Obituaries from April 2010

Albert Walls, Jr. (04/29/10)
Albert Walls, Jr., son of the late Albert and Rosie Walls, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center at the age of 82. Albert was born Jan. 4, 1928, in Rector and later moved to Ravenden. Albert worked as a heavy equipment operator in land leveling...

Betty Fielder (04/29/10)
Betty Fielder, 80, of Rector passed from this life Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born Dec. 29, 1929, in Steele, Mo., to the late Isaac Gurney and Minnie Ola (Lack) Herrin...

Floella Boone (04/29/10)
Floella Boone, daughter of Flora (McCoy) French and the late Leroy French, was born Sept. 22, 1933, in Rector and departed this life on April 14, 2010, at the age of 76 years. Floella married Ronald Boone on June 3, 1974, in Blytheville...

Susie Clara Frederick (04/29/10)
Susie C. (Smith) Frederick, 85, of Arnold, Mo., died Saturday, April 17, 2010. She was an assembler for Survival Technologies in St. Louis and retired in 1995. She was a member of the Canaan Baptist Church...

Ruel Jones (04/29/10)
Ruel Franklin Jones, 85, of Piggott, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at Murphy Health and Rehabilitation in Piggott. He was born July 22, 1924, and was the son of the late John Paul and Erma Marie (Jackson) Jones...

Rebecca Kay Calhoun (04/29/10)
Rebecca Kay Calhoun, 47, of Piggott, departed this life on Sunday, April 25, 2010, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born Dec. 5, 1962, in Fort Hood, Texas, and was the daughter of Jim Lewis and Brenda (Beck) Hendley and the late Grady Hendley...

Joe Dalton (04/29/10)
Joseph R. Dalton, 75, of Piggott, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at his home. He was born May 6, 1934, in Maynard, Ark., and was the son of the late Owen and Helen (Saddler) Dalton. Survivors include his son, Gary Dalton of Bloomfield, Mo.; two daughters, Kim and Rhonda; a special friend, Ann Kirby of Piggott; one brother, Al Dalton of Soddie-Daisy, Tenn.; sister, Beverly Aguilera of Finnville, Mich.; many grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.. ...

Helen M. Vaughn (04/29/10)
Helen M. Vaughn, 87, of Zanesville, Ohio, formerly of Piggott, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at her home in Zanesville. She was born on April 20, 1923, in Qulin, Mo., and was the daughter of the late James T. and Eunice (Hamilton) Nobles...

Gladys Henson (04/29/10)
Gladys Henson, 98, of Piggott, passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2010, at the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born April 13, 1912, in Senath, Mo., and was the daughter of the late Tom and Tempy (Hamlet) Ray...

Danny Wilson (04/22/10)
Danny Wilson, 54, of Corning passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at his home. He was born Friday, May 20, 1955, in Lafe. An Army veteran, he was a farmer and worked for Catt Farms. His hobbies included hunting and shooting guns. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Corning...

Thomas Aaron Wagster (04/22/10)
Thomas Aaron "Tom the Pharmacist" Wagster, age 69, of Rector, passed from this life on April 14, 2010, at his residence in Rector. Mr. Wagster was born December 31, 1940, in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Richard and Hazel (Wilson) Wagster. Tom had been a pharmacist for many years working in Rector, Paragould, Kennett, and most recently, in the Senath Pharmacy...

John George O'Dell (04/22/10)
John George O'Dell, 75, of Rector passed from this life on April 15, 2010, at his residence. He was born November 6, 1934, to the late Robert and Leona (Bishop) O'Dell in Greenway. John was a cowboy through and through. He belonged to the Kennett Saddle Club, was a member of the Southside Baptist Church and a very proud Grandpa...

Maxine Lockwood (04/22/10)
Maxine Lockwood, age 80, of Allen Park, Mich., was married April 19, 1948, to her beloved husband George and died on their anniversary date, April 19, 2010. She was the loving mother of Steve (Vicki), Greg and the late Keith and the dearest daughter of the late Artie and Mary Stoker; the dear grandmother of Jeremiah, Sarah (Tom), Aaron (Kristin), Joshua, Stephanie, Seth, Melody and Zebulon...

Kevin Blake Curtis (04/22/10)
Kevin Blake Curtis, 45, of Rector passed away April 18, 2010, at his residence. Kevin was born October 10, 1964, to Jimmie and Ellen Curtis in Kennett, Missouri. Preceding him in death were his mother, two grandfathers and a grandmother...

Alvin Royce Williams (04/22/10)
Long-time local businessman and community leader Alvin Royce Williams, 70, of Piggott died Friday following a lengthy illness. A decorated member of the military, he served in multiple branches of the service. He also operated Al Williams Nursery in Piggott and was a tireless volunteer for several efforts, most notably the Piggott Cemetery Association and the annual Fourth of July picnic...

Mary Jane Householder (04/22/10)
Mary Jane Householder, 78, of Piggott, passed away Thursday, April 15, 2010, at the Murphy Health and Rehabilitation Center in Piggott. She was born Jan. 15, 1932, near McDougal, and was the daughter of the late George and Verlie Mae (Grissom) Weller...

Donna Sue Haslop (04/22/10)
Donna Sue Haslop, 52, of Piggott, passed away Monday, April 19, 2010, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born July 9, 1957, in Memphis, Tenn., and was the daughter of Grady L. and Bonnie (Williams) Hart...

JD Ellis (04/15/10)
J.D. Ellis, 81, of Piggott, passed away Friday, April 9, 2010, at Piggott Community Hospital. He was born September 15, 1928, at Leonard, Ark., and was the son of O.C. and Ada (Nicely) Ellis, who preceded him in death. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters...

Virginia Cooper (04/15/10)
Virginia Cooper, 85, of Campbell, Mo., formerly of Marmaduke, died Thursday, April 8, 2010, at General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell. Virginia was a retired schoolteacher and a member of the Marmaduke Church of Christ...

Colleen Ford Graves (04/15/10)
Colleen Ford Graves of Rector passed from this life Sunday, April 11, 2010, at the age of 82. She was residing at the Lakeside Nursing Center in Lake City. Colleen was born January 13, 1928, to the late Thomas Francis and Lulu Belle (Watson) Ford. ...

Betty Ann Watson (04/15/10)
Betty Ann Watson, 77, of Piggott, passed away April 10, 2010, at Piggott Community Hospital. She was born July 21, 1932, in Pollard, the daughter of the late Wortham A. and Stella (Blackshare) Hogard...

Clennie Opal Reed (04/15/10)
Clennie Opal Reed, 100, of Piggott died Monday, April 5, 2010, at Murphy Health and Rehabilitation Center in Piggott. She was born Nov. 24, 1909, in Clay County to the late Joe C. and Sarah (Baldwin) Higdon...

Pansy H. (Webster-Hogard) Godsey (04/15/10)
Pansy H. (Webster-Hogard) Godsey, 95, of Hazel Park, Mich., died April 7, 2010. She was born in Piggott, the daughter of John Milton and Maggie Clementine (Gallimore) Webster, May 11, 1914. She married Oather Hogard in 1931 and he died April of 1964. She married William Oliver Godsey in 1969 and he died Jan. 21, 1977...

Johnie Tyler (04/15/10)
Johnie Tyler, 62, of Pollard died Monday, April 12, 2010, at Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott. He was born Aug. 23, 1947, in Wardell, Mo., the son of James and Hazel (Howell) Tyler. They preceded him in death...

Patricia "Pat" Ann James (04/15/10)
Patricia "Pat" Ann James, Feb. 23, 1945 -- April 4, 2010. The Lord called her to be with him on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010. Memorial services were held Friday April 9, at Colonial Hills Church, in Southaven, Miss...

Clifford Olds (04/08/10)
Clifford Franklin Olds, 82, of Piggott, passed away Sunday, April 4, 2010, at the Piggott Community Hospital. He was born Oct. 17, 1927, in St. Francis, and was the son of the late Obrey T. and Lettie Ann (Boyd) Olds...

Walter Glass (04/08/10)
Walter Levi "Bunk" Glass went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 1, 2010. He was converted and baptized May 7, 1972, at Calvary Heights Baptist Temple in Creve Coeur, Mo., at the age of 38. He served as a Trustee, part-time bus driver and assisted in children's church...

Donald Ray Rogers (04/08/10)
Donald Ray Rogers of Rector passed away on April 3, 2010. Donald was born June 22, 1930, near Rector, Arkansas. He was the son of Willie and Cordie Rogers. His mother preceded him in death when he was very young. His father was remarried to Grace (Morris) Rogers. This marriage joined two families together and they continue to serve and honor the Lord...

Almarita Lock (04/08/10)
Almarita Lock of Rector passed from this life at the age of 89 on April 4, 2010, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Almarita came into this world August 2, 1920, to the late Amos and Fannie (Edwards) Harmon in Rector. She served as a cook in the Rector School District for many years. She also was a Worthy Matron for the Eastern Star and was a member of the First Baptist Church...

Charles R. Wright (04/01/10)
Charles R. Wright, 67, of Piggott, passed away Thursday, March 18, 2010, in the Piggott Community Hospital. He was born Sept. 19, 1942, in Piggott, and was the son of the late Raymond Andrew and Sylvia Virginia (Hughes) Wright...

Wyman Oneal Potter (04/01/10)
Wyman Oneal Potter of Rector, formerly of Marmaduke, passed away at the Arkansas Methodist Hospital at the age of 69. He was born August 5, 1940, to the late Woody and Virgelene (Cupp) Potter in Mounds, Arkansas. Mr. Potter roofed numerous houses in this area for many years...

Billie (Max) Lovelady (04/01/10)
Billie (Max) Lovelady, 77, of Collierville, Tenn., passed away March 28, 2010, at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Rector, he was a member of the Covenant Baptist Church and was a Navy veteran and Shriner. He attended Arkansas State University and retired as Chief of Safety Engineers for Memphis and Shelby County Code Enforcement...

James Albert "Sonny" Griffith (04/01/10)
James Albert "Sonny" Griffith of Paragould, formerly of Rector, passed away Friday, March 26, 2010, at the age of 76 at the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. James was born to the late Albert and Grace (Graham) Griffith on...

Doyle Hampton Duke (04/01/10)
Doyle Hampton Duke, 92, of Memphis, formerly of Rector, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on March 25, 2010. Mr. Duke was born on December 27, 1917, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, to Ollie Lee and Elba Elizabeth Duke. He worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps for several years during the Great Depression...

Frances Winberry (04/01/10)
Frances Ilene Winberry, 85, of Campbell, Mo., passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2010, in the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell. She was born March 24, 1925, in Caraway, Ark., and was the daughter of the late Reverend E.W. and Hettie (Arnold) Gray...

Mary Hartgrove (04/01/10)
Mary Quotilda Hartgroves, 80, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at a hospital in Jonesboro. Visitation was held all day Sunday, March 28, at the Schaffer Funeral Home in San Angelo, Texas. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. ...

Frieda Barrett (04/01/10)
Frieda Marcelle Barrett, 87, of Pollard, passed away Sunday, March 28, 2010, at Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott. She was born May 20, 1922, in Kennett, Mo., and was the daughter of the late Fred and Lora (Troutt) McClure...

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