Stories from Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Wanda Cooper, 66, of Tyronza entered into rest Tuesday, June 11, 2013. She was born July 4, 1946 in Lepanto to the late Otis Johnson and Mary Earline Webster Johnson. Mrs. Cooper was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Lepanto and was a homemaker. ...

TYRONZA -- Jewel Mae Hardin left this world to be with Jesus June 30, 2013 surrounded by her second family at Three Rivers Nursing Home in Marked Tree at the age of 84. Mrs. Hardin was born in Lepanto to Will and Bessie Smothers. She was preceded in death by her husbands Fletcher Heath, Gordon Manley and A.C. ...

Clay Shelton Brewer, 53, of Lepanto, died Friday, July 5, 2013, in St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was a veteran in the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of Garden Point Methodist Church and was preceded in death by a sister, Lisa Battles, brother, Don Battles and his grandmother, Frances Clay. ...

ETOWAH -- Mr. Carlon Odell Weathers died July 3, 2013 at his residence in Etowah at the age of 85. Mr. Weathers was born in Bradford, Ark. to Amos and Bertha Weathers. He was retired and a member of the Etowah Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son Mike Weathers; one sister Merlene Stokes; and two brothers Oather Weathers and Golden Weathers. ...

CARAWAY -- Georgia Alberta Howard of Caraway passed away July 3, 2013 at the age of 70. Mrs. Howard was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents George and Marie Hamilton. She is survived by her daughter Lisa Denise Howard of Caraway; son Randy Files of Monette; sisters Bonnie Morris of Paragould, Lou Rains, Martha Hickabottom, and Carolyn Smith all of Harrisburg, Sheila Key of Weiner, Shirley Smith of Oklahoma and Judy Moore of Oil Trough; brother Ricky Hamilton of Leachville; and 11 grandchildren. ...