Stories from Thursday, February 1, 2018

BAY - Mr. Charles Edsel Pankey departed this life on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at the family residence in Bay, Ark. at the age of 86. He was born Tuesday, May 12, 1931 in Lake City, Ark. to the late Elmer and Bessie Brownfield Pankey and had lived most of his life in Bay. He was a veteran of U.S. Army, machinist for Crane Company and a member of Grace Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by one brother, and his parents, Elmer and Bessie Brownfield Pankey.  ...

LEPANTO - Robert Carl “Jitter” “Shorty” Smith, 78, departed this life on Friday, January 26, 2018.  He was born on January 23, 1940 to Claude Raymond and Wilma Dunnaway Smith. Robert was a retired factory worker, of the Church of God faith, loved hunting, fishing, loved his family and loved all babies...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Wilma Moore, 87, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Place in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born in Trumann and lived in Paragould for the past seven years and was formerly of Trumann. She was retired from Parker Hannifin Mfg. and a member of Providence Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Thomas “Dude” Moore; one daughter, Janie Marie Moore; one sister, Mary Dunkin; her father, Ollie Richards and her mother, Dorothy Lawson Young...