1961 and lived most of his life in Trumann...

BAY - Mrs. Doris Faye Golden departed this life Thursday, September 6, 2018 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born in Trumann and lived most of her lifetime in Bay. Doris was a heart monitor tech and of the Pentecostal faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Ray Golden; three sisters, Francis Frazier, Susie Carter and Mary Seay; one brother, James Young and her parents, James “Jack” Herman Young and Inez Harper Young...

STRAWBERRY - Mrs. Eva Pearl Moore Holt of Strawberry, Ark. departed this life Thursday, September 6, 2018 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born in and had formerly lived in Marked Tree and had lived in Strawberry since 2006. She was a retired insurance agent and of the Church of God faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernest Monroe Holt; one brother, Charles Moore and her parents, Ollie Cleo and Eunice Huff Moore...

TRUMANN - Mr. E.H. “Butch” Hatley III, 64, departed this life Saturday, September 8, 2018 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Ark. Butch was born December 11, 1953 in Jonesboro to E.H. Jr. and Christine Hatley. Butch was a member of Corner’s Chapel Baptist Church in Payneway, a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Camp #584, Columbia, Tenn., and a Master Service Technician of John Deere University, Moline, Ill. ...

MARKED TREE - Jimmy S. Berry, 90, departed this life on Monday, September 10, 2018 at his home. He was born on September 15, 1927 to Fred and Zona “Billye” Shelton Berry. Mr. Berry was a graduate of Harrisburg High School, a United States Army Veteran, stationed in Beijing, China, and a member of The First United Methodist Church in Marked Tree. ...

PARAGOULD - Mr. Terry Joe Whitman, 60, departed this life on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 in Steele, Mo. He was born Tuesday, April 15, 1958 in Trumann and lived most of his life in the Paragould and Trumann area. He was a plumber with White Plumbing in Paragould and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by one brother, Billy Dean Whitman and his parents, Benton S Whitman, Jr. and Irene Walker Laughinghouse...

TYRONZA - Merl Hood, 82, departed this life September 15, 2018 at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. She was a wonderful, nurturing mother and caregiver for people in need. She was a homemaker that loved to sew, grow a garden, cook and prepare for her family. ...

HARRISBURG - Mr. Jimmy Allen Smith, 63, departed this life Sunday, September 16, 2018, at his home. He was born April 27, 1955 in Trumann, the son of the late Alvin Woodrow Smith and Mary Burrows Smith. Jimmy was a farmer and laid asphalt and did dirt work most of his life. ...

CLARKSVILLE, TENN. - Elizabeth Ann "Lib" Wright, 76, formerly of Marked Tree, passed away on Saturday, September 15, 2018, at Tennova Healthcare of Clarksville. Elizabeth was born on September 19, 1941, in rural Poinsett County, Ark. to the late J.W. Teague and Montia Pogue Teague. She was also preceded in death by her husband, David Wright and sister, Frances Mettler...

MOBILE, ALA. - Patricia White was born June 24, 1943 in Chicago, Ill. to the late John Metzger and the late Virginia Hammitt Metzger. She was a retired CNA and was of the Baptist Faith. Ms. White passed away on September 14, 2018 at Providence Hospital in Mobile, Ala. at the age of 75. She wass preceded in death by her parents; her ex-husband, Damien Levora, two sons, Dale Wayne White and Michael Clenon White...

Mrs. Judy Ann Griffith Hogan of Crossville, TN formerly of Trumann departed this life peacefully to be with her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, TN., at the age of 68 years, 3 months and 2 days. ...