Obituaries from June 2010

Yvonne Lou Goldsmith (06/30/10)
Yvonne Lou Goldsmith, 74, of Campbell died Monday, May 24, 2010, at Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott. She was the daughter of Sidney Robert and Ella Marie (Hanners) Moore and was born March 19, 1936, at Manila, Ark. She was an in-home care giver and attended the Beechwell General Baptist Church at Campbell...

Brenda K. "Slim" Gossett (06/30/10)
Brenda K. "Slim" Gossett, 42, of Neelyville, Mo., died Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at her home. She was born Jan. 25, 1968, at St. Louis and was a lifelong resident of the region. She was a homemaker and a member of the women's auxiliary of Naylor American Legion Post #643. She enjoyed shooting pool, playing poker, animals, karaoke and collecting lighthouses...

Lloyd Marion Russell (06/23/10)
Lloyd Marion Russell, 101, of Piggott, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2010, in Jonesboro. He was born Sept. 27, 1908, in Carterville, Ill., and was the son of the late Thomas A. and Jennie (Latta) Russell. He was a graduate of Piggott High School and attended Southern Illinois University. He ultimately graduated from Embalming School in St. Louis, Mo...

Lester Burl Haley (06/23/10)
Lester Burl Haley, 79, of Piggott, passed away Monday, June 21, 2010, at the Piggott Community Hospital. He was born Feb. 2, 1931, in Greenway, and was the son of the late Sidney Burl and Millie Anna (Williams) Haley. He was united in marriage to Betty Joyce Mobley, Nov. 8, 1952, and to this union five children were born...

Thomas "Sam" Duncan (06/23/10)
Thomas "Sam" Duncan, 91, of South Lyon, Mich., passed away Saturday, June 19, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born March 27, 1919 in Letona, Ark. to the late Thomas Allen and Maude (Graddy) Duncan. He is survived by his four loving children, Joann (LaVern) Wolff of Piggott, Donna (Jan) Beeson of Jonesboro, Carolyn Sue Duncan of Springville, Tenn. ...

Donald Dillard Brown (06/22/10)
Donald Dillard Brown, 61, of Boydsville passed away at his home on June 19, 2010. He was born Oct. 3, 1948, to the late Cleveland and Gorgeanne (Morgan) Brown at Delaplaine, Ark. He was married Jan. 29, 1988, to Burla Sue (Burke) Brown. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth...

Lester Burl Haley (06/22/10)
Lester Burl Haley, 79, of Piggott, passed away Monday, June 21, 2010, at the Piggott Community Hospital. He was born Feb. 2, 1931, in Greenway, and was the son of the late Sidney Burl and Millie Anna (Williams) Haley. He was united in marriage to Betty Joyce Mobley, Nov. 8, 1952, and to this union five children were born...

David Cornelius Landrum (06/16/10)
David Cornelius Landrum, 86, of Paragould, died June 10, 2010, at Greene Acres Nursing Home. He was born in Greenway, Ark., Nov. 7, 1923, and was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a retired farmer and a member of Center Hill Church of Christ. He is survived by his children, one son and daughter-in-law, Sam and Carolyn Landrum of Greenway; three daughters and sons-in-law, Evelyn and Ronny Ashbrooks of Memphis, Tenn., Diann and Greg Walker of Paragould and Renea and Tim Sain of Collierville, Tenn.; three sisters, Lula Coil of Rogers, Ark., Anna Beard of Clarkston, Ga., and Halla B. ...

Callie Othelia (Whisenhunt) Self (06/16/10)
Callie Othelia (Whisenhunt) Self, 93, died May 28, 2010, at Crestpark Nursing Home in Dewitt, Ark. She was born June 18, 1917, in Pike County, Ark. to Pleas Whisenhunt and Almeady (Young) Whisenhunt. She was a loving, devoted mother and a helpmate to her husband in his ministry...

Marie Gladys Smith (06/16/10)
Marie Gladys Smith, 90, of Holcomb, Mo., passed away Thursday, June 10, 2010, at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Sept. 24, 1919, in Carryville, Ark., and was the daughter of the late Floyd Ellis and Ernesteen (Wright) Book. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Campbell for more than 25 years...

Betty Sue Manning (06/15/10)
Betty Sue Manning, age 74, of Rector, passed from this life on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, in the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Betty was born Dec. 29, 1935, in Rector to the late Sam and Lois Jenkins. She was a member of the Rector First Baptist Church and had been a beautician before retiring...

Larry Gene Young (06/15/10)
Larry Gene Young, age 63, of Rector, passed from this life on June 11, 2010, at his residence. Larry was born June 21, 1946, in Rector, to the late Finnis Franklin and Beulah Mae (Howell) Young. He was of the General Baptist faith and had worked at Parker-Hannifin for a number of years...

Vickie Jo Rollings (06/08/10)
Graveside memorial services for 55-year-old Vickie Jo (Lyles) Rollings of Rector, who passed from this life on Sunday, June 6, 2010 in the Phil and Flo Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, will be Friday at 10 a.m. in the Woodland Heights Cemetery in Rector...

Clifton Boyce Bateman (06/03/10)
Clifton Boyce Bateman, 80, of Apopka, Fla., formerly of Rector, went to be with his Heavenly Father on May 20. 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...

Wilton Inez McDonald (06/08/10)
Mrs. Wilton Inez McDonald, age 98, of St. Louis, formerly of the Rector area, went to be with her Lord on June 6, 2010, at her residence in St. Louis. She was born Dec. 27, 1911, to the late James David and Pearl McCluney in Rector. She was united in marriage on May 19, 1928, to Ernest Airhart McDonald, who preceded her in death on May 27, 1970...

Lina Mae Jackson (06/02/10)
Lina Mae Jackson, 90, of Piggott, passed away Saturday, May 22, 2010, in Murphy Health and Rehab in Piggott. She was the daughter of the late William Marshall and Nellie Mae (Russell) Sanders. She was also preceded in death by her son, Donald Jackson; one sister, Elline Cato; infant brother, Marvin Roscoe Sanders, and one brother, Albert Newton Sanders...

Wayne Spicer (06/02/10)
Wayne Spicer, 85, of Greenway, passed away Friday, May 28, 2010, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born Dec. 19, 1924, in Greenway, and was the son of the late C.O. and Gertrude (McDonald) Spicer. He was united in marriage to Ruby Pauline Harmon May 15, 1949. Ruby preceded him in death in 2002...

Jason Hobbs (06/02/10)
Jason Hobbs, 38, of Jonesboro passed away Saturday, May 22, 2010, at the NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. He is survived by his mother, Shirley Shields of Jonesboro; his father, Ezra Hobbs of Greenbriar, Ark.; one sister and her husband, Dawn and Todd Upshaw of Owasso, Okla.; a niece, Brittany Upshaw; a nephew, Blaine...

George Perry Arrant (06/01/10)
Perry Arrant, 59, of Rector passed away Monday, May 31, 2010, at his home after a hard fought battle with cancer. He was born May 13, 1951, to the late Golie and Kenneth Maxine (Cagle) Arrant. Perry attended the Fifth and Pine Church of Christ. He loved being with his family and enjoyed riding motorcycles with all his friends...

Jason Hobbs (06/01/10)
Jason Hobbs, 38, of Jonesboro passed away Saturday, May 22, 2010, at the NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. He is survived by his mother, Shirley Shields of Jonesboro; his father, Ezra Hobbs of Greenbriar, Ark.; one sister and her husband, Dawn and Todd Upshaw of Owasso, Okla.; a niece, Brittany Upshaw; a nephew, Blaine...

Mary Louisa Vangilder (06/01/10)
Mary Louisa Vangilder, 94, of Rector, died Thursday, May 27, 2010, at NHC in Kennett. Born Dec. 15, 1915, in Hopewell, she was a homemaker and a member of Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Albert Vangilder of Pine Bluff and William Vangilder of Altheimer, and two daughters, Betty Kirklin of Kennett and Wanda Crooks of Pine Bluff. She also is survived by one sister, Lillie Rhynes of St. Louis, 10 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren...

Wayne Spicer (06/01/10)
Wayne Spicer, 85, of Greenway, passed away Friday, May 28, 2010, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born Dec. 19, 1924, in Greenway, and was the son of the late C.O. and Gertrude (McDonald) Spicer. He was united in marriage to Ruby Pauline Harmon May 15, 1949. Ruby preceded him in death in 2002...

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