Obituaries
Lura Ethel Jackson Bailey
Jan 29, 2007
Lura Ethel Jackson Bailey, 92 of Griffithville, AR passed away January 29, 2007 at White County Medical Center in Searcy. She was born November 10, 1914 in Bogan Chapel, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Dempsey Jackson and Hattie Gee (Lewis) Jackson; her husband, Russel "Duke" Bailey; three brothers, Lewis, Bill and Russ Jackson; and a...
Joseph C. Lemmons
Jan 27, 2007
Joe C. Lemmons succumbed to his battle with cancer on January 27, 2007 in Searcy, Arkansas at the age of 85. He was born on November 29, 1921 in Paragould, Arkansas, the son of Ivan and Eva Greenway Lemmons. He served as a Marine Sgt. in WW II in the Pacific Islands and Washington D.C. from 1942-46. He received a...

Wilma Stewart Barnett
Jan 23, 2007
Wilma Stewart Barnett, 86 of Letona, died January 23, 2007. She was born January 24, 1920 in Holly Springs, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Lewis and Maude (Walls) Smith. She was a member of the Letona Church of Christ.
She is survived by two sons, Jimmy Stewart and his wife, Wanda of Letona and Ralph Stewart and his...
Sheila Ann Green Roberson
Jan 22, 2007
Sheila Ann Green Roberson, age 53, died January 22, 2007, at the White County Medical Center.
She was born November 21, 1953, the daughter of the late Rheuben and Margie Elouse McAnelly Green, and a member of First United Methodist Church in Judsonia.
She is survived by a daughter, Kelly Roberson Donndelinger and husband Bill of Midwest City, Oklahoma;...

Violet Anna Ure
Jan 20, 2007
Violet Ure, 92 of Judsonia, went to be with the Lord on January 20, 2007. She was born October 23, 1914 in Grant County, Indiana, the daughter of Pearly and Cecil (Lynch) Moreland. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, James T. Ure; her son, Roland Spear; two brothers, Vernon and Sherwood; one sister, Katherine; and her...

Otis Charles Tucker
Jan 20, 2007
Otis Charles Tucker, 71 of McRae, died January 20, 2007. He was born May 1, 1935 in Greenbrier, Arkansas, the son of Austin Clyde and Margie (Green) Tucker. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Kenneth Tucker. He was a member of McRae Pentecostal Church of God and a member of Ducks Unlimited.
He is survived...
Doris Sturdivant Colebank
Jan 17, 2007
Doris Sturdivant Colebank, 84 of Kensett, died January 17, 2007. She was born March 20, 1922 in Decatur, Alabama, the daughter of Emmett Luke and Maude (May) Sturdivant. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jess Colebank; her son, Malcolm Colebank; two brothers, Malcolm and Charles Sturdivant; and three sisters, Ella Mae Turner, Irma Baker and Dorothy...

Alice Faye Davis
Jan 11, 2007
Alice Faye Davis, 78 of Pangburn, died January 11, 2007. She was born October 18, 1928 in Poughkeepsie, Arkansas, to the late Talbert and Ethel Goff Nichols. She was a member of the Church of Christ. She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband Boyd Davis. She is survived by three sons, James Boyd Davis of Tehachapi,...

Alma Claudine Walden
Jan 7, 2007
Alma Claudine Walden, 98 of Warsaw, Missouri, formerly of Searcy, died Sunday, January 7, 2007. Born in Walker, Arkansas on October 14, 1908, the daughter of the late Will and Mae Shoffner Sego. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rufus in 1950; one son Billy Jay in 2004; and two sisters, Mildred Rayburn and Doris Gary.
Mrs. Waldon...
Vivian R. Morton
Jan 5, 2007
Vivian Rita Morton, 82 of Searcy, died January 5, 2007. She was born January 1, 1925 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Robert Ira and Gertrude (O'Mally) Moorhead. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary VFW. She loved bowling. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William M....
Nelly M. Lasley
Jan 4, 2007
Nelly Marcelle Ghislaine Lasley, 85 of Searcy, died January 4, 2007. She was born January 25, 1921 in Charleroi, Belgium. She was of the Catholic faith. She was retired from the International Shoe Factory and was a seamstress and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Germmain Monfils and Marie Georgina Louisa Evrard; her husband, Lee Roy...

Farroll B. Muce
Jan 4, 2007
Farrol B. Muce, 52 of Searcy, died January 4, 2007. He was the son of the late Paul and Velma Rose (Chambers) Muce. He was born August 25, 1954 in his grandparent's home, Albert and Syble Chambers, in Georgetown, Arkansas. He was of the Baptist faith. He was a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran. He received the National Defense Service Medal...
Ralph D. Johnson
Jan 3, 2007
Ralph Donald Johnson, 58, of Searcy, died Wednesday January 3, 2007. He was born August 6, 1948, in Searcy, Arkansas, to the late Amos and Hattie Day Johnson. He was a member of the Christ Temple Holiness Church. He served in the National Guard.
He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Joann Johnson; two daughters, Stacy Dawn White...
Ruby Rae Mceuen
Jan 1, 2007
Ruby Rae McEuen, 80, of Searcy died Monday, January 1, 2007. She was born March 29, 1926, in Akron, Ohio, to the late Elmer J. and Vivian Johnson Lloyd. She was a funeral director and former owner of McEuen Funeral Home of Searcy. She is preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Llyn McEuen Sr. She is survived...

Clayton Edward Marsh
Dec 28, 2006
Clayton Marsh, 72 of Searcy died Thursday, December 28, 2006. He was born December 9, 1934 in Pontiac, Michigan. He is survived by one son, Billy Marsh and family of Searcy. Services will be announced at a later date by the family.

Virgil D. Broach
Dec 26, 2006
Virgil Donaldson Broach, 69 of Judsonia, died December 26, 2006. He was born January 19, 1937 in Searcy, the son of Manciel C . and Elmyra (Donaldson) Broach. He was a member of St. Mary CME Church and active in the choir. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Barbara Mackey and Opal Bowman. He is...

Lowell Marie Wyatt
Dec 26, 2006
Lowell Earsel Wyatt, 92, of Bells, Tennessee, formally of Letona, died Tuesday December 26, 2006. He was born April 23, 1914, in Letona, Arkansas, to the late James Monroe and Elizabeth Ann Smith Wyatt. He was a member of the West Race Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Wyatt,...

Leonard M. Duke
Dec 24, 2006
Leonard M. Duke, 80, of West Point, died December 24, 2006. He was born July 8, 1926 in Griffithville, Arkansas, to the late Walter Moyer and Bertha Vaughn Duke. He was an avid fisherman and hunter. He is preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Joe, David, and Paul Duke; two sisters, Dolly Lucille Duke and Louise Ferren.
He...

Geneva Ellen Clifton
Dec 24, 2006
Geneva Ellen Clifton, 80, of Searcy, died Sunday December 24, 2006. She was born August 4, 1926 to the late Albert and Effie Boyer. She was a member of the Springdale Baptist Church in Springdale, Mississippi. She is preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, and three sisters. She is survived by her husband Albert Clifton of Searcy; two...
Farris Collins Willis
Dec 23, 2006
Farris Collins Willis, 61 of Letona, died December 23, 2006. He was born November 25, 1945 in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of Tom and June (Snyder) Willis. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran serving in the Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Donnie and Daryl Willis. He is survived by his son,...