Obituary Listing

May 14, 2018

Mrs. Winnie Harper, 95, of Sheridan, AR., formerly of Datto, AR., passed away Monday, May 14, 2018 at Sheridan Healthcare and Rehab in Sheridan, AR. Mrs. Harper was born in Gainesville, AR., on July 13, 1922. She was a retired postmaster. She was a member of Datto Missionary Baptist Church.

She married her husband of...

May 12, 2018

Mrs. Earldeen Stafford, 98, of Corning, AR., passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning, AR. Mrs. Stafford was born in Poplar Bluff, MO., on August 4, 1919. She was a retired pharmacy clerk for Morgan Pharmacy in Corning, AR. She enjoyed making pies and fishing. She was a member of House of...

May 8, 2018

Mrs. Lavada A. (Byars) Dillard, 79, of Saint Peters, MO., went to be with Jesus on May 8, 2018 at Delmar Gardens of Meramec Valley in Fenton, MO. Mrs. Dillard was born in Chicago, IL., on August 13, 1938 the daughter of the late Willie Clifton and Ruby A. (Tubbs) Byars. She faithfully served her Lord and after the...

May 8, 2018

Miss Alma Paulette Hayes, 73, of Datto, AR., passed away on Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning, AR. Miss Hayes was born in Kennett, MO., on November 8, 1944. She enjoyed taking care of cats and working puzzle books. She was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include her sisters Irene Parker...

May 7, 2018

Mrs. Ruby Sadie (Evans) Wilkerson, Jones, Leonard, 96, of Corning, AR., passed away on Monday, May 7, 2018 at home, surrounded with family. Ruby was born the daughter of James Arthur and Lottie Anne (Tibbs) Evans on April 4, 1922 in Randolph County, Arkansas. She was a dedicated mother and grandmother to her family. She treasured the times when...

May 5, 2018

Mr. Lee Roy Kirby, 85, of Corning, AR., passed away Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning, AR. Mr. Kirby was born in Datto, AR., on July 4, 1932. he was retired from Riceland Foods. He was a Shriner and 32° Mason at Corning Masonic Lodge #719. He enjoyed hunting and was a member...

May 5, 2018

Mrs. Gladys Hazel (Wiedeman) Goodman, 97, of Corning, AR., passed away Thursday, May 5, 2018 at Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott, AR. Mrs. Goodman was born in Datto, AR., on October 27, 1920. She was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with her family. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church in Corning, AR.

She married...

May 3, 2018

Mr. John Baxter "J.B." Meeks, 66, of Reyno, AR., passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, AR. J.B. was born in Maynard, AR., on July 8, 1951. John Claud "J.C." Meeks and wife Willie Allene (Spencer) Meeks. He was a grandson of Willie Meeks and wife Edna (Johnston) Meeks and Henry Baxter Spencer and...

May 3, 2018

Mrs. Rita Loretta Bibb, 93, of Webb City, MO., passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018 at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, MO. Mrs. Bibb was born in Batesville, AR., on January 26, 1925. She grew up in Corning, AR., and attended school here. She was a retired cook who enjoyed spending time with her family, reading and writing letters...

May 1, 2018

Mr. Delmar Talmadge Foster, 82, of Knobel, AR., passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at General Baptist Nursing Home in Piggott, AR. Mr. Foster was born in Tipperary, AR., on April 11, 1936. He retired from Fisher Body after 30 years of driving a forklift. He was a member of UAW and enjoyed antiquing and yard work. He was...

Apr 29, 2018

Mrs. Faye Marie (Keelin) Hudson, 80, of Corning, AR., passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning, AR. Mrs. Hudson was born in Datto, AR., on December 21, 1937. She was a homemaker. She enjoyed fishing, canvas stuff, working crossword puzzles and playing bingo. She was a member of the Success Church of...

Apr 27, 2018

Reverend Charles Ray Colbert, Sr., 80, of Corning, AR., passed away Friday, April 27, 2018 at Saint Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR., surrounded by family.

CPO Reverend Colbert was born in Lake City, AR., on January 26, 1938. He proudly served his country as a member of both the United States Army and United States Navy....

Apr 26, 2018

Mr. Connie M. Luttrell, 85, of Knobel, AR., passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 at home. Mr. Luttrell was born in Knobel, AR., on June 2, 1932. He was a retired over the road truck driver from Ozark Motor Lines, Inc. He loved to hunt, fish with his family, go to flea markets, watch Saint Louis Cardinal’s baseball and...

Apr 20, 2018

Ms. Kathey Kelley, 59, of Pollard, AR., passed away April 20, 2018 at home. Ms. Kelley was born in Piggott, AR., on February 21, 1959. She was an over-night stocker at Corning Walmart. She earned a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice. She loved cats, reading, sewing and spending time with her grandson.

She is survived by two...

Apr 19, 2018

Mr. Eddie G. Luttrell, 74, of Knobel, AR., passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Saint Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR., surrounded by loving family. Mr. Luttrell was born in Knobel, AR., on March 20, 1944. He was a retired sawmill worker. He loved to hunt, fish and spend time with his grandchildren. He was Church of Christ...

Apr 17, 2018

Mrs. Linda Joann Barnett Fraine, 71, of Paragould, AR., passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at home. Mrs. Fraine was born in Knobel, AR., on October 18, 1946. She was a homemaker who enjoyed reading, history and short road trips. She was of the Church of Christ faith. She is survived by her son Anthony Childress of Jonesboro, AR.;...

Apr 17, 2018

Mr. David Charles Shourd, 64, of Knobel, AR., passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at home. Mr. Shourd was born in Paragould, AR., on Febuary 14, 1954. He was a retired farmhand who enjoyed playing the guitar and fishing. He was of the Baptist faith. He married his wife of 30 years Mrs. Rita Faye (Keas) Shourd on March...

Apr 14, 2018

Ben Williams Jr. transcended into heaven on Saturday April 14, 2018. A small intimate funeral will be held at 10:30 AM, Monday, April 16, 2018 at Bratcher Funeral Home Family Room in Denison, TX., before going back to Corning, AR., were a visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM, Friday, April 20, 2018 in the Ermert...

Apr 8, 2018

Mrs. Wanda Lee Hays, 86, of Corning, AR., passed away Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, AR. Mrs. Hays was born in Randolph County, AR., on August 31, 1931. She was was a retired housekeeper and governess raising children from the Spain, Manatt, Leonard and Goodman families. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, cooking and spending...

Apr 6, 2018

Mrs. Carolyn Geraldean Choate, 74, of Knobel, AR., passed away Friday, April 6, 2018 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, AR. Mrs. Choate was born in Stonewall, AR., on September 11, 1943. She worked in Nursing Homes as a Medical Level Technician, and she was a homemaker. She loved to read her Bible and take care of children....