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04/01/2026

Ted Larry Busby, 77, of Wynne, Arkansas, passed away on March 31, 2026, at his home surrounded by his loved ones.

He was born on November 13, 1948, in Forrest City, Arkansas, to Dewitt Busby Sr. and Rosie Mae Britton Busby.

Ted graduated from Forrest City High School in 1966 and proudly...

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03/31/2026

Anita Lynn Sampley shuffled off this mortal coil on March 27, 2026 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Born on July 16, 1948 in Forrest City, Arkansas she was the daughter of the late Juanita Cox Sampley and R. Leonard Sampley.

Proudly a Southern girl, she was raised and reared in Forrest City, AR,...

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03/30/2026

William Lloyd Thomas, age 88, of Forrest City, died Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the St. Bernard’s Hospital in Jonesboro. He had been in poor health for the past year.

Mr. Thomas was born July 28, 1937, in Forrest City, and was the son of Earnest Thomas and Ada Deere Thomas. He lived in St....

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03/28/2026

DeLoss "Mac" McKnight, 68, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on March 25, 2026. He was born October 17, 1957 in Wynne, Arkansas. At four years old, he announced he figured he knew everything. Throughout his childhood, he read every book in the school’s libraries. In seventh grade, he...

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03/19/2026

Mr. Jack Glen Tyree of Wynne passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at Regional One in Memphis.

Jack was born in Bismark, Missouri, on December 7, 1943. He worked for the Burlington Northern-IC Railroad. He liked working on his 1946 pickup truck and making homemade wine. Jack also served proudly...

03/17/2026

Jedonne Clarkson, age 57, of Palestine, died Monday, March 16, 2026, at her home in Palestine. She had been in poor health for the past several years.

Mrs. Clarkson was born September 9, 1968, in Forrest City, and was the daughter of Thomas Moody and Sandra Sue Rice. She lived in Lee County...

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03/15/2026

Tommy Allen Clark, age 87, of Forrest City, died Friday, March 13, 2026, at the Methodist Hospital in Memphis. His death came sudden and unexpected.

Mr. Clark was born October 13, 1938, in St. Francis County, and was the son of Hosea Lamar Clark and Mamie Douglas Clark. He lived in St. Francis...

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03/13/2026

Mrs. Carrie Mae Gadberry Reyer, age 90, of Forrest City, died Thursday, March 12, at the home of her son, Danny.

Mrs. Reyer was born on August 18, 1935, in Forrest City. She was the daughter of Emmitt Gadberry and Lucille Shands Gadberry. She had made her home in Forrest City most of her life...

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03/12/2026

Bobbie Claudette Funderburg Christian, age 90, passed away, March, 11, 2026, after a brief illness.
She was born in Ruleville, Mississippi, to Gracie Mae Baker-King and Alfred Clint Funderburg, the middle child of nine children in a rural sharecropper family. In 1954, she married Roy Edward (Ed)...

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02/28/2026

Mr. John Perry Ball age 40, of Marianna, Arkansas died suddenly and unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at his home in Marianna.
Perry was born on June 12, 1985, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the son of Don Ball and Teresa Perry Ball. Perry was a pilot and loved to fly, was a member of...

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02/27/2026

Mr. John Perry Ball age 40, of Marianna, Arkansas died suddenly and unexpectedly on Monday, February 23, 2026, at his home in Marianna.
Perry was born on June 12, 1985, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was the son of Don Ball and Teresa Perry Ball. Perry was a pilot and loved to fly, was a member of Live...

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02/19/2026

Robbie Nell Macon, age 53, of Forrest City, died Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at the St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro.

Robbie was born January 5, 1973, in Forrest City, and was the daughter of Clovis Macon and Joyce Bryant Macon. She lived in St. Francis County most all of her life, was a...

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