Stories from Monday, October 31, 2016

Linden W. Shipman, 67, of Piggott, Ark., passed away October 28, 2016, at the St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born on June 21, 1949, in Kennett, Mo. He was preceded in death by his mother, Renda Marie (Davis) Smith and stepfather, R.C. Smith; a sister, Pauline McCoy and a brother, David Shipman...

Fay Plummer, 90, of Piggott, Ark., passed away October 20, 2016, at the Piggott Community Hospital, in Piggott. She was born on September 4, 1926, in Tyronza, Ark., and was the daughter of the late Oscar "Doc" Roark and Ruth Felts. She was united in marriage to Lee Roy Plummer on Aug. 29, 1942, and to this union two children were born, Doyle Plummer and Mary Fenger...