Obituaries from April 2006

Martha Marie Blurton (04/26/06)
Martha Marie Blurton, 62, of Ellsinore, Mo., died Saturday, April 15, 2006, at her residence. She was born on Feb. 22, 1944, in Wardell, Mo., the daughter of the late Cecil Hampton and Ruth Cheshire Hampton. She was united in marriage to Limuel Blurton on July 16, 1966, in Wardell, Mo...

Paul E. Alderson (04/26/06)
Paul E. Alderson, 70 years and nine months, of Fredericktown, Mo., died Thursday, April 6, 2006, at Parkland Regional Medical Center in Farmington, Mo. He was born in Clay County, Ark., June 14, 1935, the son of the late William and Eva (Pierson) Alderson...

Jimmy D. McLeskey (04/19/06)
Jimmy D. McLeskey, 70, of Elizabeth, Ark., died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2006, at his daughter's home in Jonesboro. Born in Piggott, he moved to Jonesboro in 1964 and had moved to Elizabeth about five years ago. He was a building contractor and a Navy veteran...

Roland Ervin Thornton (04/19/06)
Roland Ervin Thornton, 84, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Piggott, died Saturday, April 15, 2006, in the Veterans Hospital in Poplar Bluff. He was born April 28, 1921, in Roby, Mo., the son of the late D.D. and Mary Adeline Davenport Thornton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother and five sisters...

Johnnie Lee McCullough (04/19/06)
Johnnie Lee McCullough, 75, of Hot Springs died on Tuesday, April 11, 2006, in a Hot Springs hospital. He was born on Aug. 7, 1930, in Webb, Miss., the son of the late Wilson W. McCullough and Jewell (Scott) McCullough. He attended Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church...

Martha Marie Blurton (04/19/06)
Martha Marie Blurton, 62, of Ellsinore, Mo., died Saturday, April 15, 2006, at her residence. She was born on Feb. 22, 1944, in Wardell, Mo., the daughter of the late Cecil Hampton and Ruth Cheshire Hampton. She was united in marriage to Limuel Blurton on July 16, 1966, in Wardell, Mo...

James Ray Atkison (04/19/06)
James Ray Atkison, 81, of Little Rock, formerly of Piggott, died on Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at the John McClellan V.A. Hospital in Little Rock. He was born Oct. 18, 1924, the son of the late Benjamin Percy and Mable Beatrice (Hill) Atkison. While serving as a sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II, he received eight Bronze Stars. During his time in the Army he served as a small engine mechanic...

Vera Herring (04/19/06)
Vera Herring, 91, of McDougal died Friday, April 14, 2006, in the Gideon Care Center in Gideon, Mo. She was born Jan. 1, 1915, in Senath, Mo., the daughter of the late John and Frances Barker Sutfin. She was united in marriage to Connride Herring on Oct. 1, 1938. He preceded her in death on Oct. 12, 1989...

Betty Sue (Roden) Bailey (04/19/06)
Betty Sue (Roden) Bailey, 76, of Greenway died Friday, April 14, 2006, at Piggott Community Hospital. She was born Sept. 5, 1929, the daughter of William and Hallie (Pugh) Roden in Brilliant, Ala. On Jan. 28, 1948, she was united in marriage to Leslie Bailey in Piggott. He preceded her in death on June 8, 2004...

Opal Thomas (04/19/06)
Opal Thomas, 79, of Piggott died Monday, April 17, 2006, at Piggott Community Hospital. She was born Dec. 31, 1926, in Crockett, the daughter of the late John Henry and Ina Branson Easterwood. She was united in marriage to Clarence "Wimpy" Thomas on Nov. 29, 1947. They had three children...

James B. Stout (04/12/06)
James B. Stout, 85, formerly of Paragould, died April 4, 2006, in Montrose, Mich. Born Aug. 28, 1920, in the Friendship Township, he retired from Buick in Flint, Mich., and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife, Audrey Stout; his parents, Frank and Mattie Stout; three children, and several brothers and sisters...

Tennie Johnson (04/12/06)
Tennie Johnson, 96, of Jonesboro died on Thursday, April 6, 2006, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born Jan. 13, 1910, in Piggott, the daughter of the late Victor and Nora Toombs Wright. She was united in marriage to Fonzie Johnson. He preceded her in death on Dec. 16, 1974...

Edward Leon Poe (04/12/06)
Edward Leon Poe, 76, formerly of Piggott died on Friday, April 7, 2006, at the Life Care Center of La Center, Ky. He was born Sept. 22, 1929, the son of the late Manny and Maudie (Youngblood) Poe. He was married to Geneva Pillow on March 29, 1951. He was a loving husband and father, a member of Hitt's Chapel General Baptist Church and worked as a carpenter building church pews...

Hazel Lorene Randolph (04/12/06)
Hazel Lorene Randolph, 75, of Piggott, died Saturday, April 8, 2006, in St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born Sept. 12, 1930, in Piggott, the daughter of the late Jack and Marie Wiley Warren. She was united in marriage to Landon Randolph on July 1, 1952. He preceded her in death on May 23, 1973...

Alma Laverne "Aunt Tootsie" Elkins (04/12/06)
Alma Laverne "Aunt Tootsie" Elkins, 73, of Piggott died on Wednesday, April 5, 2006, in the Murphy Health and Rehabilitation Center in Piggott. She was born Oct. 30, 1932, in Campbell, the daughter of the late Oscar Holman and Violet Lee Berry. She was united in marriage to Norman Elkins on Dec. 6, 1948...

Robert H. Breeden (04/05/06)
Robert H. Breeden, 97, of Russellville, who co-owned the Clay County Democrat for 20 years with Ron and Nancy Kemp, died Saturday, March 25, 2006, at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Russellville. In addition to the Clay County Democrat, Breeden and the Kemps also owned the Piggott Times, the Northeast Arkansas Town Crier in Manila, the Campbell (Mo.) Citizen and the Dunklin County Press in Senath, Mo...