Obituaries

Bernice Lambert (12/02/04)
Bernice Lambert, 86, of Cardwell, Mo., died Friday, Nov. 26, 2004, in the St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born Oct. 27, 1918, at Red Onion, Mo., the daughter of the late A.L. "Short" and Emma Richardson Mize. She married Morris R. Lambert on Jan. 12, 1946. They had two children. He preceded her in death on Dec. 20, 2000...

Mary Joyce (Simpson) O'Hara (12/02/04)
Mary Joyce (Simpson) O'Hara, 77, of Poplar Bluff, died Sunday, Nov. 28, 2004, at the Westwood Hills Healthcare Center in Poplar Bluff. She was born Nov. 21, 1927, at Pollard, the daughter of the late Lemuel L. and Mary Davis Simpson. In her early years, she and her late husband, George W. O'Hara, lived in Poplar Bluff for a brief period of time before moving to St. Louis where she lived for 40 years...

Ruby Byars (12/02/04)
Ruby Byars, 88, of New Florence, Mo., formerly of McDougal, died Sunday, Nov. 28, 2004, at New Florence Nursing Home in New Florence. She was born on Jan. 20, 1916, in Clarkton, Mo. She was united in marriage to Willie Clifton Byars on April 12, 1934. He preceded her in death on April 3, 1974...

Donald Creek (12/10/04)
Donald Creek, 71, of Paragould, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004, in the Veterans Hospital in Poplar Bluff. He was born Sept. 21, 1933, in Greenway, the son of the late John and Alice Reed Creek. He was preceded in death by one son, Larry Creek; and two brothers, Clifford Creek and Jack Creek...

Lola Marie Perry (12/10/04)
Lola Marie Perry, 95, of Piggott, died Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004, in the Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Crystal City, Mo. She was born April 22, 1909, in Piggott, the daughter of the late John and Nellie Morgan Mowery. She was united in marriage to Alvin Perry on Sept. 15, 1929. They had three sons...

Nora Bessie Dover (12/10/04)
Nora Bessie Dover, 81, of Pollard, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004, in the Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott. She was born March 30, 1923, in Piggott, the daughter of the late John W. and Offa N. Vaughn Johnson. She was united in marriage to Leniel Dover on March 12, 1941. They had three children...

Jerry Reams (12/10/04)
Jerry Reams, 69, of Piggott, died Monday, Dec. 6, 2004. He is survived by his wife, Betty Reams; two daughters, Kathryn Hoggard and Lee Ann Scott; seven grandchildren; one brother, Ronnie Reams; two sisters, Melba Walker and Nina Blades. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday (today) in the Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home Chapel...

Jerry Reams (12/15/04)
Jerry Reams, 69, of Piggott died Monday, Dec. 6, 2004, in the St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born Jan. 5, 1935, in Union City, Tenn., the son of the late Emmett Lee and Mattie Lee Roney Reams. He was united in marriage to Betty Crittenden on Dec. 27, 1954. They had three children...

Hubert Elmer Flynt (12/15/04)
Hubert Elmer Flynt, 89, of Rector died Friday, Dec. 10, 2004, at the Piggott Community Hospital. He was born in Dawson, Texas, to the late Rufus E. and Mary Ward Flynt. He served his community as a teacher, principal and was an active member of the Retired Teachers Association. He was a member of the Church of Christ for many years, attending at Greenway during his later years...

Donald Creek (12/15/04)
Donald Creek, 71, of Paragould, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004, in the Veterans Hospital in Poplar Bluff. He was born Sept. 21, 1933, in Greenway, the son of the late John and Alice Reed Creek. He was preceded in death by one son, Larry Creek; and two brothers, Clifford Creek and Jack Creek...

Marcus Dominick Hilton (12/15/04)
Marcus Dominick Hilton, 27, of New Orleans, La., formerly of Greenway, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004, in New Orleans. He was born May 24, 1977, in Houston, Texas, the son of William Frederick Hilton and Susan Chapman Hilton. He was preceded in death by his father, William Frederick Hilton...

Danny Wyatt (12/15/04)
Danny Wyatt, 76, of Nimmons died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, in the Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett. He was born Feb. 26, 1928, in Leadington, Mo., the son of the late Obine and Mary Okla Henderson Wyatt. He was united in marriage to Flora Fay Liles on July 7, 1944. They had four children...

Theresa Ann Pentecost Creameans (12/15/04)
Theresa Ann Pentecost Creameans, 35, of Rector, formerly of Corning, died Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2004, in the Barnes Jewish Medical Center in St. Louis after a long illness. She was born in Dowagiac, Mich., on July 10, 1969, the daughter of the late Earline Williams Pentecost and Johnny L. Pentecost...

Sarah L. Hollis McGann (12/23/04)
Sarah L. Hollis McGann, 84, of Northville, Mich., died Nov. 30, 2004. She was born June 24, 1920, in Piggott. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert McGann; and one son, Grover Shepard. She is survived by two sons, Larry Shepard and wife, Jary, and Dave Shepard and wife, Judy; one daughter, Jeanne Parlette and husband, Jim; daughter-in-law, Janice Shepard; brother, Bill Hollis and wife, Gwenie; 13 grandchildren and 22 great-granchildren...

Walter Anthony Hall (12/23/04)
Walter Anthony Hall, 43, of Rector, died Saturday Dec. 18, 2004, in Lexington, Tenn. He was born March 15, 1961, in Oceanside, Calif., to the late Virgil O'Neal Hall and Audrey Adalia (Boucher) Hall and was married April 3, 1978, to Angela Kay Walton Hall, who survives...

Roxie Mae Moore Brent (12/23/04)
Roxie Mae Moore Brent, 109, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Pollard, died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004, in the Cedar Gate Nursing Home in Poplar Bluff. She was born June 2, 1895, in Mississippi, the daughter of the late John T. and Eunie Floyd Hughes. She married J.A. Moore on January 15, 1915. To this union four sons were born. He preceded her in death on Nov. 22, 1969. She married C.L. Brent and he also preceded her in death...

Carroll "Dink" Gurley (12/30/04)
Carroll "Dink" Gurley of Piggott died Dec. 13, 2004. He was born Sept. 1, 1938, in Greenway, the son of the late Orville and Dorothy Webster Gurley. He is survived by two sons, Kevin Gurley and wife, Tracy, of Piggott and Michael Gurley of Piggott; four grandchildren, Allison and Reese Gurley, and Kristin Crittenden and Tabitha Gurley; one sister, Barbara Renard and husband, Don, of Madison, Ala.; one brother, Ronnie Gurley and wife, Kay, of Greenway; and other relatives and friends...

Edmon A. Johnson (12/30/04)
Edmon A. Johnson, 77, of Paducah, Ky., formerly of Piggott, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2004, in Paducah. He was born Sept. 16, 1927, in Piggott, the son of the late Jimmy and Delcie Boshears Johnson. He was united in marriage to Jean Kathrine Davis. They had one daughter...

Leniel Adrian Dover (12/30/04)
Leniel Adrian Dover, 81, of Pollard died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, in the Piggott Community Hospital. He was born July 4, 1923, in Pollard, the son of the late Claud and Katie Maples Dover. He was united in marriage to Nora Bessie Dover on March 12, 1941. They had three children...

Eulalia Mayo (12/30/04)
Eulalia Mayo, 83, of Jonesboro, formerly of Piggott, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, in St. Augustine, Fla. She was born Feb. 2, 1921, in Pollard, the daughter of the late Louie Seth and Lula Mae Hoggard Settlemoir. She was united in marriage to Lester Mayo on April 29, 1939. They had two children...

Imogene "Genie" Bradshaw (12/30/04)
Imogene "Genie" Bradshaw, 43, of Piggott died Friday, Dec. 24, 2004, in the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born Jan. 8, 1961, in Piggott, the daughter of the late Prentice O. and Gladys Woods Weller. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Fay Higdon; and one brother, Prentice E. Weller...

Don Settlemoir (12/30/04)
Don Settlemoir, 66, of St. Francis died Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004, in the St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born Dec. 29, 1937, in St. Francis, the son of the late Orla M. and Ada Boyd Settlemoir. He was united in marriage to Carolyn Brown on April 11, 1968. They had two children...