Marvin W. Jordan
Mar 7, 2018
Mr. Marvin W. Jordan, age 63, died early Wednesday morning, March 7, 2018. Born February 18, 1954, he was the son of Albert Jordan and Margie Crossland Jordan. A resident of Palestine, he was committed to Carol Jean Meredith and she survives him. He was a member of the Church of God. He is survived by his sister: Dorothy Franks...
Melissa B. Neisler
Feb 28, 2018
Mrs. Melissa Berry Neisler, age 45, of Huntsville, AR., formerly of Forrest City, died Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at her home. Her death came suddenly and unexpectedly. Born September 16, 1972, in Memphis, TN, she was the daughter of Prince and Peggy Duke and Gerald and Margie Berry. Mrs. Neisler was preceded in death by her father, Gerald Berry earlier...
Jenny B. Douglas
Feb 27, 2018
Mrs. Jenny B. Douglas, age 63, departed this life February 27, 2018. Born December 5, 1954, she was the daughter of Jack Smith and Alice Baldwin Smith. A lifetime resident of Forrest City, she was married to David Douglas and was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by a son, Roy Douglas in 2012; two brothers Michael Smith and...
Mollie M. Fusell
Feb 25, 2018
Ms. Mollie M. Fusell, age 88, departed this life, Saturday, February 25, 2018 at Crestpark Retirement Home in Wynne, Arkansas. Born August 18, 1929, she was the daughter of Orie Wilson and Mollie Magdaline Lancaster Wilson. She was a lifetime resident of Forrest City and a member of the Pine Tree Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her...
Robert Sterling
Feb 23, 2018
Mr. Robert Sterling, age 58, departed this life on February 23, 2018 at River Ridge Rehabilitation and Care Center. Born June 7, 1959, he was the son of Robert William Browne and Mary Jane Fogg Browne. He formerly worked as a Projectionist for Broadway Cinema and currently was a custodian/groundskeeper for Ridgewood Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the...
Bonnie L Powell
Feb 17, 2018
Ms. Bonnie L. Powell, age 56, died suddenly and unexpectantly February 17, 2018 at Methodist Central in Memphis, TN. Born August 24, 1961, she was the daughter of Calvin "Dutch" Harris and Martha Louise Smith Harris. She was a lifetime resident of St. Francis County and a Baptist. She was proceeded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband,...
Charlie F. Sanders
Feb 15, 2018
Mr. Charlie F. Sanders, age 92, died at Crossridge Hospital in Wynne, February 15, 2018, after a short illness. Born May 15, 1925, he was the son of Roy Sanders and Flora Williams Sanders. He worked in construction and was a member of the Baptist faith. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, served under General McArthur and was...
Tony Lee Cummings
Feb 3, 2018
Mr. Tony Lee Cummings, age 51, died Saturday afternoon, February the 3rd, in Memphis, after an illness of several weeks. Born April 1, 1966, he was the son of Arven Lee Cummings and Patsy Ann Brewer Cummings. He was a very talented musician and belonged to several bands over the years. He is survived by his mother and father; his...
Beverly Gay Angel
Dec 31, 2017
Mrs. Beverly Gay Angel, age 67, died Sunday, December 31, 2017 at Crossridge Hospital in Wynne, AR suddenly and unexpectedly. The daughter of Willburn W. Brown and Loyce Elaine Campbell Brown, she was born November 29, 1950 in Pine Tree, Arkansas. She was a gift shop owner and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband....
Virginia Story
Dec 27, 2017
Mrs. Virginia Story, age 88, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at her home in Floral, Arkansas after a long illness. Born August 5, 1929, she was the daughter of George Neely and Maple Neely. Mrs. Story worked as a truck driver prior to retirement. Mrs. Story was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Burton Story in 1997, one son...
Geraldine Vacendak
Dec 26, 2017
Geraldine Vacendak, age 88, died Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at Crestpark Retirement Home in Forrest City, Arkansas after a long illness. Born July 6, 1929, she was the daughter of William Edward Jenner and Corci Ann Milam. She recently moved from Indiana to Forrest City. Mrs. Vacendak worked in Real Estate and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by...
Ruby Leella Fletcher
Dec 26, 2017
Ms. Ruby Leella Naviwala Fletcher, age 43, died Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at Baptist East Medical Hospital in Memphis, TN after a long illness. Born April 24, 1974, she was the daughter of James Brewer and Frankie Eugenia Lawrence Brewer. She was a Baptist. Ms. Fletcher was preceded in death by her parents and one daughter Jamie Samantha Hutcherson in...
Allen Wayne Blake
Dec 21, 2017
Mr. Allen Wayne Blake, age 70, died Thursday, December 21, 2017 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas after a long illness. Born January 2, 1947, he was the son of Joseph Arthur Blake and Myrtle Coleman Blake. He was retired from Sanyo Manufacturing and a Baptist. Mr. Blake was preceded in death by a son, Robert Allen Blake....
Mary F Barnett Onishea
Dec 18, 2017
Mrs. Mary F. Barnett Moise Onishea of Wynne, formerly of Forrest City, Arkansas, died Monday, December 18, 2017 at Crestpark Retirement Inn in Wynne, Arkansas after a long illness. Born October 3, 1939, she was the daughter of Virgil Barnett and Vera Watson Barnett. A longtime resident of Louisiana, she has lived in Arkansas for the past ten years. She...
Herman Otis Gerlach
Dec 10, 2017
Mr. Herman Otis Gerlach, age 77, of Holly Grove, Arkansas, formerly of Forrest City, died at the BHMC Stuttgart Hospital late Sunday evening, December 10, 2017, after a long illness. Born November 23, 1940, in Blackton, Arkansas, he was the son of Herman Lester "Buddy" Gerlach and Reba G. Walker Gerlach. He was a retired electrical engineer for Sanyo Manufacturing...
Almer C Cline
Dec 1, 2017
Ms. Almer C. Cline, age 76, died Friday, December 1, 2017, at her home in Palestine, Arkansas after a long illness. Born August 15, 1941, she was the daughter of Lavern Coleman and Alifair Belcher Coleman. She was Pentecostal. She was preceded in death by her husband, Winne V. Cline in 2006 and one daughter, Donna Cline in 2007. Ms....
Mary "Wezi" Webb
Nov 19, 2017
Mary "Wezi" Webb, age 78, died November 19, 2017 at Izard County Medical Center after a brief illness. Born November 23, 1938, she was the daughter of Clifton and Janie Nichols. Wezi spent 48 years caring for children from all over Eastern Arkansas and was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands Marvin Azbell and...
Roger Breeding
Nov 3, 2017
Mr. Roger Breeding, age 59, died suddenly and unexpectedly on November, 3, 2017 at Regional Medical Center in Memphis, TN. Born November 23, 1957, he was the son of Floyd Breeding, Odis and Jean Black Howton. A lifetime resident of Forrest City, Arkansas, Mr. Breeding was a member of the Forrest City City Council and owner of Mallards Grill. He...
Carolyn S Eldridge
Oct 18, 2017
Mrs. Carolyn Eldridge, age 66, formerly of Widener, died Wednesday, October 18, 2017, at Arbor Ark Health and Rehabilitation in Malvern, Arkansas, after a long illness. Born April 11, 1951, she was the daughter of Henry Pruitt and Lela Mae Roberts Pruitt. She was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband Billy Ray Eldridge in 2010. Survivors...
Shirley Jean Thurmond
Oct 6, 2017
Mrs. Shirley Thurmond, age 77, of Forrest City, passed away Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, at Baptist Medical Center, Springhill in North Little Rock after a short illness. She was born Aug. 8, 1940 to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jordan in Moro. She worked at Sanyo and also retired from the Forrest City School District's nutrition department. She was preceded in...