Clay County Times-Democrat: Obituaries from October 2003

Goldie L. Elam (10/29/03)
Goldie L. Elam, 85, of Memphis, formerly of Rector, passed away Oct. 24, 2003 in Memphis. She was born June 4, 1918 to the late John and Bertha Patten, and was a 1937 graduate of Rector High School. A long time resident of Rector, she moved to Memphis in 1967 and was employed by Ace Appliance Company for 23 years, retiring in 1990. She was a member of Central North Church in Bartlett, Tenn...

William Edward Wade (10/10/03)
William Edward Wade, 76, of Jonesboro died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2003, at Jonesboro. He was born April 21, 1927, in Clay County to the late Walter and Ola Mae Wade. He was a shipping clerk, an Army veteran of WWII, and a member of the Westview Baptist church in Paragould...

Harold Trice Vincent (10/10/03)
Harold Trice Vincent, 87, of Rector died Friday Sept. 26, 2003, at Green Park Nursing Home in St. Louis. He was born April 10, 1916, in Rector to the late Samuel Bond and Bertha Vincent. He was a metalergist and a WWII decorated veteran who served in New Guinea and the Phillipines...

James Byron Sonney (10/15/03)
James Byron Sonney, son of the late Oliver Sonney and Mae Graham Sonney, was born on June 1, 1942, in Greene County, Ark., and died in the Missouri Southern Healthcare at Dexter on Sept. 27, 2003, at the age of 61. Mr. Sonney was a member of the Second General Baptist Church in Dexter, a former forklift operator at Stanislaus Food in Modesto, Ca., and a resident of Dexter...

Mildred L. Matthews (10/15/03)
Mildred L. Matthews, 87, of Ironton, Mo., formerly of Greenway, died Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2003. She was born on Sunday, Oct. 17, 1915, in St. Louis. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, 2003, in The Baptist Home Chapel with Rev. Tommy Harper officiating. Interment followed in The Baptist Home Cemetery in Ironton, Mo...

Charles W. Thompson (10/15/03)
Charles W. Thompson, 67, of Marmaduke died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003, at the Regional Medical Center of NEA in Jonesboro. He was born on Oct. 12, 1935, in Clay County, the son of the late Clifton and Ethel Priest Thompson. Mr. Thompson was a farmer. He coached summer baseball for many years, loved to teach waterskiing and was an active supporter of Marmaduke and Williams Baptist Athletics...

Mary Lucille Butler (10/02/03)
Mary Lucille Butler, 86, of Paragould died Thursday, Sept. 25, 2003, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. She was born March 28, 1917, in Rector, the daughter of the late George and Ida Stallings. She was a housewife and was of the Baptist faith...

Ruth G. Jones Collier (10/02/03)
Ruth G. Jones Collier, 82, of Piggott died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2003. She was born July 20, 1921, to Anderson and Ethel Williams Jones, then of Patterson, Ark., in Clay County. She was united in marriage to Wayne Collier on Jan. 30, 1942. To this union one son was born...

Gerald Wayne Speer (10/02/03)
Gerald Wayne Speer, 62, of Rector died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2003, at Regional Medical Center of NEA in Jonesboro. He was born Aug. 3, 1941, in Greenway, the son of the late Earl Estel Speer and Emma Jean (Cox) Speer. He was retired from 33 years of military and civil Service and was a softball coach for the Red Birds/NAPA. He was a member of Rector First Baptist Church and a lifelong member of the community...

Ray Lovell Magee, Jr. (10/29/03)
Ray Lovell Magee, Jr., 34, of Piggott died Monday, Oct. 27, 2003, at his home in Piggott. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, 2003, in the Hoggard and Sons Chapel with Richard Akins officiating. Burial will be in the Piggott Cemetery...

Eulas Long (10/29/03)
Eulas Long, 75, of Piggott died Friday, Oct. 24, 2003, at his home in Piggott. He was born Feb. 25, 1928, in Piggott, the son of the late Benjamin Frank and Mary Ellen Jackson Long. He was united in marriage to Martha Virginia Harris on April 8, 1950...

Lena Chloe Book (10/29/03)
Lena Chloe Book, 87, of Conway, formerly of Malden, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2003, at her home in Conway. She was born Feb. 2, 1916, in Bernie, Mo., to the late Marion and Florence Cross Mills. She was united in marriage to Horner Book on March 10, 1940, in Piggott. He preceded her in death on May 21, 1990...

Henry "Ben" Williams (10/15/03)
Henry "Ben" Williams, 83, of St. Peters, Mo., formerly of Piggott, died Monday, Oct. 6, 2003, in St. Peters, Mo. He was born Jan. 5, 1920, in Piggott, the son of the late John Elmer and Lucy Gregory Williams. He was united in marriage to Inez Slayden on Sept. 30, 1939, to this union six children were born...

Valerie Stanley Porterfield (10/15/03)
Valerie Stanley Porterfield, 86, of St. Louis, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003. She was born May 9, 1917, in Campbell to John Maynard and Clarice Lawrence Stanley. She was united in marriage to Russell Porterfield in November of 1974 in Sun City, New Mexico. He preceded her in death in 1987...

Charles W. Thompson (10/15/03)
Charles W. Thompson, 67, of Marmaduke died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003, at the Regional Medical Center of NEA in Jonesboro. He was born on Oct. 12, 1935, in Clay County, the son of the late Clifton and Ethel Priest Thompson. Mr. Thompson was a farmer. He coached summer baseball for many years, loved to teach waterskiing and was an active supporter of Marmaduke and Williams Baptist Athletics...

Ronald Pool (10/15/03)
Ronald Pool, 43, of Poplar Bluff died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2003, in the Three Rivers Healthcare North in Poplar Bluff. He was born March 2, 1960, in St. Louis, Mo., the son of the late Neville "Sonny" and Loretta Keating Pool. He is survived by two brothers, Kevin Pool of Licking, Mo., and Keith Pool of Piggott; two sisters, Renee Pool Schroeder of St. Louis and Michelle Pool Lipsey of Piggott; and other relatives and friends...

Mildred L. Matthews (10/15/03)
Mildred L. Matthews, 87, of Ironton, Mo., formerly of Greenway, died Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2003. She was born on Sunday, Oct. 17, 1915, in St. Louis. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, 2003, in The Baptist Home Chapel with Rev. Tommy Harper officiating. Interment followed in The Baptist Home Cemetery in Ironton, Mo...

Steven Franklin Hogard (10/15/03)
Steven Franklin Hogard, 49, of Piggott died Monday, Oct. 13, 2003, at his home in Piggott. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 17, 2003, in the Hoggard and Sons Chapel with Rev. Loy Culver officiating. Burial will be in the Piggott Cemetery in Piggott. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003...

Ella Pauline Burnside (10/09/03)
Ella Pauline Burnside, 96, of Piggott, formerly of Walnut Ridge died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2003, at Piggott Community Hospital. She was born Feb. 14, 1907, in Ethridge, Tenn., the daughter of the late Bufford and Ella Ann Hardin Buie. She was united in marriage on Nov. 23, 1941, in Walnut Ridge to Ervin E. Burnside, who preceded her in death on Aug. 4, 1988...

William Ira Johnson (10/09/03)
William Ira Johnson, 94, died Monday, Sept. 29, 2003, at Three Rivers Healthcare, North Campus in Poplar Bluff. He was born Feb. 2, 1909, in Pollard to the late William Clayborn Johnson and Mary Jane Brown Johnson. He was united in marriage to Rachel Lucile Winton on May 14, 1931. They were married 72 years...

Mitchell R. Johnson (10/09/03)
Mitchell R. Johnson, 61, of DeSoto, Mo., formerly of Greenway, died Oct. 1, 2003, in Crystal City, Mo. He was born Jan. 8, 1942, in Hayti, Mo., the son of Christine (Hargett) and Charlie C. "Todd" Johnson. He was a graduate of Greenway High School. He worked as an inspector at General Motors. He was a member of the United Pentecostal Church in Festus...

Harold Trice Vincent (10/09/03)
Harold Trice Vincent, 87, of Rector died Friday, Sept. 26, 2003, at Green Park Nursing Home in St. Louis. He was born April 10, 1916, in Rector to the late Samuel Bond and Bertha Vincent. He was a metallurgist and a WWII decorated veteran who served in New Guinea and the Philippines...

Henry Benjamin Williams (10/09/03)
Henry Benjamin Williams, 83, of St. Peters, Mo., formerly of Piggott, died Monday, Oct. 6, 2003, in St. Peters, Mo. Funeral services will be held Friday, Oct. 10, 2003, in the Hoggard and Sons Chapel with Charles Carrens officiating. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, 2003...

C.L. Cline (10/15/03)
C.L. Cline, 59, of Paragould died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. He was born Nov. 23, 1943, in Dunklin County, Mo. Mr. Cline was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He retired from Darling Store Fixtures in Paragould. He attended the 7th and Mueller Church of Christ in Paragould and was a member of Ducks Unlimited...

Stella Coomer (10/15/03)
Stella Coomer, 89, of Hollywood, Fla., formerly of Greenway, died Oct. 8, 2003, in Knoxville, Tn. She was born Aug. 25, 1914, in Greenway, the daughter of the late Lewis C. and Belle Self Call. She was united in marriage to Earl Coomer on Oct. 1, 1935, to this union three children were born...

Donald Bell (10/02/03)
Donald Bell, 62, of Piggott died Monday, Sept. 29, 2003, at his home. He was born Dec. 17, 1940, in Nimmons, the son of the late Martin and Rosie Mae Rundel Bell. He was united in marriage to Sue McKenney on Feb. 26, 1961. To this union one son was born...

Virginia Fuller (10/02/03)
Virginia Fuller, 82, of St. Louis, formerly of Piggott, died Monday, Sept. 29, 2003, in the Bethesda Dilworth Nursing Home in St. Louis, Mo. She was born Oct. 24, 1920, in Piggott, the daughter of the late Seby and Ira Elizabeth Edwards Allman. She was united in marriage to Fielding Curtis Fuller on Sept. 3, 1940. To this union three children were born...

Ruth G. Jones Collier (10/02/03)
Ruth G. Jones Collier, 82, of Piggott died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2003. She was born July 20, 1921, to Anderson and Ethel Williams Jones, then of Patterson, Ark., in Clay County. She was united in marriage to Wayne Collier on Jan. 30, 1942. To this union one son was born...