Stories from Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Aubrey Austin Travis of Trumann departed this life Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, at Lakeside Nursing Center in Lake City at the age of 85 years, 3 months and 29 days. Aubrey was born Thursday, July 25, 1935, in Strawberry. He lived the majority of his life in and around northeast and central Arkansas. ...

Estel Ray Burrow, 66, of Manila, passed from this life, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, at the Manila Nursing Center. Born in Walnut Ridge, he was the son of the late Estel Roy and Violet Cook Burrow and was raised in the Poplar Bluff, Mo., area. Ray was a U.S. ...

Brenda Diane Crews, 70, of Lake City, passed away Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020, at her home after a hard fought battle with cancer. Born in the Panama Canal Zone, Panama, to Junior Lee and Joy Louise Timms Bowden while Junior was active duty military, Diane moved with her family to Germany before entering first grade in Jonesboro. ...

George Walter Stubbs of Trumann departed this life Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, at Arkansas Continued Care Hospital in Jonesboro at the age of 67 years, 1 month and 6 days. He was born Friday, Oct. 16, 1953, in Greenwood, Miss., to the late Billy Gene and Daphne Jean Ussery Stubbs. ...

Charles Elton Harris, 83, of Payneway, departed this life Nov. 24, 2020, in Payneway. He was born on May 11, 1937, to Elton and Eva Mae Kirby Harris. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Trumann. He worked as a parts manager at Massey Ferguson, served in the National Guard and was a Mason. Charles was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Nathan Jack Harris...

Betty Jo Minyard, 73, of Senath, Mo., formerly of Blytheville, passed away Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, at her home. Born to Jim and Doris Pope Nye in Kennett, Mo., Betty was a homemaker and a member of Bethany Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking, crocheting and reading her Bible. Betty loved her family and taking care of her children...

Laverne Woodruff of Trumann departed this life Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 81 years, 4 months and 14 days. She was born Monday, July 10, 1939, in Arkansas to the late James and Doris Bilvery Upton. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie Woodruff; one sister, two brothers and her parents...

Kimberly Rachael Howard was born July 11, 1969, in Hayti, Mo., to Shirley Howard Donnerson and her biological father Mose Collier (Margaret). She was a teacher and a member of Mt. Pisgah (The High Place). Mrs. Howard passed away Nov. 26, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven, Miss., at the age of 51. ...

Former Arkansas resident Michael “Mike” Dewayne Lueallen, 44, died Oct. 26, 2020, at his home in Indian Trail, N.C. Mike was born June 26, 1976, and was raised in Harrisburg. He was an outstanding athlete but was especially accomplished in football. ...

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