Obituary Listing

Aug 11, 2021

Ms. Mary Therese Prater, 84, of Corning, AR., passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, MO. Ms. Prater was born in Pocahontas, AR., on June 15, 1937. She was retired. She had worked as a dietician and an apartment manager. Among the many hats she wore during her lifetime, the ones...

Aug 6, 2021

Lorene Curtis, 89, of Corning, AR., passed away Friday, August 6, 2021 at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning. Mrs. Curtis was on January 1, 1932, in South East, MO. She was a C.N.A. for many years in California and Arizona. She loved her family and is still very loved.

Survivors include her daughter Susan Degenstein...

Aug 4, 2021

Doris Day

Doris Evelyn Day, 89, of Knobel, passed away August 4, 2021 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro.

Mrs. Day was born September 11, 1931 in Elm Store, MO. She retired from Corning School District. She enjoyed cooking for her family, gardening, especially flowers and roses. She loved attending church, spending time with...

Jul 29, 2021

Mrs. Edna LaRue Hurst, 80, of Jonesboro, AR., passed away Thursday, July 29, 2021 at Saint Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR. Mrs. Hurst was born March 13, 1941 in Shreveport, LA. She was a pastor’s wife and homemaker. She enjoyed spending time with her family, attending church, taking care of people, cooking, and feeding hummingbirds. She was a...

Jul 24, 2021

Mrs. Gail Conyers, 59, of Corning, AR., passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, AR. Gail was born in Corning, AR., on July 30, 1961. She had worked as an assembler at Basler Electric and Nordyne. She loved to attend her grandchildren’s basketball games, take care of her animals and go fishing. She...

Jul 18, 2021

Mr. Larry Gilbee, 74, of Paragould, AR. passed away Sunday, July 18, 2021 at St. Bernard’s Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR. Mr. Gilbee was born in Hickoria, AR., on March 8, 1947. He was retired from Monroe and enjoyed deer hunting and fishing.

On June 12, 1969 he married Donna Kay Gilbee. They were married 40...

Jul 18, 2021

Rev. Owen Lee Little, 83 of Corning, AR., went to be with his savior on Sunday, July 18, 2021 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. Owen was born in Campbell, MO., on August 17, 1937 the son of the late William Dillon and Jessie Lena (Hubble) Little. He loved fishing, gardening, and his family, but his...

Jul 16, 2021

Mrs. Ellen Diane Booth, 60, of Beech Grove, AR., passed away Friday, July 16, 2021 at home. Mrs. Booth was born in Rockford, IL., on August 5, 1960. She was a mail carrier who loved spending time with her family. She was of Baptist Faith.

On July 16, 1977 she married Steve Booth he preceded her in...

Jul 16, 2021

Helen J. (Crafton) Johnson, 93, of Rockford, Illinois passed away July 16, 2021 peacefully in her sleep. Helen was born on November 26, 1927 in Corning, Arkansas to Poe and Louticia Crafton. A few years after graduating High School Helen moved to Rockford in 1956. She held various jobs throughout her career, eventually retiring from Nylint Toy Manufacturing.

Jul 9, 2021

Mrs. Hilda Rice, 86, of Corning, AR., passed away Friday July 9, 2021 at Heritage Living Center in Conway, AR. Mrs. Rice was born April 22, 1935 in Corning, AR. She was retired from Basler Electric and Money Miser. Her favorite hobbies were cooking and spending time with her grandchildren. She was of the Pentecostal faith.

On...

Jul 7, 2021

Jerry Davis, 67, of Doniphan, MO passed away July 7, 2021 at SSM Health Saint Clare Hospital in Fenton, MO. Jerry was born October 7, 1953 in Pocahontas, AR. He was a location manager for Farm Service, Inc. in Corning and a cattle farmer. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and attending sporting events with his grandchildren. He loved coaching youth...

Jul 2, 2021

Mr. Ed Thompson, 77, of Corning, AR., passed away Friday, July 2, 2021 at Saint Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR. Ed was born on October, 17 1943 in Cache Lake, AR. He was a retired carpenter, past volunteer fireman and city dog catcher. He enjoyed Bowling, NASCAR, hunting, fishing and eating crab legs. He attended the Palatka Church...

Jun 29, 2021

Mrs. Tressie Earlene Moore, 81, of Neelyville, MO., passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at home. Mrs. Moore was born in Corning, AR., on April 24, 1940. She was a homemaker and farmer’s wife. She enjoyed gardening, going to church, and spending time with her grandchildren. She was a member of First Apostolic United Pentecostal Church in Corning, where...

Jun 20, 2021

Ms. Jamie Taylor, 43, of Corning, AR., passed away Sunday, June 20, 2021 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, MO. Jamie was born in Brinkley, AR., on January 26, 1978. She was a homemaker who enjoyed fishing and swimming.

Survivors include her daughters Mariah Jade Fraine of Paragould, AR., and Madison Renee Taylor of...

Jun 18, 2021

Mr. William Ray Hall, 67, of Corning, AR., passed away Friday, June 18, 2021 at home. Mr. Hall was born March 1, 1954 in Piggott, AR. He was a fun loving, hardworking man who took great pride in his family, his military career as well as his career as a cable technician and over the road truck driver. He...

Jun 11, 2021

Mr. Wayne Edward Hunt, 63, of Hoxie, AR., passed away Friday, June 11, 2021 at Saint Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR. Wayne was born September 19, 1957 in Benton Harbor, MI. He enjoyed tattooing, art, drawing, the river, camping, music and spending time with family and friends. He was of the Christian faith.

Survivors include his...

Jun 8, 2021

Shirley May Ford, 85, of Piedmont, MO., formerly of Corning, AR., went to be with her Lord and Savior and her soulmate, J.F. Ford, Jr., June 8, 2021. Shirley was born October 4, 1935 in Success, AR., to the late John H. Calvert and Ethel May (Turner) Calvert May. Shirley attended church with her family at Friendship Baptist Church...

Jun 6, 2021

Mr. Cecil Norman Cate, 93, of Greenville, MO., passed away Sunday, June 6, 2021 at home. Mr. Cate was born in Hickoria, AR., on October 4, 1927. He proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army and was a post World War II veteran. He was retired from ABF where he was a teamster dock...

Jun 4, 2021

Mrs. Janice Marie Williams passed away Friday, June 4, 2021 in Denison, TX. Janice was born in Newport, AR., on January 04, 1929 and raised in Manila, AR., by her parents Leonard and Hazel Woodruff.

She married the love of her life, Ben Williams, Jr. on July 4, 1946. He preceded her in death on April 14,...

Jun 3, 2021

Mrs. Fern Johnson, 83, of Corning, AR., passed away Thursday, June 3, 2021 at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning, AR. Mrs. Johnson was born in Bismarck, MO., on February 18, 1938. Prior to her retirement, she worked for Bestway and Wanda’s Flowers in Corning. Her hobbies included bowling, crafting, cooking, visiting casinos and spending time with her...