Stories from Monday, November 30, 2015

William L. "Bill" Lovelace, 84, passed from this life at his home in Piggott, Ark., on November 24, 2015. Bill was born on March 6, 1931, in Steele, Mo., to Ethel and Henry Lovelace. He became a member of the church of Christ at age 15, and preached the gospel for more than 64 years...

Billie Jo (Jennings) Neeley, 86, of Swansea, Ill. died Wednesday, November 25, 2015, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Ill. She was born Monday, November 18, 1929, in Bozeman, Mont., to William O. and Edith (Whillock) Jennings. Billie was a retired high school home economics teacher. She was a member of St. Matthew United Methodist Church, in Belleville Ill. and the Christians Mates Sunday School Class. She was a Den Mother for Cub Scouts and served as a Girl Scout leader...

Donald Lynn Pickler, 68, died November 28, 2015, at his home in Rector, Ark. Don was born September 23, 1947, in Flint, Mich. He served in the Vietnam War as a lieutenant in the United States Army. He moved to Rector in 1980 to help his parents run Pick's Pond catfish farm. He loved the natural beauty of Northeast Arkansas, playing the drums, working on cars and helping nurture the trees on his farm and in Rector's public parks...