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Jerry Lee Sharp

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Dorothy White

Dorothy White

Jul 23, 2012

Mrs. Dorothy White, 88, of Pocahontas, AR., passed away Monday, July 23, 2012 at Randolph County Nursing Home in Pocahontas, AR. Mrs. White was born in Hickoria, AR., on October 15, 1923. She was retired from General Electric Company, she was a homemaker. She was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by one son James White of Pocahontas, AR.;...

Faye Pierce

Faye Pierce

Jul 21, 2012

Mrs. Faye Pierce, 87, of Corning, AR., passed away Saturday, July 21, 2012 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, AR. Mrs. Pierce was born in Goreville, IL., on July 7, 1925. She was a cafeteria worker, mother, and wife. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, and spending time with her family. She was a member of House of Prayer...

Donald Hopkins

Donald Hopkins

Jul 20, 2012

Mr. Donald Louis Hopkins, 72, of McDougal, AR., passed away Friday, July 20, 2012 at Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott, AR. Mr. Hopkins was born in Ann Arbor, MI., on April 27, 1940. He was a construction project superintendent for Edward J. Garritts, Inc. He enjoyed going horseback riding and playing with his grandchildren. He proudly served his country as...

Van Shephard

Van Shephard

Jul 19, 2012

Mr. Charles Van Shephard, 86, of Corning, AR., passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012 at John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital in Little Rock, AR. Mr. Shephard was born in Corning, AR., on December 20, 1925. He was a long time Funeral Director here at Ermert Funeral Home. He enjoyed raising, caring for and showing horses. He proudly served his...

Eva Smart

Eva Smart

Jul 13, 2012

Ms. Eva May Smart, 81, of Jonesboro, AR., our loving mother and grandmother went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 13, 2012 at Saint Bernard’s Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Ms. Smart was born in McDougal, AR., on July 26, 1930 the daughter of James Finis "J.F." and Elta May (Young) Parrish. She was a homemaker and beautician....

Marline Halcomb

Marline Halcomb

Jul 8, 2012

Mrs. Virginia Marline Halcomb, 76, of Knobel, AR., passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012 at Pocahontas, Healthcare and Rehab in Pocahontas, AR. Mrs. Halcomb was born in Ravenden Springs, AR., on April 20, 1936. Dhe was a Homemaker and a mamber of the Knobel Pentecostal Church. She married her husband W.D. "Dub" Halcomb on July 4, 1952. He preceded her...

Eva Dunn

Eva Dunn

Jul 7, 2012

Mrs. Eva Mercedes Dunn, 96, of Mamuelle, AR., formerly of Corning, AR., passed away at Arkansas Hospice at Saint Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock, AR. Mrs. Dunn was born in Corning, AR., on April 2, 1916. She was a homemaker and factory worker, she enjoyed cooking for family and friends. She was a member of the First Christian Church of...

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