Obituaries from June 2007

Wilburn Mullins (06/28/07)
Wilburn Mullins, 63, of Knob died Thursday, June 21, 2007, at his home. He was born July 11, 1943, in Paragould to the late Charley Seymour and Lucy Perkins Mullins and was married Oct. 13, 1958, to Altie Bell Mullins, who survives. Other survivors include two sons, Alvin Mullins of McDougal and Wade Mullins of Knob; three daughters, Pam Mullins, Danica Lane and Carrie Tidwell, all of McDougal; three brothers, Burnis Mullins of San Jacinto, Calif., Alton Mullins of Corcoran, Calif., and Wayne Mullins of Knob; one sister, Cleda Andrews of Tyler, Texas, 11 grandchildren and many friends and relatives.. ...

Helen Marie Farmer (06/28/07)
Helen Marie Farmer, 76, of Marmaduke died Thursday, June 21, 2007, at Greene Acres Nursing Home in Paragould. She was born Sept. 7, 1930, in Lepanto to the late Cecil Bryan and Novella Katherine Guntharp. She was a homemaker and a member of the Marmaduke Church of Christ...

J.W. Batten (06/28/07)
J.W. Batten, 78, of Rector, died Wednesday, June 20, 2007, at Evergreen Health and Rehabilitation in Rector. Born May 24, 1928, in Clay County to the late Henry Batten and Beatrice Huckabay Batten, he was a farmer, a lifelong member of the community and of the Baptist faith...

Billy J. Tracer (06/28/07)
Billy J. Tracer, 80, of Rector died Tuesday, June 19, 2007, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born May 2, 1927, in Michigan to the late R.C. Tracer and Bessie Tracer, he was a retired farmer and a member of the Fifth and Pine Church of Christ...

Lawrence Junior Miller (06/28/07)
Lawrence Junior Miller, 83, of Hazelwood, Mo., formerly of Rector, died Wednesday, June 20, 2007, at his home. Born Dec. 21, 1923, in Rector to the late Lawrence F. Miller and Georgia Fisk Miller, he was a tool and die maker. Also preceding him in death was a son, Lawrence F. Miller III...

Lola Esther Gunn (06/28/07)
Lola Esther Gunn, 87, of Rector, died Monday, June 11, 2007, at Evergreen Health and Rehabilitation in Rector. Born Jan. 21, 1920, in Rector to the late William H. and Ludie May, she was a housewife and of the Baptist faith. She taught Sunday school, sang in the choir and was very active in her church work...

Kevin Dewayne Warner, Jr. (06/20/07)
Kevin Dewayne Warner, Jr., 14, of Rector, died Sunday June, 17, 2007 at Arkansas Methodist Hospital in Paragould. Born Sept. 9, 1992 in St. Louis, he was a student at Rector High School and attended The First Baptist Church in Rector. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, John and Carolyn Warner...

Glenda Lucille Rutledge (06/20/07)
Glenda Lucille Rutledge, 76, of Rector, died Monday, June 11, 2007, at her residence. She was born March 8, 1931, in Peach Orchard to the late Charlie and Eve Vallance. Also preceding her in death were her husband, Earl Rutledge Sr.; a grandson, Andrew Corniel, and a granddaughter, Kai Lei Rutledge...

Danny Donaldson (06/20/07)
Danny Donaldson, 71, of Palestine, died suddenly and unexpectedly Tuesday, June 12, 2007, at the Forrest City Medical Center in Forrest City. Born May 19, 1936, in Rector to the late Byron and Lola Ahlf Donaldson, he had lived in Forrest City most of his life. He was a retired vice president of operations for G.E.S., Inc., a veteran of the Army and a member of the First Baptist Church in Palestine...

Bobbie Jean Crum (06/20/07)
Bobbie Jean Crum, 74, of Rector, died Thursday, June 14, at Evergreen Healthcare in Rector. Born May 11, 1933, in Beebe to the late Thomas and Myrtle Horn, she was a housewife and member of Antioch Baptist Church. Also preceding her in death was her husband, Fred Crum, and one son, Gerald Crum...

Frank Ralph Woods (06/20/07)
Frank Ralph Woods, 82, of Columbiana, Ala., died Sunday, June 11, 2007, in a hospital in Birmingham. He was the husband of Ruth Woods, daughter of the late Donald and Doma McCluney of Rector. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank Sr. Woods and Berniece Woods McDonald, and his first wife, Ruth...

Thomas "Tom" Walker Pratt (06/14/07)
Thomas "Tom" Walker Pratt, 86, of Lake City, formerly of Rector, died Saturday, June 9, 2007, at Lakeside Nursing Center. Born Jan. 25, 1921, in Brigton, Ark., to the late W.W. Pratt and Katie Bell Shatley Pratt, he was a carpenter and painter. He also was preceded in death by his wife, Jean Gilkerson Pratt, in April 2005, and one sister, Ollie Edgin...

Paul Michael Nordmeyer (06/14/07)
Paul Nordmeyer, 28, of Marmaduke died Monday, June 11, 2007, at his home. He was born Aug. 22, 1978, to Donald and Carol Nordmeyer. He was preceded in death by his father. Survivors include his mother, Carol Nordmeyer; one son, Michael Nordmeyer; one brother and sister-in-law, Patrick and Kim Nordmeyer of Rector, and two sisters, Pamela Jenkins of Marmaduke and Penny Boozer of Rector...

Mamie Seen Glover (06/14/07)
Mamie Seen Glover, 92, of Murphy Health and Rehabilitation in Piggott, died Friday, June 8, 2007, at Piggott Community Hospital. She was born Sept. 30, 1914, in Piggott, to the late Oscar Olen and Nola Green "Davis" Gordon. She was married to Ural Lester Glover, who also preceded her in death, as did three brothers, Marshall Gordon, Delbert Gordon and Eldridge Gordon, and two sisters, Myrl Gordon and Lee Gordon Newman...

Lenora Geraldean (Gordon) Rowlett (06/06/07)
Lenora Geraldean (Gordon) Rowlett, 83, of Rector died Sunday, May 20, 2007, in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Mrs. Rowlett was born March 14, 1924, in Rector. She married Carl Edward Rowlett, also of Rector, on Jan. 10, 1945. He preceded her in death Nov. 1, 1993...

Wilma Frances Stokes (06/06/07)
Wilma Frances Stokes, 74, of Mountain View, a native of Rector, died Thursday, May 24, 2007, in Mountain View. She was born Jan. 11, 1933, in Rector to the late Alonzo Orbin and and Wilma Bertie (Ratledge) Stahl. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by five brothers, George, Gerald, Olan, Orville and Irvin "Doc" Stahl...