Obituaries from September 2011

Jacquelyn "Jackie" Taylor (09/29/11)
Jacquelyn "Jackie" Taylor, 81, of Piggott, Ark., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, at her home in Piggott. She was born June 1, 1930, in Piggott, and was the daughter of the late Harvey Wallace and Mary Renfro Templeton Moore. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marshall "Junior" Taylor and her parents...

Rebecca L. Foulk (09/29/11)
Rebecca L. Foulk, 84, of Piggott died Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, at the Piggott Community Hospital after a long illness. She was born Jan. 4, 1927, in Dunklin County, Mo., near Arbyrd to the late Roy E. and Beedie Savannah Carter Blocker. She married William Paul Foulk on Aug. 24, 1942; he preceded her in death on Aug. 19, 2004. Two children were born to this union...

Lillian O'Neal (09/29/11)
Lillian O'Neal, 99, of Piggott, Ark., passed away Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, at the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell, Mo. She was born on Aug. 5, 1912, in Greenway, Ark., and was the daughter of the late John and Lydia Crosley Winstead. She was united in marriage to Curtis Raymond O'Neal on March 21, 1931, and to this union two children were born...

Louis Rivers Meriwether (09/29/11)
Louis Rivers Meriwether, 84, of Holcomb, Mo. passed away Friday, Sept. 23, 2011 at St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born Feb. 5, 1927 to James and Rosa Peterson Meriwether in Rector. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served during World War II. Later, he retired as a salesman from Hendrix Supply Company. He was a member of the Maple Grove Baptist Church in Holcomb, Mo...

Teresa Diane Davis (09/29/11)
Teresa Diane Davis, 46, of Trumann, Ark., died Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, at her home. Born March 31, 1965, she was the daughter of Floyd and Elsie Delassus Montgomery. Mrs. Davis was a member of the Trinity Church of the Lord Jesus Christ in Trumann, and she enjoyed reading and spending time with her family...

Roy Edwin Rosten (09/29/11)
Roy Edwin Rosten, 81, of Paragould, Ark., died Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, at the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, Ark. Born Dec. 31, 1929, in Negaunee, Mich., he was the son of the late John and Ida Rosten. Mr. Rosten worked many years for Climax Mining Company in Colorado. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, hunting, woodworking and building ships in bottles. He was of the Methodist faith...

Ralph Elmer Thomas (09/29/11)
Ralph Elmer Thomas, 70, of Trumann, Ark., died Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, after a brave battle with cancer. Mr. Thomas was born Feb. 22, 1941, in Jonesboro, Ark., to the late Drew and Gwendolyn Thomas. Mr. Thomas retired from Roach Conveyors after 35 years and was a lifelong area resident and an avid fisherman...

Wanda Garrett (09/22/11)
Wanda Garrett, 80, of Piggott, Ark., passed away Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, at Murphy Health and Rehabilitation Center in Piggott, Ark. Wanda was born July 9, 1931, in Greenway, Ark., and was the daughter of the late Martin Ellis and Fannie McCowand Wood...

Carl "Tuffy" Gunn (09/22/11)
Carl "Tuffy" Gunn, 88, of Piggott passed from this life on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, at the St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Tuffy was born on Nov. 23, 1922, in Rector to the late Carl and Iva (Lee) Gunn. Carl was preceded in death by four brothers, John, Paul, Calvin, and Eulas Gunn, and one infant sister, Leola Gunn...

Dora Nettles McGhee (09/22/11)
Dora Nettles McGhee, 106, of Piggott, Ark., died peacefully in her sleep on the morning of her birthday, Sept. 13, 2011, in Murphy Health and Rehabilitation Center in Piggott. She was greatly loved by all, and nearly everyone from family to friends, called her Aunt Dora. Our memories of her are those filled with the love she gave to us. Never a foul word nor a discouraging thought was heard spoken by her; she worshipped Christ, her Savior...

Sylvia Virgene Thompson (09/22/11)
Sylvia Virgene Thompson passed from this life on Sept. 17, 2011, at Heritage Gardens in Senath. She was born March 6, 1925, to the late William and Rhodie (Chilcutt) Reed in Rector, Ark. In addition to her parents, Virgene was preceded in death by her husband, Ericene Thompson; a son, Bill Thompson, and a granddaughter, Ashley Abernathy...

Jane Elizabeth Holifield Bucy (09/22/11)
Jane Elizabeth Holifield Bucy died at The Hampton Hospice facility in Spring, Texas, on Aug. 1, 2011. Jane Elizabeth Holifield Bucy was born on Oct. 10, 1930, to Edward Bascomb Holifield Sr. and Elizabeth Bolling Briscoe in Boydsville, Ark. She had two older brothers, Edward Bascomb Holifield Jr. and Stuart Brooks Holifield, and one younger sister, Patricia Alma Holifield Hall...

Barbara Reeves (09/22/11)
Ms. Barbara Reeves, 51, of Jonesboro, Ark., died Sept. 14, 2011, at St. Bernards Medical Center. Ms. Reeves was born on Jan. 7, 1960, in Cook County, Ill. to the late Elmer and Betty Johnson. Ms. Reeves loved animals, lived in the Jonesboro area for 16 years and was previously from Amarillo, Texas...

Betty June Sims Wilmoth (09/22/11)
Betty June Sims Wilmoth, 58, of Leachville, died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Ark., after a brave battle with cancer. Born Aug. 12, 1953, in Harrisburg, Ark., she was the daughter of Allan and Billie Forster Sims and had been a long-time area resident. Mrs. Wilmoth collected dolls, enjoyed sewing, hunting and fishing. She was of the Baptist faith...

Byron Ovelle Bucy (09/22/11)
Byron Ovelle Bucy died Sept. 11, 2011, at the Caring Hands Hospice Center in Porter, Texas. Byron was born on Dec. 17, 1923, to John Guy Bucy and Ruth Myrtle Smith Bucy in Rector. He had two brothers, Everett Milburn Bucy and Jesse Bucy. He graduated from Rector High School. He grew up riding horses and helped his father and uncle sell mules at the Bucy Mule Barn...

Isie Faries (09/22/11)
Isie Faries, 90, of Rector passed away Sept. 12, 2011, at the Arkansas Methodist Hospital. She was born April 3, 1921, to the late Jack and Gracie (Crump) Ragsdale. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Faries, and a daughter, Mary Morris...

Wanda Garrett (09/22/11)
Wanda Garrett, 80, of Piggott, Ark., passed away Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, at Murphy Health and Rehabilitation Center in Piggott. Wanda was born July 9, 1931, in Greenway, Ark., and was the daughter of the late Martin Ellis and Fannie McCowand Wood...

Jamie Jo Ray Lawrence (09/16/11)
Jamie Jo Ray Lawrence, 35, of Jonesboro, Ark., died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, at his home. Born Aug. 28, 1976, in Jonesboro, he was the son of Paul Lawrence and Kathy Morris. Mr. Lawrence was an arborist and an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed hunting and fishing...

Ruby Rudeen Lloyd (09/16/11)
Mrs. Ruby Rudeen Lloyd, 67, of rural Wynne, died Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, at her residence after a long illness. She was born Jan. 14, 1944, in Cross County, Ark., to the late Presley Smith and Lorene Cooper Smith. A lifelong area resident, Mrs. Lloyd attended Wynne Public Schools, was of the Pentecostal faith, a homemaker, an avid gardener in the summer, and enjoyed quilting and reading in the winter. She always had time for her family, especially her grandchildren...

Adell Davis Cox (09/16/11)
Adell Davis Cox passed away at his home in Rector, on Sept. 11, 2011. He was born to Remmel and Lucy Arment Cox. He was preceded in death by his mother, Lucy Arment Lankford; stepfather, Carl Lankford; father, Remmel Cox, and stepmother, Viva Cox; grandparents, E.H. and Betty Lee Grady and Mr. and Mrs. Elvis Cox; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Flora and Norvell Harden...

Virginia "Tootie" H. Hampton (09/16/11)
Virginia "Tootie" H. Hampton, 71, of Piggott, Ark., passed away Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Little Rock, Ark. She was born on July 28, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson and Alma Litto Crowell Duff. She was united in marriage to Cletis Earl Hampton on March 7, 1960, and to this union three children were born...

Harold Utley (09/16/11)
Harold Utley, 81, of Rector passed away Sept. 7, 2011, at the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. He was born to the late Samuel and Loney (Long) Utley in Clay County. Preceding him in death were three brothers, J.C., R.L. and James Utley; three sisters, Marie Jenkins, Geneva Green and Mary Akers, and a half-sister, Thelma Morris...

Delphia Jane Hayes (09/16/11)
Delphia Jane Hayes, 97, of Rector died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011, in Kennett, Mo. Mrs. Hayes was born on Nov. 5, 1913, near Rector, Ark. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include two sons, William Hayes and wife Vicki and Ralph Hayes, Jr., both of Rector; five grandchildren, Lynn Hayes, Susan Hayes, William Hayes, Jr., Holly Robertson and Nick Fisher, and five great-grandchildren, Candace, Karah and Will Hayes, Chelsea and Nichole Fisher...

Laura Juanita Moore (09/16/11)
Laura Juanita Moore, 69, of Hardy, Ark., passed away Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, at Murphy Health and Rehab in Piggott, Ark. She was born on May 4, 1942, in Pontotoc, Miss., and was the daughter of the late William and Mary Etta Ramsey Blagg. She is survived by her children, Clifford E. ...

Virginia "Tootie" H. Hampton (09/08/11)
Virginia "Tootie" H. Hampton, 71, of Piggott, Ark., passed away Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Little Rock, Ark. She was born on July 28, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson and Alma Litto Crowell Duff. She was united in marriage to Cletis Earl Hampton on March 7, 1960, and to this union three children were born...

Peggy Delight Edwards (09/08/11)
Peggy Delight Edwards, 76, of Piggott, Ark., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Peggy was born Jan. 10, 1935, in Campbell, Mo. She was a retired school teacher and member of First United Methodist Church of Piggott and of the VFW Lady Auxiliary. She was an avid book reader and enjoyed taking daily walks with her dog...

Mary Ruth Wyrick Pierce (09/08/11)
Mrs. Mary Ruth Wyrick Pierce, 62, of Kennett, Mo., died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, at the NHC Healthcare in Kennett. Born March 16, 1949, in Auburndale, Fla., she was the daughter of the late Richard and June Neighbors Wyrick and had been a long-time area resident. Mrs. Pierce was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hornersville, Mo., and she enjoyed fishing, crafts and she loved her dog McKenna very much...

Leo Jerry Sallee (09/08/11)
Leo Jerry Sallee, 84, was born Dec. 29, 1926, to the late Waldo Fay and Cleo Sallee. He passed away on Aug. 30, 2011, in Pocahontas. He is survived by wife Julianne Sallee of the home; two daughters, Karla and Houston Richardson of Memphis and Lark and Steven Sigsby of Rector; former wife and mother of his daughters, Georgia Sallee of Rector; four grandchildren, Elizabeth Fitzgerald of Memphis, Tenn., Sarah Ragan of Flagstaff, Ariz., Marshall Sigsby of Jonesboro and Natalie Sigsby of Starkville, Miss., and one great-granddaughter, Erin Baker of Memphis. ...

Larry Gordon Doherty (09/08/11)
Larry Gordon Doherty, 68, of Leachville, Ark., died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, at the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Born Nov. 18, 1942 in Senath, Mo., he was the son of the late Ira and Ethel Rouse Doherty and had been a long time area resident. ...

Delphia Jane Hayes (09/08/11)
Delphia Jane Hayes, 97, of Rector died Wednesday, Aug. 31, in Kennett, Mo. Mrs. Hayes was born Nov. 5, 1913, near Rector, Ark. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include two sons, William Hayes and wife Vicki, and Ralph Hayes Jr., both of Rector; five grandchildren, Lynn Hayes, Susan Hayes, William Hayes Jr., Holly Robertson and Nick, Chelsea and Nicole Fisher...

Don Mack Dickinson (09/08/11)
Don Mack Dickinson, 76, passed away Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Don was a lifelong member of the Marmaduke Church of Christ, where he served as an elder. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Lorene Dickinson, and a brother, Duane Dickinson...

Ernie Dewayne Staires (09/01/11)
Ernie Dewayne Staires, 53, of Atkins, formerly of Marmaduke, died Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born Feb. 6, 1958, in Marmaduke. He loved hunting and was of Baptist belief. He was preceded in death by his father, Wayne Staires...

Dr. Omer E. Bradsher (09/01/11)
Dr. Omer E. Bradsher, formerly of Paragould, 81, died Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, at his home in Senath, Mo. He was born Oct. 7, 1929, in Little Rock, Ark., the son of the late Omer Ethridge, Sr. and Ida Carpenter Bradsher. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Rose Howerton Bradsher; brother, Robert Bradsher, and sisters, Martha Joffe and Betty Montgomery...

Patsy M. Wilson (09/01/11)
Patsy M. Wilson, a resident of Piggott, passed away Aug. 14, 2011. Pat was born June 17, 1933, to Lum and Lola Elliott. Pat was an active member of the Piggott community and will be missed. Interment was at Chapel Hills Memorial Garden in Jacksonville, Fla...

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