Obituaries

Sandra Kay Blume (04/02/08)
Sandra Kay Blume, 64, of House Springs, Mo., died Monday, March 24, 2008, at her home. Born Aug. 18, 1943, in St. Louis, to the late Herbert Peter and Vera M. (Moeller) Schmidt, she had worked as a real estate agent, as well as performed numerous duties as a housewife. She was married to Jerome Blume on Aug. 19, 1977 in Clayton, Mo...

Carolyn June Flaaen (04/02/08)
Carolyn June Flaaen, 64, of Rush Hill, Mo., died March 23, 2008, at the Audrain Medical Center in Mexico, Mo. She was born July 25, 1942, in Pollard, the daughter of the late Willard and Osa Mae Matchett Forrest. Survivors include a son, Adrain Thrasher of Clinton, Ill.; a daughter, Donna Morey of Rush Hill, Mo.; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends...

Alza Girtue Kirk Hil (04/02/08)
Alza Girtue Kirk Hill was born Nov. 17, 1906, in Randolph County near Eleven Points to J.R. and Birdie Kirk. She died Monday, March 24, 2008, in Randolph Home at the age of 101. She was the oldest of nine children and was preceded in death by both parents; two sisters, Alva Gearhart and Louise Luter; five brothers, Theodore, Thaniel, Thadis, Troy and Louis Kirk; three grandsons, infant Hale, Denny Hill and Zachary Hill; two sons, James Hill and Johnny Hill. ...

Ruby H. Huffman (04/02/08)
Ruby H. Huffman, 71, of Greenway, died Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell. She was born Aug. 18, 1936, the daughter of the late Clarence Mack and Erma Bell Huffman. She was a member of the Greenway Baptist Church in Greenway...

James D. "Jim" Jordan (04/02/08)
James D. "Jim" Jordan, 77, of Piggott died Monday, March 24, 2008, in the Piggott Community Hospital. He was born Aug. 10, 1930, the son of the late Dorris and Lena Easley Jordan. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sue Jordan; two sisters, Betty Lou Jordan and Geraldine Jordan, and a brother, George Jordan...

James Ora "Orie" Smart (04/02/08)
James Ora "Orie" Smart, 93, of Memphis, formerly of Piggott, died Monday, March 31, 2008, in Memphis. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at the South Thornton Street Church of Christ in Piggott. Burial will be in the Woodland Heights Cemetery at Rector...

Lawrence Beckwith (04/19/08)
Lawrence Beckwith, 82, of Union, Miss., died Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at Laird Hospital in Union. He was born Sept. 11, 1925, in Pollard, the son of the late James and Dottie Ball Beckwith. He was also preceded in death by three sisters, Zora Ray, Dovie Yow and Sara Lee Starks, and a brother, Franklin Beckwith...

Velna Winton Davis (04/19/08)
Velna Winton Davis, 96, of Piggott, died Friday, April 4, 2008, in the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born Nov. 25, 1911, in Piggott, the daughter of the late Elbert Royall and Letha Carpenter Winton...

Eunice Nola Harris (04/19/08)
Eunice Nola Harris, 93, of Piggott, died Monday, March 31, 2008, in the Murphy Health and Rehabilitation Center in Piggott. She was born April 3, 1914, in Salem, Ark., the daughter of the late Joseph and Roxie Tucker Newberry...

Betty Marie Cate (04/19/08)
Betty Marie Cate, 74, of Corning died Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. She was born Oct. 5, 1933 in Palatka, Ark. She was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening, quilting and sewing. ...

Mary Morrison (04/19/08)
Mary Morrison, 92, of Corning died Sunday, April 13, 2008 at The Meadows in Corning. She enjoyed quilting, gardening and visiting with friends at the senior citizens center. She was a member of the McDougal Church of Christ...

Rena Smith (04/19/08)
Rena Smith, 92, of Piggott died Tuesday, April 8, 2008, in the Heritage Nursing Center in Kennett. She was born Dec. 10, 1915, in Malden, the daughter of the late Jack and Vera Williams Edwards. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Steve Edwards...

Lura Mable Turman (04/19/08)
Lura Mable Turman, 91, of Hot Springs died Saturday, April 12, 2008. She was born Jan. 19, 1917, at Piggott, to Rolla Throgmorton and Janie (Brandon) Throgmorton. She was a beautician for over 40 years, working until she was 82 years of age, and was a member of Aldridge Road Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ellsworth Truman; her parents, and 10 siblings...

Hazel Pillow Johnson (04/23/08)
Hazel Pillow Johnson, 92, of Berkley, Mich., died Monday, April 14, 2008, at William Beaumont Hospital in Michigan. She was born June 4, 1915, in Pollard to the late Rev. Samuel Pillow and Nora Johnson Pillow. She was united in marriage to the late Ruel Leslie Johnson Dec. 25, 1936 and the couple had three children. She had been a resident of Berkley since 1947...

Kathy Ann Tilmon (04/23/08)
Kathy Ann Tilmon, 46, of Greenway and formerly of Braggadocio, Mo., died Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at the Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center at Kennett. She was born June 9, 1961, in Hayti, the daughter of Jack Lawhorn and Delores Moyers Gray. She married John Tilmon June 25, 1995, in Braggadocio...

Clifford Featherston (04/30/08)
Clifford Featherston, 83, of Marmaduke died Monday, April 21, 2008, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Born July 19, 1924, in Clay County to the late John and Myrtle (Hubble) Featherston, he was a farmer and enjoyed showing horses and working with bird dogs...

Lena Langdon (04/30/08)
Lena Langdon, 87, of Piggott died Friday, April 25, 2008, at her home. She was born Jan. 13, 1921, in Parma, Mo., the daughter of the late William Samuel and Hallie Jane Maxwell Romine. She was united in marriage to Fred Langdon on Aug. 14, 1937...

Alma L. Moore (04/30/08)
Alma L. Moore, 102, of Piggott, died Monday April 28, 2008, in the Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett. She was born February 16, 1906, in Fredricktown, Mo., and was the daughter of the late Greenville and Elizabeth Hector Duckworth...

Leova M. Rogers (04/30/08)
Leova "Lee" M. (Baty) Rogers died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at the Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Festus, Mo. She was born May 27, 1931, in Greenway to Leo and Ova (Wilkes) Baty and they preceded her in death. ...

Jerry VanWinters (04/30/08)
Jerry VanWinters, Jr., 36, of Leoma, Tenn., died Sunday, April 20, 2008, in Crockett Hospital in Lawrenceburg, Tenn. He was born Sept. 5, 1971, in Poplar Bluff, and was the son of Jerry and Shirley Whitcomb VanWinters...

Danile Wallace (04/30/08)
Danile Evil Wallace, 55, of Piggott, formerly of Florida, died Thursday, April 24, 2008, at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 21, 1952, the son of the late Evell and Glendine (Tomberlin) Wallace...