Clay County Times-Democrat: Obituaries from May 2007

Lenora Geraldean Rowlett (05/31/07)
Lenora Geraldean Rowlett, 83, of Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., formerly of Rector, died Sunday, May 20, 2007, at Sunset House in Los Angeles, Calif. She was born March 14, 1924, in Rector to the late J.C. "Pud" and Verdie L. Gordon. She was a homemaker and of the First General Baptist faith...

Agnes Annabelle Williams (05/31/07)
Agnes Annabelle Williams, 81, of Rector, died Monday, May 21, 2007, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Born Nov. 30, 1925, in Wynne to the late Gordan Evans and Lessie Dell Hudson, she was a homemaker and of the Pentecost faith. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Williams, in 1982; two brothers, Calvin and Simmie Evans, and three sisters, Mildred Harris, Katherine Murray and Molly McElroy...

R.W. Williams (05/23/07)
R.W. Williams, 86, of Piggott, formerly of Rector, died Thursday, May 17, 2007, at Piggott Community Hospital. Mr. Williams was an Army veteran who just recently received his Purple Heart. He was a General Baptist minister and a retired welder. He was preceded in death by his parents, Russell and Luella (Hoil) Williams; four brothers, Roy, Ben, Granville and Henry Williams; four sisters, Reba Smith, Dora Watson, Ruth Stevens and Wilma Shelton, and one grandson, Craig...

Russell E. Carmickle (05/23/07)
Russell E. Carmickle, 88, of Imboden, formerly of Rector, died Saturday, May 19, 2007, at Randolph County Medical Center. A retired carpenter, he was of the Pentecostal faith. He was born April 14, 1919, in Shirley to the late Louis and Eve Anna King Carmickle and was married May 6, 1977, in Blytheville to Mary (Gage) Carmickle, who survives...

Mildred Jernigan Gray (05/23/07)
Mildred Jernigan Gray, 84, of Rector, formerly of Paragould, died Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. She was retired from Ely & Walker Shirt Factory and was a member of East Side Baptist Church in Paragould. She was preceded in death by her husband, Garland Gray; a baby daughter, Janie Carolyn Gray; her parents, James G. ...

Wilma Sue Whitworth (05/09/07)
Wilma Sue Whitworth, 63, of Rector, died Wednesday, May 2, 2007. Born March 6, 1944, in Clay County to the late William Ray Midkiff and Johnnie Pearl Reynolds, she was a lifelong resident of this community and a 20-year employee of Emerson Electric...

Eva Florence Bricker (05/09/07)
Eva Florence Bricker, 89, died Thursday, May 3, 2007, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. She was born Nov. 19, 1917, in Piggott, to the late Efrus and Mary Elizabeth (Jackson) Jordan and was married to Harley Burdette Bricker on Nov. 6, 1938, in Piggott. She was a retired nurse, having been employed by St. Joseph Hospital in St. Charles, Mo...

Anna Belle Collier (05/09/07)
Anna Belle Collier, 87, of Paragould, formerly of Marmaduke, died Thursday May 3, 2007, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. She was born April 20, 1920, in Obion County, Tenn., to the late William and Isabell Adkison. She was a homemaker and attended Seventh and Mueller Church of Christ in Paragould, but her heart belonged to the Marmaduke Church of Christ...

Marlis Cyphrine Eddy (05/09/07)
Marlis Cyphrine Eddy, 78, of Rector died Sunday, May 6, 2007, at Kennett, Mo. Born Aug. 17, 1928, in Rector to the late Fred and Viola (Meredith) Jackson, she was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She also was preceded in death by her husband, David Eugene "Gene" Eddy, on June 5, 1993; one son, Billy Eddy, on Aug. 14, 1971, and one brother, G.T. Jackson, in 1989...

Edna B. Terry (05/09/07)
Edna B. Terry, 88, of Kennett, Mo., died Sunday, May 6, 2007, at National Health Care in Kennett. She was born Dec. 17, 1918, in Rector, to the late Mansfield Price and Martha Bell Brinson Massey and was married Jan. 14, 1933, to Arthur E. Terry, who preceded her in death in 1977...

LeRoy R. DeLuryea (05/09/07)
LeRoy R. DeLuryea, 87, died Sunday, May 6, 2007, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. He was born Feb. 9, 1920, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was a member of New Life Family Church and also was a past master Mason and an Eastern Star member. He enjoyed being a square dance caller and instructor with the Hooker Switch Square Dance Club. He was a retired machinist from Martin Sprocket and Gear and also a retired real estate broker...

William Otis Watson (05/09/07)
William Otis Watson, 87, died Saturday, April 28, 2007, at Popular Bluff Regional Hospital. He was born Nov. 6, 1919, in Crockett to the late Bert and Clara Watson. Mr. watson served in the Navy during World War II, receiving an honorable discharge in 1945. He married Jewell Francis Brandon in November 1945. They had two children, Vicky Watson Luce of Adrian, Mich., and William (Bill) Watson of Rector. Mr. Watson then married Isabel Rodruquez on June 25, 1962, in Benghazi, Libya...

Colette Diahann (Hill) Beck (05/03/07)
Colette Diahann (Hill) Beck, 40, of Rector, died Wednesday April 25, 2007, at her residence in Rector. Born December 19, 1966 in Kennett to Charlotte (Brewer) Smith and the late Marcus Eddie Hill, she was a waitress, a life long member of the community and of the Methodist faith...

S/Sgt. John D. Deluryea Jr (05/03/07)
S/Sgt. John D. Deluryea Jr., USAF retired, died Saturday, April 21, 2007, at the age of 40. He lived in Laredo, Texas. He was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Lee Deluryea, and his grandmother, Leota A. Deluryea. He is survived by his father and step-mother, M/Sgt. ...

William "Bill" Rooker (05/03/07)
William "Bill" Rooker, 72 of Marmaduke, died Sunday, April 29, 2007, with his family by his side. Bill gave a very courageous battle with cancer for four years. He was born in Delaplaine Nov. 2, 1934. He was a 1953 graduate of Paragould. He moved to Flint, Mich., and soon joined the Air Force, where he spent four years during the Korean War. After returning home for the service, he was a construction worker for Flint Asphalt and Paving...

Kenneth Lee Thompson (05/31/07)
Kenneth Lee Thompson, 71, formerly of Malden, died Thursday, May 24, 2007, at his residence in Piggott. He was born March 11, 1936, the son of the late John A. Thompson and the late Bertha Howard Thompson. He was of the Pentecostal faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his wife, Mary Evolyn (Sandusky) Thompson, who died in 1999; one son, Thomas Thompson; and four brothers, John Henry, David, George Alford, and Jessie Alford Thompson...

Agnes Annabelle Williams (05/31/07)
Agnes Annabelle Williams, 81, of Rector, died Monday, May 21, 2007, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Born Nov. 30, 1925, in Wynne to the late Gordan Evans and Lessie Dell Hudson, she was a homemaker and of the Pentecost faith. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Williams, in 1982; two brothers, Calvin and Simmie Evans, and three sisters, Mildred Harris, Katherine Murray and Molly McElroy...

R.W. Williams (05/23/07)
R.W. Williams, 86, of Piggott, formerly of Rector, died Thursday, May 17, 2007, at Piggott Community Hospital. Mr. Williams was an Army veteran who just recently received his Purple Heart. He was a General Baptist minister and a retired welder. He was preceded in death by his parents, Russell and Luella (Hoil) Williams; four brothers, Roy, Ben, Granville and Henry Williams; four sisters, Reba Smith, Dora Watson, Ruth Stevens and Wilma Shelton, and one grandson, Craig...

Gillis Neeley (05/23/07)
Gillis Neeley, 72, of St. Francis, died Saturday, May 19, 2007 in the Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott. He was born October 22, 1934 in Malden, Mo., the son of the late Herman Curtis and Dessie Mae Hoots Neeley. He was married to Peggy Lou Province on Jan. 19, 1957 and to this union two children were born...

Edna B. Terry (05/09/07)
Edna B. Terry, 88, of Kennett, died Sunday, May 6, 2007, at the National Health Care in Kennett. She was born Dec. 17, 1918 in Rector, the daughter of the late Mansfield Price and Martha Bell Brinson Massey. She was united in marriage to Arthur E. Terry on Jan. 14, 1933. He preceded her in death in 1977...

William Otis Watson (05/09/07)
William Otis Watson, 87, died Saturday, April 28, 2007, at Popular Bluff Regional Hospital. He was born Nov. 6, 1919, in Crockett to the late Bert and Clara Watson. Mr. watson served in the Navy during World War II, receiving an honorable discharge in 1945. He married Jewell Francis Brandon in November 1945. They had two children, Vicky Watson Luce of Adrian, Mich., and William (Bill) Watson of Rector. Mr. Watson then married Isabel Rodruquez on June 25, 1962, in Benghazi, Libya...

Eva Florence Bricker (05/09/07)
Eva Florence Bricker, 89, died Thursday, May 3, 2007, at the Arkansas Methodist Hospital in Paragould. She was born Nov. 19, 1917, in Piggott, the daughter of the late Efrus and Mary Elizabeth "Jackson" Jordan. She was married to Harley Burdette Bricker on Nov. 6, 1938 in Piggott. She was a retired nurse, employed by St. Joseph Hospital in St. Charles, Mo...

Jack Melton (05/09/07)
Jack Melton, 91, of Melbourne, Ark., died Friday, May 4, 2007 in Murphy Health Center in Piggott. He was born Jan. 15, 1916 in Melbourne, the son of the late Tilford and Ida Haney Melton. He was preceded in death by; one son Harold Melton; one daughter, Ruthie Floyd; two brothers, and two sisters...

Ortha Lucille Stewart (05/09/07)
Ortha Lucille Stewart, 93, of Piggott, died Monday, April 30, 2007 in the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born Nov. 6, 1913 in Bunga, Ill., and was the daughter of the late Albert and Hallie McGehee Stallings. She was united in marriage to Howard Stewart on Nov. 23, 1929. To this union four children were born...

John R. Fewin (05/03/07)
John R. Fewin, 79, of Poplar Bluff, died Thursday, April 26, 2007, at Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. Fewin was born Dec. 24, 1927 in Butler County. He had retired as a heavy equipment operator for Midwest Operating Engineers. After retirement, Fewin bought, remodeled, and built homes for resale in Poplar Bluff. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in Europe during World War II...

Leslie Ray Parker (05/03/07)
Leslie Ray Parker, 63, of Calico Rock, Ark., formerly of Piggott, died Saturday, April 28, 2007 in Calico Rock. He was born August 13, 1943 in East St. Louis, Ill. and was the son of the late Henry Lester and Berniece Holloway Parker. He was united in marriage to Viola Blue on June 1, 1963 and to this union three children was born...

Dale James Russell (05/03/07)
Dale James Russell, 88, of Mesa, Ariz., died Monday, April 16, 2007. He was born March 19, 1919 in Piggott. He graduated from Roswell High School. Russell served in the U.S Army, Bushmasters from 1943-1946. He received the Purple Heart, Silver Star and Bronze Medals among others. After the service he worked in Postal Services and as a Valley Realtor...

William Otis Watson (05/03/07)
William Otis Watson, 87, died on April 28, 2007 at Poplar Bluff Regional Hospital. He was born on Nov. 6, 1919, in Crockett. He was the son of Bert and Clara Watson. William "Bill" married Isabel Rodriquez on June 25, 1962 in Benghazi, Libya. Bill served in the Navy during WWII, receiving an honorable discharge in 1945...