Clay County Times-Democrat: Obituaries from February 2006

Allison Seal (02/22/06)
Allison Seal, 87, of Piggott died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006, at the Evergreen Nursing Home in Rector. He was born March 19, 1918, in Boydsville, the son of the late James Alvin and Anna Mae Duty Seal. He was united in marriage to Euvila Kirk on March 13, 1946. They had one daughter...

Virgie Opal Keistler (02/22/06)
Virgie Opal Keistler, 83, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006, in Jonesboro. She was born Oct. 5, 1922, to the late John and Mary Arnold. Also preceding her in death were her husband, Barney Bernell Keistler; two daughters, Ruth Elaine Keistler and Shirley K. Keistler; three brothers, John Dale Arnold, George Arnold and J.C. Arnold, and two sisters, Kathryn Oakes and Dori Hall...

William Henry (Bill) Mobley (02/22/06)
William Henry (Bill) Mobley, 83, of Rector died Friday, Feb. 17, 2006, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Born April 24, 1922, to the late C.J. and Minnie Mobley, he was a cattleman and a longtime member and Elder of the Boydsville Church of Christ...

Elsie Vadalia Hampton (02/15/06)
Elsie Vadalia Hampton, 67, of West Memphis, formerly of Rector, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2006, at Baptist East in Memphis. Born Oct. 8, 1938, in Rector to the late Denver Barker and Dessie Oneida Burkhead Barker, she was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She also was preceded in death by a sister, Lisa Hampton...

Della Fay Redman (02/15/06)
Della Fay Redman, 97, of the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell, formerly of Piggott, died on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, at the Piggott Community Hospital. She was married to William Tell Bowman on July 5, 1927. He preceded her in death. She was then married to James Clovis Redman on July 5, 1941, who also preceded her in death...

Sgt. James Edward "Jim" Rainbolt (02/08/06)
Sgt. James Edward "Jim" Rainbolt, 58, of Austin, Ark., died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006, at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock. He was an Army veteran, having served during the Vietnam era, and was employed with the Arkansas State Police for 27 years. He attended the Beebe First Baptist Church...

Nettie Belle Toombs Romine Clayton (02/08/06)
Nettie Belle Toombs Romine Clayton, 90, of Rector died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, at Rector Healthcare. She was born Jan. 11, 1916, in Boydsville to the late George Albert and Sara Caroline Toombs. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Louie Toombs, Delbert Toombs and Lonzo Toombs, and two sisters, Anna Toombs and Lena Settlemeyer...

Ely Demetress Rojas (02/08/06)
Ely Demetress Rojas, five months old, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Born Aug. 8, 2005, he was the son of Laura Rojas of Paragould and Albert Rojas Jr. of Knobel. Other survivors include his maternal grandparents, Danny and Linda Knuckles of Marmaduke; paternal grandparents, Albert and Irene Rojas of Marmaduke; great-grandparents, James and Martha Lane of Marmaduke and Don and Jannie Clayton of Pocahontas; great-great grandfather, Melbourne Gilbee of Marmaduke; one brother, Cameron Morato of Paragould, and one sister, Alyssa Rojas of Paragould.. ...

Dorothy Evalene Grubb (02/08/06)
Dorothy Evalene Grubb, 76, of Peach Orchard died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, at Piggott Community Hospital. She was born Oct. 14, 1929, in Knob to the late Thomas Edward and Tollie Jane Moore. She also was preceded in death by her husband, John C. Grubb...

Harley Abraham Russell (02/01/06)
Harley Abraham Russell, 88, of St. Francis died on Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, at his home. He was born Jan. 17, 1918, in St. Francis, the son of the late Rex and Nellie (St. Clair) Russell. Mr. Russell was of the Baptist faith. He served his country in World War II. He retired from the United States Air Force and later retired from a civil service job...

Harley Abraham Russell (02/08/06)
Harley Abraham Russell, 88, of St. Francis died on Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, at his home. He was born Jan. 17, 1918, in St. Francis, the son of the late Rex and Nellie (St. Clair) Russell. Mr. Russell was of the Baptist faith. He served his country in World War II. He retired from the United States Air Force and later retired from a civil service job...

Frank (Bud) Ketner (02/01/06)
Frank (Bud) Ketner, 70, of Corcoran, Calif., formerly of Rector, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006, after a 15-year battle with Parkinson's disease. Mr. Ketner settled in Corcoran in 1951 and was a member of the Corcoran Assembly of God Church. He was born June 14, 1935, in Rector, the son of the late Floyd and Pauline Ketner...

Thelma (Harris) Flynt (02/01/06)
Thelma (Harris) Flynt, 88, of Rector died Friday, Jan. 27, at the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born in Senath, the daughter of the late Virgil and Lula Jane (Rogers) Harris. She was a member of the Church of Christ for many years, attending at Greenway during her later years. Flynt was a school teacher, teaching business and English...

Doyle Raymond "Tuffy" Bishop (02/01/06)
Former Rector School Board member Doyle Raymond "Tuffy" Bishop, 75, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2006, at his home in Powhatan. He had been a teacher at Rector High School and later worked as a state sales tax auditor. Born July 11, 1930, in Memphis, Tenn., to the late Earl Ray and Hazel Lee Bishop, he was a veteran of the Korean conflict, a Methodist and a Master Mason with Rector Dannelly Lodge 300...

Loyd Benson (02/08/06)
Loyd Benson, 78, of Piggott died on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, at the Piggott Community Hospital. He was born on Boydsville, the son of the late Loyd and Opel (Irby) Benson. He was a fireman, retiring from the Pontiac Fire Department in Michigan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Louis Ann (Victor) Benson; and one brother, Velus Benson...

Harry Thomas Highfill (02/08/06)
Harry Thomas Highfill, 73, of Rector died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born Oct. 26, 1932, in Paragould to the late Everett and Audie (Walker) Highfill and was married Sept. 18, 1965 to Clara Ann Greenway...

Ruby Chisolm Lacy (02/15/06)
Ruby Chisolm Lacy died on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006, at the age of 94. Born on Oct. 25, 1911, in Lepanto, she was the daughter of William Murphy and Anna Robinson. She married Cody (Bill) Lamar Chisolm and moved to Ann Arbor, Mich., in the 1930's. He preceded her in death in 1964. They had three daughters, Wilma "Polly" (John) Carioba, who preceded her in death in 1988, Jean McFarland of Ypsilanti, Mich., and Mary (Alvin) Shelton, formerly of Ypsilanti, Mich., and now a resident of Florida...

Charles Ray Craig (02/15/06)
Charles Ray Craig, 58, of Jonesboro died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006, in the St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was preceded in death by his father, Cordie Craig; and his mother, Media Conyers. He is survived by his son, Charles Craig of Jonesboro; his dad, Rawligh Conyers of Jonesboro; one brother, Robert Lee Craig of Pheonix, Ariz.; two sisters, Barbara Avery of Campbell and Betty Wright of Oklahoma City, Okla.; and other relatives and friends...

Vaughn Gene Bomar (02/22/06)
Vaughn Gene Bomar, 71, of Piggott died Sunday morning, Feb. 19, 2006, at Murphy Health and Rehabilitation Center in Piggott. He was born Nov. 9, 1934, in Blytheville, the son of Enloe Donaldson Bomar and Milie Hatley Bomar. Mr. Bomar retired from the Piggott Police Department in 1996 after 24 years of service as a police officer in Missouri and Arkansas. ...

Allison Seal (02/22/06)
Allison Seal, 87, of Piggott died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006, at the Evergreen Nursing Home in Rector. He was born March 19, 1918, in Boydsville, the son of the late James Alvin and Anna Mae Duty Seal. He was united in marriage to Euvila Kirk on March 13, 1946. They had one daughter...

Grace Maxine Teachenor (02/22/06)
Grace Maxine Teachenor, 71, of Fagus died on Friday, Feb. 17, 2006. Mrs. Teachenor was born on June 24, 1934, at Tyler, Mo., the daughter of the late James Carl and Elva Cleo (Boggs) Brummett. She was a wonderful homemaker but worked outside the home for 25 years at Bussman Fuse Company of St. ...

Ellen M. Woolbright (02/22/06)
Ellen M. Woolbright, 58, of Campbell died Friday, Feb. 17, 2006, in the Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott. She was born March 22, 1947, in Itawamba County, Miss., the son of the late Noel Justice and Selma Mae Camp. She was united in marriage to Charles Woolbright on Feb. 7, 1996, in Piggott...

Wanda Lee Wiles (02/22/06)
Wanda Lee Wiles, 79, of Genesee Township, Mich., died on Friday, Feb. 17, 2006, at her residence. She was born Dec. 25, 1926, in Gideon, Mo., the daughter of Walter and Pearl (Babb) Henson. She had been employed by General Motors Fisher Body Division until her retirement...

Arthur Dreadman Bennett (02/22/06)
Arthur Dreadman Bennett, 81, of Corning died on Monday, Feb. 20, 2006, at his home. He was born on Oct. 30, 1924, in McDougal, the son of the late William Arthur and Della Dorothea (Dobbins) Bennett. Mr. Bennett was a retired machinist. He retired from Industrial Techtonics Inc. after 31 years of service. He was a veteran, having served in the U.S. Army. He was of the Baptist faith...

Lester Sample (02/22/06)
Lester Sample, 90, of DeQueen, formerly of Nimmons, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006, at his home in DeQueen. He was born Jan. 18, 1916, in Kennett, the son of the late Hider Dave and Zona Mathis Sample. He was united in marriage to May Halter on Nov. 30, 1935. They had two daughters...

Thelma Haywood Moreland (02/15/06)
Thelma Haywood Moreland, 77, of Madison Heights, Mich., died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, at her daughter's home in Royal Oak, Mich. She was born in Piggott on Nov. 2, 1928, the daughter of the late Herbert and Neatie Elward Haywood. She married James Orville Moreland in 1949. They had four daughters and two sons...

Billy Jack Keas (02/15/06)
Billy Jack Keas of McDougal died on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, at his home. He was born in Newport on Dec. 14, 2005. He was preceded in death by his great-grandfather, David Keas; and great-grandparents, Frank and Hazel Householder. He is survived by his mother, Tina Renee Keas of McDougal; one brother, Dillon Michael Smith of McDougal; grandmother, Donna Faye Crawford of McDougal; grandfather, Jackie Dewayne Keas of Paragould; great-grandmother, Bernice Keas of Paragould; three aunts, Amanda Danielle Butler of McDougal, Jamie Lyn Adams of Pocahontas and Trisha Diane Keas of Pocahontas; uncle, Brandon Levi Keas of McDougal; and many other relatives and friends.. ...

Della Fay Redman (02/15/06)
Della Fay Redman, 97, of the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell, formerly of Piggott, died on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, at the Piggott Community Hospital. She was married to William Tell Bowman on July 5, 1927. He preceded her in death. She was then married to James Clovis Redman on July 5, 1941, who also preceded her in death...

Elsie Vadalia Hampton (02/15/06)
Elsie Vadalia Hampton, 67, of West Memphis, formerly of Rector, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2006, at Baptist East in Memphis. Born Oct. 8, 1938, in Rector to the late Denver Barker and Dessie Oneida Burkhead Barker, she was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She also was preceded in death by a sister, Lisa Hampton...

Dorothy Evalene Grubb (02/08/06)
Dorothy Evalene Grubb, 76, of Peach Orchard died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, at Piggott Community Hospital. She was born Oct. 14, 1929, in Knob to the late Thomas Edward and Tollie Jane Moore. She also was preceded in death by her husband, John C. Grubb...

Thelma (Harris) Flynt (02/01/06)
Thelma (Harris) Flynt, 88, of Rector died Friday, Jan. 27, at the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born in Senath, the daughter of the late Virgil and Lula Jane (Rogers) Harris. She was a member of the Church of Christ for many years, attending at Greenway during her later years. Flynt was a school teacher, teaching business and English...

Paul Gardette Griffith Sr. (02/01/06)
Paul Gardette Griffith Sr., 90, of Mt. Ida died on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Hot Springs. He was born Dec. 12, 1915, in Greenway, the son of the late Samuel Kenneth Griffith and Cora Malone Griffith. Griffith was a long-time member and deacon of the First Baptist Churches in Piggott and Mt. Ida. He was one of the original co-owners of the Home For The Golden Years in Piggott and Paragould...

Loleda Allen (02/01/06)
Loleda Allen, 88, of Gideon, Mo., died on Monday, Jan. 30, 2006, at the Gideon Care Center. She was born on Dec. 2, 1917, in Wardell, Mo., the daughter of the late Grover and Leah Haywood McDaniel. Mrs. Allen was formerly a cook at the Gideon Schools...

Jewell J. Johnson-Brunsden (02/01/06)
Jewell J. Johnson-Brunsden, 81, of Linden, Mich., died on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006, at Riverbend, Mich. She was born Aug. 23, 1924, in Piggott, the daughter of Doc and Julia (Horn) Lingle. She was united in marriage to Sidney E. Johnson on Feb. 21, 1942. He preceded her in death on Nov. 24, 1996...

Dorothy Jean Goodman (02/01/06)
Dorothy Jean Goodman, 66, of Armes Chapel Community, Tenn., died on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, at her home after months of illness. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Maggie Lee Clemons; a sister, Mary Ann Myres; and two infant sons, Larry and Barry Thrasher...

Reva Graddy (02/01/06)
Reva Graddy, 88, of Piggott died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006, at the Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott. She was born Oct. 2, 1917, in Morganton, the daughter of the late David Washington and Mary Ellen (Pike) Whaley. She was united in marriage to Jerald Graddy on Oct. 7, 1939. They had one daughter...

Loyd Benson (02/08/06)
Loyd Benson, 78, of Piggott died on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, at the Piggott Community Hospital. He was born on Boydsville, the son of the late Loyd and Opel (Irby) Benson. He was a fireman, retiring from the Pontiac Fire Department in Michigan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Louis Ann (Victor) Benson; and one brother, Velus Benson...

Sgt. James Edward "Jim" Rainbolt (02/08/06)
Sgt. James Edward "Jim" Rainbolt, 58, of Austin, Ark., died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006, at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock. He was an Army veteran, having served during the Vietnam era, and was employed with the Arkansas State Police for 27 years. He attended the Beebe First Baptist Church...

Harley Abraham Russell (02/08/06)
Harley Abraham Russell, 88, of St. Francis died on Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, at his home. He was born Jan. 17, 1918, in St. Francis, the son of the late Rex and Nellie (St. Clair) Russell. Mr. Russell was of the Baptist faith. He served his country in World War II. He retired from the United States Air Force and later retired from a civil service job...

Harry Thomas Highfill (02/08/06)
Harry Thomas Highfill, 73, of Rector died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born Oct. 26, 1932, in Paragould to the late Everett and Audie (Walker) Highfill and was married Sept. 18, 1965 to Clara Ann Greenway...

Harley Abraham Russell (02/01/06)
Harley Abraham Russell, 88, of St. Francis died on Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, at his home. He was born Jan. 17, 1918, in St. Francis, the son of the late Rex and Nellie (St. Clair) Russell. Mr. Russell was of the Baptist faith. He served his country in World War II. He retired from the United States Air Force and later retired from a civil service job...