Clay County Times-Democrat: Obituaries from February 2007

Earlene M. Dickerson (02/28/07)
Earlene M. Dickerson, 92, of Piggott, died Monday, Feb. 26, 2007 at the Northeast Arkansas Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born Feb. 15, 1915 in Rector, Arkansas, the daughter of the late James Riley and Josiphene Graves Price. She was united in marriage to Everett Dickerson on Oct. 5, 1934, to this union two sons were born...

Jack Nelson Inman (02/21/07)
Jack Nelson Inman, 66, of Rector, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2007, at Piggott Community Hospital. Born Aug. 8, 1940, in Carbon Hill, Ala., to the late Willie Walter and Kitty Adline Inman, he was a steel factory worker and of the Baptist faith. Also preceding him in death were several brothers and sisters...

James T. Weatherford (02/21/07)
James T. Weatherford, 92, of Rector died Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. A retired maintenance worker, he was born Feb. 1, 1915, in Greene County to the late Arville and Rosie (Wilson) Weatherford and was married July 5, 1946, in Paragould to Dortha Beaton Weatherford. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled Veterans. He was of the Assembly of God faith...

Ruth M. Busby (02/21/07)
Ruth M. Busby, 81, of Piggott, died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007, at Piggott Community Hospital. Born Jan. 8, 1926, in Nimmons to the late Tom Frederick and Leona (Pruett) Frederick, she was a housewife and a member of the Greenway Church of Christ. Also preceding her in death were her husband, Hershel Busby, on Aug. 8, 2001; two brothers, Jack Frederick and Herb Frederick, and one sister, Ruby Sims...

Glenn Holland (02/28/07)
Glenn Holland, 81, of Rector died Monday, Feb. 26, 2007, at his home. A retired farmer, Mr. Holland was born March 15, 1925, in Clay County to the late Fred and Eardie Townsend Holland. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Holland is survived by a host of friends...

Cassie Martin (02/28/07)
Cassie Martin, 82, of Rector died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007, at NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born Oct. 8, 1924, in Brookland to the late Benjamin Wilbur Cox and Bessie Mae Wilson Cox, she was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Rector...

Bessie Evelyn Highley (02/28/07)
Bessie Evelyn Highley, 92, of Corning, died Monday, Feb. 26, 2007, at Paragould. Born March 14, 1914, in Island, Ky., to the late Clark and Ada Vinson, she was retired from Caterpillar Inc. and of the Pentecostal faith. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Ira Highley; three daughters, Virginia Dickerson, Pearly Mae Highley and Betty Jene Highley; four sisters, Aletha Rouse, Milidean Dodd, Verna Graves and Daisy Reynolds; one son-in-law, John Barker, and one great-great-grandchild...

Evelyn Barker Griffith (02/14/07)
Evelyn Frances Waldron Barker Griffith, 84, of Rector died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007. The youngest of 10 children, she was born Jan. 29, 1923, to the late John Waldron and Lilly (Wells) Waldron. She was a homemaker and very family oriented. She attended the Evangelical Methodist Church at Hargrave Corner. ...

Tammy Lynn Hill (02/14/07)
Tammy Lynn Hill, 44, of Rector died Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, at her home. Born Nov. 3, 1962, in Paragould, she was a homemaker and of the Church of Christ faith. She was preceded in death by her father, Donnie "Red" Greenway. Survivors include her parents, Clay and Anna Belle (Copeland) Robinson; one son, Grady Robinson of Rector; one daughter, Ashlyn Hill of Rector; one brother, Donnie Greenway of Corning; her grandmother, Hoover Copeland Dale, and one granddaughter, Grason Clay Robinson of Rector.. ...

Earl Wayne Parker (02/14/07)
Earl Wayne Parker, 69, of White Lake, Mich., formerly of Piggott, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2007. He was retired from the Ford Motor Company after 32 years of service. Preceding him in death were his parents, Henry L. "Whiz" and Berniece Parker, and one son, Terry...

James Austin Ray (02/14/07)
James Austin Ray, 82, of Rector, died Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. He was born Oct. 6, 1924, in Black Oak to the late Henry and Sadie Marie Ray. Mr. Ray farmed in his early years and moved to Michigan in the 1940's. He worked as a freight manager and was a World War II veteran...

Arlie Ardell Dowdy (02/14/07)
Arlie Ardell Dowdy, 88, of Piggott, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007, at the Northeast Arkansas Medical Center in Jonesboro. Arlie was born Nov. 16, 1918, in Rector to the late Claude and Flossie Mae "Woods" Dowdy. He was married to Alma Clark of Piggott...

Ruth Evelyn Drake (02/14/07)
Ruth Evelyn Drake, 73, of Evergreen Health Center in Rector, formerly of Greenway, died Feb. 7, 2007, at the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born July 6, 1933, in Arbyrd, Mo., the daughter of the late Jeff and Lillie Mae "Ward" McClure. She was of the Baptist Faith and worked for many years as a nurse's aide. She married Marshall Drake on May 10, 1955...

Albert Sanders (02/14/07)
Albert Sanders, 83, of Piggott, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007, at the Piggott Community Hospital. He was born May 15, 1923 in Clay County, the son of the late William and Nellie "Russell" Sanders. He was married to Mary Dawson on Nov. 30, 1946. He is survived by his wife, Mary Sanders of Piggott; two sons, James Sanders of Sikeston and Eddie Sanders of Piggott; five daughters, Nellie Alexander of McComb, Mich., Barbara French and Brenda French, both of Pevely, Mo., Mary Moore of Florissant, Mo., and Loretta Banegas, of College Station, Tex.; three brothers, John Sanders of Ozark, Mo., Monroe Sanders of Malden, Billy Sanders of Jonesboro; and three sisters, Lina Mae Jackson of Piggott, Leona Mungle of Patton, Mo., and Gertrude Wikowsky of Rector; sixteen grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.. ...

Nora Rippy (02/07/07)
Nora Rippy, 98, formerly of Marmaduke, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007, at Paragould Nursing Home. She was born Jan. 4, 1909, in Greene County to the late George and Bertha (Rutledge) Moore. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Loatie Dan Rippy; three brothers, Cleatis, Willie and Reedy, and five sisters, Cora, Vinnie, Viola, Dalley and Ruthie...

Evelyn Frances Waldron Barker Griffith (02/07/07)
Evelyn Frances Waldron Barker Griffith, 84, of Rector died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007. The youngest of 10 children, she was born Jan. 29, 1923, to the late Charles and Lilly(Wells) Waldron. She was a homemaker and very family oriented. She attended the Evangelical Methodist Church at Hargrave Corner. ...

Agnes Harris Walls (02/07/07)
Agnes Harris Walls, 77, of Ravenden, formerly of the Rector area, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge. She was born Feb. 21, 1929, in Cash to the late Hewey and Eva Gray. She also was preceded in death by a sister, Lola Smith, and a great-granddaughter...

Lillie Mae Bratcher (02/21/07)
Lillie Mae Bratcher, 90, of Concord Michigan, died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007 at Foote Hospital. She was born Nov. 29, 1916, in Piggott, to Elvis and Ella (Long) Baker. She married Eugene Bratcher on Dec. 26, 1934. Her father died when she was only two and she was raised by her step-father, John Harvey Bess, who was a veterinarian in Piggott for many years. She moved to Michigan in 1937...

Ruth M. Busby (02/21/07)
Ruth M. Busby, 81, of Piggott, died Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007, at Piggott Community Hospital. Born Jan. 8, 1926, in Nimmons to the late Tom Frederick and Leona (Pruett) Frederick, she was a housewife and a member of the Greenway Church of Christ. Also preceding her in death were her husband, Hershel Busby, on Aug. 8, 2001; two brothers, Jack Frederick and Herb Frederick, and one sister, Ruby Sims...

Olive Boyd (02/28/07)
Olive Easterwood Boyd died on Feb. 20, 2007, at her home in Campbell, Mo. Born in Piggott, Ark., on May 20, 1918, she was the daughter of T.C. Easterwood and Florence Fitzgerald Easterwood of Piggott. Mrs. Boyd was a graduate of Piggott High School, where she was valedictorian of her class...

Earlene M. Dickerson (02/28/07)
Earlene M. Dickerson, 92, of Piggott, died Monday, Feb. 26, 2007 at the Northeast Arkansas Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born Feb. 15, 1915 in Rector, Arkansas, the daughter of the late James Riley and Josiphene Graves Price. She was united in marriage to Everett Dickerson on Oct. 5, 1934, to this union two sons were born...

Opal A. Whitehorn (02/28/07)
Opal A. Whitehorn, 86, of Arab, Ala. formerly of Piggott, died Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007, in Arab. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tom Whitehorn; one daughter; Brenda McLeod and one brother. She is survived by three sons, Teddy Whitehorn and wife Linda; Jimmy Whitehorn and wife Sarah; Leon Whitehorn and wife Julie; two daughters, Stella Whitehorn and Mary Bozark; son-in law; Paul McLeod; eleven grandchildren; twenty three great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren; also several step grandchildren and great grandchildren; one sister Mildred Floyd and other relatives and friends.. ...

Earl D. Fisher (02/21/07)
Earl D. Fisher, 84, of Piggott, died Feb. 16, 2007, in the Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott. He was born Nov. 30, 1922, in Piggott, and was the son of the late George and Minnie Carlson Fisher. He was preceded in death in 1975 by his wife Eunice Kiel of twenty-seven years; and in 2006 by his second wife Cathey Carlene Davis of thirty years; two sisters, Anna Mae and husband Leroy French and Mary Fisher; and brother-in law, Ralph Poole...

Catherine Robbie Lee Landrum (02/14/07)
Catherine Robbie Lee Landrum, 79, of Paragould, died Feb. 9, 2007, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. Born June 23, 1927, in Brilliant, Ala., she was a homemaker and a member of 7th and Mueller Church of Christ. She is survived by her husband, David Landrum of the home; one son and daughter-in-law, Sam and Carolyn Landrum of Greenway, Ark.; three daughters and sons-in-law, Evelyn and Ronny Ashbrooks of Memphis, Tenn., Diann and Greg Walker of Paragould, and Renea and Tim Sain of Collierville, Tenn.; four brothers, Cecil Corkren of Swartz Creek, Mich., Harold Corkren of Winfield, Ala., Horace Corkren of Haleyville, Ala., and Rebert Corkren of North Port, Ala.; eight grandchildren and spouses, Amber and David Powell, Josh and Jasmine Walker, Adam and Ollie Landrum, Amy and Daniel Wilkerson, Daniel and Courtney Landrum, Laura Anne Ashbrooks, Evan Landrum, and Logan Landrum; and one great-grandchild, Kaydy Powell.. ...

Earl Wayne Parker (02/14/07)
Earl Wayne Parker, 69, of White Lake, Mich., formerly of Piggott, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2007. He was retired from the Ford Motor Company after 32 years of service. Preceding him in death were his parents, Henry L. "Whiz" and Berniece Parker, and one son, Terry...

Carl Reed (02/14/07)
Carl Reed, 71, of McDougal, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis. He was born June 30, 1935, in McDougal, and was the son of the late Ralph and Norma Ora Baker Reed. He is survived by his children, Rema, Carla, and Sandy and Dana Russell (son-in-law); grandchildren, Kristal, Jesse, Carlos, Mary and Timothy; eleven great-grandchildren; former wife, Mary Sue Reed; two brothers, Nathaniel and Larry; four sisters, Norma, Juanita, Barbara, and Carol; and many other relatives and friends.. ...

Daniel K. Russell (02/14/07)
Daniel K. Russell, 34, of Ash Flat, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007, in Horseshoe Bend. He was born in Flint, Mich., and was a laborer. He is survived by his father Lowell Russell and step-mother, Leola; mother, Alice Scroggins, and step-father, Willie; two brothers, Lowell Kelly Russell, II, and Jeremy M. Russell; two step-brothers, Kris Snow, Jeff Snow; one step-sister, Katie Snow; grandmother, Lois McKeny; grandfather, Theron Russell; and other numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews...

Charles Edward Jones (02/14/07)
Charles Edward Jones, 63, of Poplar Bluff, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2007, at the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. He was born March 10, 1943, in Piggott and had been employed as a vendor at Bush Stadium in St. Louis and as a newspaper vendor in Poplar Bluff. He enjoyed spending time with his family...

Gerri Denise Johnson (02/14/07)
Gerri Denise Johnson, 37, of Corning, died Feb. 6, 2007 at her residence. She was born Jan. 25, 1970 in Piggott, the daughter of Frank Green and the late Geneva "Utley" Green, of Piggott. She was a home maker and attended Success Church of Christ...

Ruth Evelyn Drake (02/14/07)
Ruth Evelyn Drake, 73, of Evergreen Health Center in Rector, formerly of Greenway, died Feb. 7, 2007, at the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born July 6, 1933, in Arbyrd, Mo., the daughter of the late Jeff and Lillie Mae "Ward" McClure. She was of the Baptist Faith and worked for many years as a nurse's aide. She married Marshall Drake on May 10, 1955...

Arlie Ardell Dowdy (02/14/07)
Arlie Ardell Dowdy, 88, of Piggott, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007, at the Northeast Arkansas Medical Center in Jonesboro. Arlie was born Nov. 16, 1918, in Rector to the late Claude and Flossie Mae "Woods" Dowdy. He was married to Alma Clark of Piggott...

Alta Mae Crittenden (02/14/07)
Alta Mae Crittenden, 89, of Piggott, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, at the Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott. She was born Dec. 2, 1917, in White Oak, Mo., and was the daughter of the late William Wiley Jerome and Laura Irene (Rogers) Gipson. She was united in marriage to Virgil Franklin Crittenden on Nov. 15, 1936, and to this union four children were born...

Albert Sanders (02/14/07)
Albert Sanders, 83, of Piggott, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007, at the Piggott Community Hospital. He was born May 15, 1923 in Clay County, the son of the late William and Nellie "Russell" Sanders. He was married to Mary Dawson on Nov. 30, 1946. He is survived by his wife, Mary Sanders of Piggott; two sons, James Sanders of Sikeston and Eddie Sanders of Piggott; five daughters, Nellie Alexander of McComb, Mich., Barbara French and Brenda French, both of Pevely, Mo., Mary Moore of Florissant, Mo., and Loretta Banegas, of College Station, Tex.; three brothers, John Sanders of Ozark, Mo., Monroe Sanders of Malden, Billy Sanders of Jonesboro; and three sisters, Lina Mae Jackson of Piggott, Leona Mungle of Patton, Mo., and Gertrude Wikowsky of Rector; sixteen grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.. ...

Gloria Jean Beaver (02/07/07)
Gloria Jean Beaver, 63, of Piggott, died Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, at her home. She was born April 10, 1943, in Beech Grove, Ark., and was the daughter of Ray Dallas Lovelady and Anna Mae Eubanks. She was united in marriage to James Beaver on Oct. 14, 1962, and to this union two children were born...

Myron Rogers (02/07/07)
Myron Rogers, 86, of Piggott, died Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, in Kansas City, Mo. He was born Nov. 14, 1920, in Crockett, Ark., and was the son of the late Walter James and Lottie Mae Carpenter Rogers. He was united in marriage to Maxine Joy Wallace on Sep. 28, 1941, and to this union one son was born. Myron was preceded in death by his wife, Maxine on Feb. 1, 1994. Later he married Kay Talbert...

Donald Eugene Markum (02/07/07)
Donald Eugene Markum, 71, of Piggott, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007 at the NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born Feb. 17, 1935 in Black Oak, and was the son of Hubert and the late Bonnie Merryman Markum. He was married to Mary Martin on April 9, 1966 in Memphis. He was a retired sales representative and attended Shady Grove Baptist Church in Piggott...

Judy Brown (02/07/07)
Judy Brown, 57, of Piggott, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007, at the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born Feb. 27, 1949, in Piggott, and was the daughter of Sheldon and Mary Helen Cosby Settlemoir. Judy was united in marriage to Danny Brown on Jan. 25, 1976...