Obituaries from February 2005

Jeanette Floyd (02/23/05)
Funeral services for 90-year-old Jeanette Floyd of Rector, who died Friday, Feb. 18, 2005, were held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, at Irby Funeral Home Chapel in Rector with Bro. Adrian Parker officiating. Mrs. Floyd was preceded in death by her parents, Enon Thomas and Ada (Patton) Meredith; her husbands, John Tracy and Lonnie Nelson; three children, Barbara Tracy, Francis White and Musetta "Susie" Tracy; two grandchildren, Brantley White and Melba Lambreth; two sisters, Viola Jackson and Marie Brown, and one brother, Otis Meredith.. ...

Beth E. Morgan (02/23/05)
Beth E. Morgan, 75, of Nimmons, died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005, in the St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born July 30, 1929, in Greenway, the daughter of the late Anderson N. and Ethel Williams Jones. She was united in marriage to Bill C. Morgan on Dec. 24, 1949. They had two children. He preceded her in death on March 4, 1995...

Gladys Hubble (02/23/05)
Funeral arrangements are incomplete for 79-year-old Gladys Hubble of Rector, who died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005, at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett, Mo. Arrangements will be under the direction of Irby Funeral Home of Rector.

Veda Hardin Joiner Hobbs (02/11/05)
Veda Hardin Joiner Hobbs, 69, of Rector died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2005, at her home. She was born Dec. 15, 1935, in Boydsville to the late William and Minnie Holifield Hardin. She also was preceded in death by one sister, Vonda Hardin Cossey Boone, and one brother, Billy Byron Hardin...

Matthew Hauck (02/17/05)
A memorial service for 77-year-old Mathew Hauck of Rector, who died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, was held at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, in the Irby Funeral Home of Rector chapel with Ken Roden officiating...

Philip Brandon Hamilton (02/17/05)
Philip Brandon Hamilton, 21, of Greenway died Monday, Feb. 7, 2005, in Greenway. He was born Dec. 15, 1983, in Piggott, the son of Eddie Hamilton and Karen Burdin. He is survived by his mother, Karen Winchester of Greenway; his father and step-mother, Eddie and Jenny Hamilton of Piggott; maternal grandparents, Alvie and Zell Burdin of Piggott; paternal grandparent, Christine Hamilton of Rector; one sister, Jenifer Dawes and husband, Shannon, of Greenway; great-grandmother, Vivian Stevenson of Damascus, Ark.; and other relatives and friends.. ...

Ralph Wayne Gibbs (02/11/05)
Ralph Wayne Gibbs 90, of Murphy Healthcare in Piggott, formerly of Rector, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, at Piggott Community Hospital. Born Nov. 30, 1914, in Clay County to the late John William Gibbs and Elva (Reed) Gibbs, he was a lifelong member of the community, a farmer and a member of the Church of Christ...

Beth E. Morgan (02/24/05)
Beth E. Morgan, 75, of Nimmons, died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005, in the St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born July 30, 1929, in Greenway, the daughter of the late Anderson N. and Ethel Williams Jones. She was united in marriage to Bill C. Morgan on Dec. 24, 1949. They had two children. He preceded her in death on March 4, 1995...

Rolie Venard Stow (02/24/05)
Rolie Venard Stow, 64, of Piggott, died Monday, Feb. 14, 2005, in the Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. He was born Aug. 11, 1940, in McDougal, the son of the late James Grandville and Nora Beatrice O'Guin Stow. He was united in marriage to Barbara Johnson on April 30, 1998...

Henry F. "Buddy" Mann (02/24/05)
Henry F. "Buddy" Mann, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 11, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 17, 1928, in Piggott, the son of the late Everett and Artie French Mann. He was united in marriage to Katherine Fowler on April 7, 1951, in Piggott...

John Donald Service (02/24/05)
John Donald Service, age 2, died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2005, in Piggott. He was born Sept. 5, 2002, in Las Vegas, Nev., the son of Jeffory L. Service and Cheryl Lynne' Countryman. He is survived by his mother and father, Jeffory L. Service and Cheryl Lynne' Countryman of Piggott; two sisters, Jennie Service of Piggott and Tara Brown of Xenia, Ill.; two brothers, Jeffory Service of Marseilles, Ill., and Adam Service of Batavia, Ill.; his grandparents, Don and Jean Beier of Stone Lake, Wisc., and Kermit and Anna Thorn of St. ...

James Doyne Parrish (02/24/05)
James Doyne Parrish, 82, of Ava, Mo., died on Feb. 13, 2005. He was born Nov. 27, 1922, in Pollard, the son of Marlie M. Parrish and Millie Frances Phillips Parrish. He was united in marriage to Evelyn Pauline Alderson on July 3, 1955, in McDougal. They had two children...

Earl Franklin Hoggard (02/17/05)
Earl Franklin Hoggard, 82, of Paragould, died Monday, Feb. 7, 2005, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born Dec. 13, 1922, in Sharp County, Ark., the son of the late Cecil and Julia Hennessee Hoggard. Mr. Hoggard was a city worker for LaPorte, Ind., and also farmed around Milligan Ridge. He was a member of the Church of God in LaPorte...

Taft Estes (02/17/05)
Taft Estes, 80, of Piggott died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005, in the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell. He was born Jan. 28, 1925, in Brilliant, Ala., the son of the late Rube and Ethel Roden Estes. He was united in marriage to Bernell Smart on March 4, 1944. They had two daughters...

Melvin E. Petty (02/04/05)
Melvin E. Petty, 57, of Pine Bluff died Monday, Jan. 24, 2005, at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. He was born Feb. 23, 1947, in Piggott, son of Melvin Lonnie Petty and Irene Jane Ratliff Petty. Mr. Petty was raised on a farm near Greenway, graduating from Greenway High School in 1966. ...

Charles E. Pruett (02/04/05)
Charles E. Pruett, 75, of Greenville, Mo., died Monday, Jan. 24, 2005, at Piggott Community Hospital. He was born June 21, 1929, in Campbell, the son of the late Walter Earsel Pruett and Edith Pearl Triplett Pruett. Mr. Pruett was a graduate of Malden High School and a member of the GM United Auto Workers Union. He was also a U.S. Army veteran, having served during the Korean War era. He retired from the Buick Division of General Motors in Flint, Mich., after 31 years of service...

Harold Underwood (02/11/05)
Harold Underwood, 70, of Heber Springs, formerly of Lake City, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, in the Baptist Hospital in Little Rock. He was born Oct. 11, 1934, in Lake City, the son of the late Sam and Mabel Farris Underwood. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Evelyn Jane Towers and Freda Underwood Lynn...

Bruce Perry Peterson (02/04/05)
Bruce Perry Peterson, 25, of St. Francis, formerly of Campbell, died Friday, Jan. 28, 2005, as the result of an auto accident. He was born July 31, 1979, in Poplar Bluff, the son of William "Bill" Charles Peterson and Barbara Elaine Thrasher Summers...

Ray Homer Hoggard (02/04/05)
Ray Homer Hoggard, 62, of Piggott died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2005, in Piggott. He was born May 7, 1942, in Milligan Ridge, Ark., the son of the late Nelson S. and Augusta Lindley Hoggard. He was united in marriage to Judy Scheffler on Dec. 22, 1978. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Billy Ray Hoggard; three brothers, Robert Hoggard, Durey Hoggard and Jess Hoggard; four sisters, Mary Benefield, Alta Millingan, Lucy Ridley and Gladys Nash...

Kenneth Ray Hampton (02/04/05)
Kenneth Ray Hampton, 55, of Piggott died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2005. He was born April 1, 1949, in McDougal, the son of Loyd and Ruby Scheffler Hampton. He was united in marriage to Cathy Goodman. They had two sons. He was preceded in death by his father, Loyd Hampton; and three brothers, Junior Hampton, Dallas Hampton and Terry Hampton...

Cecil Dean Gatewood (02/04/05)
Cecil Dean Gatewood,67, of Ottawa, Ill., died Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005, at Pleasant View Luther Home in Ottawa. He was born July 2, 1937, in Blackwell, Okla., the son of Hugh and Blanche(Rendla)Gatewood. He married Pamela Samek of Elmhurst, Ill., in Ottawa on Feb. 6, 1965...

Bynum Aron Wright (02/04/05)
He was a pipe fitter and an Army veteran, having served in World War II. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rhoda Braden and Valley P. Wright; one sister; and four brothers. Survivors include his wife, Verda Maxine Wright of the home; one son, Steven A. ...

Carl Julian Johnson (02/04/05)
Carl Julian Johnson died on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2005. He was preceded in death by one grandson, Nicholas. He is survived by his wife, Joan (nee Barker) Johnson; three daughters, Dianna Jones and husband, Raymond Matlock, Julie Courtial and husband, Rob, and April Johnson; five grandchildren, Adam, Danny, Anthony, Vincent, Courtney and Brijhonette; five brothers and sisters, Leon, Betty, Barbara, Melba and Sherrell; brothers-in-law; uncles; cousins; and friends...

Francis M. "Babe" Bare (02/11/05)
Francis M. "Babe" Bare, 76, died Sunday, Feb. 6, 2005, at the NEA Regional Hospital in Jonesboro. Mr. Bare was born April 6, 1928, the son of the late John Harry and Margaret Jane "Jenny" Templeton Bare. He was a retired Brown Shoe Company employee. Mr. Bare was a member of New Hope Baptist Church where he had served as a Deacon and in many other capacities throughout his years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman...

Troy Samuel Graddy (02/11/05)
Troy Samuel Graddy, 90, of Greenway died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, in the Piggott Community Hospital. He was born April 28, 1914, in Morganton, Ark., the son fo the late Johnny Earl and Pearl Parrish Graddy. He was united in marriage to Edith Wright on Nov. 11, 1933. They had three children...

Johnnie Ray Yow (02/11/05)
Johnnie Ray Yow, 48, of Fredericktown, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 28, 2005. He was the son of the late Henry and Dovie Holifield Yow. He is survived by one daughter, Mindy Marie Seyer of House Springs, Mo.; one granddaughter, Emma; two brothers, Louie Ray Yow of Columbia, Mo., and Calvin "Bob" Yow of Pevely, Mo.; one sister, JoAnn Glass of Pollard; several nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends...

Philip Brandon Hamilton (02/11/05)
Philip Brandon Hamilton, 21, of Greenway, died Monday, Feb. 7, 2005, in Greenway. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005, in the Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Piggott Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday...

Virginia Mae Jaggers Prince (02/04/05)
Virginia Mae Jaggers Prince, 75, formerly of Piggott, died on Jan. 28, 2005, after a brief illness. She died in Vacaville, Calif., with family at her side. A native of Piggott, Ms. Prince was born May 16, 1929, to Fred and Nettie Vaughn Jaggers. She married Aaron E. Prince in 1944, and moved to California shortly thereafter. After over 25 years of marriage, they divorced, but continued to enjoy their family...

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