Stories from Tuesday, July 26, 2016

TRUMANN - Mr. Phillip Ralph Patterson, 72, of Trumann departed this life on Friday, July 8, 2016 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. Mr. Patterson was born in Osceola, Ark. and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann and was a retired warehouse manager for Delta Industrial Products and of the Christian faith. Mr. Patterson was preceded in death by one brother, Ronnie Patterson and his parents, Raymond I. "Pat" and Esther Bernice Brawley Patterson...

JONESBORO - Mrs. Debra Ann "Debbie" Butler, 61, of Jonesboro departed this life on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Mrs. Butler was born in Peoria, Ill. to the late Floyd Leon and Wilma Louise Owens Butler Tatum and had lived most of her lifetime in Jonesboro and was formerly of Trumann. ...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Cleo Octave Smith of Trumann departed this life on Monday, July 18, 2016 at her daughters residence in Bono, at the age of 89. Mrs. Smith was born Saturday, March 19, 1927 in Dardanelle, Ark. and lived most of her lifetime in the Trumann and Bay area. She was a housewife and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sir Basil Smith; one son, Jerry Smith; three sisters, four brothers and her parents, Fulton and Vivian Young Williams...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Virginia G. Rohwedder,76, of Trumann departed this life Thursday, July 21, 2016 at Woodbriar Nursing Home in Harrisburg, Ark. She was born Wednesday, August 9, 1939 in Center, Ark., and had lived most of her life in Trumann. Mrs. Rohwedder was a housewife and of the Greek Eastern Orthodox faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Bernard Rohwedder; a brother, Gerald Star, and her parents, Alvin L. and Martha Venita Denton Sullivan...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Rhonda Aston Helton, 62, of Trumann departed this life Thursday, July 21, 2016. She was born in Harrisburg, Ark., Saturday, June 5, 1954 and was a lifetime resident of Trumann. She was a secretary and a member of Parkview Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by one brother, Gussie Aston and her father, Era "Bo" Aston...

TEXAS - Calvin Edward Blasingame, 66, of Stephenville, Tex., passed away Thursday, July 21, 2016. Mr. Blasingame was born October 5, 1949 to the late J.M. and Opal Blasingame. He was married to Janice Boyd Blasingame for 45 years. He served his country in the United States Army National Guard for six years and retired from FMC Technologies after 36 years as a machinist. ...

HARRISBURG- Mr. Carl Edgar Whitt of the Central community departed this life on Friday, July 22, 2016 at UAMS in Little Rock, Ark., at the age of 73. He was born Friday, March 12, 1943 in McCormick, Ark., and lived most of his life in Trumann and Harrisburg Central community. Mr. Whitt was an Army veteran, a contractor and a Godly man who loved the Lord. Mr. Whitt was preceded in death by his parents, Willie Ed and Mary Magdeline Curton Whitt...