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Smith
Thomas Smith of Jonesboro, formerly of Black Rock, died Thursday, June 10, at his home.
Arrangements will be announced by House-Gregg Funeral Home of Walnut Ridge.
Tyson
POWHATAN -- Billy Tyson, 73, of Powhatan died Thursday, June 10, at Regional Medical Center of NEA.
Arrangements will be announced by House-Gregg Funeral Home of Walnut Ridge.
Walker
TULSA, Okla. -- Loyd "Leslie" Walker, 90, of Tulsa, Okla., formerly of Cave City, died Wednesday, June 9, at the Hillcrest Specialty Hospital in Tulsa.
He was born at Jesup. He was a farmer and school bus driver. He served four years in the Pacific Theater during World War II for the Army Air Corps. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a member and elder of the Milligan Campground Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include one son, Lloyd Walker of Tulsa; one grandson, Scott Walker of Austin, Texas; one granddaughter, Jennifer Walker of Castle Rock, Colo.; and one great-granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Fredrick and Luvenia Simpson Walker; his wife, Lois Lackey Walker, and 12 brothers and sisters.
Funeral services will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Qualls Funeral Home Chapel in Cave City. Burial will follow in the Milligan Campground Cemetery, located near Strawberry.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Wooldridge
BONO -- Jerry J. Wooldridge, 63, of Bono died Tuesday, June 8, at St. Bernard's Medical Center.
Born at Sedgwick, he was a machinist for the Rockford Power Train factory. He was an Air Force veteran who served during the Vietnam War and was of the Baptist belief.
Survivors include two sons, Jeff Wooldridge of Rockford, Ill. and Bruce Wooldridge of Wis.; four sisters, Linda Mullins of Bono, Darlene White and Barbra Turner, both of Paragould, and Joyce Ramer of Clairmore, Okla.; and one grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Bernice Wooldridge, two sisters, and a brother.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at the Bryan Funeral Home chapel in Hoxie. The Rev. Byron Griffie will officiate, and burial will follow in Old 
military Cemetery
at Sedgwick.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Bullinger
RECTOR — Gene Bullinger of Rector died Sunday, June 20, at Rector.
Services will be announced by Mitchell Funeral Home of Rector.
Hamilton
BAY — James L. Hamilton, 67, of Bay died Sunday, June 20, at the Regional Medical Center of NEA in Jonesboro.
Arrangements will be announced by Thompson Funeral Home of Trumann.
Humphrey
PARAGOULD — The Rev. Vaudi Humphrey, 82, of Paragould, formerly of Knobel, died Sunday, June 20, at Green Acres Nursing Center in Paragould.
Born at Delaplaine, he was a United Pentecostal minister for 30 years before retiring in 1991. He was a member of the United Pentecostal Church of Oak Grove Heights.
Survivors include one son, the Rev. Edgar Humphrey of Paragould; four brothers, Cletes Humphrey of Jonesboro, Virgil Humphrey of Rockford, Ill., J.C. Humphrey of Sacramento, Calif., and Jack Humphrey of Merol Loma, Calif.; four sisters, Arbie Mae Clayton and Maxine Foster, both of Paragould, Jewel Conley of Morrilton and Irene Cook of Rainbow City, Ala.; two grandchildren, Becky Brown and Rick Humphrey, both of Paragould; seven great-grandchildren, and one great-great-granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Argie Verneal Humphrey; one daughter, Ellen Humphrey; his parents, Jessie and Otra Melton Humphrey, and three brothers.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Ermert Funeral Home of Corning. Burial will follow in Pirtle Cemetery
at Peach Orchard.
Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Malone
CORNING — Chuck Malone, 68, of Corning died Saturday, June 19, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center in Dyersburg, Tenn.
Born at Canton, Ohio, he was of the Baptist faith and had retired from the Air Force after serving 21 years.
He was a former mayor of Maynard, and had worked for the Pocahontas Police Department, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department and the Clay County Sheriff’s Department. He retired as a Clay County deputy sheriff, a position he had held for 10 years.
Survivors include his wife, Pat Malone of Corning; two daughters, Anthea Davis of Pocahontas and Trina Mayes of Canton; one son, Mike Malone of Maynard; a stepdaughter, Brenda Malloy of Houston; one stepson, Paul D. Leonard of Corning; his stepmother, Alice Malone of Canton; one brother, Jim Malone of Canton, and a sister, Carol Petettie of Canton.
He was preceded in death by his parents James and Gertrude Campbell Malone.
Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Ermert Funeral Home of Corning. Burial will follow in Corning Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Corning library.
Nicholas
NEWARK — Virginia Ann Benson Nicholas, 72, of Newark died Saturday, June 19, at Batesville.
Born at Imboden, she was a homemaker and a member of Hazel Edwards Memorial United Methodist Church at Newark.
Survivors include her husband, Enos Nicholas Jr. of Newark; one daughter, Debbie Nelson of Springfield, Mo.; a brother, Edward Benson, and two grandchildren, Dane and Drew Hubbs.
She was preceded in death by one son, Lewis Nicholas, and her parents, Herbert and Van Pascoe Benson.
Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. today at Hazel Edwards Memorial United Methodist Church, with Dr. Robert Howerton Jr. officiating.
Jackson’s Newark Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Walton
PARAGOULD — Funeral services for Murble Lee Walton, 65, of Paragould, who died Saturday, June 19, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center, will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Mitchell Funeral Home.
Murl Frederick will officiate, and burial will follow in Morrow Cemetery.
Walton was born at Light. He was a member of West Light Church of Christ and had worked as a custodian and bus driver for the Greene County Tech School District.
Survivors include one son, Marlan Walton of Paragould; a daughter, Rhonda Steyer of Paragould; one sister, Francis Pearlene Miller of Cahokia, Ill., and one granddaughter, Chantilly Lacey Steyer of Paragould.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Douglas
MAYNARD -- Christopher G. Newton Douglas, 33, of Maynard died Monday, June 21, in Jonesboro.
Born in Aurora, Ill., he was a member of Holiness Unto the Lord Church in Middlebrook.
Survivors include a son, Kelton Slade of Tennessee; his parents, Cletus and Patty Douglas of Maynard; two brothers, David Lee Newton and Jeffrey Allen Newton, both of LaPorte, Ind.; a sister, Julie Ann Newton Sabinske of Maynard; three half brothers, Barry R. Douglas of Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Timothy Vone Douglas of Layton, Utah, and Michael P. Douglas of Bolivar, Mo.; a half sister, Teresa Ledbetter of West Plains, Mo.; and his grandmother, Betty Ola James of Milan, Tenn.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, George Albert and Sarah Pauline Harris.
Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday in Maynard Cemetery, with Vince Avery and Thurman Ward officiating. Cox-Waymon Funeral Home of Pocahontas is in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
