Stories from Wednesday, August 13, 2014

TYRONZA -- Thomas Carlton Baine of Tyronza passed away July 31, 2014 at St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro at the age of 61. He was born in Hot Springs to David and Lois Baine. Mr. Baine was an EMT Technician with the Tyronza Fire Department and a member of the 1st Pentecostal Church in Tyronza. ...

LEPANTO -- Marie Jean Huckabee of Lepanto passed away July 29, 2014. She was born in Benton Harbor, Mich. to James Henry Morgan and Bernice Edith Morgan. Mrs. Huckabee was a homemaker and of the Christian faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; and one daughter Tina Marie Needler. ...

TYRONZA - Joseph "Lil Joe" Cooksey Jr., 32, of Tyronza passed away August 8, 2014. He is preceded in death by his sister Shannon Cooksey; and his grandparents Aubrey and Bessie Lee Morgan and Elmer and Mary Cooksey. He is survived by one son Sawyer Cooksey; one daughter Havyn Cooksey; his parents Joseph Cooksey Sr. and Betty Jo Morgan Cooksey; one brother Seth Cooksey; his long time girlfriend Casey Fields; and many friends and family...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Joann Barnes Hisaw of Trumann died August 9, 2014 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 76. She was born in Newport to the late Willie and Minnie Pearl Cook Barnes. Mrs. Hisaw had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann, was a housewife and a member of the First United Pentecostal Church in Trumann. ...

TRUMANN - Edith Arlene Snearly Brown, of Trumann, formerly of Harrisburg, departed this life on August 5, 2014 in West Memphis, at the age of 83. She was born October 25, 1930 in Jasper, Ark. to Alva Olen and Alpha Nichols Snearly. She married Arvel Brown November 13, 1948 and they enjoyed 51 years together before his death in 1999...

Jonathan Clark Duran entered this world at 7:38 p.m. June 26, 2014 at Saline Memorial Hospital. He is the first born of Jonathan and Candice Duran of Benton. Jonathan weighed 7 pounds 1.4 ounces and was 20 inches long. His proud grandparents are Keith and Donna Johnson of Trumann and Pat and Dennis Duran of Rison. The happy great-grandmothers are Faye Smith of Monette and Charlotte Spraggins of Warren...

Jason Lee Plunkett was born July 6, 2014 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro to James Plunkett and Deborah Pierce of Trumann. He weighed 8 pounds 10 ounces. His siblings are Paiton, Judith, Clayton, Bailey and Madison. His grandmother is Debbie Pierce and great-grandparents are Russal Cravens, Lavon Brown and Therald Martin...