Stories from Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Max Benson was born Jan. 17, 1934, and passed away after suffering a heart attack in Titusville, Fla. on July 12, 2014. He leaves behind his wife of 55 years, Theda (O'Neal) Benson; sons, Phillip Benson of the home and Scott Benson of Seattle, Wash.; daughter, Lisa (Shaun) Neff of Jacksonville, Fla.; two grandsons, Samuel and Jared Neff of Jacksonville, Fla.; a sister, Nell Koehler of Jonesboro; a brother, Bill (Betty) Benson of Rector; nephews, Bart (Kat) Benson of Marion, Brad Benson of Rector and Bruce (LaVonda) Benson of Paragould and nieces, Chelsea (Michael) Gossett and Breanna and Madison Benson, all of Paragould.. ...

James E. Daugherty, 63, of Kennett, Mo., passed away July 15, 2014. He was born on January 10, 1951, in Kennett, to the late Albert and Elsie (Macalester) Daugherty. He was united in marriage to Gail Blake on Aug. 2, 1990. He served as a law enforcement officer for over 20 years...

Darrell Speer, 64, of Rector, passed from this life on July 15, 2014. He was born to the late Oscar and Versie (Jetton) Speer in Rector, Arkansas on September 14, 1949. Darrell enjoyed life to the fullest. He spent his time serving our country in the war, farming, doing carpenter work, fishing and hunting, but the most important to him was being with his family, especially his grandchildren...

Thomas Lloyd Hollis, 79, of Bartlett, Tenn., died June 21, 2014, following a short illness. He was the oldest son of the late Ben and Mary (Lewis) Hollis, of Rector. He was a graduate of Greenway High School and served honorably in the United State Air Force from 1956 to 1960. He moved to Memphis, where he was a weather service specialist for the National Weather Service, until he retired after 30-plus years of service...