Obituaries

Glen Raymond Parks, 70, of Jonesboro, Ark., passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House, Jonesboro. He was born December 21, 1949, in Rector, Ark., to Clifford Rudolph and Arlene (Rogers) Parks. Survivors include his wife, Dena Parks, of the home; two daughters, Brooks Blecha (Mike) of Cut Off, La. ...

Aaron J. Phillips, 78, of Saint Charles, Mo., passed away January 11, 2020, at Windsor Estates in St. Charles, after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. He was born on December 19, 1941, in McDougal, Ark., and was the son of Edward and Eathel (Nicholson) Phillips...

Mary Belle Johnson, 87, of Pollard, Ark., passed away January 11, 2020, at her home near Pollard. She was born on November 6, 1932, in Pollard, and was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Edith Ann (Brown) Elkins. Mary was united in marriage to James Alvin Johnson on Nov. 6, 1949, and he preceded her in death on October 18, 1991...

Mary Lou Young, 84, of Kennett, Mo., and formerly of Marmaduke, Ark., passed away on Monday January 6, 2020, at NHC Healthcare in Kennett. She was born on April 8, 1935, in Paragould, Ark., to the late Carl Andrew and Ruthie Bell (Farmer) Johnson. Mary attended First Baptist Church, in Marmaduke, until her health would no longer allow her. She was active in the Mission Outreach and served on the board...

James Thomas "Jim" Seal, 74, of Piggott, Ark., passed away January 2, 2020, at Piggott General Baptist Nursing Home, in Piggott. He was born on November 4, 1945, in Piggott, and was the son of Frank and Fay (Arnold) Seal. He was preceded in death by his father, Frank Seal; mother, Fay Ruth Arnold; and a brother, Ronnie Seal...

Agnes Mae “Aggie” Foster, 95, of Commerce, Mich., and formerly of Piggott, Ark., died December 27, 2019, in Michigan. She was born September 15, 1924, in Piggott. From October of 1971 to October of 1987 she and her late husband, Marshall “Mike” Foster, owned and operated the Alaska Queen in Piggott...

Dorothy Ann Tracer, 84 years, passed from the cares of this life on Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center, Jonesboro, Ark. A longtime resident of Rector, Ark., she was born on June 8, 1935, in Brinsmade N.D. to the late Albin and Hilda (Titter) Georgeson...

Charlie Crow, whose passions led him through careers in public service, the military, business and the arts on two continents, died December 25, 2019, at Little Rock, Ark., at the age of 79. Charles Thomas Crow was born November 5, 1940, at Columbia, Mo., to Wendell H. and Elizabeth F. Crow, who would become publishers and editors of the Clay County Democrat, a weekly newspaper at Rector, where Charlie was reared and went to school...

Janice Stark, 53, of Blytheville, Ark., passed away December 30, 2019, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born on June 8, 1966, in Piggott, Ark., and was the daughter of Patsy (Huneycutt) Forrest. Janice was united in marriage to Joe Stark on Dec. 31, 2015...

Mary Ella Smith, of Rector, Ark., passed away December 29, 2019, at the age of 75. Mary Ella was born to Carl and Iva Reba (Williams) Smith in Rector, where she continued to live for the remainder of her life. Mary Ella was preceded in death by parents...

Myrtle Emogene Long, 95, of Piggott, Ark., passed from the cares of this life on Friday December 27, 2019, at the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born on April 4, 1924, in Piggott, to the late Robert and Lillie Hopkins Blue. In her spare time, Emogene loved playing the piano, enjoyed working in her garden and flowers, playing BINGO and crocheting...

Maxine Edwards, 76, of Piggott, Ark., and formerly of Campbell, Mo., passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Maxine, daughter of Luther and Lottie Carroll Tankersley, was born on Wednesday, February 10, 1943, in Shirley, Ark...

In the early morning hours of December 23, 2019, Betty Ann Broadway, age 83, left the shackles of a sickened body and entered the gates of Heaven where her Heavenly Father welcomed her home and the Mother and Father she had longed to see were waiting with open arms...

Rodney Land Trantham, 70, of Batesville, Ark., passed away December 14, 2019, at White River Medical Center in Batesville He was born on March 2, 1949, in Walnut Ridge, Ark., and was the son of Hugh and Juanita (Land) Trantham. He was preceded in death by his father, Hugh Wes Trantham and his mother, Juanita Madge (Land) Trantham...

Genevieve Cox Hill, 91, of Greenway, Ark., passed away December 15, 2019, at her home in Greenway. She was born on July 1, 1928, in Greenway, and was the daughter of Orley and Alda (Henager) Cox. She was united in marriage to Grover Hardin Hill on July 10, 1946, and to this union two children were born...

Barbara McKeel, 73, of Manchester, Mo., passed away on December 13, 2019, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House, Jonesboro Ark. Barbara was Salutatorian of her graduating class of 1964. She then went on to teach for many years in the Rockwood School District. ...

Helen Michelle (Weller) Asbury, 58, of Campbell, Mo., passed away December 6, 2019, at the Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott, Ark. She was born on March 25, 1961, in Granite City, Ill., and was the daughter of John and Pearl (Blair) Weller. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Henry Weller, Sr., and Pearl Junella Weller; step great-granddaughter, Hadley Patty; sisters, Wanda Jean Brassfield, Cleta Eckert and Verlie Mae Phillips; and brothers, James L. ...

Mary Rosella (Book) Doyle, was born June 18, 1918, near Piggott, Ark., to Molly and Rev. Curtis Book. Mary died December 5, 2019, at Swift Creek Care Center of Poplar Bluff, Mo. Mary was married to Alfred Doyle on Aug. 23, 1940, and he preceded her in death in 1999. She was also preceded in death by their son, Billy Doyle and wife Kaye; her parents; and her seven sisters and brothers...

Ruth E. (Stephens) Conley died on November 30, 2019, at the General Baptist Nursing Home in Piggott, Ark. Born October 17, 1926, in Carryville, Ark. to M.L. and Ethel (Henson) Stephens, Ruth was the seventh of eight children. She cherished her memories of Clay County and her childhood, recalling especially her days living in rural Carryville. ...

Erma Dean Campbell, 71, of Hot Springs Village, Ark., passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at CHI St. Vincent Hospital in Hot Springs, Ark. She was born on August 16, 1948, in Piggott, Ark., and was the daughter of the late Branson "Speck" and Virginia Lee (Davis) Carman...

John Alexander Fraser, III, 77, of Piggott, Ark., passed away November 25, 2019, at his home in Piggott. He was born on June 9, 1942, in Detroit, Mich., and was the son of the late John and Estelle (Granahan) Fraser. John was united in marriage to Carol Eagles Fraser on Dec. 28, 1985...

On August 8, 1919, Thomas and Kate Gardner welcomed a baby girl into their four-room sharecropper’s house. They named her Pauline Imogene. Along with her cousins and siblings, she attended Union Grove School (Tywhop) through the eighth grade. If a high school hadn’t been too far away, she might have become a school teacher—that and the fact that she fell for a charming young man named Archie Saltzman...

Grayden Dalton, 11, of Piggott, Ark., passed away November 21, 2019, at his home in Piggott. He was born on May 13, 2008, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., and was the son of Brian and Christina (McCormick) Dalton. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Sandy Cate...

Carol Jean Sawyers, 77, of Piggott, Ark., passed away November 20, 2019, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born on December 22, 1941, in Chicago, Ill., and was the daughter of Ernest and Mary (Henderson) Flowers. Carol was united in marriage to David Sawyers on Aug. 25, 2001...

Wanda Laverne (Cate) Crossfield, 85, of Corning, Ark., passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Crossfield was born in Hickoria, Ark., on January 2, 1934. She was a substitute teacher and a homemaker. She enjoyed quilting, sewing and shopping and was a member of Hickoria Missionary Baptist Church...

John Clifford Scott, of Rector, Ark., passed away November 16, 2019, in El Paso, Tex., at the age of 73. John was born in Rector to Jim Bill Scott and Carolina (Householder) Scott. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jim and Carolina Scott; four brothers, William “Bob” Scott, Billy Joe Scott, Wallace Scott and Floyd “Frank” Scott; two sisters, Anna Mae Adams and June Stephenson...