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Marie Boyd
Feb 23, 2011
Mrs. Marie Boyd, 98, of Corning, AR., passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning, AR. Mrs. Boyd was born in Palatka, AR., she was a homemaker, she enjoyed working with flowers, making quilts, walking and reading her Bible, she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Corning. She is survived by three...
Betty Allen
Feb 22, 2011
Mrs. Betty Allen, 73, of Pocahontas, AR., passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at home. Mrs. Allen was born in Shirley, MO., she was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. She married her husband J.D. Allen on July 28, 1956. He survives. Other survivors include one son James Douglas Allen of Alton, MO.; two brothers Fred Robinson of Trenton,...
Willie Thomas Roofe
Feb 21, 2011
Mr. Willie Thomas Roofe, 89, of Corning, AR., passed away Monday, February 21, 2011 at home. Mr. Roofe was born in Rector, AR., he was a timber cutter for Black's Lumber Company, he proudly served his country as a member of the United States Navy during World War II, he enjoyed gardening and fishing, and was a member of the...
Karen Martin
Feb 20, 2011
Mrs. Karen Fay Martin, 66, of Peach Orchard, AR., passed away Sunday, February 20, 2011 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, AR. Mrs. Martin was born in Rochester, MN., she was a retired factory worker and a member of the Peach Orchard Pentecostal Church. She married her husband Edward Charles Martin in October of 1968....
Gene Mccollum, Sr.
Feb 19, 2011
Mr. Wilburn Eugene McCollum, Sr., 63, of Corning, AR., passed away Friday, February 19, 2011 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. Mr. McCollum was born in Moark, AR., he was a cement worker at Corning Ready Mix for many years, he enjoyed fishing, hunting and just being outdoors. He married his wife Carolyn (Turrentine) McCollum on December...
Tracy Irene Glasgow
Feb 16, 2011
Ms. Tracy Irene Glasgow, 40, of McDougal, AR., passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott, AR., Ms. Glasgow was born in Piggott, AR., she was a short order cook, a homemaker and babysitter. She enjoyed cooking, taking care of animals, singing and playing the piano, she was affiliated with the Corning "Y" Pentecostal Church of...
Agnes Poyner
Feb 16, 2011
Mrs. Agnes Poyner, 94, of Success, AR., passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott, AR. Mrs. Poyner was born in Datto, AR., she was a homemaker, she enjoyed quilts and crafts, she was a member of Success Church of Christ. She married her husband Jessie James Poyner on July 1, 1933 in Datto, AR. He...
Mary Lois Lamp
Feb 15, 2011
Mrs. Mary Lois Lamp, 78, of De Soto, MO., passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, MO. Mrs. Lamp was born in Oakland, IN., she was a homemaker and a member of Parkview Baptist Church in De Soto, MO. She married her husband Manuel Burkley Lamp on October 1, 1951. He survives. Other survivors...
Harold Matthew White
Feb 14, 2011
Mr. Harold Matthew White, 36, of Corning, AR., passed away Monday, February 14, 2011. Mr. White was born in Piggott, AR., he was a farm laborer, he enjoy fishing and fixing things, he was Pentecostal in faith. He is survived by girlfriend Susan Barns of Corning, AR.; father Jimmy Tucker of Piggott, AR.; mother Shirley (Pence) Deringer of Corning, AR.;...
Lois Eason
Feb 11, 2011
Mrs. Lois Eason, 76, of Corning, AR., passed away Friday, February 11, 2011 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, AR. Mrs. Eason was born in Jonesboro, AR., she was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. She is survived by her husband Jack Eason of Corning, AR.; seven sons Earl Eason and wife Janet of Poplar Bluff, MO., Archie...
Steve Welty
Feb 10, 2011
Mr. Steve Welty, 51, of McDougal, AR., passed away Thursday, February 10, 2011 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, AR. Mr. Welty was born in Piggott, AR., he was a farmer, he attended Missionary Baptist Church in McDougal. He is survived by his father Robert Welty of Corning, AR.; his mother Zelda (Robinson) Hicks of Corning, AR.; and special...
Betty L. Clark
Feb 10, 2011
Mrs. Betty L. Clark, 76, of Corning, AR passed away Thursday, February 10, 2011 at Five Rivers Medical Center in Pocahontas, AR., Mrs. Clark was born in Corning, she was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church in Corning. She married her husband of 56 years, Thad Clark on June 8, 1954. He survives. Other survivors include one son...
Virgie Richardson
Feb 8, 2011
Mrs. Virgie Mae Richardson, 87, of Corning, AR., passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at home. Mrs. Richardson was born in Success, AR., she was a homemaker, she was saved at an early age and was a member of Grace Missionary Baptist Church. She married her husband of 68 years Jacob Amos “Jake” Richardson on Nov. 8, 1941 in Corning,...
Minnie Brown Dodd
Feb 8, 2011
Ms. Minnie Brown Dodd, of Corning, AR., passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, AR. Ms. Dodd was born in Corning, she was a retired LPN Nurse, she attended the House of Prayer in Corning. She is survived by three daughters Sharon Deaton of Fulton, MO., Debbie Reynolds of Corning, AR., Kathy Moffitt, of...
Valetta Sumpter
Feb 4, 2011
Mrs. Valetta Sumpter, 90, of Corning, AR., passed away Friday, February, 4, 2011 at home. Mrs. Sumpter was born in Corning, she was a homemaker, she loved to cook for those she loved. She married her husband Granville "Red" Sumpter on January 17, 1942, they enjoyed 68 years together before he passed on December 27, 2010. She is survived by...
Rachel A. Foster
Feb 3, 2011
Mrs. Rachel Foster, 84, of Pocahontas, AR., passed away Thursday, Febraury 3, 2011 at Saint Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR. Mrs. Foster was born in Maynard, AR. She was a homemaker and of the Church of Christ faith. She was married to husband Basil Foster, he preceded her in death July 28, 1999. She is survived by one...
Edith Brewer
Feb 3, 2011
Mrs. Edith Brewer, 74, of St. Charles, MO., passed away Thursday, February 3, 2011 at her daughters home in Wappello, MO. Mrs. Brewer was born in Pocahontas, AR., she was a homemaker, she enjoyed crotchet, crafts, flea markets and reading the Bible, she was of the Baptist faith. She married her husband Troy Brewer on May 27, 1954, he preceded...
Ruby Irene Hicks Bradshaw
Feb 1, 2011
Mrs. Ruby Hicks Brashaw, 91, of Lawton, OK., formerly of Corning, AR., passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2011, at Southwestern Medical Center in Lawton, OK. Mrs. Bradshaw was born in Clay County, AR., she worked for many years at the Ben Franklin Store and also Basler Electric Company. She was a member of the Church of Christ. She married Earl...
Keith B. Smith
Feb 1, 2011
Mr. Keith Bernard Smith, age 63, of Neelyville, MO., passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2011 surrounded by his family in Willow Springs, MO. He was born January 11, 1948 in Corning, AR., the son on JB and Glenna (Stafford) Smith. He was a 1966 graduate of Corning High School. He earned his Bachelor’s, Master’s and Specialist Degrees from Arkansas State...
Harold Clayton Koonce
Jan 28, 2011
Harold Clayton Koonce, Sr., 78 years old of Corning, AR., went to be the Lord on Friday, January 28, 2011. He was born January 8, 1933 in Blytheville, AR., son of B’Otis and Lura (Cable) Koonce. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Billy Koonce; sister Alice Barton and grandson Clayton Koonce. He is survived by his wife,...
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