Obituaries from May 2010

Ruby Juanita Dale (05/26/10)
Ruby Juanita Dale, 86, of Piggott, passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice Home in Jonesboro. She was born April 10, 1924, in Datto, Ark., and was the daughter of the late Ed and Laura (Sutton) Groves. Ruby was saved at an early age and was an active member of the Piggott First General Baptist Church until she became ill. She was also a member of the ladies missionary society...

Triply Virginia Muse (05/26/10)
Triply Virginia Muse, 85, of Piggott, passed away Thursday, May 20, 2010, at Murphy Health and Rehabilitation Center in Piggott. She was born Oct. 20, 1924, in Piggott, and was the daughter of the late Dellveicho and Anna Eva Johnson. She was united in marriage to Norman Muse March 7, 1946. He preceded her in death Sept. 23, 1996...

Clifton Boyce Bateman (05/26/10)
Clifton Boyce Bateman, 80, of Apopka, Fla., formerly of Rector, went to be with his Heavenly Father on May 20, 2010. He was born Sept. 22, 1929, to the late Cecil and Dolphia (McLeskey) Bateman in the Clay County area. He served as a Deacon and Sunday School teacher for many years. In fact, he taught until the last four months. He was a farmer in the Boydsville area for many years...

Herschel H. Carter (05/26/10)
Herschel H. Carter, age 93, of Little Rock, passed away Sunday, May 23, 2010. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Carter served in the Army Air Corp as a B-24 navigator with Squadron 706, Bomb Group 445th, Bungay, England. His aircraft was shot down on his 16th mission near Berlin, Germany, and he was held as a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany, for 14 months until he was liberated by Russian troops...

Frieda Barrett (05/19/10)
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. She was united in marriage to Marlin Barrett Nov. 4, 1945, and to this union five sons were born. Her husband preceded her in death on Jan. 31, 1996...

Elwanda Mann (05/19/10)
Elwanda Mann, 87, of Piggott, passed away Friday, May 14, 2010, in the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born October 30, 1922, in the St. Francis Community, and was the daughter of the late John and Ollie (Morris) Pittman. She was united in marriage to R.E. Mann Dec. 14, 1940...

William "Darren" Poe (05/19/10)
William "Darren" Poe, 43, of Greenway, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2010, in Greenway. He was born Oct. 9, 1966, in Piggott and was the son of William Harold Poe and Juanita (Roberts) Poe. He was united in marriage to Elizabeth (Tippitt) Poe, daughter of Richard and Brenda Tippitt and Jim and Gloria Crittenden, all of Piggott...

Nevada Ingram (05/12/10)
Nevada Ingram, 94, of Piggott, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2010, in Dyersburg, Tenn. She was born Oct. 26, 1915, in Gideon, Mo., and was the daughter of the late Robert and Bertha Leonard. She was united in marriage to Leslie Earl Ingram, who lovingly nicknamed her "The Boss." She and Earl enjoyed spending the winters fishing in Florida. After 76 years of marriage, he preceded her in death...

Georgia Iantha Stevens (05/12/10)
Georgia Iantha Stevens, 81, of Biggs, Calif., formerly of Piggott, entered into rest Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at the Fountains Nursing Home in Yuba, Calif. Georgia was born April 3, 1929, in Piggott, the daughter of the late Joseph Daniel and Beulah Oma (Johns) Spinks...

Mary Sue Stidham (05/12/10)
Mary Sue Stidham, 59, of Greenway, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2010, at the Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott, Ark. She was born Dec. 30, 1950, and was the daughter of the late Prentice Osbin and Gladys Fern (Woods) Weller. She was united in marriage to Franklin Stidham on Feb. 12, 1969, and to this union three children were born...

Ronald Calvin Glasgow (05/12/10)
Ronald Calvin Glasgow passed from this life on Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at the Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett. Mr. Glasgow was born March 8, 1943, to the late Doyne Dallas and Olivia Nelle (Brewer) Glasgow. He was a dealer of fine antiques and a member of the St. Cecilia's Catholic Church in Kennett...

Mayme L. Worley (05/12/10)
Mayme L. Worley, age 84, passed away May 5, 2010, at the Farmington Presbyterian Manor in Farmington, Mo. She was born in Marmaduke, Ark., on Sept. 3, 1925, the daughter of O.C. Sonney and Ida Mae (Graham) Sonney. She was married to Harold L. Worley July 15, 1948, at Piggott, Ark...

Gordon Ebberson (05/05/10)
Gordon Ebbeson, 90, of Campbell, died Monday, April 26, 2010, at the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell. Mr. Ebbeson was born Jan. 20, 1920, in Kenmare, N.Dak., to the late Carl and Anna (Eriksmoen) Ebbeson. He was retired from ARK-MO Power Company, was a member of the Campbell United Methodist Church, the American Legion Post #109 and was a Veteran of the United States Navy, having served during World War II...

Carol Jeanne Tate (05/05/10)
Carol Jeanne Tate, 71, of Heber Springs, formerly of Piggott, died Friday, April 30, 2010, at Baptist Health in Heber Springs following a long illness. She was born March 16, 1939, in Long Beach, Calif., the daughter of the late Claude and Christine (Broadquest) Beebe...

Flora Ellen Rhody (05/05/10)
Flora Ellen Rhody, 90, of Campbell, died Monday, May 1, 2010, at her residence in Campbell. She was born Sept. 14, 1919, in White Oak, Mo. She was a homemaker and was of the Christian faith. On May 23, 1937, she married Richard Cleveland Rhody in Kennett. He preceded her in death Jan. 15, 1977...

Eugene Saunders Reynolds (05/05/10)
Eugene Saunders Reynolds, 65, of Piggott, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2010, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was born Sept. 14, 1944, in Manchester, Tenn., and was the son of the late Archie and Gerthie (Burks) Reynolds...

Sadie May Lam Cox (05/04/10)
Sadie May Lam Cox (Mrs. Jack Cox), 103, of Paragould, was called home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. She was born Jan. 5, 1907, and was raised in Greene County and was a resident of Sunshine Manor Retirement Home...

Adele Hardin (05/04/10)
Adele Hardin, age 89, of Rector, Ark., went home to be with her Lord on April 26, 2010, at the Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock, Ark. Mrs. Hardin was born March 15, 1921, in Paragould, Ark., to the late Harvey and Maggie Sammons. She was married on Dec. 22, 1940, to W.T.A. Hardin. They were married for 60 years...

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