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Brian Keith Waugh (02/02/12)
Brian Keith Waugh, 51, of Rector passed away Jan. 30, 2012, at his residence. He was born April 26, 1960, to Doyle and Nelma (Rhea) Waugh. Preceding Keith in death was his mother, Nelma Waugh. Surviving Keith is his father, Doyle Waugh of Rector; a special...
Mary Pauline Dodd (02/02/12)
Mary Pauline Dodd, 95, of Rector passed away Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, at the Rector Nursing & Rehab. She was born Nov. 27, 1916, to the late James and Sophie (Oliver) Milburn. Preceding Pauline in death were her parents; her husband, Wayne Dodd; a son, Gerald Dodd; a daughter, Ruth Ann Dodd; seven brothers, Carl Milburn, Robert Milburn, Bill Milburn, Talbert Milburn, James Milburn, Albert Milburn and Luther Milburn, and three sisters, Lillie Bolen, Gladys Stephens and Vera Groning...
Mary Catheline McCormick (02/02/12)
Mary Catheline McCormick, 84, of Campbell, Mo., formerly of Piggott, Ark., passed away Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, at her home. She was born on Jan. 12, 1928, in Humboldt, Tenn., and was the daughter of the late Albert and Flora Holt Speer. She was united in marriage to Floyd "Tuck" McCormick on March 9, 1946, and to this union seven children were born...
Kenneth Paul Iberg (02/02/12)
Kenneth Paul Iberg, 60, of Collierville, Tenn., passed away Jan. 25, 2012, at his home, surrounded by close family members after bravely fighting cancer for the past 15 years. Ken served four years in the U.S. Navy during the war in Vietnam and retired as a procurement specialist for the United States Postal Service after 36 years. Ken participated in the Piggott Relay for Life and sponsored his own team of "Ken's Kickers" in Tennessee...
Joey Michael Riddle (02/02/12)
Joey Michael Riddle, 60, of St. Francis, Ark., passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, at the Piggott Community Hospital. He was born on Sept. 23, 1951, in Piggott, Ark., and was the son of the late Walter and Madeline Trout Riddle. Joey started his truck driving career at a young age at Rogers Produce in Piggott, Ark. He has been driving for WW Wood Products in Dudley, Mo., for 11 years...
Marion R. Sanders (02/02/12)
Marion R. Sanders, 91, of Judsonia, Ark., formerly of Greenway, departed this life Jan. 23, 2012, at the White County Medical Center in Searcy, Ark. Marion was born Sept. 9, 1920, to the late Ira Thomas and Lille Ethel "Lynn" Sanders. He was a mechanic by trade and was of the Baptist faith...
Leland Wayne Gibson (01/26/12)
Leland Wayne Gibson, 77, of Piggott, Ark., passed away Jan. 21, 2012, at his home. He was born on Sept. 26, 1934, in Holly Island, Ark., and was the son of the late Faber O. and Lena May (Cullum) Gibson. He was united in marriage to Frances Birmingham on July 21, 1956, and to this union two daughters were born...
Matthew Isaac Brown (01/26/12)
Matthew Isaac Brown, 7, of Piggott, Ark., passed away Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. He was born on June 2, 2004, in Kennett, Mo., and is the son of Isaac and Elisha Logsdon Brown. Matthew was a second grader at Piggott Elementary School and attended Living Word Tabernacle. He was an Honorary Arkansas State Police Colonel of Troop C...
Phyllis (Deniston) Cate (01/26/12)
Phyllis (Deniston) Cate, 83, of Bay, formerly of Rector, passed from this life on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, at the St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Ms. Cate was born on Sept. 18, 1928, to the late General and Sarah (Wright) Deniston in Rector...
Joyce Fay Harmon Smith (01/26/12)
Joyce Fay Harmon Smith, 65, of Paragould, Ark., passed away Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born Joyce Fay Braman on Feb. 21, 1946, to James and Lorene (Bennett) Braman. She was united in marriage to James Winslow Harmon on Nov. 18, 1962, and to this union one son, Daniel Steven Harmon, was born...
Gary Robert Hill (01/26/12)
Gary Robert Hill, 54, of Piggott, Ark., passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, in Indianapolis, Ind. He was born Feb. 28, 1957, at McDill Air-Force Base in Tampa, Fla. He was the son of Coatsy and Ollie Wright Hill. He was preceded in death by his father, Coatsy Hill...
Violet Odean Haley (01/26/12)
Violet Odean Haley, 78, passed away Dec. 29, 2011, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Mo. Odean was born Dec. 10, 1933, in Clay County. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Wilson Haley; parents, George and Pearl Kelley, and sister, Phylis Quarah Book...
Judith Ann Kleffel (01/26/12)
Judith Ann Kleffel, 63, of Rector, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, at her residence. She was born Oct. 16, 1948, in Portageville, Mo., and was a homemaker. Survivors include one son, Michael Reed of Rockford, Ill.; one daughter, Kellie Reed of Fouke, Ark., and her companion of 15 years, Timothy Smart of Rector...
Teddy Thomas Hart (01/26/12)
Teddy Thomas Hart, 60, of Kennett, Mo., passed away Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. He was born Dec. 28, 1951, to John and Sybil (Wilson) Hart. Teddy was preceded in death by his father, John Hart, and two sons, Mitchell Hart and Joey Hart. Surviving Teddy are his mother, Sybil Hart of Kansas; two sons, Thomas Hart of Piggott and Tyler Hart of Kennett; two daughters, Teriesa Hart and Marci Hart of Kennett; numerous grandchildren; two brothers, Wayne Hart of Rector and John Hart of Kennett, and two sisters, Sharon Bearden of Kansas and Kathy Lane of Mississippi.. ...
Jayley Kay Harper (01/26/12)
Jayley Kay Harper, infant daughter of Eric Harper and Savannah Hurt, was born into Heaven on Jan. 22, 2012, at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. In addition to her parents she is survived by grandparents, Larry and Robin Harper of Caraway, Ark., Donnie Hurt of Blytheville, Ark., and Lisa Parker of Monette Ark...
Alma Joyce Anderson (01/19/12)
Alma Joyce Anderson, age 78, of Little Rock, Ark., died suddenly Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. She was born on Nov. 5, 1933, in Crockett, Ark. She had a rich lifetime of music and family. She was preceded in death by her father, Henry Haywood, and mother, Izalia Haywood, four brothers and four sisters...
Billy Wayne Burdin (01/19/12)
Billy Wayne Burdin, 74, of Rector passed away Jan. 14, 2012, at The Med in Memphis, Tenn. He was born Aug. 4, 1937, to Archie and Goldie (Arnold) Burdin. He enjoyed working on old cars and trucks. Preceding Billy in death was his father, Archie Burdin; two grandchildren, Taylor Shay Burdin and Aubrey Elizabeth Burdin; two brothers, Jackie Burdin and Roger Dale Burdin, and a sister, Mary Jane Roberts...
Betty Jane Brady (01/19/12)
Betty Jane Brady, 72, of Dumas, Miss., died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at Baptist Hospital, Lafayette in Oxford, Miss. She was born June 23, 1939, to the late Willis Willard and Alice Pearl Byrd Johnson. She was a Baptist and a homemaker. She worked in the dietary department at a nursing home in Arkansas and at New Mart in the food department in Ripley, Miss...
Junior Lee Wiley (01/19/12)
Junior Lee Wiley, 85, of Piggott, died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, at General Baptist Nursing Home and Rehab Center in Campbell, Mo. Junior was born June 26, 1926, to Claude E. and Gladies Parrish Wiley of Greenway. He graduated from Greenway High School, then served as a WWII Army veteran. ...
Alexandria Lane Burns (01/19/12)
Alexandria Lane Burns passed peacefully in the arms of her loving parents and met the eyes of Jesus on Jan. 8, 2012, at the Balboa Hospital in San Diego, Calif. She was born on Feb. 24, 2011, in the Philippines and is the daughter of Chris and Adelle Burns...
Harry Gaylan Cope (01/19/12)
Harry Gaylan Cope, 73, passed away Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, at his home in Booneville, Ark., with his family by his side. Gaylan was born April 21, 1938, in Granby, Mo. He is preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Virginia Cope. Gaylan is survived by his wife, Suzanne; two daughters, Debbie Williams of Blue Springs, Mo., and Lisa Middlebrooks and husband Tom of Springfield, Mo.; two stepsons, David Sims of North Little Rock, Ark., and Christopher Sims and wife Tara of Springdale, Ark.; seven grandchildren, Andrea Ray, Cris Williams, Jessica Williams, Faith Middlebrooks, Taylor Middlebrooks, Tucker Sims and Brylie Sims; four brothers, Greg Cope and wife Connie of Omaha, Neb., Dan Cope and wife Mary of Sedalia, Mo., Reggie Cope and wife Ellen of Sedalia, Mo., and Jack Cope and wife Julia of Springfield, Mo., and mother-in-law, Blanch Coker of Springdale, Ark.. ...
Ruby Seay (01/19/12)
Ruby Seay, 91, of Rector, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born in Rector in the Leonard Community, May 31, 1920, to Hugh and Pearl Walker. Later, the family moved to Jonesboro, where she attended Valley View School until the eighth grade. At that time, the family returned to Rector to farm. She loved her youthful days in Jonesboro and enjoyed playing basketball at Valley View School...
Carol Jean Fraser (01/19/12)
Carol Jean Fraser, 76, of Piggott, Ark., passed away Jan. 13, 2012, at the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born on June 22, 1935, and was the daughter of the late Clarence and Emily Foster Eagle. She was united in marriage to John Fraser on Dec. 28, 1985...
William B. Leitzen (01/19/12)
Mr. William B. Leitzen, 89, of Manila, Ark., died Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at Monette Manor Nursing Home. Mr. Leitzen was born June 9, 1922, in Stockton, Ill., to the late Oscar and Lula Susan Hall Leitzen. Mr. Leitzen enjoyed cracking pecans, making wooden ornaments and spending time with family and friends...
Rachel Mae Gower (01/12/12)
Rachel Mae Gower, 87, of Piggott, Ark., passed away Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, at the St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born on May 16, 1924, in Pollard, Ark., and was the daughter of the late Charlie Ford and Bessie Settlemoir Dunlap...