Obituaries from September 2006

William Alan Blakemore Hays (09/27/06)
William Alan Blakemore Hays, 20, of Campbell, Mo., died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006, at Campbell. He was born Sept. 9, 1986, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., to Boyce Alan Hays and Diana Suzanne Blakemore. He was a student at Three Rivers Community College and a member of the First Southern Baptist Church in Malden, Mo...

Maliyah Isabella Wegner (09/27/06)
Maliyah Isabella Wegner, infant daughter of Carrie Boling and Shiloh Wegner, both of Paragould, was born and died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett, Mo. She also is survived by a sister, Jenna Boling of Paragould, and her grandparents, Roger Boling of Paragould, Lynne Sweet of Okemos, Mich., Philip and Donna Wegner of Paragould, and David and Becky Floyd of Marmaduke...

Freeda Pearl Taylor (09/27/06)
Freeda Pearl Taylor, age 90, of Jonesboro, formerly of Rector, died Friday, Sept. 22, 2006, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Mrs. Taylor was born Dec. 18, 1915, in Clay County to the late Oscar and Delilah (Trantham) Hill and was married to S.D. "Dutch" Taylor, who preceded her in death in 1995...

Heather Jane Bennett (09/27/06)
Heather Jane Bennett, 23, of Rector, formerly of Marmaduke, died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006 in Memphis. She was born March 5, 1983, in Jonesboro and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Marmaduke. Survivors include her parents, Gene and Brenda Bennett of Marmaduke; one brother, Bryan Bennett of Paragould; four sisters, Kimberly Long of Nashville, Lori James of Searcy, Mindy Wolfenbarger of Rector and Tammy Bennett of Marmaduke, and grandparents, Floyd and Mary Bennett...

J. W. "Sonny" Grubbs (09/20/06)
J. W. "Sonny" Grubbs, 68, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006 at his residence after a brief illness. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006 in the chapel of Osborn Funeral Home in Shreveport, LA. Officiating will be Monsignor Carson LaCaze. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Greenwood, LA...

Willametta M. "Willie" Hoffman (09/20/06)
Willametta M. "Willie" Hoffman, 88, of Chapman, Kan., grandmother of Vickie Smith of Rector, died Friday, Sept. 8, 2006, at Chapman Valley Manor. She was born Feb. 5, 1918, in the Navarre, Kan., community, the daughter of Alby and Cor Sheets, and was married Aug. 20, 1935, to Edward Hoffman, who preceded her in death Oct. 8, 2003. Most of their married life was spent in the Navarre community, before moving to Abilene, Kan. in 1991...

William Aaron Moseley (09/20/06)
William Aaron Moseley, 70, of Rector, died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006, at Kennett NHC. Born July 10, 1936, in Rector to Merlie T. Gardner Moseley and the late F.B. Moseley, he was an auto mechanic. He was married Jan. 18, 2000, to Martha Haynes. Survivors include his mother, Merlie Moseley of Piggott; his wife, Martha, of the home; two daughters, Elizabeth Sue Ashcraft of Bryant and Teresa Judd of Bryant; one step-son, Larry Small of San Diego, Calif.; two step-daughters, Sherry Trinidad of Jackson, Tenn., and Suzanne Foltz of Nashville, Tenn.; two grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.. ...

Timothy (Tim) Durward Matheny (09/20/06)
Timothy (Tim) Durward Matheny, 48, of San Ignacio, Belize, Central America, son of Douglas and Ilene Matheny of California, Mo., formerly of Rector and Marmaduke, died Aug. 15, 2006, at his home in San Ignacio. He was born May 25, 1958, in Farmington, Mo. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ray and Evelyn Matheny of Rector and Robert and Ruth Moore of Beech Grove, and a nephew, Matt Anderson of California, Mo...

Jerry Carl Huffstutler (09/06/06)
Jerry Carl Huffstutler, 64, of Paragould, formerly of Rector, died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006, at NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born June 20, 1942, in Rector to the late Carl and Vinnie Hopper Huffstutler, he was a security guard and a member of Apostolic Pentecost Church in Manila...

Leveeda Whitehorn (09/06/06)
Leveeda Whitehorn, 83, of Hot Springs, formerly of Rector, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006, in Hot Springs. The daughter of the late Cynthia Nettles and Charlie Williams, she was born Aug. 18, 1923, in Clay County and was married Jan. 12, 1945, to Raymond Whitehorn, who preceded her in death March 1, 1995...

William Aaron Moseley, 70, of Rector, died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006, at Kennett NHC. (09/20/06)
Born July 10, 1936, in Rector to Merlie T. Gardner Moseley and the late F.B. Moseley, he was an auto mechanic. He was married Jan. 18, 2000, to Martha Haynes. Survivors include his mother, Merlie Moseley of Piggott; his wife, Martha, of the home; two daughters, Elizabeth Sue Ashcraft of Bryant and Teresa Judd of Bryant; one step-son, Larry Small of San Diego, Calif.; two step-daughters, Sherry Trinidad of Jackson, Tenn., and Suzanne Foltz of Nashville, Tenn.; two grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.. ...

Mabel Earlean Patterson (09/27/06)
Mabel Earlean Patterson passed away at the age of 92, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006, at the Murphy Health and Rehabilitation Center in Piggott. She was born on Dec. 13, 1913, the daughter of the late Shirley and Millie (Gage) Wilson. Mrs. Patterson attended the First Methodist Church in Piggott until she was no longer able. She worked at the Brown Shoe Company in Piggott for many years...

Linda Kay Katherine Parker Daniels (09/27/06)
Linda Kay Katherine Parker Daniels, 55, of Russellville, died Thursday, Sept. 14, at her home. A daughter of the late Victor Hulen and Nola Elizabeth Conley Parker, Daniels was born May 17, 1951 in Piggott. She was a realtor with Coldwell Banker Ken Stall and Associates, loved interior decorating and was a member of the Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by two brothers, William Don Norris and Carol G. Garrison; and a sister, Georgia Darnell...

Charles T. Davidson (09/27/06)
A life-time resident of Clay County, Charles T. Davidson, died at the age of 72 on Friday, Sept. 22, 2006 at his residence in Piggott. He was born May 1, 1934 in Clay County to the late Roscoe and Minnie Lois (Gibson) Davidson. He worked as a carpenter in the Clay County area most of his life...

A.B. "Chuck" Pridmore (09/20/06)
A.B. "Chuck" Pridmore, 75, died Aug. 27, 2006, at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, Texas. He was born Jan. 29, 1931, in Alabama and was the son of Wade and Florence Gibson Pridmore. He married Lottie Fay Book in Indiana in 1955. She survives. He was employed by Lance and served with the United States Marines during the Korean Conflict...

William Samuel Ross (09/14/06)
William Samuel Ross, 24, of Poplar Bluff, died Sept. 4, 2006, in Piggott. He was born Dec. 13, 1981 in Doniphan, Mo. and was the son of Richard Lee Ross and Mary Wilson Stone. He is survived by his fiancee, Rachelle Wilkinson and son Logan of Poplar Bluff; his parents, Mary and Ronnie Stone of Piggott and Richard and Vicky Ross of Poplar Bluff; grandparents Rayburn and Dixie Ross of Kennett and Lula Mae Wilson of Lamesa, Texas; two brothers, Lee Ross of Cape Girardeau, Mo. ...

J.W. "Sonny" Grubbs (09/14/06)
J. W. "Sonny" Grubbs, 68, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006 at his residence after a brief illness. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006 in the chapel of Osborn Funeral Home in Shreveport, LA. Officiating will be Monsignor Carson LaCaze. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Greenwood, LA...

Alberta Mann Gartman (09/06/06)
Alberta Mann Gartman, 88, died Friday, Aug. 25, 2006, at Pioneer Community Hospital in Adberdeen, Miss. She was born Dec. 22, 1917, to Albert Pillow and Agnes Daniels Pillow in Clay County. She had lived in Abderdeen since 1956, where she worked as a store clerk for McDuffie Drug Store. She was a member of the Aberdeen First Baptist Church...

Harold D. Clayton (09/06/06)
Harold D. Clayton, 71, of Oscoda, Mich., formerly of Pontiac, Mich., died Friday, Aug. 11, 2006. He was born Feb. 12, 1935, in Tokio, Ark. Clayton moved to Pontiac in 1957 and began a career that spanned 30 years with General Motors at the Truck and Bus plant. He served with the United States Army from 1958-1960 and later married Marie A. Brimhall on July 10, 1970, in Indiana. They moved to Oscoda in 1995, where he enjoyed hunting and fishing...

Bobby G. Webb Sr. (09/06/06)
Bobby G. Webb Sr., 69, of Piggott died Aug. 31, 2006, at his home. He was born Sept. 21, 1936, in Corning and was the son of the late John Henry and Lola Gunnels Webb. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandson, Charles Travis Hosea, and a great-grandson, Austin Tyler Higdon...

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