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Marion -- Sarah A. 'Gran' Oliver, 67, homemaker, died Thursday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park. She was a member of Marion Church of God. Mrs. Oliver, the wife of Bill James Oliver, also leaves a daughter, Kimberly Oliver Russell, and two sisters, Chris Terry Tolbert and Linda Currie, all of Marion; seven brothers, Roy Hunt of Horseshoe Lake, Paul Hunt of Southaven, Miss., William Hunt of Osceola, Claude Hunt and James Hunt, both of Marion, and Robert Hunt and Terry Hunt, both of West Memphis, and a granddaughter.
[Death Notice dated May 30, 2005]
Wilson -- Emily Virginia Walker Sullivan, 88, homemaker, died Saturday in Osceola. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home with burial in Bassett cemetery. She was a member of Wilson United Methodist Church and former president of United Methodist Women. Mrs. Sullivan, the widow of William Alvin Sullivan, leaves a daughter, Mary Emily Thompson of Wilson; a son, Jerry Thomas Sullivan of Hot Springs Village; two sisters, Eunice Cheatham and Mary Mathis, both of Little Rock; a brother, Kirk Walker Jr. of Hope, three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild.
[Death Notice dated May 30, 2005]
Blytheville -- Mary Beatrice Green, 73, homemaker, died Tuesday at Great River Medical Center. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Cobb Funeral Home with burial in Dogwood cemetery. Mrs. Green, the widow of Robert Cecil Green, leaves a daughter, Mary Ann Stockman of Blytheville; a son, Robert Ray Green of Cooter, Mo.; three sisters, Ruth Andrews of Granite City, Ill., and Rosa Virginia Davis and Naomi Cooper, both of Blytheville, seven grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated May 26, 2005]
West Memphis -- Daja Jackson, 7-month-old daughter of Kisha and Aja Jackson, died Monday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Greater St. Paul in West Memphis. Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home has charge. She also leaves a sister, Shanquill Sims, and two brothers, Tremayne Sims and Alexis Sims, all of West Memphis, and her grandparents, Annie Sims of West Memphis and Willie Taylor of Tunica, Miss.
[Death Notice dated May 21, 2005]
West Memphis -- Ben L. Adams, 78, retired supervisor of tracks and maintenance for Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, died Saturday at his home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at West Memphis First United Methodist Church, where he was a member of United Methodist Men, with burial in Macy cemetery in Monette. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home has charge. He was a World War II Navy veteran, board member of The Lupus Foundation Memphis chapter, and member of West Memphis Veterans of Foreign Wars post 5225. Mr. Adams, the husband of Frances Harrell Adams, also leaves a son, Gregory Louis Adams of Brandon, Miss.; a stepdaughter, Lesia Johnson Ford of West Memphis; a stepson, John Harrell Johnson of Memphis; a sister, Susan Carroll Windham of Durante, Calif.; a brother, Billy Gene Carroll of Clinton, Miss., and five grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to First United Methodist Church or The Lupus Foundation Memphis chapter.
[Death Notice dated May 16, 2005]
West Memphis -- John Daniel McNair, 84, of Little Rock, formerly of West Memphis, retired Baptist minister and carpenter, died Friday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home with burial in Pine Crest Memorial Park in Alexander, Ark. He was a member of South Highland Baptist Church. Mr. McNair, the husband of Susie F. McNair, also leaves two sons, John Winston McNair of West Memphis and Royce Norman McNair of Miami, Okla.; two brothers, Calvin McNair of Blytheville and Burl McNair of Bloomfield, Mo., six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Habitat for Humanity or a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death Notice dated May 14, 2005]
Blytheville -- Jerry James Mayo, 73, retired high school principal, died Friday at Great River Medical Center. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today at Missouri State Veterans cemetery in Bloomfield. Wilson Funeral Home has charge. He was a Korean War Air Force veteran, a graduate of Arkansas State University and a member of Trinity Baptist Church and Parma (Mo.) Masonic Lodge. Mr. Mayo, the husband of Erma Brannon Mayo, also leaves a son, J.J. Mayo of Conway; his mother, Mildred Sara Lawrence Mayo of Blytheville; two sisters, Mae Beth Lovelace of Blytheville and Jean DeGise of Peoria, Ill., and a brother, Terry Mayo of Houston, Texas. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Veterans Administration or Trinity Baptist Church.
[Death Notice dated May 11, 2005]
Blytheville -- Rodney Carnell Rogers Jr., 1-day-old son of Nickey Houston and Rodney Rogers, died May 4 at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at Memory Gardens. Wilson Funeral Home has charge. He also leaves a sister, Ny'Keria Jackson of Blytheville; his grandparents, Kena Thomas and Gloria Rogers, both of Blytheville and Harold Houston of San Diego, and his great-grandparents, Hattie and Odell Shields of Blytheville and Jessie Marquez of Lansing, Mich.
[Death Notice dated May 11, 2005]
Osceola -- Willie Lee Matthews, 61, factory worker, died Friday at South Mississippi County Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church with burial in Whiteside cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Matthews, the husband of Veatris Matthews, also leaves a daughter, Tattricia Matthews of St. Louis; four sons, Elvis Richmond of Blytheville, Michael Barnhill of San Diego, John Matthews of Millington, Tenn., and Reggie Matthews of St. Louis; four sisters, Loffie Jamison of Indianapolis, and Lula Bennett, Alice Matthews and Barbara Matthews, all of Milwaukee; a brother, Sonny Matthews of Chicago, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated May 11, 2005]
West Memphis -- Pattie L. Boyd, 90, died Friday at Saint Francis Hospital in Memphis. Services will be at noon Saturday at South Parkway Church of Christ with burial in Herman cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. Boyd, the widow of Robert Boyd, leaves three daughters, Donnie Taylor of West Memphis, and Bessie Echols and Rubbie Webb, both of Memphis; three sons, Robert Boyd and Billy Boyd, both of Memphis, and J.B. Boyd of West Memphis, 33 grandchildren, 75 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated May 11, 2005]
West Memphis -- Larry Waldrop, 65, equipment broker, died Tuesday at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy Cross Episcopal Church with burial in Pemiscott Memorial Gardens in Caruthersville, Mo. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Waldrop, the husband of Pat Whistle Waldrop, also leaves a daughter, Lori Busby, and a son, Larry Shane Waldrop, both of West Memphis; his mother, Oleata Pruitt of Alabaster, Ala.; a sister, Clellda Nix of Hoover, Ala.; a brother, William Waldrop of Steele, Mo., and a granddaughter.
[Death Notice dated May 11, 2005]
Blytheville -- L.V. 'Bubba' McKillion, 54, factory worker, died Saturday at Great River Medical Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at New St. Paul Baptist Church with burial in Memory Gardens. McDonald-Horne Funeral Home has charge. He leaves three daughters, Pamela Williams of San Antonio, Texas, and Angela McKillion and Ashley McKillion, both of Blytheville; two sons, L.V. McKillion Jr. of San Diego and Greg McKillion of Blytheville; five sisters, Ethel Caruthers of Blytheville, Mazella Chambers of San Diego, Florine King of California, Vernon Credit of Texarkana and Minnie Bazella of Delaware; three brothers, Robert McKillion of Caruthersville, Mo., Bobby McKillion of Columbus, Ohio, and Perry McKillion of West Memphis, and 14 grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated May 20, 2005]
Marion -- George W. Oliver, 80, construction worker, died May 12 at his home. Services will be at noon Saturday at Anthony Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in St. John cemetery in Hughes. Mr. Oliver, the husband of Velma Oliver, also leaves four daughters, Pauline Olden of Memphis, Georgia Mosley and Laura Oliver, both of West Memphis, and Marlene Curry of Earle; five sisters, Annie Gibbs of Memphis, Christine Oliver, Fannie Rodgers and Thelma Malone, all of Buffalo, N.Y., and Rebecca Brown of Belle Glade, Fla.; a brother, James Oliver of Buffalo, and 14 grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated May 20, 2005]
Marion -- Ronnie Jerry Goudy, 67, owner of G&H; Super Clean, died Sunday at his home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park cemetery in Marion. He was founding member and treasurer of Crittenden County Search and Rescue. He leaves two daughters, Becky Crawford of Bartlett, Tenn., and Tina Kelley of West Memphis; two son, Tony Goudy and Mike Goudy, both of West Memphis; a sister, Donna Goudy, and a brother, Glen Goudy, both of Memphis; his fiancee, Sandra Ford of Marion, and nine grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Crittenden County Search and Rescue or the American Cancer Society.
[Death Notice dated May 18, 2005]
Charline Craft, 75, of Harrisburg, Ark., seamstress, died Tuesday at Jonesboro (Ark.) Health Care Center. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Amy cemetery in West Plains, Mo. Weston Funeral Service in Harrisburg has charge. She was a member of Harrisburg First Assembly of God. Mrs. Craft, the widow of Ben Craft, leaves local survivors including Glenda Fowler of Collierville, eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated May 18, 2005]
Norvell Johns, 86, of Cabot, Ark., insurance agent, died Monday at Select Specialty Hospital in Little Rock. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Crittenden Memorial Park cemetery. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. He was an Air Force veteran. Mr. Johns, the husband of Aleen Johns of Benton, Ark., also leaves local survivors including a son, Jerry Johns of Germantown, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated May 18, 2005]
Jennette -- Florida Finley, 56, of Detroit, formerly of Jennette, died May 6 in Detroit. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Pilgrim Rest cemetery. Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge. He leaves two sons, Carlos Lucas of Killeen, Texas, and Frank Lucas of Detroit; three sisters, Doro Lee Hayes of Jennette, and Roxanne Fox and Abbey Bailey, both of Inkster, Mich.; three brothers, Mayor Plez Lucas and Sidney Lucas, both of Jennette, and Miles Lucas of Mississippi, and two grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated May 17, 2005]
Horseshoe Lake -- Cecil Edward Metheny, 82, retired owner-operator of C&L; Fish Market, died Saturday at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Crittenden Memorial cemetery in Marion. He was a World War II and Korean War veteran, a Baptist and a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mr. Metheny, the widower of Dorothy LaVerne Metheny, leaves four daughters, Cecile C. Quinn of Cheyenne, Wyo., Connie Pipkin of Horseshoe Lake, Betty Lynn Schmidt of Phoenix and Susan Johnson of Louisiana; three sons, Eddie Edward Metheny and David Lee Metheny, both of Horseshoe Lake, and Larry McFarland of Lake View; a sister, Louise Taylor of Duncan, Okla.; two brothers, Winston Metheny of Little Rock and Harold Ray Metheny of Duncan, 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated May 15, 2005]
West Memphis -- Earnest Gales, 47, truck driver, died Friday in Clarkedale. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pilgrim Rest with burial in Paradise Garden in Edmondson. Mr. Gales, the husband of Velma Jean Gales, also leaves a son, Deshon Gales of Memphis; a stepson, Jay T. Joyce Jr. of West Memphis; four sisters, Earnestine Gales and Vercherrian Vales, both of Memphis, Ruthie Daniels of Las Vegas and Sallie Parker of Marianna; two brothers, Curtis Woshua and Latheldia Gales, both of Memphis, and a grandchild.
[Death Notice dated May 12, 2005]
