Stories from Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Donald Lee Priest, 86, of Marmaduke, passed away Sunday, October 19, 2014, at his home in Marmaduke with his wife and son at his side. He was born September 28, 1928, in Rector to the late Lexi and Velma Priest. He was retired from Emerson Electric and a member of Lafe Baptist Church...

Glenda Rose Byrd, 78, of Portageville, Mo., formerly of Piggott, Ark., passed away Monday, October 20, 2014. She was born on July 31, 1936, in Piggott, and was the daughter of the late Alvin and Nora (Seal) Williams. She was united in marriage to Bobby Eugene Byrd on Feb. 22, 1957, and to this union two children were born...

Katherine Lucille Dees, 82, of Piggott Ark., passed away Sunday, October 19, 2014, at the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born on October 3, 1932, in Braggadocio, Mo., and was the daughter of the late Willis and Joyce (Wicker) Parker. She was united in marriage to Leland Dees on Oct. 1, 1949, and to this union a son, Terry Dees, was born...