Elsie Holifield
Jun 22, 2013
Mrs. Elsie Laverne (Crafton) Holifield was born July 31, 1919 in Clay County, Arkansas and passed from this life on June 22, 2013 at the Corning Therapy and Living Center which is located just two miles west of her birthplace. Elsie was one of seven daughters and seven sons of Poe Crafton and Louticia (Gage) Crafton. Her primary claim to...
Martin Ahrent
Jun 21, 2013
Mr. Martin William Ahrent, 84, of Corning, AR., passed away Friday, June 21, 2013 at Corning Therapy and Living Center. Mr. Ahrent was born in Corning, AR., on October 31, 1928. He was a life-long farmer. He served on the Board of Directors for Corning Grain Dryer - Riceland Foods from the early 1960’s until the present. He also served...
Edna Simpson
Jun 20, 2013
Mrs. Edna Simpson, 93, of Paragould, AR., formerly of Corning, AR., passed away Thursday, June 20, 2013 at Greene Acres Nursing Home in Paragould. Mrs. Simpson was born in Palatka, AR., on September 2, 1919. She was a homemaker, she enjoyed sewing, gardening, cooking, and spending time with family, especially her grandchildren. She was a member of Center Hill Church...
Jeffery Benton
Jun 11, 2013
Mr. Jeffery Benton, 52, of Corning, AR., passed away at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, MO. Mr. Benton was born in Belleville, IL., on September 15, 1960. He was a construction worker and grocery store clerk, he enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was Church of Christ in faith. He married Cathy (Handwork) Benton on July 20, 1984....
Madeline Nichols
Jun 8, 2013
Mrs. Madeline Nichols, 84, of Corning, AR., passed away Saturday, June 8, 2013 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, AR. Mrs. Nichols was born in Brookland, AR., on January 26, 1929. She was a homemaker, she enjoyed sewing, gardening, canning and cooking. She married her husband of fifty years Orville E. "Gene" Nichols on November 29, 1960....
Carol Moore
Jun 3, 2013
Ms. Loretta Carolyn Moore, 68, of Paragould, AR., passed away Monday, June 3, 2013 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, AR. Ms. Moore was born in Hickoria, AR., on December 15, 1944. She was a homemaker, she enjoyed Native American Arts and Crafts. She was Cherokee. She is survived by three sons Jerry Moore of McClure, IL., John Moore...
Cletus Lewis
May 31, 2013
Mr. Cletus Lewis, 75, of Poplar Bluff, MO., passed away Friday, May 31, 2013 at home. Mr. Lewis was born in Peach Orchard, MO., on January 3, 1938. He was a mechanic and retired truck driver; he enjoyed working on old cars and going fishing. He was of the Baptist faith. He married his wife of 56 years Mrs. Ruth...
Hazel Geraldine Perren
May 25, 2013
Mrs. Hazel Geraldine Perren, 91, of Corning, AR., passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, AR. Mrs. Perren was born in Datto, AR., on March 18, 1922. She was a homemaker and a member of the Success Apostolic Church. She is survived by one son Garland Arnell and wife Sheluah of Corning, AR.; one...
Debbie Turner
May 25, 2013
Ms. Debra Jo "Debbie" Turner, 57, of Corning, AR., passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013 at home. Ms. Turner was born in Knob, AR., on July 14,1955. She worked for Neelyville School District as a teachers aide and bus driver. She was a member of the First General Baptist Church in Corning. She is survived by one daughter Brittany and...
Mildred Palmer
May 24, 2013
Mrs. Mildred Palmer, 90, of Dexter, MO., passed away Friday, May 24, 2013 at Cypress Point Skilled Nursing in Dexter, MO. Mrs. Palmer was born in Piggott, AR., on March 20, 1923. She was a Restaurant Manager and Shoe Factory Employee. She was of the Methodist faith. She is survived by four daughters Kathryn Mead of Calvert City, KY., Brenda...
Joe Skaggs
May 22, 2013
Mr. Lowell W. "Joe" Skaggs, 91, of Corning, AR., passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott, AR. Mr. Skaggs was born in Lanton, MO., on January 17, 1922. He was a retired farmer, he enjoyed playing dominoes and cards. He proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army during World War...
Ruby Barker
May 20, 2013
Mrs. Ruby Ray Barker, 95, of Rector, AR., formerly of Success, AR., passed away Monday, May 20, 2013 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, AR. Mrs. Barker was born in Greenway, AR., on December 14, 1917. She was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening and raising flowers. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Success, AR. She...
Rosemary Ahrent
May 18, 2013
Mrs. Rosemary (Hickman) Ahrent, 91, of Corning, AR., passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, AR. Mrs. Ahrent was born in Little Rock, AR., on June 26, 1921. She was a retired Librarian from the Corning School District. She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary and a member of...
Geraldine Lowe
May 17, 2013
Mrs. Geraldine (Abbott) Lowe, 85, of Poplar Bluff, MO., formerly of McDougal, AR., passed away Friday, May 17, 2013 at The Cedargate Skilled Nursing Facilty in Poplar Bluff, MO. Mrs. Lowe was born in Pollard, AR., on February 13, 1928. She was a homemaker. She especially loved her children and grandchildren and the family get-togethers at her home. She was...
Buster Grubb
May 16, 2013
Mr. Coleman Dewight "Buster" Grubb, 62, of Corning, AR., passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013 in Corning. Mr. Grubb was born in Boydsville, AR., on January 17, 1951. He was a retired carpenter. He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, riding horses, and taking care of his dogs. He was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by three sons...
Viola Leonard
May 15, 2013
Mrs. Viola Leonard, 76, of Corning, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at home in Corning, AR. Mrs. Leonard was born in Success, AR., on October 25, 1936. She was a homemaker and factory assembly worker. She enjoyed bowling and working. She was Baptist in faith. She married her husband Willard Leonaned on March 18, 1964. He preceded her...
Jimmy Louis Kimbrell
May 7, 2013
Jimmy Louis Kimbrell, 77, of Current View, Missouri, formerly of Corning, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, May 7. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 52 years, Gail, and by his parents, Ross and Ernestine Kimbrell. Jim was born June 19, 1935, in Calhoun City, Mississippi. He was a graduate of Dyess High School in Dyess, Arkansas, and...
Thomas L. Fairchild
Apr 26, 2013
Mr. Thomas L. "Big T" Fairchild, 81, of Paragould, AR., passed away Friday, April 26, 2013 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, AR. Mr. Fairchild was born in Brookings, AR., on December 17, 1931. He was was a farmer, truck driver, business owner, and worked for Farm Service. He enjoyed playing guitar, playing Rook, listening to blue grass music,...
Thala Prince
Apr 25, 2013
Mrs. Thala Lee Prince, 89, of Corning, AR., passed away Thursday, April 25, 2013 at Pocahontas Nursing and Rehab in Pocahontas, AR. Mrs. Prince was born in Pocahontas, AR., on October 27, 1923. She was retired from Johansen Brothers Shoe Factory in Corning, AR. She was Church of Christ in faith. She is survived by her husband Ralph Prince of...
Wilta Marteen Weaver
Apr 24, 2013
Mrs. Wilta Marteen Weaver, 93, of Fort Myers, FL., passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, FL. Mrs. Weaver was born in Corning, AR., on March 9, 1920. She was a retired environmental service worker for William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, MI. She was a member of Royal Oak Church of Christ in...
