Greene County, Arkansas

November 1990 Obituaries

 

 

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William Gilbert Roberson

June 21, 1905 ~ November 14,1990

 

William Gilbert Roberson, 85, of Braggadocio, Mo., formerly of Caraway, retired carpenter and farmer, passed away Wednesday morning at Arkansas Methodist Hospital in Paragould.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at John W. German Funeral Home in Hayti, Mo., with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery there. Langford's Funeral Service has charge of local arrangements. He was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Lorene Roberson, four sisters, Mrs. Ruby Carter of Flint, Mich., Mrs. Helen Conery of Pine Bluff, Mrs. Albertine Safley of McRae and Mrs. Frankie Butler of Aurora, Ill.; three brothers, Bedford Roberson of Avenal, Calif., Tommy Hyde of Cardwell, Mo., and Ronald Hyde of Washington Court House, Ohio.

 

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Lenard Telfair Cline

November 3, 1930 ~  November 15, 1990

 

Lenard Telfair Cline, 60, passed away Tuesday at Arkansas Methodist Hospital, Paragould. Mr. Cline was an employee of Monroe Auto Co.,

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Heath Funeral Home has charge. He was a member of Pruett's Chapel United Methodist Church, a Mason, member of the Arkansas National Guard and a Korean War Air Force veteran.

Mr. Cline, the husband of Sue Cline, also leaves a daughter, Ms. Judy Martin; a son, Richard Cline; his mother, Mrs. Bertha Cline, and a sister, Ms. Joy Smith, all of Paragould, and five grandchildren. The family requests any memorials be sent to Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock.

 

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DeLoris Bernice Johnson

September 25, 1923 ~  November 15, 1990

 

DeLois Bernice Johnson, 67, retired employee of Western Electric, passed away Thursday at Arkansas Methodist Hospital, Paragould.  Ms. Johnson leaves two daughters, Ms. Sharry Massey of Marmaduke and Ms. Jo Anne Johnson of Paragould; a son, Roderick Meeker of Oklahoma City; a sister, Ms. Mickey Allison of Yorkville, Ill.; a brother, Keith Dobbins of Aurora, Ill., and four grandchildren.        Memorial services will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Heath Funeral Home. The family requests that any memorials be sent to American Diabetes Association.

 

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Carl L. Threlkeld

 October 1, 1927 ~ November 15, 1990

 

Carl L. Threlkeld, 63, passed away Thursday at Arkansas Methodist Hospital, Paragould. He was a member of Pruett's Chapel Methodist Church, a farmer and rancher. Suvivors include his wife, Ramona Threlkeld, two sons, Douglas Threlkeld of Paragould and Kevin Threlkeld of Washington, Ind., and three grandchildren.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Mitchell Funeral Home with burial in Shiloh Cemetery.

 

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Mrs. Mabel Irene Bishop

~~~~ November 1990

Mrs. Mabel Irene Newsom Bishop, 85, passed away Saturday at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.

Survivors include, two daughters, Ms. Evelyn Gamble of Little Rock and Ms. Bette Barnett of West Memphis; three sons, Wylie Bishop and Jack Bishop, both of Paragould, and Buddy Bishop of Little Rock; two brothers, Ernest Newsom of Paragould and Harold Newsom of Akron, Ohio, 10 grandchildren and nine grandchildren.


Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Heath Funeral Home with burial in Linwood Cemetery.

 

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Wilburn Delane Mitchell

January 31, 1934 ~ November 17, 1990

Wilburn Delane Mitchell, 56, formerly of Illinois, employee of General Motors Corp., passed away Saturday at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro.  He was a Baptist and past president of Sheet Metal Workers in Cicero, Ill. He was also a Master Mason and a member of Shadrock Bond Masonic Lodge in Chicago.

Survivors include his wife, Joan Mitchell, a son, Gary Wayne Mitchell of Lambert, Miss.; two stepdaughters, Ms. Becki Anne Hendrix of Marmaduke and Ms. Dena Marie Swink of Paragould; three sisters, Ms. Billie Jo Aldridge of Schaumburg, Ill., Ms. Patricia Anne Bonds of Iuka, Miss., and Ms. Sandra Faye Holt of Tuscumbia, Ala.; eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that any memorials be made to the American Cancer Society.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Heath Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Gardens.

 

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Arthur Dawson

June 20, 1902   ~ November18, 1990

Arthur Dawson, 88, retired carpenter, passed away Sunday at Paragould Nursing Center. He was a member of Seventh & Mueller Church of Christ. Dawson, the widower of Gertrude Sears Dawson. Survivors include, two daughters, Ms. Myrtle Utley and Ms. Mary Dowdy, both of Paragould; two sons, John Henry Dawson of Paragould and Orbie Vachel Dawson of West Terre Haute, Ind.; a sister, Ms. Ida Brown of St. Louis; two brothers, Elmer Dawson of Paragould and Wilson Dawson of Hornersville, 12 grandchildren and 11 great- grandchildren.

Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Heath Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Gardens.

 

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Victor W. Adams

 

Victor W. 'Bug' Adams, 77, retired assistant superintendent for Arkansas Highway Department and former owner of Adams Bait Shop, passed away Sunday at Arkansas Methodist Hospital.

He was a member of Lake Street Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Piccola Adams, two daughters, Ms. Shirley Jackson and Ms. Barbara Mullins, both of Paragould; a son, Bill Adams of Marmaduke; a sister, Ms. Opal Hampton of Paragould; a brother, Theodore Adams of Poplar Bluff, Mo., 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. at Heath Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Gardens.

 

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Daniel Kener Ulloa

1973 ~ 1990

 

Daniel Kener Ulloa,17, son of Daniel and Dalila Ulloa, passed away Sunday of injuries received in an automobile accident. Daniel was a junior at Stanford High School. He was a member of Walcott Baptist Church.

He also leaves two sisters, Miss Karen Ulloa and Miss Irely Ulloa, both of the home, and his grandparents, Benjamin and Rose Ulloa and John and Socorro Alvarado, all of Nicaragua.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Heath Funeral Home with burial in Shiloh Cemetery.

 

 

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C. W. Gaskill

March 1, 1927 ~ November18, 1990

C. W. 'Wink' Gaskill, 63, of Paragould, a retired nightclub operator, passed away Sunday at his home.

Survivors include, two daughters, Ms. Diana Smith and Ms. Alicia Markum, both of Paragould; two sons, Tony Lee Gaskill of Booneville and Winston Michael Gaskill of Paragould; two brothers, Dr. Billy Wade of Paragould and Galen O. Gaskill of Hot Springs, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Mitchell Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

 

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Mrs. Delphia Garner

October 16, 1903 ~ November 21, 1990

 

Mrs. Delphia Garner, 87, passed away Tuesday at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was a member of Mountain Home Church of Christ.

Mrs. Garner, the widow of Robert S. Garner. Survivors include, four daughters, Ms. Nye Lottis Cureton of Cash, Ms. Elfreda Fears of Standford, Ms. Faye Greene of St. Louis and Ms. Lois Martin of Memphis; two sons, Ambrose Garner of Tampa, Fla., and Neal Garner of Searcy; two sisters, Ms. Lessie Smith and Ms. Inez Wright, both of East St. Louis, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Heath Funeral Home in Paragould with burial in Shiloh Cemetery.

 

 

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Mrs. Lydia Jane Burpo

July 29, 1917 ~ November 23, 1990

 

Mrs. Lydia Jane Perdue Burpo, 73, of Paragould, a retired cook, passed away Friday at her home. She was a member of Pruett's Chapel Methodist Church. Mrs. Burpo, the wife of George Burpo, also leaves a daughter, Mrs. Phyllis Townsley of Memphis; four sisters, Ms. Jewell Tiner and Ms. Wanda Ripley, both of Susanville, Calif., Ms. Wilma Harm of Phoenix and Ms. Evelyn Daugherty of Memphis; two brothers, Ira Perdue of Paragould and William Perdue of Cortez, Colo., and a granddaughter.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Heath Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

 

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George Miller

December 28, 1909 ~ November 24, 1990  

George 'Snooks' Miller, 80, of Marmaduke, a retired employee of General Motors, passed away Saturday at Arkansas Methodist Hospital, Paragould.   He was a World War II veteran. Survivors include his wife, Millie Miller, daughter, Ms. Ruth Rooker of Marmaduke; three sons, William Sears of Santa Monica, Calif., Charles Sears of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Charles Miller of Blue Springs, Mo.; a sister, Ms. Gladys Sparacino of Livingston, Texas; a brother, William Miller of Flint, Mich., and six grandchildren.

Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Marmaduke Church of Christ, where he was a member, with burial in Harvey's Chapel Cemetery. Mitchell Funeral Home in Rector is in charge of arrangements.

 

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Barris Blackwood

March 15, 1910 ~ November 25, 1990

Barris Blackwood, 80, of Paragould, a retired auto salesman for Doy Pannell Ford Mercury, passed away Sunday at Arkansas Methodist Hospital, Paragould.  He was a member of Paragould First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Javine Blackwood, sister, Ms. Beulah Beasley, and a brother, Kelley Blackwood, both of Paragould.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Mitchell Funeral Home with burial in Linwood Cemetery.

 

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Leonard C. Lenderman

July 3, 1906 ~ November 25, 1990

Leonard C. Lenderman, 84, of Wynne, a retired barber, passed away Sunday at Wynwood Nursing Center.  He was a member of Church of Christ. Lenderman, the husband of Allie Lenderman, also leaves two daughters, Ms. Mary Blake of Harrisburg and Ms. Christine Gayman of Jonesboro; two sons, Lindy Lenderman of Flushing, Mich., and Jim Lenderman of Travelers Rest, S.C.; a sister, Ms. Lena Hudgens of Paragould; 13 grandchildren, 14 great- grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 11a.m. Wednesday at Mitchell Funeral Home in Paragould with burial in Pine Knot Cemetery.

 

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Mrs. Mary Marie Futrell

March 5, 1915  ~ November 26, 1990

Mary Marie Futrell, 73, of Paragould, a former licensed practical nurse and retired employee of White Way Inn, passed away Monday at Arkansas Methodist Hospital. She was a member of Church of Christ at Second and Walnut Street. Mrs. Futrell, the wife of J. M. Futrell, also leaves two stepsons, Johnny Mack Futrell of Taylor, Mich., and David Franklin Futrell of Whiteman, Mo., four step-grandchildren and a step-great-grandchild.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Mitchell Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

 

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Jeremy Wayne Pillow

November 30, 1990 ~ November 30, 1990

 

Jeremy Wayne Pillow, infant son of Larry and Susie Pillow, passed away Friday at Arkansas Methodist Hospital.   He also leaves his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Pillow of Paragould and Mr. and Mrs. Doyne Rasberry of Marmaduke. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Gardens. Heath Funeral Home of Paragould is in charge of arrangements.

 

 

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A. D. Cash

February 25, 1914 ~ November 30, 1990

A. D. Cash, 76, of Paragould, a retired employee of Earl Kirk Construction Co., passed away Friday at Arkansas Methodist Hospital, Paragould.  He was a member of Rosewood Baptist Church and an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife,  Ruby Cash, a daughter, Mrs. Glenda Keith of Uvalde, Texas; six sisters, Mrs. Agnes Frey of Oregon, Mrs. Merle Campbell of Oklahoma, and Ms. Betty Cash, Mrs. Ruby Conner, Mrs. Lucille Sims and Mrs. Maycel Walters, all of Seattle, Wash., three brothers, Clifford Cash of Paragould, Elvis Cash of Seattle and Paul Cash of Vilonia, and a grandson.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Mitchell Funeral Home with burial in Center Hill Cemetery.

 

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contributed by: W. D.

obituaries found herein have been gleaned from various news publications, including the Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN.

 

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