Stories from Monday, November 21, 2016

Charles Fred Hollis, 83, of Jonesboro, Ark., passed peacefully from this life on November 1, 2016. He was born August 7, 1933, on the family farm near Piggott, Ark., to Charly Houston Hollis and Linnie (Allman) Hollis. Mr. Hollis was of the Baptist belief, a Navy Veteran and member of the Masonic Lodge. ...

Barbara Sue Benson, 77, of Piggott, Ark,, was born November 2, 1939, in Piggott, in the Langley Community, to Herbert (Dutch) and Lula Hayes Dover. She had been ill for some time and was ready to meet her Savior. She passed away Friday, November 18, 2016, at the St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark...

Mary Helen McHaffey, 94, of Greenway, Ark., passed away November 18, 2016, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital, Desoto, Miss. She was born on February 22, 1922, in Clay County, Ark., near Greenway, and was the daughter of the late W.S. and Judith (Whittington) Garrard...

Carl "Zig" Williams, 85, of Mountain Grove, Mo., passed away November 14, 2016, in Springfield, Mo. He was born on September 24, 1931, in Pollard, Ark., and was the son of the late Edgar and Anna (Pleasant) Williams. He was united in marriage to Barbara June James on November 19, 1951, and to this union four children were born...

Jennifer Lynn (Mair) Cooper, 55, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2016, at Cedargate Healthcare in Poplar Bluff, Mo., after a short battle with cancer. Jennifer was born February 4, 1961, in Azusa, Calif., to Earl Charles and Barbara (Rohde) Mair...

Jewell "Pug" Allman, 93, of St. Louis County, Mo., passed away November 16, 2016, at the Fern and Russell de Greeff Hospice House in St. Louis, Mo. He was born on November 9, 1923, in Piggott, Ark., and was the son of the late Seby and Ira Elizabeth (Edwards) Allman...