Stories from Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Gerald W. Hoots, 75, of Rector, Ark., passed away December 8, 2015, at the St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born on March 31, 1940, in Holcomb, Mo., and he was the son of the late Daniel Andrew and Iler Mae (Thomas) Hoots. He was united in marriage to JoAnn Clark on June 13, 1959, and to this union three children were born...