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Blytheville -- Donald Boyd James, 67, retired engineering technician for the Corps of Engineers, died Monday at his home. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Dogwood cemetery. Cobb Funeral Home has charge. He was an Army veteran and a Baptist. Mr. James, the husband of Linda James, also leaves five daughters, Donna Kifer of Monroe, La., Cindy Barnes and Jessica Poplin, both of Blytheville, Kim Sudduth of Kansas City, Kan., and Karen Brandt of Caruthersville, Mo.; two sons, Keith James of Las Vegas and Kevin James of Cape Girardeau, Mo.; four sisters, Glenda Payne and Renae James, both of Reeves, Mo., Marie Cline of Orange Park, Fla., and Barbara Martin of Gulf Breeze, Fla.; three brothers, Henry James and Randy James, both of St. Louis, and Doyle James of Adamsville, Tenn., eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death Notice dated May 4, 2005]
Blytheville -- Bradley Keith Pillow, 18, of Paragould, formerly of Blytheville, environmental supervisor, died Wednesday at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home with burial in Memory Gardens. He was a member of New Liberty Baptist Church, North American Hunting Club and Paragould Golf Team, a graduate of Paragould High School, where he played football, MCW Middle Weight Wrestling Champion and held state record for Squats and Dead Weight Lifts. Mr. Pillow, the husband of Janel Meyer Pillow, also leaves a daughter, Anna Kay Pillow of Paragould; his mother, Kimberly Ann Wallace of Blytheville; his father, Robert Wayne Pillow of Paragould; a sister, Katey Barham of Pocahontas; a brother, Bryan Pillow of Blytheville; his grandparents, Buddie and Billie Wallace of Blytheville, Jerry and Shirley Swain of Marmaduke and Jeff Pillow of Paragould, and his great-grandparents, Jessie and Davis Pillow and Lorene Baldwin, all of Paragould, and Virginia Mae Wallace of Blytheville. The family requests that any memorials be sent to New Liberty Baptist Church Family Life Center.
[Death Notice dated April 30, 2005]
Heafer -- A.B. 'D.D.' Tacker, 80, owner/operator of Tacker Grocery Store, died Thursday at his home. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park cemetery in Marion. He was a member of Marion Church of Christ. Mr. Tacker, the husband of Juanita Tacker, also leaves a daughter, Sherry Baine of Heafer; two sisters, Margie Warner of West Memphis and Lula Dunavant of Jackson, Tenn., four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated April 30, 2005]
Blytheville -- Veatrice McDearman, 97, retired office manager for Blytheville Propane Co., died Thursday at Heritage Square Nursing Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Blytheville First Presbyterian Church, where she was a member, with burial in Maple Grove cemetery. Cobb Funeral Home has charge. Mrs. McDearman was the widow of Buddy Lovelace and D.W. McDearman.
[Death Notice dated April 29, 2005]
Osceola -- Mary Lee Woodard, 81, homemaker, died Thursday at South Mississippi County Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Roller-Swift Funeral Home with burial in Mississippi County Memorial Gardens. She was a member of Eastside Baptist Church and Osceola Senior Citizens Center. Mrs. Woodard, the widow of Glen Woodard, leaves eight daughters, Joe Ann Pruett of Midwest City, Okla., Sissy Rigsby, Betty Thompson and Nancy Brooks, all of Osceola, Kaye Tankersley of Hardy, Lavan Marrow of Dyersburg, Tenn., Carole Stewart of Barboursville, W.Va., and Evon Lampman of Bryan, Texas; a son, Marvin Glen Woodard Jr. of Bryan, 31 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated April 29, 2005]
West Memphis -- Darla Jane Brasfield, 60, homemaker, died Wednesday at her home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park cemetery. She was a member of Avondale Baptist Church. Mrs. Brasfield, the wife of Joe F. Brasfield, also leaves two daughters, Becky Ray of Christopher, Ill., and Bonita Burton of Marion; a son, Joe F. Brasfield Jr. of West Memphis; a brother, Cecil Wayne Carter of Sikeston, Mo., and eight grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated April 29, 2005]
William Wallace Joyner, 73, of Marianna, Ark., pharmacist and owner-operator of Turner's Pharmacy, died Tuesday at Helena (Ark.) Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Marianna First United Methodist Church with burial in Marianna Memorial Park cemetery. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in Marianna has charge. He was a Korean War Air Force veteran, a member of Arkansas Pharmacy Board, Rotary Club and Al Anon, commander of Marianna American Legion and president of the Housing Authority. Mr. Joyner, the husband of Shirley Joyner, also leaves local survivors including a daughter, Melanie Joyner of Munford, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Methodist Youth Camp in Marianna.
[Death Notice dated April 29, 2005]
Claude Trundle, 73, of Mountain View, Ark., retired warehouse manager for Textron, died Monday at Baxter Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mountain View First United Methodist Church with burial in Mountain View cemetery. Willis-Hays Funeral Home in Batesville, Ark., has charge. He was a Navy veteran. Mr. Trundle, the husband of Doris Mayer Trundle for 53 years, also leaves local survivors including a daughter, Lori Coleman of Lakeland; a son, Dennis Trundle of Millington, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated April 29, 2005]
Blytheville -- John Thomas Newman Jr., 85, City of Blytheville employee, died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cobb Funeral Home with burial in Elmwood cemetery. He was a member of Bible Missionary Church. Mr. Newman, the widower of Oleta Newman, leaves a daughter, Nellie Hoskins of Byltheville; a son, Harold Newman of Dover, Ohio; two sisters, Billie Joe Jarratt of Hendersonville, Tenn., and Frances Alley of Dell, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated May 3, 2005]
West Memphis -- Eugene Griffin Hazlewood, 98, retired general contractor, died Sunday at Saint Francis Hospital in Memphis. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion. He was a member of Rosewood Methodist Church, Meadow Brook Country Club and West Memphis Masonic Lodge. Mr. Hazlewood, the widower of Dana Beatrice Hazlewood, leaves two sons, Eugene N. Hazlewood of West Memphis and Michael S. Hazlewood of Cordova, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to a charity of the donor's choice.
[Death Notice dated May 3, 2005]
West Memphis -- Hazel Pruitt, 84, homemaker, died Saturday at Wesley Highland Manor in Memphis. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Park Funeral Home in Memphis with burial in Memorial Park there. She was a member of Bellevue Baptist Church for 35 years, La Societe de Femme for 30 years and American Legion Ladies Auxiliary for 35 years, and volunteer for St. Peter's Children's Home and the American Red Cross. She leaves two daughters, Rita Green of Memphis and Ann Bland of Atlanta; two sisters, Christine Hines and Ruth Pillow, both of California; a brother, David Dellinger of Bolivar, Tenn.; a granddaughter who took care of her, Christine Voge, another grandchild and a great-granddaughter.
[Death Notice dated May 3, 2005]
Ila G. Chadwick, 86, of Forrest City, Ark., homemaker, died Monday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Chadwick, the widow of Ernest E. Chadwick, leaves local survivors including two daughters, Patsy Benjamin of Memphis and Sue Johnson of Germantown, seven grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated May 3, 2005]
Blytheville -- Beulah Ardavene Hays, 96, retired registered nurse, died Friday in Rogers. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Blytheville First Christian Church, where she was a member, with burial in Elmwood cemetery. Cobb Funeral Home has charge. She was a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist School of Nursing and a member of GSWC Women's Club, Garden Club and Christian Women's Fellowship. Mrs. Hays, the widow of Bennie Russell Hays, leaves a daughter, Sissie Hays Black of Bentonville, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated May 1, 2005]
West Memphis -- Mildred Virginia Williams, 75, production worker for Loose Leaf Manufacturing, died Thursday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park cemetery in Marion. Mrs. Williams, the widow of Richard Howard Williams, leaves two sons, Leross Gill Jr. of Jacksonville, N.C., and Manley Gill of West Memphis, and two brothers, Ervin Boling and Alford Boling, both of Sarah, Miss.
[Death Notice dated May 1, 2005]
Blytheville -- Ellie Vetis Vernon, 84, homemaker, died Tuesday at Great River Medical Center. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Park cemetery. Cobb Funeral Home has charge. She was a Pentecostal. Mrs. Vernon, the widow of Vardy Vernon, leaves three daughters, Edna Yankee, Linda Stokes and Ellen Mask, all of Blytheville; five sons, Danny Vernon and James Vernon, both of Pontotoc, Miss., Phillip Vernon and Stevie Vernon, both of Gosnell, and Dennis Vernon of Tennessee; a sister, Wilma Hubbard of Blytheville, 36 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren and 33 great-great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated April 27, 2005]
West Memphis -- Milton Lee Mebane, 17, died Thursday at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Services will be at noon Saturday at Beautiful Zion Baptist Church with burial in Marion Memorial cemetery. M.J. Edwards & Sons Funeral Home has charge. He leaves a daughter, Titiana Mabane, and his parents, Milton and Minnie Eulls, all of West Memphis; two sisters, Charita Eulls and Erica Eulls, both of Memphis; seven brothers, Brandon Eulls of Memphis, and Rickey Mabane, Terry Mabane, Michael Eulls, Joseph Eulls, Elijah Eulls and Mitchell Mabone, all of West Memphis, and his grandparents, Hudell and Mildred Eulls of Memphis.
[Death Notice dated April 27, 2005]
West Memphis -- Bessie True Tilghman, 92, formerly of West Helena, homemaker, died Monday at her home. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Sunset Memorial Garden in West Helena. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home has charge. She was a Baptist. Mrs. Tilghman, the widow of James B. Tilghman, leaves a daughter, Juanita Nelson of West Memphis; two sisters, Lorene Baker of Rockford, Ill., and Hilda Norman of Dumas; a brother, Walter Sullivan of Holcomb, Miss., two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
[Death Notice dated April 27, 2005]
Blytheville -- Max Albert James, 69, retired truck driver for Bush Brothers, died Saturday at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Dogwood cemetery. Cobb Funeral Home has charge. Mr. James, the husband of Nettie James for 33 years, also leaves two daughters, Lanita Baker of Nashville and Vickie Parish of Blytheville; a son, Benny James of Cardwell, Mo.; a sister, Joyce Young of Marble Hill, Mo.; two brothers, Larry James of Greenville, Mo., and Jerry James of Marble Hill, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
[Death Notice dated April 25, 2005]
Earle -- A.L. Reed, 91, retired coach and teacher, died Sunday at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis with burial in Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion. Mr. Reed, the widower of Verneil Reed, leaves two sisters, Hazel Bice of Wichita, Kan., and Stella Westerhoff of Los Angeles, and two brothers, Charles Lee of Wichita and Emmet Reed of San Diego. The family requests that any memorials be sent to Earle United Methodist Church or Crittenden County Museum.
[Death Notice dated April 25, 2005]
