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Emett Gunnels
Mar 29, 2013
Mr. Emett Lee Gunnels, 83, of Knobel, AR., passed away Friday, March 29, 2013 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, AR. Mr. Gunnels was born in McDougal, AR., on February 20, 1930. He was a factory worker, he also owned a Pool Service Company. and Worked in Factories. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. He attended the First...
Millie Mae Tolbert
Mar 28, 2013
Mrs. Millie Mae Tolbert, 90, of Walnut Ridge, AR., passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge, AR. Mrs. Tolbert was born in Clay County, AR., on May 10, 1922. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Survivors are her husband George Tolbert of Walnut Ridge, AR. and many other relatives...
Ezra N. Ellis
Mar 26, 2013
Pastor Ezra Nelson Ellis, 86, of Corning, AR., passed away Monday, March 26, 2013 at John J. Pershing V. A. Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, MO. Mr. Ellis was born in Pollard, AR., on October 30, 1926. He was a retired Millwright from Kaiser Steel Corporation in Fontana, CA. He was an Ordained Minister with the Associated Brotherhood of...
Marie Gish
Mar 25, 2013
Ms. Marie Rose Gish, 88, of Saint Louis, MO., passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 at Parklane Care Center in Wentzville, MO. Ms. Gish was born in Knobel, AR., on August 15, 1924. She was retired bank clerk/teller from US Bank. She did volunteer work for Meals on Wheels and the Senior Center. She was of the Catholic faith. She...
Mark Allen Ryan
Mar 25, 2013
Mr. Mark Allen Ryan, 55, of Jefferson City, MO., passed away Monday, March 25, 2013 in Columbia, MO. Mr. Ryan was born in Seattle, WA., on September 8, 1957. He was a rural carrier for the United States Post Office. He loved antiques, decorating, gardening, and classical music. He was a member of the Bittersweet Garden Club of Jefferson City...
Marlin Rice
Mar 16, 2013
Mr. Henry Marlin Rice, 69, of Salesville, AR., passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Regency Hospital in Springdale, AR. Mr. Rice was born in McDougal, AR., on October 23, 1943. He was a retired mechanic, he enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was Pentecostal in faith. He is survived by one son Henry Marlin Rice, Jr. of Poplar Bluff, MO.;...
Mary Ella Blanton
Mar 15, 2013
Mrs. Mary Ella Blanton, 87, of Saint Louis, MO., passed away Friday, March 15, 2013 at Randolph County Nursing Home in Pocahontas, AR. Mrs. Blanton was born in Middlebrook, AR., on February 26, 1926. She was a homemaker, she enjoyed reading and working crossword puzzles. She was a member of the Church of Christ. She married her husband Sterling Thomas...
Jimmy Ladd, Sr.
Mar 12, 2013
Mr. Jimmy Wayne Ladd, Sr., 58, of Corning, AR., passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, AR. Mr. Ladd was born in Monette, AR., on February 18, 1955. He was retired from L.A. Darling Store Fixtures. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and racing. He was a member of the Church of Christ. He married his...
Hubert Allen
Mar 11, 2013
Mr. Hubert Darrell Allen, 81, of Reyno, AR., passed away Monday, March 11, 2013 at home. Mr. Allen was born in Corning, AR., on July 25, 1931. He was a retired small engine repairman. He proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army during the Korean War. He attended the Moark Baptist Church. He married his...
Velma Stormes
Mar 9, 2013
Mrs. Velma Angus Stormes, 92, of Knobel, AR., passed away Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Greene Acres Nursing Home in Paragould, AR. Mrs. Stormes was born August 29, 1920. She was a homemaker, she enjoyed working puzzle books, reading, sewing and cooking. She was Pentecostal in faith. She married her husband Jerold Stormes on June 28, 1940. He preceded her...
Phyllis Marlyn Burl
Mar 1, 2013
Mrs. Phyllis Marlyn Burl, 61, of Saint Peters, MO., passed away Friday, March 1, 2013 at Barnes-Jewish Saint Peters Hospital in Saint Peters, MO. Mrs. Burl was born in Corning, AR., on December 18, 1951. She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking, fishing, and painting. She was of the Christian faith. She married her husband Jerome Orlando Burl on October...
James Calvin Pratt
Feb 27, 2013
Mr. James Calvin Pratt, 60, of Nelson, MO., formerly of Neelyville, MO., passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2013. Mr. Pratt was born in Hickoria, AR., on March 11, 1952. He was a farmer and enjoyed visiting his niece. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors are three brothers George Pratt of Warsaw, MO., Donnie Ray Pratt and wife Jean of...
Mary Moore
Feb 26, 2013
Mrs. Mary Moore, 92, of Sedalia, MO., passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at home. Mrs. Moore was born in Peach Orchard, AR., on October 14, 1920. She was a retired school teacher. She enjoyed quilting, baking pies, cakes, and other desserts, and visiting with friends. She was a member of North Side Freewill Baptist Church in Pocahontas, AR. She...
Rita Carol Golliver
Feb 25, 2013
Mrs. Rita Carol Golliver, 65, of Pocahontas, AR., passed away Monday, February 25, 2013 at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, AR. Mrs. Golliver was born in Biggers, AR., on October 8, 1947. She was a homemaker, she enjoyed crocheting and she was a member of the Mount Vernon Baptist Church in Black Rock, AR. She married...
J.V. Rockwell
Feb 20, 2013
Mr. Jan Verdayne "J.V." Rockwell, 87, of Corning, AR., and Jonesboro, AR., passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, AR. Mr. Rockwell was born in Dubuque, IA., on October 16, 1925. He was the President and owner of J.V. Rockwell Publishing, Corning Publishing Company and Star Herald Publisnhing Company. Mr. Rockwell served...
Sammye Flanigan Smith
Feb 13, 2013
Mrs. Sammye Geraldine (Flanigan) Smith of Little Rock, AR., formerly of Corning, AR., passed away at home Wednesday, February 13, 2013. She was 92. The daughter of Grover and Ollie Flanigan, Mrs. Smith was born on August 2, 1920, at the Flanigan family home on a farm near Reyno, AR. After graduating from Corning High School in 1939, she attended...
Terry "Mo" Wooldridge
Feb 12, 2013
Mr. Terry “Mo” Dean Wooldridge, 60, of Corning, AR., passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, MO. Mr Wooldridge was born in Pocahintas, AR., on September 14, 1952. He worked for J. W. Black’s Lumber Company. He enjoyed racing, hunting, fishing and collecting. He was of the Christian faith. He married his...
Gregory Stormes
Feb 11, 2013
Mr. Gregory Steven Stormes, 44, of Knobel, AR., passed away Monday, February 11, 2013 at Saint Bernard’s Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR. Mr. Stormes was born in Paragould, AR., on December 2, 1968. He was a tool and die maker for Tenneco Automotive in Paragould, AR. He was a member of the Pentecostal Church of Knobel, AR., and he...
Mary James
Feb 2, 2013
Mrs. Mary Ruth James, 83, of Corning, AR., passed away Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning, AR. Mrs. James was born in Marble Hill, MO, on August 20, 1929. A long time employee and fitting room foreman, she was retired from Clayton Shoe Company. In retirement, she worked as a volunteer and as the...
Edna Shourd-Donaldson
Jan 29, 2013
Mrs. Edna Mae Shourd-Donaldson, 92, of Corning, AR., passed away Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at home. Mrs. Shourd-Donaldson was born in Star City, AR., on January 30, 1920. She retired from Basler Electric Company where she was an assembler. She enjoyed reading, working crossword puzzles and swinging in her porch swing with her dog "Sammy Jo." She was of the...
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