Stories from Monday, May 23, 2016

TRUMANN - Mrs. Lessie Mearl Martin Davis of Trumann departed this life Saturday, May 21, 2016 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro at the age of 80. Mrs. Davis was born March 27, 1936 in Iron City, Tenn., and had lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. ...

JONESBORO - Mrs. Dorothy Lee Harp passed away May 18, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Place in Jonesboro, Ark., at the age of 83. She was born December 17, 1932 in Baldwyn, Miss., and had lived in Jonesboro for the past 12 years. Mrs. Harp was a sewing machine operator for a clothing manufacture in Baldwyn, Miss. ...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Inez Rogers passed away May 17, 2016 at the family residence in Trumann, at the age of 82 . Mrs. Rogers was born September 28, 1933 in Egypt and lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a housewife and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Rogers was preceded in death by her husband Opie Rogers; one son; one grandson; four sisters; one brother and her parents, John Ezra and Rosalee Ratliff Isom...

MARKED TREE - Kellye Tyer Johnson, 53, of departed this life on May 22, 2016. She was born on March 5, 1963 to Bill and Loretta (Capooth) Tyer. Kellye was a Dispatcher for the Marked Tree Police Department, she enjoyed playing tennis and was an avid sports fan...

MARKED TREE - Frances Evelyn Simpson, 83, of departed this life May 20, 2016 in Marked Tree, Ark. She was born on December 15, 1932 to Henry Marshall and Dollie Mae Gray Lambert. She was a retired house wife and loving mother and grandmother. Frances is preceded in death by her husband, Harold Leon Simpson; parents; three brothers; and five sisters...