Obituaries from November 2009

James Jeffress (11/26/09)
James Dudley "Tadpole" Jeffress of Greenway, Ark., was born Oct. 6, 1955, and departed this life on Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at the age of 54 years, one month, and 10 days. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Piggott. ...

Linda Cook (11/26/09)
Linda Cook, 61, of Piggott, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. She was born April 3, 1948, in Greenway, and was the daughter of the late Melvin Lonnie and Irene Jane (Ratcliff) Petty. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Melvin Eugene Petty...

Don Haywood (11/26/09)
Don Mason Haywood, 84, of Murphy Health and Rehab of Piggott died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, at Piggott Community Hospital. He was born Nov. 14, 1925, in Piggott, and was the son of the late Homer and Nora (Rogers) Haywood...

Willard Marvin Langley (11/26/09)
Willard Marvin Langley, 77, of Houston, Texas, was born Sept. 13, 1931, near Piggott. He died Aug. 31, 2009 in Katy, Texas. He graduated Piggott High School in 1948 and attended the University of Arkansas before returning to the family farm and working for Texas Eastern Pipeline. ...

RAYMON BYRON LAWRENCE (11/26/09)
Raymon Byron Lawrence of Thayer, Mo., formerly of Rector, passed away at the age of 73 on Nov. 17, 2009, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Raymon and his twin brother, Laymon, were born July 19, 1936, to the late Floyd and Nillie (McLeskey) Lawrence in Rector, Ark...

Gary Alan Gray (11/18/09)
Gary Alan Gray, 55, of La Vernia, Texas, passed away Oct. 29, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents, Pat B. Gray and Joan Twitty Gray, and a brother, Pat Gray II. He is survived by his wife, Arlene, of the home; a sister, Lee Ann Gray of Warner Robins, Ga., and cousins, Rosie Akers and Leland Blackshare of Rector, Ark., as well as many loving friends...

Dickey Allen Graves (11/18/09)
Dickey Allen Graves of Kennett, Mo., formerly of Rector, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Kennett at the age of 45. Born March 24, 1964, in St. Louis, he was the son of Cleta Sanders Graves Terry and the late Virgil Graves. He was preceded in death by his father; grandparents, Clyde and Alma Graves and Elic and Margie Sanders; an infant nephew, and a brother-in-law, Eugene Robinson...

Paul Farmer (11/18/09)
Paul Farmer, 90, of Jonesboro, formerly of Piggott, died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at his home in Jonesboro. He was born March 26, 1919, in Cardwell, Mo., and was the son of the late Otis L. and Amanda Elizabeth (Litherland) Farmer...

Gerald Glenn Morgan (11/18/09)
Gerald Glenn Morgan, age 84, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. He was born June 25, 1925, in Piggott, the son of Albert and Lela Mae Morgan. He was a member of the College Church of Christ in Searcy, Ark. He was a 1943 graduate of Piggott High School. He later graduated from of the University of Oklahoma College Of Pharmacy and was an active registered pharmacist for 56 years...

June Morris (11/18/09)
June Morris, 76, of Piggott, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, at her home after an extended and courageous battle with cancer. June was a longtime active member of First General Baptist Church in Piggott where for many years she served as church treasurer...

Betty Abernathy (11/18/09)
Betty Abernathy, 81, of Piggott, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2009, at Murphy Health and Rehab in Piggott. She was born May 14, 1928, at Holly Island, and was the daughter of the late Tolly and Lillie (Hall) Caldwell...

Gary Alan Gray (11/12/09)
Gary Alan Gray, 55, of La Vernia, Texas, passed away Oct. 29, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents, Pat B. Gray and Joan Twitty Gray, and a brother, Pat Gray II. He is survived by a sister, Lee Ann Gray of Warner Robins, Ga., and cousins, Rosie Akers and Leland Blackshare of Rector, Ark., as well as many loving friends...

Curtis Smart (11/11/09)
Curtis Smart, 88, of St. Francis, Ark, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, at the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell. He was born Dec. 2, 1920 in Piggott, the son of the late Pinkney Julian and Rutha Louisa (Johnson) Smart...

David Moore (11/11/09)
David Lee Moore, 51, of Piggott, passed away Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at his home in Piggott. He was born March 3, 1958, in Poplar Bluff, and was the son of the late Joe Cecil and Jane (Hill) Moore. He was preceded in death by five brothers, Joe Harold, Jimmy, Larry, Kenny and Loyd, and two sisters, Charlene and Patricia...

Hannah Crews Marshner (11/11/09)
Hannah (Crews) Marshner was born July 12, 1961, and died Nov. 5, 2009, at her home in Poplar Bluff at the age of 48. She was the daughter of the late Howard and Ruth Crews, and was a graduate of Piggott High School...

Vickie M. Cunningham (11/11/09)
Vickie Cunningham, 45, of Fort Smith, Ark., entered into rest Nov. 5, 2009, in St. Edward Mercy Medical Center. She was born June 28, 1964, in Paragould to the late Berl Lynn Vaught and Marcellene (Smart) Vaught and grandparents Jim and Luna Vaught of Rector and Dan and Thronie Smart of Piggott. All preceded her in death...

Harris "Mr. Pete" Fruge (11/11/09)
Funeral services for Harris "Mr. Pete" Fruge, age 92, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct.22, 2009, in the LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel in Melville, La., with the Reverend Billy Wayne Ivy officiating. Interment followed in the Baptist Cemetery...

Juanita C. Medling (11/11/09)
Juanita C. Medling, 76, of McDougal died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, at her home in McDougal. She was born Jan. 1, 1933, at McDougal to Ralph and Ora Reed. She married Edgar C. Medling in 1948 and the couple was married for 61 years. She was a homemaker, and enjoyed golf, sewing and being a lifelong devoted member of the Church of Christ...

Necie Pollard (11/11/09)
Necie Lurene (Lowery) Pollard, 85, of Pollard, passed away on Nov. 8, 2009, at the Evergreen Nursing Home in Rector. She was born June 14, 1924, in Crockett, Ark., and was the daughter of the late Willie Sparks and Winnie Pearl (Thomas) Lowery...

Betty Bailey (11/11/09)
Betty J. Bailey, 80, of Kenosha Wis., died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, at Kenosha Medical Center. She was born on Oct. 30, 1928, in Greenway, and was the daughter of the late Auda and Naomi (Slaughter) O'Neal. She was educated in the schools of Greenway, graduating from Greenway High School. She married Clifford Wendell Bailey June 2, 1946, in Piggott...

Georgia Melton (11/05/09)
Georgia Ann Melton, 62, of Piggott, passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at her home in Piggott. She was born October 5, 1947, in Winter Haven, Fla., the daughter of Lloyd and Daisey (Tanner) Clifton. She was preceded in death by her mother, Daisey Clifton and one brother, Jerry Clifton...

Barbara Harris (11/05/09)
Barbara Harris, 74, of Piggott, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, at her home. She was born Jan. 22, 1935, in Boydsville Ark., and was the daughter of the late Jacob "Jake" Lee and Edna Alene (Roofe) Vaughn. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Glenda Hunter. She was united in marriage to Junior Harris March 5, 1951, and to this union four children were born...

Pauline Utley (11/05/09)
Pauline Utley Pauline Utley of Berryville, formerly of Rector, was born July 11, 1929, to the late Charles C. and Elodia Lee (Bearden) Robinson. She departed this life on Oct. 28, 2009, in the Carroll County Nursing...

Fred "Doc" Emberton Fred Emberton (11/05/09)
Fred "Doc" Emberton Fred Emberton, also known as "Doc" by all his friends and loved ones, passed away Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at the Piggott Community Hospital. He was born March 17, 1922, to the late Fred and Della (Curtis)...

Jack LePreston Burr (11/05/09)
Jack LePreston Burr, age 70, of Auburn, Ky., formerly of Rector, died on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, at Hospice Center in Bowling Green, Ky. Mr. Burr was born Dec. 4, 1938, in Sharp County to the late Clint and Ruby Burr. Jack was a well-respected man. He farmed for three generations of the Auda Simmons family. He was a policeman, trucker and many more things in between...

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