Stories from Monday, May 18, 2015

William "Bill" George Crouch, 67 of Piggott, Ark., passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015 at his home. He was born June 29, 1947, in Piggott, Ark., and was the son of the late William Arthur and Loraine (McKenzie) Crouch. He is survived by one son, Billy Crouch of Piggott, Ark.; one brother, Larry Fewins of Piggott, Ark.; two sisters, Tonia Cameron and husband Mac of Sacramento, Calif., and Vicky Crouch of Piggott, Ark.; and one granddaughter Emily Crouch of Piggott, Ark. ...

D.B. Chastain, 86, of Piggott, Ark., passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015, at his home. He was born on May 27, 1928, in Alicia, Ark. He was preceded in death by his mother, Pearl Blaylock Chastain George; father, James Chastain; sister, Velma Boyd; four brothers, Sam George, Jr., Frank Chastain, Maxie Chastain and Edward Chastain; daughter, Joyce Chastain Dement; granddaughter, Sarah Hayden and grandson, Marty Hurst...

James V. "Jim" Metz, 91, of Pearl, Miss., formerly of Piggott, Ark., passed away Thursday, May 14, 2015, in the Brandon, Miss. He was born on October 4, 1923, in Piggott, Ark., and was the son of the late Thomas Emil and Lura (Trevillion) Metz. He was preceded in death by his father, Emil Metz; his mother, Lura Metz and son, Jim Metz...

Brenda Fay Smith, 67, of Campbell, Mo., passed away Thursday, May 13, 2015, in the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. She was born October 30, 1947, in Huntingdon, Tenn., to the late Lewis and Opal (Norwood) Jordan. She was preceded in death by one son, Ronald Smith...