Stories from Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Diane Mode, 67 of Rector, Ark., passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2017, at Rector Nursing and Rehab in Rector. Mrs. Mode, daughter of James Jewell and Margie (Blanton) Gatewood, was born on Sunday, April 10, 1949, in St. Louis, Mo. She was a factory worker and was a member of the Church of Christ...

Harold Wayne Coleman, of Paragould, Ark., went to be with the Lord on January 21, 2017, at the age of 80. Harold was born on December 26, 1936, near Leachville, Ark. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jesse Lee and Rubie Louise Coleman, and his sister, Dorothy Louise Coleman...

John Rollen Burdin, 76, of Piggott, Ark., passed away January 20, 2017, at the Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott. He was born on April 1, 1940, in Rector, Ark., and was the son of the late Benjamin Rollen "B.R." and Lena Lee (Berry) Burdin. He was united in marriage to Betty Lois Ward on May 27, 1961, and to this union one son was born...

L.T. "Hoot" Gipson, was born on November 23, 1921, in Nimmons, Ark., and died January 23, 2017, in Oklahoma City, Okla., at age 95. He was preceded in death by his wife of 72 years, Vahleda (Ward) Gipson; his parents, William and Laura (Rogers) Gipson; his sisters, Alice Vaughn and Alta Crittenden, and an infant brother, Jasper Gipson. ...

Zora Love Ort, 83, of Piggott, Ark., passed away January 24, 2017, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born on October 23, 1933, in Pollard, Ark., and was the daughter of the late Doylis and Alma Marie (Baker) Conley. She was united in marriage to Charles Shirley Ort on March 4, 1951, and he preceded her in death on January 19, 1997. She was also preceded in death by her grandson, Shane Hill...