Obituaries

Lowell Mae Lindsey (01/02/08)
Lowell Mae Lindsey, 86, of Rector died Monday, Dec. 24, at the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell, Mo. Born March 7, 1921, in Ponotoc, Miss., to the late Wilson D. and Anna Bell Turner Lindsey, he was married to Margaret Rutledge on May 22, 1942...

Loretta J. Wagster (01/02/08)
Loretta J. Wagster 65, of Piggott, died Monday, Dec. 24, 2007, in the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born April 7, 1942, in Cooter, Mo., and was the daughter of the late Iver and Myrtle Crow Glenn. She was united in marriage to Dallas Wagster on May 10, 1960...

Mona Rose Gossett Bare (01/10/08)
Mona Rose Gossett Bare, 73, of Piggott, died Monday, December 31, 2007. She was born January 1, 1934, and was the daughter of the late Millage Baxter and Mildred Marie Campbell Gossett. Mona was a loving daughter and sister, a very giving, generous person with many wonderful talents. She loved the Lord and shared His gift of salvation with many people...

Helen Norene Byrd (01/10/08)
Helen Norene Byrd, 88, of Pocahontas, passed away January 6, 2008, in Randolph County Nursing Home in Pocahontas. She was born January 14, 1919, in Pollard, and was the daughter of the late Clyde and Emma Battles Conley. She was united in marriage to Shirley Byrd on February 27, 1934...

Leland D. Fletcher Sr. (01/10/08)
Leland D. Fletcher Sr., age 86, of Jefferson City, Mo., died Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at the Capital Region Medical Center. He was born December 13, 1921 in Pollard, the son of William and Ada Stairs Fletcher, both deceased. He was married on June 8, 1941 in Rector to Euvila Jane Carpenter who survives at the home...

Delores J. Gossett (01/10/08)
Delores J. Gossett, daughter of the late Otis Johnson and Clara Kirk Johnson, was born Feb. 20, 1934 in Crow, W. Va., and died at her residence in Dexter, Mo., on Dec. 29, 2007, at the age of 73 years. Mrs. Gossett was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dexter, Order of the Eastern Star and Missouri Southern Healthcare Auxiliary...

Willie "Bill" L. Hubbard (01/10/08)
Willie "Bill" L. Hubbard, 77, of McDougal, died Thursday, January 3, 2008, in the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born February 2, 1930, in Tuckerman, and was the son of the late Clarence and Tommie Prysock Hubbard. He was united in marriage to Ruth Parrish and Omagene McDowell. They both preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters...

Margie Mae Jones (01/10/08)
Margie Mae Jones, 86, the daughter of the late Riley and Lottie (Parton) Book of Durand, Mich., formerly of Piggott, died Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at the McLauren Regional Medical Center in Flint, Mich. She was born March 20, 1921 in Greenway. She was married to the Rev. Forrest C. Jones in Kennett on June 10, 1939. The couple had seven children. He preceded her in death on Dec. 5, 2006...

Joan Evelyn McCarty (01/10/08)
Joan Evelyn McCarty, 53, of Pollard, passed away Monday, December 31, 2007, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born September 1, 1954, in Brinkley, and was the daughter of the late Ruben and Evelyn Marie Johnson Duncan. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Jessica McCarty and her brother, Charles Duncan...

Billy Shields (01/10/08)
Billy Shields, 63, of Tulsa, Okla., formerly of Rector, died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007, at Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa. Born March 27, 1944, in Drain, Ore., he attended Rector High School. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and served on the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier...

Scott Alan Farmer (01/17/08)
Scott Alan Farmer, 34, of Marmaduke died Friday, Jan. 11, at his home. He was born in Paragould on Jan. 29, 1973, to Dennis and Barbara (Runyan) Farmer. Farmer was of the Baptist faith, worked at Emerson Electric in Paragould as a machine operator for 12 years and will be remembered as an avid hunter and fisherman...

Jimmie L. Hoggard Sr. (01/17/08)
Jimmie L. Hoggard Sr., 71, of Piggott, passed away Sunday, January 13, 2008, at the Grand Manor Nursing Home in St. Louis. He was born September 9, 1936, in Milligan Ridge, Ark., and was the son of the late Nelson S. and Augusta Lindley Hoggard. He was preceded in death by four sisters: Mary Benefield, Alta Millingan, Lucy Ridley, and Gladys Nash; and five brothers: Nelson, Homer, Robert, Druey, and Jess Hoggard...

Charles Rutledge Dalton (01/17/08)
Funeral services for Charles Rutledge Dalton, 42, Rocky Mount, N.C., were held Jan. 3 at Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel in Lawton, Okla., with Rev. Wi Pyo Hong, pastor, Korean First Baptist Church, officiating. Mr. Dalton died Monday, Dec. 31, 2007, in Rocky Mount...

Andrew E. "Andy" Niederkorn (01/23/08)
Andrew E. "Andy" Niederkorn, a 1976 graduate of Greenway High School, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. He was born May 5, 1958, in Paragould and moved to Jacksonville, Fla., in May 1976. He was the owner of Hard Times of Jax long haul trucking company...

D. M. (Buster) Morris (01/23/08)
D. M. (Buster) Morris of Paragould died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008. Morris was born on March 15, 1913, near Rector. He was the son of Melvin and Grace Easton Morris. His father preceded him in death while the family was fairly young and his mother was remarried to W.J. Rogers, a man Morris admired greatly. That marriage joined two families together with a wide age range...

George Michael Richter (01/23/08)
George Michael Richter, 88, of Chicago died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008, in Crystal Lake, Ill. He was born Jan. 13, 1920, in Junction City, Wis., and was the son of the late Stephen and Anna Skibiki Richter. He was united in marriage to Erma Lee Perry on Sept. 8, 1945, and the couple had three children...

Abigail Braman (01/30/08)
Abigail Braman, 48, of Kennett, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, in Baptist East Medical Center in Memphis. She was born Aug. 21, 1959, in Piggott. She is survived by three children, Carlene Hickman, Damien Tinsley and wife Linda, and Carrie Tinsley, all of Kennett; seven grandchildren, Tyler Mantz, Cody Mantz, Parrish Mantz, Sebastian Stokes, Tehya Tinsley, Amethyst Pittman and Tinnasha Pittman; her parents, Belle and Jim Cauble; three sisters, Vicky Owens of Piggott, Karen Benson of Holcomb and Elizabeth Branter of Kennett; five nieces and three nephews; and many other relatives and friends.. ...

Ira Fautheree (01/30/08)
Ira Fautheree, Jr., 39, of Piggott, died Jan. 27, 2008. He was born Jan. 17, 1969, in Baton Rouge, La., and was the son of Ira and Betty Ardoin Fautheree. He is survived by his parents, Ira and Betty Fautheree of Piggott; twin sons, Trey and Troy; a daughter, Kayla Fautheree of Illinois; a sister, Yolanda Hatten of Mississippi, and many other relatives and friends...

Dwight Denver Gribble (01/30/08)
Dwight Denver Gribble, 85, of Garden City, Mich., died Jan. 20, 2008, in Michigan. He was born Sept. 8, 1922, in Boydsville and was the son of the late William R. and Myrtle Carpenter Gribble. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Dennis Gribble...

Arvilene Marcelle (Bradsher) Hardin (01/30/08)
Arvilene Marcelle (Bradsher) Hardin, 80, of Piggott, formerly of Marmaduke, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, at Piggott Community Hospital. Mrs. Hardin was born Feb. 9, 1927, to the late Arvin and Cleoffie Starnes Bradsher. She had lived in this area all of her life. She was of the Methodist faith and enjoyed writing poetry, singing and volunteering at nursing homes...

Bonnie Todd (01/30/08)
Bonnie Todd, 65, of Hardy, formerly of Piggott, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2008, at the St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born Dec. 23, 1942, in Piggott, the daughter of Marion Thomas and Ruth Harvill Harmon. She was united in marriage to Marion Leroy Todd on Dec. 1, 1961. The couple had three sons...