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Aylene Hogard
Sep 26, 2012
Mrs. Aylene Bell (Parker) Hogard, 94, of Corning, AR., passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at Saint Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR. Mrs. Hogard was born in Pollard, AR., on December 19, 1917. She was a retail clerk for many years at Graber Department Store, a member of the Eastern Star, she was a Past Worthy Matron. She...
Conrad E. Boyd
Sep 22, 2012
Mr. Conrad Earling Boyd, 80, of Knobel, AR., passed away Saturday, September 22, 2012 at Saint Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR. Mr. Boyd was born Knobel, AR., on March 13, 1932. He was retired from Monroe Company and from farming. He enjoyed talking and collecting antique tractors. He was a member of the Bottom Land Tractor Club. He...
Larry Woods
Sep 21, 2012
Mr. Larry Don Woods, 62, of Corning, AR., passed away Friday, September 21, 2012 at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning, AR. Mr. Woods was born in Bragg, MO., on June 24, 1950. He enjoyed NASCAR, Gardening and attending George Ray's Drag Races. He was of the Baptist Faith. He married his wife Mary Kay (Janes) Woods on August...
Dorothy Ray Gibbs
Sep 20, 2012
Mrs. Dorothy Ray (Williams) Gibbs, 86, of Brewton, AL., passed away Thursday afternoon September 20, 2012 in a local nursing facility after a brief illness. She was a native and former resident of Knobel, AR., where she was involved in the Farming and Agricultural Industry, before moving to Brewton, AL., in 2000. Mrs. Gibbs was a member of Union Baptist...
Ruth Lynch
Sep 10, 2012
Mrs. Mary Ruth (Byars) Lynch of Corning, AR., passed away Monday, September 10, 2012 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, AR. Mrs. Lynch was born to James T. and Ada (Reynolds) Byars in Jonesboro, AR., on September 14, 1923. She was raised in Jonesboro, where she graduated from Jonesboro High School. On December 11, 1943 she...
Evelyn Grayson
Sep 8, 2012
Mrs. Evelyn Beatrice Grayson, 86, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, MO. Mrs. Grayson was born in Naylor, MO., on August 14, 1926. She was a newspaper carrier for the Daily American Republic for 25 years. She had also worked for Carter Carburetor and Johansen Shoe Factory. She enjoyed reading and...
Cardelia Woods
Sep 6, 2012
Mrs. Cardelia Woods, 89, of Poplar Bluff, MO., passed away Thursday, September 6, 2012 at home. Mrs. Woods was born in Dyersburg, TN., on December 21, 1922. She was a homemaker who loved to cook and take care of her family. She was a member of First General Baptist Church of Poplar Bluff, MO. She married her husband J.T. Woods...
Jerry Lee Sharp
Sep 3, 2012
Mr. Jerry Lee Sharp, 68, of Brockwell, AR., passed away Monday, September 3, 2012 at Fulton County Hospital in Salem, AR. Mr. Sharp was born in Black Oak, AR., on March 18, 1944. He was a retired maintenance worker, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and playing with his grandchildren. He proudly served his country as a member of the United States...
Thomas Dobbins
Sep 1, 2012
Mr. Thomas Cleo Dobbins, 82, of Maynard, AR., passed away Saturday, September 1, 2012 at Westwood Hills Health and Rehab Center in Poplar Bluff, MO. Mr. Dobbins was born in Hickoria, Arkansas on October 24, 1929. He was a truck driver, he was of the Baptist faith. He proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army....
Oran Smith
Aug 30, 2012
Mr. Joseph Oran Smith, 89, of Peach Orchard, AR., passed away Thursday, August 30, 2012 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. He was born April 27, 1923 in the Smithwick Community near Peach Orchard to the late Joseph Richard Smith and Ora Mae (Catt) Smith. Oran was a lifelong farmer in the Knobel-Peach Orchard area. He was...
Donnie Brakefield
Aug 27, 2012
Mr. Donald C. Brakefield, 36, of Corning, AR., passed away Monday, August 27, 2012 at home. Mr. Brakefield was born in Peoria, IL., on October 29, 1975. He was a city employee, he enjoyed watching sports, especially the Dallas Cowboys. He is survived by his son Dalton Moore of Piggott, AR.; his mother Valerie (Higley) and her husband James Pratt...
Charlie Jones
Aug 26, 2012
Mr. Charlie Edwin Jones, 74, of Maynard, AR., passed away Sunday, August 26, 2012 at Saint Bernard’s Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR. Mr. Jones was born in Success, AR., on January 24, 1938. He was a retired drywall finisher and painter who enjoyed working in the yard, playing with grandchildren, and watching baseball, hockey, and Nascar. He was a...
Vandal Durbin
Aug 19, 2012
Mr. Vandal Durbin, 64, of Corning, AR., passed away Sunday, August 19, 2012 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, MO. Mr. Durbin was born in Corning, AR., on May 2, 1948. He was a plumber's assistant and a auto-body technician. He enjoyed working with wood, trading arrowheads, hunting deer and rabbit and raising beagles. He served his...
Paralee Poyner
Aug 18, 2012
Mrs. Parelee F. Poyner, 96, of Morris, IL., passed away Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Morris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Morris, IL. Mrs. Poyner was born in Worth, AR., on March 1, 1916. She was a homemaker, she enjoyed quilting, crocheting, spending time with family and friends, she was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bulls....
Tommy Cartwright
Aug 17, 2012
Mr. Tommy Edward Cartwright, 47, of Corning, AR., passed away Friday, August 17, 2012 in Farmington, MO. Mr. Cartwright was born in Osceola, AR., on April 27, 1965. He was a sub-contractor for Universal Builders. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and spending time outdoors. He was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his fiancée and companion of 11 years...
William "Bill" Ainley
Aug 16, 2012
Mr. William J. "Bill" Ainley, 79, of Dunedin, FL., passed away Thursday, August 16, 2012 at Morton Plant Hospital in Palm Harbor, FL. Mr. Ainley was born in Corning, AR., on June 11, 1933 to Manuel B. and Helen (Johnson) Ainley. He graduated from Corning High School and proudly served his country as a member of the United States Air...
Dorothy G. Roberts
Jul 30, 2012
Mrs. Dorothy G. Roberts, 98, of Corning, AR., passed away Monday, July 30, 2012 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, AR. Mrs. Roberts was born in Earle, AR., on February 16, 1914. She was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Corning. She married her husband Benjamin Franklin Roberts on April...
Glenda Fay Hendon
Jul 29, 2012
Mrs. Glenda Fay Hendon, 86, of Saint Charles, MO., passed away Sunday, July 29, 2012 at Charlevoix Healthcare Center Nursing Home in Saint Charles, MO. Mrs. Hendon was born in Peach Orchard, AR., on August 24, 1925. She was a homemaker. She married her husband Thomas D. Hendon on June 20, 1939 in Knobel, AR. He preceded her in death...
Norman Dean "Pop" Cooper
Jul 25, 2012
Mr. Norman Dean “Pop” Cooper, 73, of Corning, AR., passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at Regional Medical Center in Memphis, TN. Mr. Cooper was born in Grafton, IL., on July 6, 1939. He was a produce salesman who enjoyed hauling watermelons and going to the farm. He was of the Baptist faith. He married his wife Joyce Lou (Rucker)...
Edith Viola Julian
Jul 25, 2012
Mrs. Edith Viola Julian, 97, of Corning, AR., passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2012 in Corning, AR. Mrs. Julian was born Idalia, MO., on January 31, 1915. She was a homemaker who enjoyed spending time with family and friends. She had been a member of the First Christian Church since 1934 and enjoyed attending service and fellowship with her church...
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