obituaries

Jun 8, 2025

Bobby G Alford 90 of Marion, Arkansas, passed away Sunday June 08, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on September 10, 1934, to Oscar and Bertha Alford. He lived in Marion most of his life after retiring from the Arkansas Highway Department.

Mr. Alford is preceded in death by his loving wife...

May 4, 2025

Mrs. Brenda Lawrence age 71, of Caldwell, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday May 04, 2025, at Flo & Phil in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Born March 18, 1954, in Marianna, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Henry Hoyle and Hazel Evelyn Hoyle.

Mrs. Lawrence was preceded in death by her parents and one sister Shirley Hoyle.

Mrs....

May 4, 2025

Mr. David Carroll Melton, age 78, of Marked Tree, Arkansas passed away on Sunday May 04, 2025, at Three Rivers Healthcare and Rehab in Marked Tree, Arkansas. Born November 25, 1946, in Madison, Arkansas. He was the son of Johnny Dole Melton and Nora Brit Melton. Mr. Melton worked in the grocery store industry, he was a member of...

May 3, 2025

Mr. Nickholas Linn Hastings, age 27 of Forrest City, Arkansas passed away on Sunday May 03, 2025 at Forrest City Medical Forrest City, Arkansas. Born November 16, 1997, in Forrest City, Arkansas. He was the son of Scotty Hastings and Mary Criss Hastings.

Mr. Hastings is survived by his mother Mary Hastings of Forrest City, Arkansas; his...

Apr 12, 2025

Mrs. Heather Marie Chapman Warwick age 48, of Oakland, Tennessee, passed away on Saturday April 12, 2025, at St. Francis Hospital in Barlett, Tennessee. Born March 14, 1977, in Forrest City, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Gary Chapman and Karen Jones Chapman.

Heather was preceded in death by her mother Karen Chapman and her grandmother Ruth...

Apr 6, 2025

Mr. Johnathan David Williams, age 35 of Cleveland, Ms. passed away on Sunday April 06, 2025, at his home. Born May 17, 1989, in Conway, Arkansas. He was the son of Rick Owen Williams and Kathryn Hooker Williams. He went to college at Delta State University in Cleveland Ms. He was a music director and a piano teacher at...

Apr 1, 2025

Hank Leary, age 77 of Indiana a dedicated former deputy of St. Francis County. Hank served the county from June 22, 1984, to February 10, 2003, during which he rose to the position of night captain following his retirement. He was also a Veteran. He relocated to Indiana to be closer to his family.

Mr. Leary is...

Mar 17, 2025

Mr. Jerry Wayne Herron (Rooster), age 54, of Forrest City, Arkansas passed away on Monday March 17, 2025, at Baptist Medical Center Spring Hill North Little Rock, Arkansas. Born May 16, 1970, in Marianna, Arkansas. He was the son of Jerry Wayne Herron Sr. and Brinda Alsup Herron. He was employed at B&E Tires, Herron Farms, and was a...

Mar 11, 2025

Doris Lonora Johnson, 81, died Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at her home in Palestine, Arkansas. She was born September 22, 1943, in Monticello, Arkansas, and was the daughter of Robert and Elsie Houser, both of whom preceded her in death. Doris was raised in Blackton, Arkansas and lived most of her adult life in Palestine Doris was employed by...

Mar 9, 2025

Ashley Denese Pugh, 44, died Sunday, March 09, 2025, in Memphis, Tn. She was born December 09, 1980, in Forrest City, Arkansas, and was the daughter of Louis Henry Pugh and Cynthia Ball McElroy.

Ashley was preceded by one brother Joseph Pugh.

Ashley is survived by her mother Cynthia (Roger) McElroy of Cherry Valley, Arkansas,...

Mar 2, 2025

Ms. Teresa Ann Laws, age 56, of Wynne, Arkansas passed away on Sunday March 02, 2025, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Born January 11, 1969, in Memphis, Tennessee, she was the daughter of Allen Wayne Owens and Johnnie L. McCullar Parish. Before Retirement she was a waitress at Bonanza, she was a Christian and when she...

Feb 25, 2025

Mrs. Shelia D. Smith, age 62, of Lexa, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday February 25, 2025, at her home in Lexa, Arkansas. Born November 29, 1962, in Helena, Arkansas, she was the daughter of Robert Nearns and Pauline Camp Nearns.

Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her parents, one brother Robert Nearns, and one sister Rhonda...

Feb 8, 2025

Baby Robert Manuel Beltran Jr. "Deuce" passed away Saturday February 08, 2025, at Regional One Hospital in Memphis Tn. He was born on February 08, 2025, at Regional One Hospital in Memphis Tn. Baby Deuce lived a short life with family that loved him very much.

Baby Deuce was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother Sherry...

Feb 2, 2025

Mrs. Mary Ann Carter, age 81, of Forrest City, Arkansas passed away on Sunday February 02, 2025, at Forrest City Medical Hospital in Forrest City, Arkansas. Born March 07, 1944, in Memphis, Tennessee, she was the daughter of James Ellis Taylor and Mary Helen Taylor. Mrs. Carter had a degree in teaching and was a housewife. She was of...

Jan 28, 2025

Mr. Christopher Steven Turner, age 52, of Colt, Arkansas passed away after a long illness on Monday January 28, 2025, in Jonesboro, Arkansas.  Born October 13, 1972, in Wynne, Arkansas, he was the son of Gary Turner and Paula Farmer. He was a farmer, was a lifetime Resident of Colt, Arkansas and was of the Baptist Faith.

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Jan 22, 2025

Mrs. Martha L. Smith, age 85, of Colt, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday January 22, 2025, at Crestpark nursing home in Forrest City, Arkansas. Born April 07, 1939, in Vanndale, Arkansas, she was the daughter of John Turner and Jewel Ruston Turner. Prior to retirement she worked for Colt Water Department. She was a member of Southside Missionary Baptist...

Jan 14, 2025

Mr. Douglas Leon Driver, age 63 of Palestine, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday January 14, 2025, at Forrest City Medical in Forrest City, Arkansas. Born July 16, 1961, in Forrest City, Arkansas, he was the son of Wayne Baker and Margaret Baker. He was a construction worker. He was a lifetime resident of Palestine, Arkansas.

Mr. Driver...

Jan 11, 2025

Mrs. Cydney Elaine Gutierrez, age 61 of Forrest City, Arkansas passed away on Saturday January 11, 2025, at her home in Forrest City, Arkansas. Born May 31, 1963, in Seymour, Indiana, she was the daughter of Sharon Kilgas. Mrs. Gutierrez was a cashier at Speedway she was a resident of Forrest City.

Mrs. Gutierrez is preceded in...

Dec 7, 2024

Mr. Danny William Morgan, of Wynne, Arkansas passed away on Saturday December 07, 2024, at his home in Wynne, Arkansas. Born February 07, 1961, in Colt, Arkansas, he was the son of Bobby Jo Morgan and Doris Woods Morgan. Mr. Morgan was a Mechanic and was of Baptist faith. He loved hunting and fishing.

Mr. Morgan is...

Nov 21, 2024

Mrs. Betty Jean Thornton, age 65, of Forrest City, Arkansas passed away on Thursday November 21, 2024, at River Ridge Rehab and Care Center in Wynne, Arkansas. Born September 21, 1959, in Forrest City, Arkansas, she was the daughter of Clifton Thornton and Maureen Miller Thornton.

Mrs. Thornton is preceded in death by her parents, five sisters...