Obituaries from the Clay County Courier, Clay County, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Rita - Date: Nov 3 2008 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Recent obits taken from the Clay County Courier, Corning, Clay County, Arkansas. VINITA WEBSTER Vinita WEBSTER was born in Reyno, Sept. 26, 1915, daughter of Jenifer and Stella GYNGARD. She died in Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008. She was 93. A homemaker and a member of Success Baptist Church, she married Carl Truman WEBSTER, Saturday, April 6, 1935. He preceded her in death February 23, 1988. Survivors are one son, Lin WEBSTER, Banning, CA; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two sons Glen WEBSTER and Homer WEBSTER; three sisters, Winnie BROWN, Jenelda WEBSTER and Linnie JOHNSON. Visitation will be Friday, Oct. 3 in the chapel of ERMERT Funeral Home. Funeral services Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008 at 11:00 am with Rev. Randy MILLER officiating. Burial in Hitt Cemetery. PHILLIP COLLINS II Phillip Lawrence COLLINS II, Reyno, was born in Paragould Sept. 6, 1979 son of Phillip and Carolyn COLLINS. He died Monday, Sept. 22, 2008. He was 29. Survivors include his parents; sister Julie (David) CROWDER of Conroe, TX; two nieces, Karlyn and Kinsee; nephew, Jacob; brother in-law, Travis BAGWELL of Paragould; maternal grandmother, Helen EDINGTON of Reyno; and many uncles and aunts. He was preceded in death by his sister, Beth COLLINS BAGWELL; maternal grandfather, Delano EDINGTON and paternal grandparents, Floyd and Ethel COLLINS. Services were conducted Friday, Sept. 26, 2008 in the McNABB Funeral Home Chapel with Glen CHADWICK and Roger HOVIS officiatning. Burial in Randolph Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers Wade AGEE, Aaron AGEE, Justin HAGOOD, John COOK, Bruce BURCHAM and Rick CALDWELL. Memorials may be mde to Beth COLLINS BAGWELL Scholarship Fund at Black River Technical College, P.O. Box 468, Pocahontas 72455. LILLIAN CRASS Lillian PRINCE CRASS, 85, went to be with the Lord, Monday, Sept. 29, 2008. She was born in McDougal, AR on Nov. 22, 1922 to John and Mae GARIS. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Conway. She was preceded in death by her husband of over 50 years, W.D. PRINCE of McDougal; son, Joe PRINCE of McDougal; grand-daughter Brandee HARTSFIELD of Piggott; and grandson Wesley HARTSFIELD of Porter, OK. She is survived by her husband of 10 years, Sherman CRASS; a son, Fred and Linda PRINCE of Clnton; daughters, Rosielee and Tommy COUCH of Newburgh, IN, Lucille and Fred HARTSFIELD of Piggott, Carol and Dave RICKER of Conway, Kath and Ron CATE of Conway, Jean PRINCE of Conway and Norma and Norman CRASS of Conway; 17 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; 8 great-great-grandchildren; brothers Virgil and Lucille GARIS of Enid, OK and Earl and Laverne GARIS of Piggott, AR. The funeral services were conducted Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 at Antioch Baptist Church with Rev. Jason AULTMAN officiating. Graveside services were conducted Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 at Post Oak Cemetery in McDougal with Rev. Mike BOOK officiating under the direction of ROLLER-McNUTT Funeral Home of Conway. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com. CINDY JONES-WYATT Cindy JONES-WYATT, Corning , was born in Paragould, Aug. 17, 1970 daughter of Kirby and Betty JONES. She died in St. Bernard Medical Center, Jonesboro, Monday Sept. 29, 2008. She was 38. Survivors are her husband Anthony WYATT, Corning; two sons Gregory Wayne HUNT, Knobel and James Mitchel HUNT, Corning; mother Betty BASS, Corning; three sisters Linda LEACH, Corning, Roberta CARTER, Naylor, MO and Rebecca MALONE, Corning; two step-sisters Betty RIVERA, Whiting, TN and Tina BASS, Corning; one granddaughter Allie HUNT, Corning. She was preceded in death by her father Kirby JONES and grandmother Opal CALHOUN. Funeral services will be conducted Oct. 2, 2008 at 11:00 am in the chapel of ERMERT Funeral Home with Rev. Sunny WILLIAMS officiating. Burial in Richwoods Cemetery. Pall bearers are Jimmy LEACH, Billy CARTER, Phillip CRAFT, Troy LAMBORN, Gene LAMBORN and Andy LAMBORN. EVELYN MITCHELL Evelyn MITCHELL was born Feb. 14, 1929 in Fisk, MO, daughter of Chester and Mable HESSLERHODE DAVIS. She died Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 in Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She was 79. A hairdresser and owner of Evelyn's Beauty Shop, she was a member of Neelyville PTO and former member of Eastern Star of Naylor. She was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed oil painting. On May 11, 1964 she married Richard MITCHELL and he survives. Other survivors are two sons Rodger SERATT, Fairdealing, MO and Tim SERATT, Rogers; daughter Sharon WHELCHEL, Tonitown; 9 grandchildren, Melanie WHELCHEL and Adam WHELCHEL, both of Rogers, Timothy Ryan SERATT, Denver, Steven SERATT, Fayetteville, John SERATT, David SERATT and Melissa and Michael TUCKER, all of Houston, TX, Roger SERATT Jr., Tucson, AZ; 6 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and one grandson Mathew WHELCHEL. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 in FOWLER-SULLIVAN Memorial Chapel in Neelyville. Burial in Ash Hill Cemetery in Fisk. WILLIE LOU HART Memorial services for Willie Lou HART of Little Rock were conducted Friday, Sept. 26, 2008 in Masonic Cemetery. She was born Nov. 25, 1929 and died July 8, 2008 at the age of 78. A self-emplyed hairdresser for 40 years, she was a member of Masonic Lodge of Roscoe, Order of the Eastern Star, Women's Auxillary Veterans of Foreign Wars in Roscoe and Woman of the Moose in Rockford, IL. She was the sister of James ELDRIDGE and Orbra Lee ELDRIDGE both of Corning, Nima McFATRIDGE and Roscoe ETHRIDGE both of Mountain Home, Benton ELDRIDGE of Daleville, AL and Becky HIGGINS and Cecil ELDRIDGE, both of Loves Park, IL and others. Other survivors are her children, James (Crystal) HART and Bobby (Becky) HART all of South Beloit, IL, Deborah (Mark) GABLE of Roscoe, Linda HART of Greenbrier and Emily HART of Southaven, MS; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry HART; parents, Roscoe and Goldie ELDRIDGE; sister Dorothy PETERs and brother Billy Joe ELDRIDGE. NORMAN WILSON Norman WILSON, Corning, was born in Missouri May 6, 1941 so of Homer and Mary WILSON. He died in The Meadows Health Rehab in Corning Sept. 24, 2008. He was 67. A farm laborer, he was of the Pentecostal faith. He was preceded in death by his parents. Graveside services were conducted Friday, Sept. 26, 2008 in Corning Cemetery with Rev. Jimmy McMASTERS officiating. Services under the direction of ERMERT Funeral Home. to be continued................ -- Sometimes the angels fly close enough, you can feel the flutter of their wings.......