Stories from Friday, June 26, 2015

Being in a building that was built in 1947, there were lots of other peoples' touches inside it. Eric Carter, owner of Trumann Auto Body and Sales, decided it was time for a building set up the way he wanted and with his touches. Carter starting renting the building in 2010 and did so for two years before buying. ...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Annie Ruth Morris of Trumann died Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 83. Mrs. Morris was born in Princeton, Ala., and had lived most of her lifetime in the Trumann. She was a housewife and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Morris was preceded in death by her husband Junior "J.B." Morris; one son Jeffery Morris; one great-grandson Cody Austin Banks; and her parents, Oscar William and Rendy Eakes Jones. ...

MEMPHIS - Betty Lu McGill Pope, 82, of Memphis, formerly of Marked Tree, died on June 19, 2015. She is survived by her brother, Robert McGill of Marked Tree; a daughter, Cathy Colwell Fay (Mike) of Germantown, and a son, Clark Colwell (Susan) of Memphis. ...

TRUMANN - Mr. Henry Crawford Harlan of Trumann, died Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at the family residence in Trumann. Mr. Harlan was 97 years old. He was born in Bay and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was a retired farmer, an Army veteran of World War II, a former POW for 3 1/2 years after being captured by the Japanese, a member of DAV (Disabled Veterans), and American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor. ...

TRUMANN - Mr. R. Steve Schmidt, 60, of Trumann died Sunday, June 21, 2015, at the Flo and Phil Hospice House in Jonesboro with his wife and family by his side. He was born in Jonesboro and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was retired after 31 years in sales for Wonder Bread and a member of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Jonesboro. He was preceded in death by his mother, Eva Elizabeth "Mimi" Koerkenmeier Schmidt and one brother...

MOUNTAIN VIEW -- Mr. Phillip Ray Pipkin, 73, of Mountain View, Ark., went to his final resting place on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at the Stone County Medical Center after battling a lengthy illness. He was born January 12, 1942, in Trumann, Ark., to the late Floyd and Myrtle Gibson Pipkin...