Stories from Monday, January 4, 2016

Wanda Jean Norred, 85, of Piggott, passed away January 2, 2016 at home. She was born February 19, 1930, to Claude Elbert and Gladies (Parrish) Wiley in Crockett, Ark. She attended Palestine School and was a 1947 graduate of Piggott High School. She was very proud of her upbringing in the hills of Crockett and published a book "Gully Jumpin'" of short stories of memories from her youth of the stump sittin' and gully jumpin' she did as youngster...

Willene Gardner, 94, of Jonesboro, passed away January 2, 2016, at the Flo/Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born February 23, 1921, to the late Edward and Flora (Speer) Davidson in Greene County, Ark. She loved her family and spent lots of quality hours with them. ...