Obituaries from March 2003

Betty Cashion (03/26/03)
Betty Cashion, 59, of Clarkton, Mo., died Friday, March 21, 2003, in St. Bernards Regional Medical Center at Jonesboro. She was born Oct. 23, 1943, in Senath, Mo. The daughter of the late Johnny Vernon and Flo Ella Mosley Montgomery. She was united in marriage to James Cashion on March 12, 1976...

Dr. Marvin "Wayne" Gould (03/26/03)
Dr. Marvin "Wayne" Gould, 66, of Marmaduke died Friday, March 21, 2003, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. He was born May 30, 1936, in Rector. He was a minister, teaching for 37 years. He was the former principal of Marmaduke School, superintendent of Greenway School, high school principal at Delaplaine, college professor in Kingsville, Texas, and former Southeast Missouri State professor for 12 years...

Lona Lee Warf (03/26/03)
Lona Lee Warf, 83, of Piggott died Friday, March 21, 2003, in Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott. She was born November 15, 1919, in Bloomfield, Mo., the daughter of the late Phonie F. and Cealy F. Butler Gibson. She was united in marriage to Leo Warf in 1939...

Jerry Lynn Crain (03/26/03)
Jerry Lynn Crain, 54, of Piggott died March 23, 2003, in the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. He was born Oct. 1, 1948, in Boydsville, the son of Andrew Clifton and Helen Dalton Crain. Mr. Crain enjoyed watching sports and taking care of scoreboards for Little League Baseball and Pee-Wee Basketball games in Piggott for several years...

Reba Mae Tucker (03/26/03)
Reba Mae Tucker, 64, of Arkadelphia, formerly of Piggott, died Thursday, March 20, 2003, in the Baptist Hospital in Arkadelphia. She was born November 25, 1938, the daughter of the late Lester and Elgie Corbison Tucker. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Geanetta Faye Nixon and two sisters, Marion White and Sharon Hickman...

Edward "J.L." Birmingham (03/26/03)
Edward "J.L." Birmingham, 76, of Columbia, Mo., died March 22, 2003, at Boone Hospital Center. He was born August 18, 1926, in Greenville, Mo., the son of John Riley and Flossie L. King Birmingham. On June 7, 1945, he married Mary Ruth Turner in Piggott, and she survives. He served with the U.S. Navy. Mr. Birmingham moved to Boone County, Mo., in 1950. He was the owner and operator of Birmingham's Antiques and Used Furniture from 1966-1987 until his retirement...

Edith Olivia Duckworth (03/26/03)
Edith Olivia Duckworth, 81, of Jonesboro, formerly of Greenway, died Friday, March 21, 2003, in the St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born June 29, 1921, in Monette, Ark., the daughter of the late Harvey and Ethel Owen Speakes...

Luther Stanley "Stan" King (03/26/03)
Luther Stanley "Stan" King, 74, of Mountain Home died Monday, March 17, 2003, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born July 22, 1928 in Amarillo, Tx., to Bert and Josephine Brissenden King. Mr. King married Doris Carter in Rector on June 26, 1954. He was a Quality Control Manager and Industrial Engineer for Ford Motor Company for 32 years and served with the U.S. Navy. He had lived in the Mountain Home area since moving from Plymouth, Mich., in 1987...

William Lane Wagster (03/19/03)
William Lane Wagster, the infant son of Phillip and Carla Wagster, died March 13, 2003, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center. He is survived by his parents, Phillip and Carla Wagster of Piggott; his maternal grandparents, Shirley and Tom Metlow of Chicago and Carl Lewis of Nimmons; his paternal grandparents, Boyce Wagster of St. ...

Mae M. McGuire (03/19/03)
Mae M. McGuire of Piggott died Sunday, March 16, 2003, at Piggott Community Hospital at the age of 88 years. She was born on January 16, 1915, in Clay County, the daughter of Andrew and Janie (Winford) Williams. She was one of seven children, five of which have preceded her in death...

Melissa Ann Thomas McAfee (03/19/03)
Melissa Ann Thomas McAfee, 40, of Caraway died Wednesday, March 12, at St. Bernards Medical Center. She had lived in Monette prior to moving to Caraway three years ago. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Meagan McAfee; her father, Alvin Thomas; her paternal grandparents, Lloyd and Opal Thomas and her maternal grandparents...

Donald Hughes (03/12/03)
Donald Hughes, 74, of Campbell died Sunday, March 9, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born Oct. 14, 1928, in Piggott to Martin and Hettie Allman Hughes. He was united in marriage to Marietta Daffron on Nov. 6, 1949, in Paragould...

Dr. John R. Howell (03/12/03)
Dr. John R. Howell, 30, of Piggott died Friday, March 7, 2003. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 14, in the Hoggard and Sons Chapel with Kevin Murray and Loy Culver officiating. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery. Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home of Piggott is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 13...

Laura May Eaton (03/05/03)
Laura May Eaton, 83, of Rector died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. She was born Aug. 8, 1919, in Rector, the daughter of the late John Sullivan Berry and Mabel (Church) Berry. She was a lifelong member of the community and was a homemaker. She was a member of Glaub-Lone Holly Extension Homemakers Club, Sunday school teacher, and Mary's Chapel General Baptist Church. She loved quilting and taking care of her rose garden...

Stella McGee (03/05/03)
Stella McGee, 88, of Rector died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2003, in the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. She was born Nov. 28, 1914, in Oran, Mo., the daughter of the late William and Mary Riegert Halter. She was united in marriage to Edgar Leon "Bud" McGee on Nov. 13, 1935. To this union one son was born...