J.W. Bookout

J.W. Bookout

Born in Rector, he was a funeral director and was retired as the manager of Irby Funeral Home. He later worked part-time for Mitchell Funeral Home.

He was a member and former trustee of the Rector First United Methodist Church. In his early years, he was a volunteer fireman. He was the Grand Marshal for the Rector Labor Day Picnic Parade in 1994 and received a Community Service Award.

A 32nd degree Mason, he had served as secretary for many years and as grand master. He served on the Woodland Heights Cemetery Committee for more than 25 years.

He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a member of the Rector Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Survivors include his wife, Glenna Sigsby Bookout; a daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Larry Cobb of Rector; a son and daughter-in-law, Jack and Marilyn Bookout of Marmaduke; a step-son and daughter-in-law, Keith and Shirley Walker of Springfield, Mo.; a step-daughter and son-in-law, Kendra Lynn and Jim Wiedeman of Russellville; one sister and brother-in-law, Irma and Elmo Thomason of Conway; grandchildren, Cherie and husband Scott Kirklin, Melissa and husband Stefan Braden, Tonya and husband Joey Langdon, Jason and wife Heather Cobb, Brad and Heather Cobb; step-grandchildren, Jordan Brittany Wiedeman and Scott Smith, and great-grandchildren, Tiffany and Tyler Kirklin, Jessie and Simon Cobb, Dexter and Austin Cobb and Morgan Langdon.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Quanda Shaw Bookout; his parents, Finer Wagner Bookout and Simon Bookout, four brothers and four sisters.

Visitation will be from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5, at Mitchell Funeral Home in Rector.

Funeral services are scheduled at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6, at the Rector First United Methodist Church with Dr. Jimmy Anderson, Bro. C. Ray Miller and Dr. Larry Martineau officiating. Burial will follow at Woodland Heights Cemetery in Rector. Mitchell Funeral Home of Rector is in charge of arrangements.

Pallbearers will be his nephews, Simon Bookout, Steve Bookout, Cecil Holifield, Troy Manning, Danny Mobley and Roger Mobley.

Honorary pallbearers will be Jerry Bookout, Earl Clayton, Junior Gardner, Hughey Linam, Bill Mobley, Don Mosley, Don Parmenter, Steven Sigsby, Richard Simmons, Bill Vangilder, Doyne Webb, Bill White, Dan McBride and funeral directors Laymon Lawrence, Dick Pace, Bill Snow, Loyd Langford, Gerald Hoggard, Paul Hoggard, Sheldon Madden, Eric Jones, Bob Martin, Bob Lamb, Douglas Shultz, Paul Seay, Jimmy Rhodes, Lynda Heath Bryant, Melanie Heath Bryant, Shirley Vangilder, Butch and Jan Heath, Paul Bookout, Dick Mitchell, Bobby Mitchell, Bob Parker, Allen Deringer, Don Lambert, Helen Heath, Billy Lively, Phil Cable, A.W. Thompson, Cherilyn McFarland, Lawrence Deringer, Futrell Butler, Barbara Vangilder and Alton Speer.