Nathan Sanders
Jun 5, 2015
Mr. Nathan Hugh Sanders, 35, of Corning, AR., passed away Friday, June 5, 2015. Mr. Sanders was born in Jonesboro, AR., on February 11, 1980. He was a security guard. He is survived by his parents Michael Sanders and wife Carolyn of Paragould, AR., and Robin (Niedermeier) Sanders of Corning, AR.; his grandmother Martha Niedermeier; two step-brothers Bobby Abbott, Jason...
Eddie Halford
Jun 4, 2015
Mr. Eddie Leon Halford, 71, of Poplar Bluff, MO., passed away Thursday, June 4, 2015 surrounded by his loving family at Mercy Hospital in Saint Louis, MO. Mr. Halford was born in Poplar Bluff, MO., on December 20, 1943. He was a retired security guard for Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. He enjoyed collecting Hot Wheels, model cars, Coca-Cola merchandise...
Robert Forbes
May 31, 2015
Mr. Robert Lee Forbes, 71, of Corning, AR., formerly of Lafe, AR., passed away Sunday, May 31, 2015 at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning, AR. Mr. Forbes was born in Lafe, AR., on July 25, 1943. He was a retired farmhand. He is survived by one son Eddie Forbes of Paragould, AR.; two brothers Arlie Forbes of Saint...
Jackie Roark
May 30, 2015
Mr. Jackie Ray Roark, 66, of McDougal, AR., passed away Saturday, May 30, 2015 at home. Mr. Roark was born in Pascola, MO., on October 20, 1948. He was a retired maintenance man and bus driver for the Corning School District. He enjoyed old cars and spending time with his family. He was a member of the Success, Arkansas Church...
Barbara Thomas
May 26, 2015
Mrs. Barbara Ann Thomas, 77, of Corning, AR., passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at home. Mrs. Thomas was born in Union City, TN., on September 29, 1937. She had worked for Mid-Mo Graphics, Alphabet Ink and also managed a video store. She enjoyed reading books, she was a member of the Card Club, the Birthday Club and the Dominoes...
Opal Johnson
May 25, 2015
Mrs. Opal Lorene Johnson, 96, of Arnold, MO., passed away Monday, May 25, 2015 at The Woodlands in Arnold, MO. Mrs. Johnson was born in Ellsinore, MO., on January 3, 1919. She was a homemaker and of the Freewill Baptist faith. She married her husband of 51 years Ivoury Johnson on September 24, 1938. He preceded her in death February...
Sylvia Burton
May 23, 2015
Mrs. Sylvia Burton, 82, of Corning, AR., passed away Saturday May 23, 2015 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, AR. Mrs. Burton was born in Vanndale, AR., on April 14, 1933. She was a homemaker, she enjoyed sewing, crochet, painting, reading and crossword puzzles. She was a member of Grace Missionary Baptist Church. She married her husband...
Helen Adams
May 14, 2015
Mrs. Helen May (Rogers) Adams, 88, of Corning, AR., went to be with the Lord, Thursday, May 14, 2015 at Arden Courts Memory Care Home in Geneva, IL., where she had lived for the past 2 years. Mrs. Adams was born February 7, 1927 to Charles Fred Rogers and Sarah Ruth (Dudley) Rogers. She was born and raised in Corning,...
Jimmy Kanaday
May 1, 2015
Mr. James "Jimmy" Lewis Kanaday, lll, of Poplar Bluff, MO., passed away Thursday, May 1, 2015 at home. Mr. Kanaday was born in Saint Louis, MO., on October 23, 1980. He was a bartender, he enjoyed watching Cardinal baseball. He is survived by his brothers Michael Kanaday of Corning, AR., Robert "Robbie" Carlton of Farmington, MO.; his daughters Patience Emerald...
Patty Jones
May 1, 2015
Ms. Patricia “Patty” Mulligan Jones, 61, of Corning, Arkansas, passed away Friday, May 1, 2015 at Ottenheimer Inpatient Center at CHI Saint Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock, Arkansas. Ms. Jones was born in Kankakee, Illinios, on August 23, 1953. She was a private music teacher, a free-lance writer and missionary. In 1975, she earned a BSE in English from Arkansas...
Jack Mcelvoy
Apr 29, 2015
Mr. Jack Carlton McElvoy, 77, of McDougal, AR., passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at home. Mr. McElvoy was born in Malden, MO., on September 19, 1937. He was a Machine Builder and member of First Apostolic Church in Corning, AR. He is survived by one son Tim McElvoy of Indianapolis, IN.; one daughter Vicky Rice of Malden, MO.; two...
Dan Lynch
Apr 25, 2015
Mr. Dan Thomas Lynch, 94, of Corning, AR., passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, AR. Mr. Lynch was born to Elizabeth Smith Lynch and Calvin Earl Lynch in Memphis, TN, February 14, 1921. He was raised in Mississippi County, attended school in Wilson until his Senior Year where he went to...
Doug Nesbit
Apr 23, 2015
Mr. James Douglas "Doug" Nesbit, 73, of Corning, AR., passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Saint Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR. Mr. Nesbit was born in Acorn, MO., on April 9, 1942. He was a retired owner-operator of Nesbit Trucking, having been behind the wheel over 40 years. He enjoyed reading and watching westerns. He attended the First...
Tex Thompson
Apr 22, 2015
Mr. Willard Ray "Tex" "Bud" Thompson, 75, of Corning, AR., passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning, AR. Mr. Thompson was born is Success, AR., on October 3, 1939. He was the owner of Tex’s Body Shop in Corning. He enjoyed playing and watching golf, playing pool, watching television, especially old westerns. He...
Ronald Clement
Apr 21, 2015
Mr. Ronald Bernard Clement, 87, of Corning, AR., passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital in Little Rock, AR. Mr. Clement was born in Reyno, AR., on September 28, 1927. He was a retired truck driver. Having drove 17 years for Yellow Freight and 19 years for Quality Dairy in St. Louis, MO. He...
Joseph Witcher
Apr 15, 2015
Mr. Joseph Wayne Witcher, 81 of Dover, OH., formerly of New Philadelphia, OH., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 while in the care of Community Hospice House. Mr. Witcher was born in Corning, AR., on September 11, 1933, a son of the late James and Sylvia (Rapert) Witcher. Following his graduation from Corning High School,...
Phena Hovis
Apr 11, 2015
Mrs. Phena Marie Hovis, 91, of Reyno, AR., passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, AR. Mrs. Hovis was born in Mount Ida, AR., on May 27, 1923. She was a homemaker who enjoyed quilting, embroidery, cooking and fishing. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Reyno. She married...
Tony C. Ainley, Sr.
Apr 9, 2015
Mr. Tony Curtis Ainley, Sr., 55, of Corning, AR., passed away Thursday, April 9, 2015 at home. Mr. Ainley was born in Bakersfield, CA., on August 26, 1959. He was "The" Cable Guy, having worked in every facet of the cable company from installation tech to lineman and beyond, he also drove a truck for several years, he was a...
Shirley Luttrell
Apr 5, 2015
Mrs. Shirley Lee Luttrell, 73, of Knobel, AR., passed away Sunday, April 5, 2015 at Regional One Health in Memphis, TN. Mrs. Luttrell was born in Corning, AR., on January 27, 1942. She had been employed at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning, AR., since she retired from L.A. Darling Store Fixtures in Corning, AR. She enjoyed spending time...
Charles Mathes
Mar 28, 2015
Mr. Charles Lee Mathes, 78, of Corning, AR., passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning, AR. Mr. Mathes was born in Topeka, KS., on October 2, 1936. He was a retired attendant at Success Grain. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing cards, four wheeler riding and boating. He was a member of First Baptist...
