Obituaries

Gatra Bradshaw (11/06/03)
Gatra Bradshaw, 80, of Greenway died Saturday, Nov. 1, at Murphy Health and Rehab Center in Piggott. She was born March 23, 1923, in Lauderdale County in Tennessee, the daughter of the late Daniel Floyd and Dovie Lee Duggan Grady. She was united in marriage to Otis Milton Watkins on March 23, 1941. He preceded her in death in 1990. She married M.A. Bradshaw on April 26, 1992...

Ray Lowell Magee, Jr. (11/06/03)
Ray Lowell Magee, Jr., 33, of Piggott, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2003, at his home in Piggott. He was born Dec. 17, 1969, the son of Ray L. Magee, Sr., and Paula Diane Goodman Magee. Preceding him in death was his father, Ray L. Magee, Sr. He is survived by his mother, Paula Diane Magee of Piggott; one son, Austin Ray Magee of Piggott; two brothers, Steven Magee of Lakeland, Fla., and Michael Grubbs of St. Louis; one sister, Paula Magee of Seattle, Wash.; and many other relatives and friends...

Veda Pearl Chilcutt (11/13/03)
Veda Pearl Chilcutt, 83, of Rector died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003, at Rector Healthcare in Rector. She was born in Boydsville on March 10, 1920, the daughter of the late Benjamin and Lula Chilcutt. She worked as a housekeeper. Miss Chilcutt was of the Church of Christ faith...

Van Ray Haley (11/13/03)
Van Ray Haley, 49, of Tunica, Miss., died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003, at Savage Grain Company in Tate County, Miss. He was born June 22, 1954, in Kennett. Mr. Haley served in the U.S. Air Force. He was preceded in death by one son, Justin Perry of Tunica, Miss...

Richard Cecil Ladyman (11/13/03)
Richard Cecil Ladyman, 91, of Rector, died Oct. 29, 2003, at Piggott Community Hospital. He was born Feb. 22, 1912, in Clay County to the late John Ladyman and Lorene (Dortch) Ladyman. He was married to Lavern Rogers on June 21, 1941. He was a farmer, a deacon of Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, and a member of Masonic Lodge for 60 years, Rector Dannelly Lodge 300 and a life long member of the community...

Kathleen G. Belton (11/19/03)
Kathleen G. Belton, 88, died Sept. 4, 2003, at Baptist Hospital in Memphis. She was the wife of Paul Belton for 67 years. She leaves behind two daughters, Gloria Elders of Collierville, Tenn., and Glenda Henley of Memphis; two sons, Paul D. Belton of Memphis and Glen Belton of Tampa, Fla.; and her grandchildren and great-grandchildren...

Clifton Harold "Sam" Copeland (11/19/03)
Clifton Harold "Sam" Copeland died Nov. 13, 2003, after a long illness. He was born in Greenway, the son of Singleton and Jane Copeland. He was retired from Memphis LGW and served in the Navy during World War II. He was a long time member of Wells Station Baptist Church...

William Dennis "Perk" Gribble (11/19/03)
William Dennis "Perk" Gribble of Charlotte, North Carolina, formerly of Pollard, died in Charlotte on Nov. 7, 2003. He was born near Crockett on Jan. 30, 1924, and retired from Seimans Pelton and Crane after 31 years. His favorite activities were fishing and rabbit and squirrel hunting...

George Franklin Jordan (11/19/03)
George Franklin Jordan, 70, of Piggott died Monday, Nov. 17, 2003, at his home in Piggott. He was born Nov. 1, 1933, in McDougal, the son of the late Dorris and Lena Easley Jordan. He was united in marriage to Nancy Jo Helton on May 30, 1953, to this union one son was born...

Timothy Keller (11/19/03)
Timothy Keller, 39, of Little Rock, formerly of Rector, died Monday, Nov. 10, 2003, in Little Rock. He was born Nov. 27, 1963, in Rector. He was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by one son, Tyler Keller of Piggott; his mother, Sonja Elliott and husband, Willard, of Shelbyville, Ind.; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Joey and Charlotte Keller of Shelbyville, Ind., Jason and Tammy Keller, also of Shelbyville, Ind., and Jerry Don and Jewell Keller of Rector; and one sister, Shelia Keller of Calif.. ...

William G. Story (11/19/03)
William G. Story, 70, of Caldwell, Idaho, died of cancer Sunday at West Valley Medical Center. Mr. Story was a native of Arkansas. He had lived in Caldwell since 1960, and previously lived in Waterford from 1943-51 and in Modesto from 1955-56. He was a pharmacist. He attended Modesto Junior College and was a graduate of Idaho State University. He was master mason of the Mount Mirah Masonic Lodge 29 in Caldwell. He served in the Air Force from 1951-55. He enjoyed the outdoors...

Paul "Shorty" Belton (11/19/03)
Paul "Shorty" Belton, 92, of Memphis died Friday, Nov. 7, 2003, at Baptist Hospital East. He leaves behind two daughters, Gloria Elder of Colierville, Tenn., and Glenda Henley of Memphis; two sons, Paul D. Belton of Memphis and Glenn Belton of Tampa, Fla.; a sister, Louise Jackson of Piggott; a brother, James O. Belton of Arcadia, Fla.; and his grandchildren and great-grandchildren...

William Elbert Kisner (11/26/03)
William Elbert Kisner, 83, of St. Louis, died Nov. 10 at Amber Nursing Home in Festus, Mo. He was born Aug. 29, 1920, at Pollard. Mr. Kisner served in the Army during World War II. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jesse and Ora Belle Johnson Kisner; two brothers, James Kisner and Delmas Kisner; and one sister, Goldie Morgan...

Garland White (11/26/03)
Garland White, 73, of Kennett, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003, at Conway Regional Medical Center in Conway, Ark. Born May 11, 1930, he was a son of the late Millard Boyd and Obie Mae Dugger White. On June 15, 1990, he married JoAnn McNelly Poe who survives...

Lemuel R. Williams (11/26/03)
Lemuel R. Williams, 84, of Biloxi, Miss., died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2003, in Biloxi, Miss. Mr. Williams was born and raised in Piggott and retired in the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He was a worthy patron of the Eastern Star Gulfport Chapter; a member of the Bay Vista Baptist Church in Biloxi; a Mason with East Lodge 504, Fairview Heights, Ill.; and he was a Shriner...