Dean Besson
May 22, 2011
Mrs. Helen O'Dean Besson, 88, of Corning, AR., passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, MO. Mrs. Besson was born in Clay County, AR., she was a homemaker. She married her husband Albert "Chub" Chesney Besson on September 7, 1940. He preceded her in death on May 12, 2000. She is survived...
Ruby Cochran
May 22, 2011
Mrs. Ruby Maxine Cochran, 88, of Barnhart, MO., passed away Sunday, May 22, 2011 at Saint Anthony's Medical Center in Saint Louis, MO. Mrs. Cochran was born in Black Oak, AR., she was a retired bookkeeper for Clay County Electric Cooperative, she was a member of the Arnold Church of Christ. She married her husband D.L. Cochran on October 25,...
Byron Adell Berry
May 21, 2011
Mr. Byron Adell Berry, of Corning, AR., passed away Saturday, May 21, 2011 at Saint Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR. Mr. Berry was born in Corning, AR. He was a founding member of the Doni Martin Center were he was a life-time student, he enjoyed listening to music, singing karaoke and making scarves. He was a longtime member...
Russell Leonard
May 14, 2011
Mr. Russell Leonard, 88, of Corning, AR., passed away Saturday, May 14, 2011 at Five Rivers Medical Center in Pocahontas, AR. Mr. Leonard was born in Datto, AR. He was a retired farmer, he proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army during World War II; he enjoyed fishing, camping, playing dominos and cards, and spending...
Clyde Steele
May 9, 2011
Clyde Leon Steele, 69, of Paragould, AR., went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 9, 2011 after a long and courageous battle with Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He was born January 29, 1942 in Peach Orchard, AR., to the late Ernest and Neta Steele. He was a faithful member of the Peach Orchard Pentecostal Church for many, many...
Vernon Ahrent
May 7, 2011
Mr. Vernon Ahrent, 86, of Corning, AR., passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, AR. Mr. Ahrent was born in the Mager Community (Corning, AR.). He enjoyed spending his time reading, refurbishing antique farm machines and traveling with his family in fact they made 14 summer trips in a row. He was a retired...
Paul Turner
May 7, 2011
Mr. Paul Turner, 80, of Jonesboro, AR., passed away Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, AR. Mr. Turner was born in Mobly, AR., He was a retired Meat Cutter. He proudly served his country as a member of the United Staes Air Force. He enjoyed riding horses and was a member of...
Lee "Whit" Dicus
May 1, 2011
Mr. Lee "Whit" Dicus, 83, of Montgomery, TX., passed away Sunday, May 1, 2011 at home. Mr. Dicus was born in Knobel, AR. He proudly served his country as a member of the United States Army. He was a retired warehouseman and worked for General Electric and Pennzoil, he enjoyed fishing and was a member of the First United Methodist...
Meldie Willis
Apr 26, 2011
Mrs. Meldie Willis, 89, of Corning, AR., passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at Corning Therapy and Living in Corning, AR. Mrs. Willis was born in Success, AR., she homemaker and a cafeteria worker. She was a member of the Moark Baptist Church. She married her husband Wilburn Willis on October 10, 1938, he preceded her in death on April...
Eva Thompson
Apr 22, 2011
Mrs. Eva Thompson, 94, of Corning passed away Friday, April 22, 2011 at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning AR., Mrs. Thompson was born Gatewood, MO., she was retired having managed the Parkview Motel in Corning for many years. She enjoyed bingo, visiting with family, playing solitaire and was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by three children...
Iva Louise Walls
Apr 18, 2011
Mrs. Iva Louise Walls, 91, of Corning, AR., passed away Monday, April 18, 2011 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, AR. She was born in Corning, she was a homemaker and attended the First Apostolic Church in Corning. She married her husband Chester Ray "Chett" Walls on June 6, 1935. He preceded her in death in 1992. She is...
Wilda Schimming
Apr 17, 2011
Mrs. Wilda Schimming, 90, of Jonesboro, AR., passed away Sunday, April 17, 2011 at NEA Baptist Memorial Healthcare in Jonesboro, AR. Mrs Schimming was born in Ravenden Springs, AR. She was a retired nursing assistant for Saint Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, cooking and spending time with family. She was a longtime member of the Stone...
Steve Hance
Apr 14, 2011
Mr. Steve Hance, 53, of Heber Springs, AR., passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011 at White River Medical Center in Batesville, AR. Mr. Hance was born in New York, NY. He was a Custom Carpenter. He is survived by his wife Linda Hance of Wilmington, DE.; companion Tammy Burges of Heber Springs, AR.; son Chris Hance of Wilmington, DE.; two...
Eumila "Molly" White
Apr 7, 2011
Mrs. Eumila "Molly" (Blanton) White, 88, of Lebanon, IL., passed away Thursday, April 7, 2011 at Lebanon Care Center, Lebanon, IL. Mrs. White was born Corning, AR. She was a retired homemaker, a member of the Ladies Auxiliary Veteran of Foreign Wars and life long member of the Church of Christ. She was married to her husband of 63 years,...
Janie Elizabeth Davidson
Apr 4, 2011
Mrs. Janie Elizabeth Halcomb Davidson, 72 of Rockford, IL went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 4, 2011. Mrs. Davidson passed after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Born March 11, 1939, in Modesto, California, the daughter of Annie Evelyn Halcomb and William Fred Halcomb. Janie married her best friend, Gerald F. Davidson on August 1, 1959. Janie...
Betty Sullivan
Mar 28, 2011
Mrs. Betty Sullivan, 88, of Doniphan, MO., passed away Monday, March 28, 2011 at The Colonial Home in Doniphan. Mrs. Sullivan was born in Poplar Bluff, MO., she was a book keeper, she was a member of the Eastern Star, and attended the United Methodist Church in Doniphan. She is survived by one brother Webster Smith of Success, AR.; several...
Pauline Elizabeth Malone
Mar 24, 2011
Mrs. Pauline Elizabeth Malone, 82, of Corning, AR., passed away Thursday, March 24, 2011 at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning, AR. Mrs. Malone was born in Leachville, AR. She was a homemaker, she enjoyed reading, working puzzles, going for drives and attending church. She was a member of the Big T Apostolic Church in Corning. She married her...
Marie Pearl Ricker
Mar 23, 2011
Mrs. Marie Pearl Ricker, 66, of Corning, AR., passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, AR. Mrs. Ricker was a homemaker. She married her husband David Ricker, Sr. on October 14, 1967, he survives. Other survivors include one son David Ricker, Jr. of Corning, AR.; one sister Mary Gray of Jonesboro, AR.; two brothers...
Orville Eugene Nichols
Mar 22, 2011
Mr. Orville Eugene "Gene" Nichols, 80, of Corning, AR., passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning, AR. Mr. Nichols was born in Sikeston, MO., he was a retired farm-hand, he enjoyed sitting on his porch in his rocking chair, visiting with family and friends. He married his wife Madeline (Elliott) Nichols on November...
Richard Knowlton
Mar 22, 2011
Mr. Richard Knowlton, of Corning, AR., passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, AR. Mr. Knowlton was born in Corning, he was a salesman, he enjoyed fishing and was of the Baptist faith. He married his wife Erma Dean (Holland) Knowlton on January 4, 1974, she survives. Other survivors include two children Richard Knowlton...
