Stories from Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Betty Lou Carter of Trumann departed this life Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro at the age of 82 years, 10 months and 6 days. She was born Saturday, April 10, 1938, in Lepanto to the late Oscar and Mollie Conatser and was a lifetime resident of Trumann. ...

Fred A. “Joe” Calhoun, 51, of Blytheville passed away at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born Sept. 10, 1969, in West Memphis to Arthur L. and Willie Mae Cruz Calhoun. He was a master carpenter. His hobbies were riding his motorcycle, barbecuing, with his family, and shooting guns with his grandson...

Dr. Tommy J. Carney, Sr., 82, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at home surrounded by loving family. He was born in Blytheville on Sept. 29, 1938, to Herman Leonard and Jessie Lee Moody Carney. He was a local business owner of Carney Funeral Home & Cemetery and Carney Farms & Rentals...

Carol Ann Galloway, 75, of Leachville, widow of Eddy Galloway, passed from this life Sunday evening, Feb. 21, 2021, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in St. Louis, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Marcelite Sinclair Ralston and had been a longtime Leachville and Manila area resident. She was a certified nurses aide, having been employed by Monette Manor Nursing Center and the Area Agency on Aging of Jonesboro. Carol enjoyed watching wrestling, gospel music and spending time with her family, especially her grandsons and great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Kesha McCallie.. ...

Lisa Jones Barber, 60, of Dyess, passed from this life Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. The daughter of the late Bill and Patsy McHaney Jones, she had lived most of her life in Dyess and was a 1978 graduate of Rivercrest High School. She was a former employee of Siegel-Robert Inc. in Wilson and later retired from Columbia Forest Products in Trumann. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two brothers, Stephen Jones and Randy Jones...

Tommy Leroy Kerley Sr., 56, of Manila died unexpectedly on Feb. 15, 2021, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Not only did we lose our dad we also lost our best friend. He was an amazing man, laid back and easy going. Never said no to any of us and gave us all he could, so we never had to struggle. His biggest accomplishments were his children and grandchildren. He instilled in his family the importance of hard work, honesty, and that family always came first...

Dominick Renaldo Marquez, 28, of Leachville, passed from this life Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Leachville. Born in Sacramento, Calif., he was the son of the late Zachary Renaldo Marquez and had lived most of his life in Leachville. He was a former employee of Gifford Insulation and Drywall, as well as Stracener Brothers Construction Company, both of Blytheville...

Trayvon Jovan King McNichols was born April 29, 2002, in Blytheville to Ronald Davis, Jr. and the late Tracy McNichols. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. McNichols passed away Feb. 15, 2021, at his home in Blytheville at the age of 18. He was preceded in death by his mother, Tracy McNichols...

On Jan. 11, 2021, God called Orville Freeman of Lexa home to heaven. Orville was born Aug. 28, 1936, in Bay Village to Maude Eva (White) and James Newton Freeman. Orville was a faithful servant of God. He loved the Lord and he lived his life serving Him. ...

Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, Ruth Marie Smith went home to be with the Lord at the age of 95, at the Generations of Irmo, Irmo, S.C. Mrs. Smith was born in Chicago, Ill., in December of 1925 and was the oldest of seven children. She met her husband, Marvin E. ...

Walter Taylor, Jr. of Blytheville was born June 26, 1942, in Osceola to the late Walter Taylor, Sr. and the late Lillie B. McNelson Jefferson. He was a factory worker and a church elder and pastor of the Pentecostal faith. Mr. Taylor passed away Feb. 17, 2021, at his home in Blytheville at the age of 78. He was preceded in death by his father, Walter Taylor, Sr., mother, Lillie B. McNelson Jefferson, and one sister, Sarah Hill...