Stories from Monday, December 1, 2014

Robert William Edgin, 78, of Rector, passed from this life on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. He was born on March 8, 1936 in Rector to the late Louis and Ollie (Pratt) Edgin. William was the Service Manager at Glen Sain for 36 years. ...

Milton Hartwell Granger, 82, of Independence, Mo. went to be with his Lord, on November 29, 2014 after a long illness. The passing of a quiet and successful man that loved his Lord Jesus, his wife Shirley and his family. You can take the man out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the man...

Vivan Rudolph Jones, 91, of Rector, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, at Piggott Community Hospital. An Army veteran of WWII, he was born May 28, 1923, in Clay County. Mr. Jones was a retired farmer and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Wanda Jones of the home; one son, Larry (Beverly) Jones of Ocala, Fla.; two daughters, Lanita (Earl) Presson of Huntsville, Ala., and Patricia (Mike) Patterson of Piggott. ...