Obituaries from April 2007

Eloise Parks (04/25/07)
Eloise Parks, 91, of Atoka, Tenn., died Tuesday, April 24, 2007, at Millington Health Care. She retired from National Bank of Commerce as a bookkeeper and was a member of Pleasant Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Order of the Eastern Star (OES)...

Alma Faye McNeely (04/18/07)
Alma Faye McNeely, 78, of Pollard, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2007, at the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Mrs. McNeely was born October 25, 1928, in Boydsville. She was the daughter of the late James and Flora (Cox) McKenney. She was united in marriage February 5, 1948 to James Don McNeely in Piggott. ...

Harold L. Medley (04/18/07)
Harold L. Medley, 70, of Rector, died Tuesday, April 10, 2007, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born Feb. 17, 1937, in Senath to the late Ez Medley and Kate Halter Medley, he was a cotton ginner. He is survived by one sister, Wilma Brooks of Kennett...

Juanita Horner (04/25/07)
Juanita Horner, 89, of Mabelvale, formerly of Rector, died Friday, April 6, 2007. Born Sept. 10, 1917, in Arbyrd, Mo., to the late Joe Oldrham and Dora Hyde Oldrham, she was a homemaker and a member of Cappadocia General Baptist Church. She was married Oct. 7, 1933, to Marvin Horner, who preceded her in death in January 1994...

Mary Oneda Whitaker Vangilde (04/25/07)
Mary Oneda Whitaker Vangilder, 92, of Rector died Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. A life-long resident of this community, she was born Aug. 25, 1914, in Clay County to the late Norman and Calva (Randleman) Whitaker. She was married Jan. 18, 1937, to Loyd Myrl Vangilder, who preceded her in death Sept. 11, 1986...

Henry Ford Kennedy (04/25/07)
Longtime Rector Fire Department chief Henry Ford Kennedy died Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at his home at age 85. Born Oct. 16, 1921, in Macon, Ga., to the late Enoch Boyd and Vesta Ann Boyd (Jackson), he also was retired as a journeyman electrician with Entergy Corp. He was married March 3, 1943, to Arena Charlene Kennedy, who preceded him in death...

Juanita Horner, 90, of Mabelvale, formerly of Rector, died Friday, April 6, 2007. (04/11/07)
Born Sept. 10, 1917, in Arbyrd, Mo., to the late Joe Oldrham and Dora Hyde Oldrham, she was a homemaker and a member of Cappadocia General Baptist Church. She was married Oct. 7, 1933, to Marvin Horner, who preceded her in death in January 1994. Also preceding her in death were two sons, Larry Horner and Eugene Horner; three brothers, Joe Oldrham, Bill White and Jimmy White; one great-granddaughter, Heidi Richey, and one daughter-in-law, Patricia Horner...

Brittany Jean Newell, 16, of Paragould, formerly of Marmaduke, died Saturday, April 7, 2007, at her home. (04/11/07)
Born Sept. 21, 1990, she was a 10th grader in the Paragould School District and a member of Lafe Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her great-grandparents, Clyde and Ola Farmer, and great-grandfather, Buster Walls. Survivors include her father, Robert Newell of Marmaduke; her mother, Tammy Jean Walls Newell and her companion, Robert Davis, of Paragould; little sis, Nicole Davis of Paragould; grandparents, Dewayne and Betty Walls of Paragould and Robert and Betty Newell of Marmaduke; great-grandmother, Bonnie Walls of Paragould; aunt, Connie McDowell, and uncle, Larry Walls.. ...

With photo (04/11/07)
Dorothy Jean Holifield Miles, 66, of Little Rock, formerly of Rector, died Friday, April 6, 2007, at her home. She was born Nov. 16, 1940, at Portageville, Mo., to the late Farris and Lora Bookout Holifield. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Jim Miles of Little Rock; her son, David Miles; her daughters, Kris Cogbill and her husband Lyle, and Keli Collins and her husband, John, all of Little Rock; six grandchildren, Samantha Collins, Sadie and Parker Cogbill, Josh and Jacob Miles and Jared Sentell; a brother, Cecil Holifield, and his wife Cindy of Blytheville; two sisters, Glenda Long, and her husband Charles of Beebe, and Phyllis Misee' of Conway.. ...

P&R (04/11/07)
Porter Stow, 54, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2007, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Born Feb. 7, 1953, in McDougal to the late James Granville Stow and Nora Beatrice (O'Guin) Stow, he was employed by Hart's Manufacturing Company. He was a 3rd Degree Mason and of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed deer hunting, collecting Nascar items and loved walking his dog, Patrick...

Don Travis Hill, 79, of Kennett, Mo., formerly of Rector, died Sunday, April 8, 2007, at National Health Care in Kennett. (04/11/07)
Born Feb. 23, 1928, in Rector to the late Hugh Hill and Mae Grogan, he was a linotype operator for the St. Louis Post and a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints. Also preceding him in death were three brothers, Delbert, Denzil and Avery Hill, and three sisters, Floy, Ann and Avis...

Elzipha "Ziffie" Jones (04/06/07)
Elzipha "Ziffie" Jones, 90, of Paragould, formerly of Rector and Marmaduke, died Saturday, March 31, 2007, at her home. Born Aug. 25, 1916, to the late Pete Marsh and Mary Coggins, she was a homemaker. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Euvene Jones, on July 15, 1987; one daughter, Wilma Lane, and three sisters, Lizzie, Tressie and Virgie...

Maye Ann Thrasher Hatch (04/25/07)
Maye Ann Thrasher Hatch, 70, of Hot Springs, died Wednesday April 18, 2007. Born Feb. 10, 1937, in Piggott, she was a Methodist. She was predeceased by her parents. John Greene and Lora Roslyn Jackson Thrasher; her husband Harley Ray Hatch; one grandson, Kale Michael McCormack; two sisters John Nell Cullum and Lora Wagster; and one brother William Bruce Thrasher...

George R. Myers (04/25/07)
George R. Myers, 93, of Palm Harbor, Fla. died Saturday, April 14, at Bon Secours-Maria Manor, St. Petersburg, Fla. Myers was born in Covington, Tenn., and moved to the Palm Harbor area in Sept. 2000, from Corning Ark. He was a Methodist, a past mason, and worked as a grocer...

Elmer Henry Brawner (04/25/07)
Elmer Henry Brawner, 86, of Springdale, died March 30, 2007, in Springdale. He was born Aug. 28, 1920, in Pollard to John Henry and Florence Crocker Brawner. He was retired from General Motors where he was a production worker for more than thirty years. He also drove a school bus for the Springdale School System for fourteen years. He was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church, served in the Navy and enjoyed all sports and walking...

Mary Oneda Whitaker Vangilder (04/25/07)
Mary Oneda Whitaker Vangilder, 92, of Rector died Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. A life-long resident of this community, she was born Aug. 25, 1914, in Clay County to the late Norman and Calva (Randleman) Whitaker. She was married Jan. 18, 1937, to Loyd Myrl Vangilder, who preceded her in death Sept. 11, 1986...

Bessie Hodge (04/25/07)
Bessie Hodge, 89, of Morley, Mo. formerly of Pollard, died Thursday, April 19, 2007 in Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born Dec. 5, 1917 in Pollard, the daughter of the late Luther Edgar and Tinna Elizebeth Pollard Evans. She was united in marriage to Jessie Leeman Hodge on July 3, 1933. To this union four children were born...

Helen Kramer Smothers (04/18/07)
Helen Kramer Smothers, 88, of Woodstock, Ill., died Monday April 9, 2007, at the Florence Nursing Home in Marengo, Ill. She was born in Steele, Mo. on Feb. 25, 1919 to Robert Harvey and Martha Jane (Dildine) White. She was the oldest of thirteen children...

Alma Faye McNeely (04/18/07)
Alma Faye McNeely, 78, of Pollard, died Saturday, April 14, 2007, at the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. McNeely was born Oct. 25, 1928, in Boydsville. She was the daughter of the late James and Flora (Cox) McKenney. She was united in marriage Feb. ...

Herbert Truman Malin (04/18/07)
Herbert Truman Malin, 92, of Campbell, died Tuesday, April 10, 2007, at the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell. He was born April 13, 1914 in Nimmons, the son of the late William Walter Malin and Margaret Elmeda (Crawford) Malin. He married Althea May McElyea on July 12, 1931 in Piggott. She preceded him in death Feb. 21, 2004...

Edith Gurley (04/18/07)
Edith Gurley, 93, of Piggott, died April 8, 2007 at the Alma Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Alma, Ark. She was born May 18, 1913, in Crockett, the daughter of the late William Harrison and Sarah Ellen Holifield Crockett. She was united in marriage to Lester T. Gurley on March 5, 1939. He preceded her in death in 1956. She was also preceded in death by one step daughter, Wanda Hanna and four brothers; Denver, John, Cecil and Taylor, one sister; Ester...

J. Samuel "Sam" Lehman (04/05/07)
J. Samuel "Sam" Lehman 90, of North Little Rock died Tuesday, March 27, 2007. He was born in Piggott on Feb. 11, 1917, to the late Vernon and Nora Lehman. Mr. Lehman was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in North Little Rock. He served as business manager for the church for ten years, was chairman of finance for several years and taught the friendship Sunday school class for thirty years...

Edna B. McKenney Potter (04/05/07)
Edna B. McKenney Potter, 87, of Piggott died on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at the home of her daughter. She was born April 3, 1919 at Dexter, Mo., and was the daughter of the late Samuel and Susie Mitchell Roach. Edna was united in marriage on Sept. 2, 1939, to Elbert McKenney who preceded her in death in 1963. One daughter was born of this union...

Paul A. Coffel (04/05/07)
Paul A. Coffel, 92, of Holcomb, Mo. died Friday, March 30, 2007, at the NHC Nursing Center, in Kennett. Mr. Coffel is survived by his wife of 68 years, Verla Coffel of Holcomb; one daughter, Barbara Allyn of Omaha, Nebr.; two sons, Dannie Coffel and wife Carol of Haughton, La., and Kent Coffel of St. Louis...

Pearl Glynn (04/05/07)
Pearl Glynn, 81, of Piggott died March 31, 2007 at the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born July 10, 1925 in Tallapoosa, Mo., the daughter of the late Lewis and Carrie Blair. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Weller Sr. and her husband Arthur Glynn; two daughters Jean Brassfield and Verlie Phillips and two sons James Weller Sr. and John Weller Jr.; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild; six brothers and three sister...

Winfred Madison "Mack" Harmon (04/05/07)
Winfred Madison "Mack" Harmon, 73, of Piggott, died Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at the St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born Nov. 13, 1933 to the late Raymond and Alma Sisk Harmon. He was united in marriage to Cora Ann Green on Oct. 24, 1953. To this union four children were born...

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