Deaths Abstracted from the Tuckerman Record, Tuckerman, Jackson County, Arkansas for 1943-1944 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Mark Williamson. ************************************************************************ Copyright © 2003 Mark Williamson. All rights reserved. USGenWeb Archives Notice http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ The Tuckerman Record ceased publication in 1989. Microfilm of the Tuckerman Record is available at the Arkansas History Commission, One Capitol Mall, Little Rock, AR 72201, and at the Billingsley Library, 213 Walnut St., Newport, AR 72112, phone 870-523-2952. Abbreviations and Explanations of Headings: ------------------------------------------- Type (if not a "formal" obituary): N - death mentioned in community notes (aka "local gossip") column S - death mentioned in story (usually a fatal accident or a murder) C - "Card of Thanks", no other mention of death found M - "In memory of", no other mention of death found AF - story of death of active member of Armed Forces CL - death noted on War Casualty List Given Name: may include (maiden name) or (person's title or rank) or (person's sex if unclear) or [previous married name] Died On: when a death is mentioned in community notes, the date of death is often my best guess. Depending on when the community notes were submitted to the newspaper, the actual death may have occurred a week (or more) before or after. Residence: residence if different from place of death Rel / Rel Name: Sp - surviving spouse P - surviving parent(s) (if no surviving spouse) Wd - name of deceased spouse as given in obituary (Only the first name of relative is given when the surname is the same as of the deceased.) Funeral Homes: DIL - Dillinger E&S - Emerson & Son FL - Frank Leach GRE - Gregg's (Jonesboro) H&P - Hafner & Patterson NF - New Furniture NWP - Newport P&S - Patterson & Sons T&S - Tolerson & Son ************************************************************************ Paper Date Type Last Name Given Name Age Died On Place of Death Residence Rel Rel Name Buried At Funeral Home ---------- ---- ------------ ------------------------- ---- ------------- -------------------- ------------------ --- ----------------------- --------------------------- --------------------- 02-Jul-43 S Allison Marion 41 28-Jun-43 near Lauratown Sp 26-Nov-43 Anderson Mrs. Walthy (Wilson) 62 19-Nov-43 Newport Olyphant Pleasant Grove NF 26-Feb-43 N Armstrong Fay (m) 22-Feb-43 Kilgore, TX 25-Aug-44 Armstrong Miss Dolly 71 18-Aug-44 Tuckerman Pleasant Grove FL 04-Jun-43 Arnesen Thomas (Cadet) 19 27-May-43 N of Heber Springs Oak Park, IL 19-Nov-43 S Arseneault Clayton Melvin (Av. Cadet 21 16-Nov-43 near Newport Airfiel Portland, ME Sp Georgia (Young) 02-Jul-43 Ashley John C. (Judge) 58 24-Jun-43 St. Louis, MO Melbourne Sp Violet Hill 05-Nov-43 Ashley William M. 'Bill' 52 02-Nov-43 Aubrey Sp at Violet Hill 14-Jan-44 N Atkinson Douglas 05-Jan-44 West Memphis P Mrs. Guy (Lawrence) Swifton 14-Jan-44 N Atkinson Nelda Sue 05-Jan-44 West Memphis P Mrs. Guy (Lawrence) Swifton 21-Jan-44 Atway William E. 49 13-Jan-44 Swifton Swifton FL (Masonic) 15-Dec-44 Bach Conrad 63 08-Dec-44 Newport Sp Jessie Walnut Grove DIL 12-May-44 Bailey Frances Janet 14mo 09-May-44 Yellow School comm. P Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Pleasant Grove 02-Jun-44 M Bailey Frances Jannette 09-May-44 P Mrs. Thelma 28-Jan-44 Baker Talitha (Becton)[Nichols] 74 21-Jan-44 Swifton P Thomas A. Swifton 12-Feb-43 N Ballard Jess fnr 04-Feb-43 Ballew's Chapel 28-May-43 Ballew Mrs. Mary Elizabeth 69 21-May-43 England Wd Abel M. at Newport 13-Aug-43 Barnett James H. 76 04-Aug-43 Newport Ash Flat Wd Clover Bend J. W. Best, Imboden 08-Jan-43 N Beckham Elvin 03-Jan-43 18-Jun-43 Beede Walter W. 72 10-Jun-43 Beedeville Sp 25-Jun-43 S Bevins Clark N. (Av Cadet) 21 18-Jun-43 near Newport Rochester, NY P Mr. & Mrs. George V. 14-Jan-44 Binkley Ike 78 04-Jan-44 Tuckerman Sp Pleasant Grove NWP 21-Jan-44 AF Blevins W. F. Jr. in South Pacific Springfield, MO P Mrs. W. R. Blevins Sr. 28-Jan-44 Bone infant boy 26-Jan-44 Newport Tuckerman P Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Battle Axe FL 26-Nov-43 S Bookhart George (Pvt.) 23 06-Nov-43 near Newark Baltimore, MD at Baltimore, MD NF 28-Jul-44 Bowen Minnie Marie (Harvey) 34 23-Jul-44 Tuckerman Sp Cecil Pleasant Grove NWP 22-Jan-43 S Brake Charles 55 14-Jan-43 Sulphur Rock Newport Sp 09-Apr-43 Brand James 44 31-Mar-43 Battle Axe comm. Sp Edith Battle Axe 20-Oct-44 S Branscom Mrs. C. M. 30 15-Oct-44 Newport Little Rock Sp C. M. 05-Feb-43 Brewer Mrs. Delia (Denton) 58 31-Jan-43 Gould Sp Harry D. Pleasant Grove FL 23-Jun-44 S Britt Mrs. Lillian Belle 48 14-Jun-44 Newport Bradford Sp Heard DIL 03-Nov-44 N Brown 'Grandma' Lepanto 31-Dec-43 S Brown James Arthur 41 25-Dec-43 S of Newport Rt. 2, Newport 28-Jul-44 Brown Mrs. Charles 73 24-Jul-44 Weldon Sp Oakland DIL 28-Jan-44 N Brown Mrs. T. A. fnr 23-Jan-44 at Swifton 01-Sep-44 AF Bruce Ernest (Pfc.) 23-Jul-44 in France Oil Trough P Mr. & Mrs. Edward E. 05-Feb-43 N Burgin Russel fnr 31-Jan-43 Ballew's Chapel comm at Grubbs 06-Aug-43 S Burns Eschol ~30 31-Jul-43 Mountain View near Mountain View Sp 22-Oct-43 Burton Mrs. Nancy Clemintine 94 11-Oct-43 Kansas City, MO Burton FL 11-Jun-43 Bush Harry C. 67 04-Jun-43 Eureka, MO Sp Elizabeth 18-Jun-43 Bush Lucretia Mary (Henry) 94 11-Jun-43 Swifton Swifton 30-Apr-43 N Butler Fred 20-Apr-43 Swifton 30-Jun-44 N Cain Elwanda 11 26-Jun-44 Newport Swifton P Mr. & Mrs. Russ 22-Oct-43 S Campbell Jack ~50 14-Oct-43 N of Newport Cross Roads comm. Sp Jessie 16-Jul-43 Campbell Joe 22 08-Jul-43 Swifton Sp Clare Belle Arnold 29-Jan-43 S Campbell William B. (2nd Lt.) 23 21-Jan-43 near Newport Air Fie Richmond, VA at Richmond, VA 29-Sep-44 N Carson Joe 27-Sep-44 Searcy 05-May-44 S Carter Leonard K. (Av. Cdt.) 24 28-Apr-44 N of Walnut Ridge Greeneville, TX P Mr. & Mrs. William E. 25-Feb-44 S Casey Thomas James (Av. Cdt.) 20 20-Feb-44 Newport Air Field Buffalo, NY P Mr. James B. 08-Jan-43 Caughron Mrs. Nola (Perry) 28 31-Dec-42 Hickory Grove comm. Sp George Battle Axe NF 07-May-43 Caughron Thomas H. 62 01-May-43 Tuckerman Sp Pleasant Grove NWP 11-Jun-43 N Clark boy Tyronza P Mr. & Mrs. Geo. 14-May-43 Claxton Mrs. Erma (Miser) 35 09-May-43 Fort Smith P Mr. Jack & Mrs. A. Bond Battle Axe NWP 30-Apr-43 S Clayton Betty Geraldine 3 27-Apr-43 near Grubbs P Mr. & Mrs. Carnett C. Ballew's Chapel 29-Dec-44 Coe Mrs. Margaret 86 20-Dec-44 Marianna Wd Tom Cheshier 25-Jun-43 S Cole Bobby 16 **-Jun-43 Walnut Ridge P Mr. & Mrs. 30-Jun-44 S Coleman Robert Newton 68 25-Jun-44 Cord Sp Hopewell 12-Feb-43 S Cozine William Martin Jr. (Cadet 06-Feb-43 near Beach Grove Radburn, NJ 13-Aug-43 Crandall E. W. 05-Aug-43 Stuttgart Sp Turpin, Stuttgart(?) 05-Feb-43 S Crasne Arthur (2nd Lt.) 30-Jan-43 near Carmille, GA Pittsburgh, PA 09-Apr-43 Crawford R. R. 67 02-Apr-43 Cash Sp 01-Sep-44 S Creswell Lenda Ray 2 22-Aug-44 Elgin comm. P Mr. & Mrs. Barney Cheshier NWP 01-Sep-44 M Creswell Linda Ray 01-Sep-44 S Creswell Peggy Ann 8mo 22-Aug-44 Newport Elgin comm. P Mr. & Mrs. Barney Cheshier NWP 01-Sep-44 M Creswell Peggy Ann 17-Sep-43 S Crews Otra (f) 12 **-Sep-43 E of Blytheville near Swifton P Mr. & Mrs. Clifton 17-Sep-43 S Crews Wayne 10 **-Sep-43 E of Blytheville near Swifton P Mr. & Mrs. Clifton 29-Sep-44 S Crowe S. H. 63 23-Sep-44 S of St. Louis, MO Riverside, MO 07-May-43 Crutcher Argus Clinton 50 30-Apr-43 Little Rock Newport Sp Kathryn Walnut Grove NF 24-Dec-43 Crutcher Mrs. Minnie L. (Tousley) 76 19-Dec-43 Hickory Grove comm. Walnut Grove NWP 17-Sep-43 S Cwiklinski John A. (Pvt.) 13-Sep-43 S of Newport Pyote, TX 26-Nov-43 N Darter Arthur fnr 23-Nov-43 at Benton 14-Apr-44 N Davis baby Harper comm. P Mr. & Mrs. Robert 08-Sep-44 S Davis Fred L. (Radio-gunner) 02-Sep-44 E of Tuckerman Independence, OR 11-Feb-44 N Davis Mrs. Ike Cooks comm. 11-Feb-44 Davis Mrs. Mary 65 fnr 04-Feb-44 Swifton Swifton 23-Apr-43 Dean Walter Penn 61 19-Apr-43 East Tuckerman Sp Flora (Fields) 24-Mar-44 N Deatherage Mrs. Sarah Bakersfield, MO 11-Aug-44 Deaton Mrs. Frances Catherine 70 07-Aug-44 Tuckerman Sp R. C. Cole NWP 05-Mar-43 N Decker Mrs. Goldie (Crossland) 05-Mar-43 Decker Mrs. L. B. (Crossland) 25-Feb-43 Tuckerman Sp L. B. Arnold 17-Dec-43 AF Dennis Elmer ~27 12-Nov-43 in Italy Sp 15-Sep-44 AF Dobbs James W. (Pfc.) 23-Aug-44 in France Campbell Station P Mr. & Mrs. Marion 22-Oct-43 S Dockins Alfred M. (Pvt.) 31 17-Oct-43 near Cord 17-Mar-44 Dudley Mrs. Sallie (Barger) 75 12-Mar-44 Swifton Wd George C. (d. 1935) Swifton FL 26-May-44 AF Dunahay Charley Marcellus (Pvt.)[ 30 03-May-44 in Italy Battle Axe comm. P Mr. & Mrs. J. S. 21-Apr-44 M Dunehew Mrs. Echo 64 24-Mar-44 Dunehew Mrs. R. C. (Faircloth) 56 22-Mar-44 Tuckerman Sp R. C. Pleasant Grove E&S 14-Jan-44 Dunn Mrs. Flora 66 09-Jan-44 Valley Park, MO Sp John at Valley Park, MO 29-Dec-44 Duty Charles Edward 70 25-Dec-44 Grubbs Sp DIL 04-Aug-44 AF Eastham Herbert V. (Pvt.) 37 11-Jul-44 in France Goetz comm. P Mrs. Miranda 09-Apr-43 Edwards W. C. 49 06-Apr-43 Newark Sp 10-Nov-44 N Eldridge Kew 31-Oct-44 Dunn, LA 26-Mar-43 S England George E. 27 21-Mar-43 near Bradford Little Rock Sp 01-Oct-43 S Eogrin Felix F. 24-Sep-43 SE of Newport Scranton, PA P Mr. & Mrs. Frank 30-Jul-43 AF Erwin Delmor W. (Cpl.) in the Philippines near Macks comm. P Mrs. J. M. 05-Nov-43 AF Erwin Delmor W. (Cpl.) Japanese POW camp Newport P Mr. Jim M. 11-Jun-43 S Erwin James 58 03-Jun-43 near Newport near Oil Trough Sp 17-Dec-43 S Evans Mollie 72 14-Dec-43 Newport 24-Sep-43 Fain John A. 72 15-Sep-43 Rosie Sp at Rosie NWP 18-Aug-44 Farmer infant boy 0da 12-Aug-44 Tuckerman P Mr. & Mrs. L. F. Walnut Grove FL 07-Jul-44 Faulkner Mrs. Minnie 51 28-Jun-44 Greenhaw comm. Sp Dick Pleasant Grove DIL 24-Sep-43 Ferguson Alcorn 15-Sep-43 Augusta Augusta 05-Nov-43 Ferguson Mary Sue 3 01-Nov-43 E of Tuckerman P Mr. & Mrs. Marion at Strangers Home Emerson 10-Mar-44 N Ferrell J. R. 04-Mar-44 Jonesboro Arnold comm. Sneed 10-Mar-44 Ferrell J. R. 65 04-Mar-44 Swifton Haynes NWP 16-Jul-43 S Finnegan Billy K. (2nd Lt.) 22 08-Jul-43 Newport Airfield Akron, OH Sp Wilma S. at Akron, OH 15-Oct-43 N Fleming Thomas Detroit, MI 08-Oct-43 N Flemming Tom V. 80+ 02-Oct-43 E of Swifton 18-Aug-44 Foley Martha Ellen (Whitlow) 68 02-Aug-44 Smyrna, GA Wd J. D. Mountain View, Marietta, GA 03-Dec-43 Fortenberry John W. 71 25-Nov-43 Swifton Sp Swifton NWP 17-Mar-44 Fortenberry Mrs. Mintie (Anderson) 70 06-Mar-44 Little Rock Wd J. M. Walnut Grove NWP 19-Nov-43 Fortenberry Mrs. W. A. (Ellis)[Brown] 75 15-Nov-43 E of Tuckerman Sp W. A. Batesville NWP 28-Jan-44 Frazier Mary Elizabeth 0da 15-Jan-44 Marion, IN P Mr. Perry & Mrs. Edith I.O.O.F., Marion, IN 30-Jul-43 N Gardner Chas. Herrin, IL 28-Jan-44 Gardner J. W. C. [photo] 93 25-Jan-44 Newport Philadelphia, n. Melbourne FL 29-Sep-44 Gardner John F. 76 21-Sep-44 Tupelo Sp Louella 08-Sep-44 S Geigler Robert N. (2nd Lt.) 22 02-Sep-44 E of Tuckerman Bronxville, NY P Mr. Henry E. 03-Mar-44 AF Gibson Pete (Staff Sgt.) 24-Jan-44 in Italy 11-Feb-44 N Gill Mrs. Jack Hurricane comm. 05-Nov-43 N Goldman Mrs. Mattie Pine Bluff 12-Feb-43 N Gould Bessie 07-Feb-43 Newport Sp New Hope P&S 29-Oct-43 Graham Mrs. Mattie (Short) 76 24-Oct-43 Little Rock Tuckerman Wd Nimrod Pleasant Grove FL 05-Feb-43 CL Greer Herbert Austin Alexander 30-Jul-43 S Greslin Arthur F. 22 23-Jul-43 near Harvill, MO Rahway, NJ P Mrs. Catherine 06-Aug-43 S Grooms Cleve ~55 03-Aug-43 near Campbell comm. Sp Grace 13-Aug-43 Grooms Cleve fnr 07-Aug-43 Pleasant Grove NWP 21-May-43 S Gullett Noel 33 15-May-43 S of Newport Oil Trough 28-Jul-44 Gullette Miss Elizabeth 70 22-Jul-44 Newport FL 24-Mar-44 Hafner John A. (Rev.) 77 20-Mar-44 Chester, SC 27-Oct-44 N Hagler Cpl. Luther N. fnr 23-Oct-44 Burlington, VT at Hickory Ridge 25-Aug-44 N Hales Mrs. Olla Clinton, AR 11-Aug-44 Hallmark John 61 06-Aug-44 Grubbs Sp Lizzie Ballew's Chapel NWP 29-Jan-43 S Hamilton Arthur 21-Jan-43 Newport Diaz 21-Jan-44 S Hancock Paul fnr 16-Jan-44 Newport near Fitzhugh Sp White Church 06-Oct-44 Hankins Mrs. Dollie 64 27-Sep-44 near Grubbs Sp Jim Arnold NWP 28-Jul-44 Hare David J. 60 25-Jul-44 Auvergne Sp at Auvergne 07-Jan-44 N Harris Albert fnr 02-Jan-44 Dewitt at Strawberry 11-Aug-44 AF Harris Emmett (Pvt.) in France Detroit, MI Sp 27-Aug-43 S Harris Milton B. (Av. Cadet) 22 20-Aug-43 S of Newport Airbase Providence, RI P Mr. & Mrs. Samuel 19-Feb-43 S Hartman William T. (Cadet) 28 15-Feb-43 near Paragould Omaha, NE 15-Dec-44 Hartsell Dave D. 71 10-Dec-44 near Swifton Sp Lucy DIL 16-Jul-43 N Hartsell George Wayne 10-Jul-43 Marked Tree P Mr. & Mrs. Sam 05-Nov-43 Hartwick Mrs. Martha 76 30-Oct-43 Pond Switch comm. Wd Ben F. (d. 01-Sep-41) Dowell's Chapel NWP 12-Feb-43 Harvey Zipporah J. [Langston] 87 03-Feb-43 Jonesboro Wd John Bill 27-Aug-43 S Hastings James A. ~68 19-Aug-43 Newport Swifton Sp Swifton NWP 17-Nov-44 Hatler Mrs. Bell (West) 54 04-Nov-44 El Paso, TX Hope, NM Sp William H. 16-Jun-44 Hawk Clifton 32 06-Jun-44 Swifton Sp Eva Swifton NWP 18-Jun-43 Hawk Edna 50 13-Jun-43 Newport Swifton Arnold NWP 26-Mar-43 Haws Robert S. (Av. Cadet) 20 **-Mar-43 N of Walnut Ridge Chicago, IL 09-Jun-44 S Hay Barton B. (2nd Lt.) 22 01-Jun-44 near Bono Atlanta, GA P Mrs. Eva M. 29-Jan-43 Hays Mrs. Anna 81 24-Jan-43 W of Tuckerman Hutchinson at Hutchinson Cecil 04-Feb-44 S Hayward Paul S. (Lt.) 38 29-Jan-44 Newport Air Field Floral Park, NY P Mrs. J. L. 18-Aug-44 Helm Charles J. 76 13-Aug-44 Tuckerman Wd Pleasant Grove FL 26-May-44 M Helms Deliah Sp Henry 28-Jan-44 Helms Mrs. Delia (Gibbs) 61 11-Jan-44 Alicia P Henry W. Battle Axe NWP 09-Jun-44 S Helton Lawrence L. (2nd Lt.) 19 01-Jun-44 near Bono Timberland, NC P Mrs. Mary A. 26-Mar-43 Henry Mrs. Lena 89 19-Mar-43 Rt. 2, Newport Cheshier New 26-Mar-43 Hensley Mrs. Mart (Kay) 67 20-Mar-43 Cord Sp Mart 16-Apr-43 AF Hite Paul S. (Lt.) 26-Mar-43 in Asiatic Jackson Co. 30-Jun-44 Hogan Charles 60 22-Jun-44 Little Rock Newport Sp Cora Pleasant Grove FL 28-Apr-44 S Hogan Miss Freda Brown 16 23-Apr-44 near Walnut Ridge Rt. 1, Walnut Ridg P Mr. & Mrs. John T. 06-Aug-43 N Hollis Mrs. Florence (Sackett) fnr 04-Aug-43 St. Louis, MO Sp Oak Grove 13-Aug-43 N Hollis Mrs. Florence (Sackett) 01-Aug-43 St. Louis, MO Sp Chester Oak Grove 25-Jun-43 S Holmes Joseph M. (Av Cadet) 21 18-Jun-43 near Newport Tampa, FL 26-Mar-43 Holt Lacy L. (Elder) 61 21-Mar-43 W of Imboden Imboden 21-Apr-44 Homard Mrs. Zadie 74 18-Apr-44 Tuckerman Wd I. J. Pleasant Grove DIL 13-Aug-43 Hooker Mrs. Nannie (Brandenburg) 08-Aug-43 Fairhope, AL Wd R. B. at Newport 16-Jul-43 N Hopkins Sam 04-Jul-43 Detroit, MI 08-Dec-44 Hopkins W. R. 03-Dec-44 Tuckerman Sand Hill NWP 08-Jan-43 S House Carey B. (Lt.) 04-Jan-43 Walnut Ridge Albany, NY P Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. 10-Mar-44 Howard General Tilmore 72 03-Mar-44 E of Strawberry Sp Lou Battle Axe 22-Jan-43 N Hughes infant baby 14-Jan-43 Bridge comm. P Mr. & Mrs. Paul Arnold 03-Dec-43 N Hughes L. R. 29-Nov-43 Swifton 03-Dec-43 Hughes Lawrence 60 29-Nov-43 near Swifton Sp Ethel Arnold NWP 03-Nov-44 N Hulett Mrs. Doris (Milligan) 30-Oct-44 Detroit, MI Sp Hatcher Milligan Campground, Sharp 23-Apr-43 Huskey Johnnie Sue 5mo fnr 16-Apr-43 Rt. 1, Tuckerman P Mr. & Mrs. Holly 'Dry Rock', E of Tuckerman NWP 21-Apr-44 S Irbeneck Charles W. Jr. (Lt.) 22 17-Apr-44 N of Walnut Ridge Bellrose, NY 12-Nov-43 Ivy J. Lee 47 09-Nov-43 Detroit, MI Sp Lillie (Tims) 24-Mar-44 Ivy Mrs. Alice (McArthur) fnr 14-Mar-44 Sp John H. at Grubbs NF 13-Aug-43 N Ivy Mrs. J. B. 10-Aug-43 Batesville 20-Aug-43 N Ivy Mrs. Jim fnr 15-Aug-43 at Batesville 17-Mar-44 N Ivy Mrs. John 15-Jan-43 S Jam Lloyd 32 08-Jan-43 Tuckerman Minneapolis, MN Sp at Minneapolis, MN FL 08-Dec-44 James Alfred Rufus 60 01-Dec-44 Newport Sp Lola (Tinsley) Walnut Grove DIL 30-Jul-43 James Eva (Goodman)[Clark] 40 22-Jul-43 Newport Swifton Swifton NWP 12-Nov-43 S Jamison Benjamin Whitson 73 07-Nov-43 near Tuckerman Newport Sp Clara Walnut Grove FL 27-Oct-44 N Johnson Mrs. Susie 24-Oct-44 in Oklahoma at Swifton 05-Mar-43 Johnston Mrs. Jim (Beck) 03-Mar-43 W of Tuckerman Sp Jim NHBA 14-Apr-44 M Johnston(?) Burr Sanders **-Mar-42 08-Dec-44 Jones William Ethridge 63 30-Nov-44 Swifton Sp Cardia [McDonald] Swifton DIL 13-Oct-44 S Kent John William 40 07-Oct-44 Newport Manila Sp 25-Feb-44 N Kinard Mrs. Grubbs 29-Sep-44 S Kiser Maxwell V. (2nd Lt.) 21 20-Sep-44 near Guion Bartlesville, OK 02-Apr-43 S Kramer Ulrich 79 **-Mar-43 Newport near Waldenburg at Waldenburg 29-Jan-43 S Lake Frederick G. 25 21-Jan-43 near Newport Air fie Manhasset, NY at Manhasset, NY 19-Mar-43 Lancaster Mrs. Melvina 64 15-Mar-43 Tuckerman Tri-County 05-Nov-43 Land F. L. 57 02-Nov-43 Little Rock Bradford Sp Inez Heard 11-Feb-44 N Land Lynn Jr. in California at Judsonia 15-Oct-43 N Landon Charley 06-Oct-43 Little Rock Skillet Ditch comm 16-Apr-43 Lawrence Mrs. Lizzie [Jackson] 91 11-Apr-43 Rector Tuckerman Wd Thos. Penix Mitchell, Rector 26-Nov-43 S Layman William Russell (Av. Stud 18-Nov-43 E of Newport Airfiel Friendsville, MD P Mrs. Elizabeth H. 03-Mar-44 Leach Miss Rhoda Mae 20 24-Feb-44 Newport p Mr. & Mrs. Frank at Terre Haute, IN Dupree, Jonesboro 12-Feb-43 N LeMay Lewis 03-Feb-43 Little Rock 21-Apr-44 S Lenz Eugene C. (Av. Cadet) 19 17-Apr-44 N of Walnut Ridge Lansing, MI 12-Nov-43 Lewis Mrs. Estle (Schroeder) 27 06-Nov-43 Jonesboro Sp at Waldenburg 23-Jun-44 London Mrs. Kizzie 83 13-Jun-44 Grubbs Hankins Jonesboro 03-Sep-43 Long Edward Orville 17mo 30-Aug-43 Valley Park, MO P Mr. & Mrs. Orville Pleasant Grove NWP 05-May-44 Luttrell Mrs. Mary Ann (Keller) 85 25-Apr-44 Centerville comm. Wd John at Centerville 12-Feb-43 S Maim John Lewis (Cadet) 06-Feb-43 near Beach Grove Albany, NY 05-Mar-43 N Malone Jake **-Feb-43 Pleasant Grove, Post Oak co 24-Dec-43 N Maples Bobby 9mo 12-Dec-43 Eagle Pass, TX P Mr. Bob & Mrs. (Barnett Arnold E&S 05-Nov-43 AF Massey Sigman (Cpl.) Japanese POW camp Newport P Mrs. Fronia 23-Jul-43 AF Massey Sigman F. 'Bill' (Cpl.) 21 in the Philippines P Mr. & Mrs. Bert 07-Jan-44 AF Matheney Earl A. (Sgt.) 25 11-Dec-43 in Italy Tuckerman P Mr. & Mrs. Alonzo M. 14-Jan-44 AF Matheney Earl A. (Sgt.)[photo] 25 11-Dec-43 in Italy P Mr. & Mrs. Alonzo 01-Dec-44 AF May George D. (Cpl.) 30-Oct-44 in South Pacific Auvergne P Mr. & Mrs. George D. 12-Mar-43 May J. Ben 73 07-Mar-43 Brinkley at Brinkley 08-Jan-43 AF Mayhan Marvin (Pvt.) in Africa Swifton 03-Nov-44 N McAdams Mrs. V. D. 25-Oct-44 Batesville 19-May-44 S McAlister Harry Hill Jr. (Av. Cdt.) 21 14-May-44 s of Newport Air Fie Brentwood, TN P Mr. & Mrs. Harry Hill 23-Jul-43 McClard Mrs. A. L. 19-Jul-43 Newark Wd A. L. (Dr.) Newark 05-May-44 N McCray Mrs. A. S. fnr 30-Apr-44 at Dardenelle 11-Jun-43 McDonald Earl 57 07-Jun-43 Little Rock Weldon Oakland 04-Feb-44 McNees Mrs. Mary L. 77 fnr 02-Feb-44 Newport at McCrory NF 14-May-43 C McTigue Mrs. 03-May-43 Sp Phenis 31-Dec-43 S Melie Daniel (Av. Cadet) 20 24-Dec-43 near Walnut Ridge Pocahontas Sp 31-Mar-44 S Melton James 67 24-Mar-44 Pond Switch comm. Crouch, Batesville 15-Oct-43 S Miller Howard S. 23 13-Oct-43 N of Grubbs Hartford, CT P Mr. Claude E. 06-Aug-43 S Millican Robert A. 13 31-Jul-43 Newport P Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Walnut Grove FL 27-Oct-44 N Millsapp Miss Dorothygene **-Oct-44 Little Rock at Little Rock 26-Feb-43 N Milner Mrs. Tommie 20-Feb-43 Walnut Ridge 10-Dec-43 Miser Mrs. Anna (Sackett) 27 01-Dec-43 Oak Grove comm. Sp John 'family cemetery' NWP 21-Jul-44 Mitchell Ben O. 16-Jul-44 Little Rock Balch NWP 21-Jan-44 Mitts G. A. 69 13-Jan-44 Swifton Sp Swifton NWP 04-Feb-44 M Mitts Granville 13-Jan-44 05-May-44 S Montgomery J. B. 22 30-Apr-44 near Tupelo P Mr. & Mrs. J. F. Sand Hill DIL 15-Dec-44 Moon Mrs. Lula 70 11-Dec-44 Swifton Wd Leen Swifton NWP 30-Jul-43 S Moore Calvin Jr. 30 26-Jul-43 Amagon Wd (wife died 2 wks. befor Johnstown NWP 28-May-43 Moore John Francis 47 20-May-43 Houston, TX 25-Aug-44 AF Moore Stoner B. (S-Sgt.) 17-Jun-44 in France Little Rock Sp Ruth (Reeves) 19-Feb-43 Moorehead Henry T. 63 12-Feb-43 Floral Sp Lillie Cheshier NWP 01-Jan-43 N Morton Hubert A. (Petty Officer) **-Nov-42 Solomon Islands 07-Jul-44 S Mosley Mrs. Pearl Green 22 29-Jun-44 Newport near Wynne Sp Frank 19-Feb-43 S Mounger Thomas Harrison (2nd Lt.) 26 15-Feb-43 near Paragould Detroit, MI 30-Jun-44 Mount Robert Lee Roy 8mo 23-Jun-44 P Mr. & Mrs. R. L. Cheshier E&S 13-Aug-43 N Muscup Red Bowden Farm comm. 24-Sep-43 Nance William Newton 73 15-Sep-43 N of Beedeville Sp Eight Mile FL 14-Jul-44 Neal John Dodson 86 05-Jul-44 Little Rock Walnut Grove Healy & Roth, Little 18-Feb-44 S Nelson Clifford W. (Pfc.) **-Feb-44 near Senatobia, MS Dahlgren, IL 30-Jul-43 S Nelson Willis 24 22-Jul-43 S of Newport Newport Sp 10-Dec-43 Nicholson Robert Jr. 10mo 07-Dec-43 Tuckerman P Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sr. Pleasant Grove E&S 21-Jan-44 S O'Neal Allen 16 16-Jan-44 West Newport 25-Jun-43 Owens M. B. (Dr.) 70 20-Jun-43 Newport Sp 25-Aug-44 Parrott Mrs. Charles Lee 03-Jul-44 Dallas, TX Wd Lee 30-Jul-43 S Parsley Miss Lorene 22 21-Jul-43 near Newport Pangburn P Mr. & Mrs. E. L. 14-Jan-44 N Payne Melvin Coe Jr. 8mo 05-Jan-44 Newport Harper comm. P Pfc. & Mrs. Melvin C. 01-Sep-44 N Penix John San Francisco, CA at Jonesboro 12-Mar-43 N Person Jeff 07-Mar-43 New Hope 07-Jan-44 Phillips Betty Elizabeth (West)[ph 73 01-Jan-44 Tuckerman Sp W. S. (Bill) Pleasant Grove FL 18-Feb-44 N Picklesimer Mrs. Mary Creek Bridge comm. 29-Sep-44 Pierce L. D. 56 26-Sep-44 N of Tuckerman Sp Pleasant Grove FL 07-Jan-44 N Pierce Mrs. Jim Pierce's Store comm. 26-May-44 Pierce Samuel Rufus 50 22-May-44 Amagon Sp Louvina Pleasant Grove NWP 17-Sep-43 S Polston Glenna Mae 6 **-Sep-43 E of Blytheville near Swifton P Mr. & Mrs. Thurman 26-Mar-43 Polston Mrs. Margaret 96 20-Mar-43 Cord 05-Feb-43 Porter A. E. (Dr.) 28-Jan-43 Danville, KY 22-Oct-43 Powers C. A. 44 17-Oct-43 St. Louis, MO Tuckerman Sp Mabel Fair Dealing, Doniphan, MO FL 13-Aug-43 S Preston Dean (Av. Cadet) 22 04-Aug-43 near Pocahontas Midlothian, IL P Mrs. Marguraite A. 12-Mar-43 N Prewitt Leroy 6 fnr 05-Mar-43 New Hope FL 28-Apr-44 S Prince Noel (m) 9 24-Apr-44 Batesville Newark P Mr. & Mrs. J. R. 12-Mar-43 S Pruitt Leeroy 6 near Tuckerman S of Tuckerman P Mr. & Mrs. 15-Dec-44 Rainwater Mrs. Maude Maye (Turner) 57 09-Dec-44 near Cotton Plant Watson NWP 18-Feb-44 N Reaves infant son inf 14-Feb-44 Pierce's Store comm. P Mr. & Mrs. Burnice 01-Sep-44 Reeves Mrs. Mary Neal 27 23-Aug-44 Kenyon comm. Sp Johnny R. Dowell's Chapel NWP 16-Apr-43 Reid Mrs. Emma (Clinton) 66 07-Apr-43 Oxford Sp G. C. Dowell's Chapel NWP 26-Mar-43 M Richie Eulin 08-Jul-42 Sp Ethel 26-Feb-43 Rickets Mrs. Mollie 81 24-Feb-43 Jackson, TN at Jackson, TN 13-Oct-44 AF Rider Dale F. (Pvt.) 10-Sep-44 in SW Pacific Clover Bend P Mr. & Mrs. Earl 21-Apr-44 Roach Roy 60 17-Apr-44 Jonesboro Sp at Stuttgart 11-Feb-44 Roberts B. P. 61 05-Feb-44 Portland, OR 05-Feb-43 S Roberts Frank W. (Lt.) 30-Jan-43 near Carmille, GA Cartersville, GA 01-Oct-43 S Roberts Paul W. 24-Sep-43 SE of Newport Westbrook, ME P Mr. & Mrs. J. W. 02-Jun-44 Robinson George Logan 78 26-May-44 Newport Sp Sue (McDonald) FL 28-Apr-44 Robinson Walter 23 22-Apr-44 St. Louis, MO Swifton P Mr. Willie at Swifton 09-Jul-43 Romine Harold 1 04-Jul-43 P Mr. & Mrs. Lonnie Arnold NWP 09-Jul-43 N Romine Harrell Gene 04-Jul-43 near Cash P Mr. & Mrs. Lonie 22-Jan-43 N Ross Mrs. Alice **-Jan-43 Newark 19-Mar-43 Rutland Mrs. Mary Lou 77 15-Mar-43 Alicia Wd Lawrence Mem. Park, Walnut 26-May-44 S Ryan Donald M. (Av. Cdt.) 21 20-May-44 NE of Walnut Ridge Jacksonville, FL Sp 03-Dec-43 M Sanders Burr Sp Ada 14-Apr-44 M Sanders Burr **-Mar-42 21-Apr-44 S Saylors John G. 14-Apr-44 Oil Trough 25-Feb-44 S Schunck R. E. (Av. Cadet) 20-Feb-44 near Walnut Ridge Detroit, MI P Mr. & Mrs. O. J. 06-Aug-43 N Scott infant Tuckerman P Pvt. L. D. & Verneal (M 06-Aug-43 Scott infant girl 0da fnr 29-Jul-43 Tuckerman P Mr. & Mrs. L. D. Pleasant Grove E&S 14-Jul-44 N Sellers Gene in D-Day invasion Swifton P Mr. & Mrs. Dave 02-Apr-43 Sharp Mrs. R. P. (Davis) 66 25-Mar-43 Little Rock Wd R. P. Swifton 21-Jul-44 Shelton Lula Belle 4 15-Jul-44 P Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Cheshier NWP 01-Dec-44 Shoffner Homer A. 44 23-Nov-44 Little Rock Sp Myra (Hayes) Sand Hill R. F. Drummond 21-May-43 Short George Washington 'Wash' 87 18-May-43 Tuckerman at Covington, TN FL 12-Nov-43 S Siler A. B. 06-Nov-43 Searcy Oak Leaf comm. 12-Nov-43 S Siler Mrs. A. B. 37 04-Nov-43 S of Newport Oak Leaf comm. 12-Nov-43 S Siler Mrs. Lou 63 04-Nov-43 S of Newport Oak Leaf comm. 12-Nov-43 S Siler Rogers 3 04-Nov-43 S of Newport Oak Leaf comm. 01-Jan-43 N Sims Virgie Bandy's Chapel comm. 17-Mar-44 Skyrme Otis 34 10-Mar-44 Newport Hickory Grove comm Sp Rosie Hickory Grove NWP 23-Apr-43 S Slayden Albert 58 19-Mar-43 Newport Dowdy at Newark 26-Nov-43 AF Smith Claud (Sgt.) 23 14-Oct-43 in Europe Swifton Sp Thelma (Pierce) 12-May-44 Smith K. Coe 46 08-May-44 Little Rock Sp Ruby Neal Pleasant Grove 21-Jan-44 N Smith 'Uncle' Bill 16-Jan-44 Pleasant Valley comm 15-Jan-43 Snodell Mary Wilma (Worthington) 18 07-Jan-43 St. Louis, MO Sp Herbert (Pvt.) Pleasant Grove NWP 27-Aug-43 C Spicer Mrs. Tempie 13-Aug-43 S Spitzger Leon G. (2nd Lt.) 19 04-Aug-43 near Bono Atlantic City, NJ P Mrs. Adelaide 05-Feb-43 Stalions Clyde C. 46 31-Jan-43 Newport Sp 14-May-43 AF Stanage H. G. (Lt.) 03-Apr-43 in North Africa Alicia P Mr. & Mrs. G. H. 07-Jul-44 Stanfill William E. 74 01-Jul-44 Newport Sp Pearl Dowell's Chapel NWP 12-Nov-43 N Stansbury Russell in New York 03-Dec-43 AF Stansbury Thomas Russell [photo] 19 01-Nov-43 Banana River, FL Crane, IN P Mr. & Mrs. Sanford Arlington Nat'l, DC 05-Mar-43 Steenburgen William Sidney 55 26-Feb-43 Newport Sp 30-Jul-43 S Stein Arthur H. 22 23-Jul-43 near Harvill, MO Albany, NY P Mrs. Margaret 13-Oct-44 Stephens Curry Ralph 62 05-Oct-44 Newport P Mrs. T. S. Walnut Grove FL 08-Oct-43 Stephens George Kellogg (Dr.) 64 05-Oct-43 Newport Sp Louise (Irby) FL 23-Jul-43 AF Stephens Stuart (Lt. Cmdr.) 33 16-Jul-43 near Monterrey, CA Newport Sp Louise (Smith Thayer) at Newport 16-Apr-43 AF Stephens William Hooker (1st Lt.) 24 06-Apr-43 in Asiatic Newport P Mr. & Mrs. H. D. 17-Mar-44 N Stillwell Mrs. Renier Hickory Grove comm. 30-Jul-43 S Stites Finis 22-Jul-43 Newport P Mr. & Mrs. Everett 26-Nov-43 S Storey Samuel G. Jr. (2nd Lt.) 18-Nov-43 E of Newport Airfiel Waynesboro, GA P Mrs. S. G. 17-Dec-43 N Stout Nora Mae 7mo 14-Dec-43 P Mr. & Mrs. Hubert 24-Dec-43 Stout Nora May 6mo fnr 16-Dec-43 P Mr. & Mrs. Hubert Pleasant Grove NWP 06-Oct-44 Stout Ulysses Grant 80 01-Oct-44 near Vance Sp Annie Pleasant Grove FL 18-Jun-43 Straubie Walter B. 69 10-Jun-43 Little Rock Sp Barbee Elizabeth Roselawn Mem. Park, Little Owens & Co. 16-Jul-43 Stuart R. L. 79 07-Jul-43 near Bradford 14-May-43 Sullins Andrew M. 71 fnr 12-May-43 near Grubbs Sp Ida M. Sullins NWP 11-Feb-44 N Sutherland Jack 05-Feb-44 Grubbs 04-Feb-44 Taylor Mrs. Annie L. 69 01-Feb-44 Newport at Tupelo FL 15-Sep-44 S Templeton Hubert 28 10-Sep-44 Newport Swifton P Mr. & Mrs. Luther Arnold NWP 02-Jun-44 N Terry W. T. 26-May-44 Bellingham, WA 12-Nov-43 S Thompson William 60 10-Nov-43 S of Newport 13-Oct-44 Tims Mrs. Jessie (Hall) 43 07-Oct-44 Caraway Cord Sp Levi 27-Oct-44 Tims Wiseman Monroe [photo] 81 19-Oct-44 Tuckerman Pleasant Grove FL 23-Jul-43 S Tomaszewski Walter J. (Av. Cadet) 22 14-Jul-43 near Egypt Jersey City, NY P Mrs. Eva 26-Nov-43 S Trescott Marion Leroy (Av. Cadet) 22 21-Nov-43 Newport Airfield Jacksonville, FL P Mr. William Henry 13-Aug-43 S Tua Alfred (Av. Cadet) 22 04-Aug-43 near Bono Clifton, NJ P Mrs. Nora O. 04-Aug-44 N Tubbs Elwood 22-Jun-44 in SW Pacific Marked Tree 12-Feb-43 Tunstal Ted 27 03-Feb-43 near Swifton Sp Lillian Swifton 08-Sep-44 N Turner B. S. Hermitage 27-Aug-43 Tyer R. F. 'Bob' 70 22-Aug-43 Wynne Sp Dowell's Chapel Wynne, Wynne 01-Dec-44 S Upchurch Melvin D. 48 25-Nov-44 Swifton Sp Dora at Strangers Home Gregg 03-Sep-43 S Vassallo Louis (Av. Cadet) 21 27-Aug-43 SE of Hoxie Syracuse, NY P Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. 19-Nov-43 AF Vines Theodore 22-Oct-43 in Tunisia Sp Hazel (McDaniel) 24-Dec-43 M Vines Theodore 21 in Tunisia Hankins comm. 03-Sep-43 S Vuchowski Walter R. (2nd Lt.) 27-Aug-43 W of Tuckerman Hurley, WI P Mr. Walter V. 17-Sep-43 S Waters George 26 13-Sep-43 Hickory Grove comm. 15-Sep-44 M Waters George 13-Sep-44 'Waters Cemetery' 15-Oct-43 N Watson Betty Ann 07-Oct-43 Elgin comm. P Mr. & Mrs. Bob 22-Oct-43 Watson Betty Ann 7 07-Oct-43 P Mr. & Mrs. Robert Cheshier Emerson 09-Jun-44 Watson Elvert L. (Dr.) 68 03-Jun-44 Newport Sp Irma (Hooker) Walnut Grove 12-Nov-43 Watson Mrs. Beatrice K. 73 08-Nov-43 Batesville Swifton Wd Tim Swifton 03-Sep-43 S Weaver John M. (Av. Cadet) 19 27-Aug-43 W of Tuckerman Akron, OH P Mr. & Mrs. Carl 19-May-44 S Weinert Carl J. (T-4) 48 15-May-44 near Walnut Ridge Centralia, IL 04-Feb-44 S Wentworth John E. (Lt.) 26 29-Jan-44 Newport Air Field Bridgton, ME P Mr. Evefard A. 10-Sep-43 N White Doris 24-Aug-43 Churchman Farm comm. 03-Sep-43 N White girl Pea-Nut Farm comm. P Mr. & Mrs. Bernard 24-Dec-43 Whitlock Mrs. Maxine (Decker) 19 19-Dec-43 Sunny Valley comm. Sp Robert Arnold E&S 30-Apr-43 N Whitlow A. L. 81 27-Apr-43 Searcy at Bradford 10-Mar-44 C Whitt Mrs. Delia Tuckerman 26-Nov-43 Wicks Hannah Delila 82 19-Nov-43 Tuckerman Pleasant Grove E&S 03-Sep-43 S Wiessner Kenneth George (Lt.) 22 27-Aug-43 SE of Hoxie Tiffin, OH P Mr. & Mrs. Frank A. 16-Jul-43 S Wilbanks Charles W. 74 08-Jul-43 near Newport S of Grubbs Sp Clark NF 29-Dec-44 N Wilhite Homer 21-Dec-44 Marianna 05-Feb-43 CL Williams Carl Leo Swifton P Mr. Shelton Dexter 07-Apr-44 S Williams Cornelius 'Banty' 03-Apr-44 Newport 15-Sep-44 N Williams Jefferson Neil 6wk 09-Sep-44 Harper comm. P Mr. & Mrs. J. L. Dowell's Chapel 10-Dec-43 AF Williams Leo in South Pacific Swifton P Mr. & Mrs. M. D. 16-Jul-43 S Williams Si 71 08-Jul-43 Grubbs Sand Hill 06-Oct-44 Wilmans Mrs. Ruth (Albright) 35 01-Oct-44 Little Rock Island comm. Sp Charles H. Walnut Grove FL 30-Jun-44 N Wilson Lester 26-Jun-44 in California 03-Mar-44 S Wimsatt Bobby 14 26-Feb-44 Fredrick, MD P Col. & Mrs. Robert W. C 07-Jul-44 Winemiller Eunice Mirl (Hubbard) 32 28-Jun-44 Newport Rt. 2, Newport Sp Dorse Dowell's Chapel NWP 07-Jul-44 M Winemiller Mrs. Mirel (Hubbard) 15-Jan-43 N Winemiller R. W. 10-Jan-43 New Home comm. Battle Axe 24-Dec-43 S Wingfield Paul Edward (Av. Cadet) 19 16-Dec-43 Newport Airfield Corning, NY P Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. 25-Feb-44 N Wingo 'Dad' 18-Feb-44 Denton Island comm. Denton Island 08-Sep-44 AF Wolfe Bill in New Guinea P Mr. & Mrs. W. H. 'Jack' 19-Mar-43 N Woodman Oscar 11-Mar-43 Grubbs 11-Jun-43 S Woodruff Jimmie Dean 6 05-Jun-43 Newport Ballew's Chapel co P Mr. & Mrs. Joe Ballew's Chapel NWP 19-Mar-43 N Worthington infant baby 12-Mar-43 Bridge comm. P Mr. & Mrs. Michael 13-Oct-44 Worthington Jake 65 06-Oct-44 Tuckerman Sp Hattie Pleasant Grove NWP 30-Jul-43 S Yarn William P. (Pvt.) 25-Jul-43 S of Newport Selma, AL 12-Feb-43 Yelverton George 41 10-Feb-43 Little Rock Newport Sp Esther Pleasant Grove 14-May-43 S Yolles Herbert (Lt.) 22 08-May-43 S of Newport New York City, NY 14-May-43 S Young Miss Pauline Riley 16 09-May-43 Newport Swifton P Mrs. Effie Riley Young Battle Axe NWP 26-Mar-43 C Zuber Mrs. Lucy 13-Mar-43 Sp at Newark Paper Date Type Description of Person Age Died On Place of Death Residence Rel Rel Name Buried At Funeral Home ---------- ---- --------------------------------- ---- ------------ -------------------- ------------------ --- ----------------------- --------------------------- --------------------- 02-Apr-43 N mother of Mrs. Thomas Howard **-Mar-43 Saratoga Battle Field, NY 30-Jul-43 N niece of Marcus Anderson 13 fnr 22-Jul-43 Swifton (?) Arnold 30-Jul-43 N granddaughter of M/M Jim Sutherland Grubbs 13-Aug-43 N grandfather of Mrs. Lavell Wheeler Swifton (?) 28-Jan-43 N brother of Mrs. Aline Spicer (Golden) Egypt 17-Dec-43 N cousin of Ira James fnr 13-Dec-43 'the hills' 25-Feb-44 N (the former) Miss Lois Milligan and her two children 18-Aug-44 S unid soldier drowns 12-Aug-44 White River, above Newport 1-Sep-44 S undisclosed Negro soldier drowned 28-Aug-44 White River, above Newport 3-Nov-44 N mother of Mrs. Arthur Swan Monette 17-Nov-44 N son of J. D. Wilson (KIA) Campbell comm.