Obituaries from October 2006

Randall Dale Gannon (10/25/06)
Randall Dale Gannon, 47, died suddenly Aug. 10, 2006, at his home. He was born June 12, 1959, in Mesa, Ariz., to Shirley (Atnip) Gannon and the late O.D. (Red) Gannon. He was a contractor for remodeling homes, welder and owned his own landscaping business in Sacramento and Chico, Calif...

Mindy Kay Wolfenbarger (10/25/06)
Mindy Kay Wolfenbarger, 25, of Rector, formerly of Marmaduke, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born Sept. 3, 1981, in Jonesboro, she was a certified nurses' aide and a member of the Marmaduke First Baptist Church. She was married May 9, 2003, to Steven Wolfenbarger of Rector...

Hershel Sanders (10/25/06)
Hershel Sanders, 81, of Rector died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006, at his home. Born Jan. 6, 1925, in Leonard to the late George Sanders and Margie (Baker) Sanders, he was a retired farmer, preacher and plumber. He was a lifelong member of the community and a member of the Rector First General Baptist Church...

James William (Bill) Thomas (10/18/06)
James William (Bill) Thomas, 50, of West Plains, Mo., died Sunday Sept. 24, 2006 in his home. He was born June 22, 1956 in St. Louis, to Virginia (Evers) Smith and Jim Thomas. He was preceded in death by a brother, Jerry Thomas; and grandparents, James Leo and Blanche Evers and Bob and Gladys Thomas, all of Rector...

Vera Demetra Burton (10/11/06)
Vera Demetra Burton, 96, of Brookland, formerly of Rector, died Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006, at her home. Born Dec. 26, 1909, in Boydsville to the late James Bateman and Fronia (Wallace) Bateman, she was a homemaker, of the General Baptist faith, was active in mission work and taught Sunday School for many years. She also was in daycare for many years...

Lawson Beacham Jr. (10/11/06)
Lawson Beacham Jr., 66, of Hot Springs, formerly of Rector, died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006, at St. Joseph's Mercy Health Center. Born Oct. 14, 1939, at Senath, Mo., he was a Christian. He was preceded in death by his wife, Laveda Ann Beacham, 16 months ago; one sister, Mary Louise Beacham; his father, L.S. Beacham Sr., and his mother, Mary Magdalene (Wise) Beacham, formerly of Rector...

Lottie Eva Householder (10/04/06)
Lottie Eva Householder, 89, of Trumann, formerly of Rector, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2006, at Trumann Health Rehab. She was born Sept. 19, 1917, in Hunter, Mo., to the late T.L. Lowe and Nettie Swigert. She was a homemaker and of the Methodist faith...

Gwendolyn Bucy (10/04/06)
Gwendolyn Bucy, 83, of Rector died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2006, at her home. She was born July 15, 1923, in Greenway to the late Fred Dixon Jowell and Flossie Alcorn Jowell. She also was preceded in death by her first husband, Everett Bucy, on Dec. 26, 2000, her second husband, Matthew Hauck, on Feb. 10, 2005, and a grandson, Jason Bucy...

Elbert Ray Farmer (10/18/06)
Elbert Ray Farmer, 85, of Ponca City, Okla., formerly of Hobbs, died Oct. 9, 2006 in the home of his daughter, Marsha Rae Nichols in Ponca City. Funeral services were Friday, Oct 13, 2006 at Prairie Haven Memorial Park Chapel with Dr. Dean Mathis officiating. Farmer will be buried next to his wife, Mildred Bernice Linzy Farmer...

Vernetta Holifield (10/18/06)
Vernetta Holifield, 61, of Corning, died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006. She was born Feb. 19, 1945, in McDougal to Cletus Doyle Tinsley and Nettie Laverne (Miller) Tinsley. Miss. Holifield was a CNA and a member of the First United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her father, a daughter, Kimberly Nixon and a brother, Dale Tinsley...

Faye Seal (10/18/06)
Faye Seal, 91, of Piggott, died Monday, Oct. 9, 2006 at Three Rivers Nursing Center in Marked Tree, Ark. She was born Nov. 26, 1914, in Everton, Ark. to James Richard and Alice (Ramsey) Arnold. She was preceded in death by parents and a son, Ronnie Seal...

Betty Lewis (10/18/06)
Betty Lewis, 79, of Piggott, died Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born Nov. 4, 1926, in Piggott to Ott W. and Amy Pearl (Looney) McDowell. She was united in marriage to Adrian D. Lewis on Dec. 18, 1948 and to this union three children were born...

Perry Owen Porter (10/11/06)
Perry Owen Porter, 74, of Black Rock, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center. He was born Nov. 6, 1931 in Nelsonville to Marion Ewen and Bessie Goff Porter. Mr. Porter was a retired Corporal for the Arkansas State Police, a veteran of the United States Air Force and a member of the Sutton Free Will Baptist Church...

Eula M. Brown (10/11/06)
Eula M. Brown, 89, of Kansas City, Mo. died Oct. 1, 2006, at the Kansas City Hospice House. She was born Oct. 29, 1916 in Damascus, Ark. She married Harold Albert Brown on April 16, 1938. They had four children. Billy C., Fairy Ann, Brenda J and Bruce Albert. ...

Mabel Earlean Patterson (10/04/06)
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...

Home