Stories from Monday, January 30, 2017

Joeldean Jordan, 74, passed from this earthly life on January 30, 2017, at the Midland Hospital in Papillion, Neb. He was born to William James and Lilly (Gribble) Jordan, who preceded him in death. He was married to Yong Min on Aug. 1, 1972, and to this union one son was born, John David Jordan, of Omaha, Neb...

Hughey Fannen Burdin, Sr., age 81, of Bonne Terre, Mo., passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017, at Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City, Mo. He was born September 27, 1935, in Rector, Ark., the son of the late Lena (nee Berry) and Bennie Burdin. He is survived by his wife, Shelby (nee Masters) Burdin; daughter Sharon (Robert) Scherrer of Bonne Terre; sons Hughey (June Williams) Burdin Jr. ...

Ruth Vivian (Widner) Diggs, 81, of Ripley, Tenn., passed from this life to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday January 26, 2017, at Baptist East Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn. She was born on July 21, 1935, in Dell, Ark., to the late Forrest Eugene and Celia Estelle (Reams) Widner. Ruth was of the Pentecostal faith and lived a spirit-filled life which showed her true faith in God...

Linda Glover, 66, of Piggott, Ark., passed away January 26, 2017, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born on September 6, 1950, in Charleston, S.C., and was the daughter of the late Harvey and Wanda (Headd) Jones. She was united in marriage to Van Glover on July 27, 1974, and to this union one daughter, Tina, was born...

Elsie Mae (Randleman) Plunkett, of Los Altos, Calif., passed away at Arlen Manor in San Jose, Calif., the afternoon of January 15, 2017, at the age of 95 with her loving baby boy (William/ Bill) by her side. Elsie was predeceased by her husband, William Robert Plunkett, and her two son-in-laws, Terrence Pule of Kapaau, Hawaii, and Louis Nicholas Kusalich of Soquel, Calif...