Stories from Monday, March 18, 2013

Paul Edward Ridgeway, 102 years and 16 days old, of Piggott, Ark., passed away Monday, March 18, 2013, at the Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott, Ark. He was born on March 2, 1911, in Cooter, Mo., and was the son of the late George and Hester (Pollard) Ridgeway...

Edward Elvis Merrell, son of the late Floyd Merrell and Bertha Cleo (Nelson) Merrell, was born on June 19, 1940 in Rector, Ark. and departed this life on March 12, 2013 at the age of 73 years. Edward married Sandra L. Ward on Oct. 3, 1965. He was a veteran, and served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War...

Jerry Gossett, son of the late Millage Gossett and Mildred Campbell Gossett, was born on January 18, 1936 in Piggott, Ark. and departed this life at the Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. on March 14, 2013 at the age of 77 years. Mr. Gossett was the owner and operator of Gossett and Morgan Associates Inc. ...