Obituaries from October 2008

Joyce Tanner (10/30/08)
Joyce Tanner, 66, of Piggott, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2008, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born March 10, 1942, in Piggott, and was the daughter of Boyce and Alma Mae (Sherraden) Blake...

Joe Bolton (10/30/08)
Joseph L. Bolton Jr., 45, of Piggott died Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, at Piggott Community Hospital. He was born Nov. 21, 1962, in Rector to Joe Bolton Sr. and Lola Allison Brown. He was married March 27, 2004, to Jana Broadway...

Donald Gene Woolbright (10/30/08)
Donald Gene Woolbright, 67, of Campbell, Mo., died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born Feb. 2, 1941, at Rives, Mo., and was the son Everett and Lossie (Nunnery) Woolbright. He was formerly married to Peggy Thompson. He was a retired foreman for a peach orchard and peddled fruits and vegetables...

Lee J. Holifield (10/15/08)
Lee J. Holifield, 81, of Pollard, died Monday, October 13, 2008, at his home. He was born October 6, 1927, at Crockett, and was the son of the late Thomas and Vernia (Cole) Holifield. He was united in marriage to Loretta Holifield on October 6, 1945...

Judith Dees (10/15/08)
Judith Dees, 55, of Piggott, died Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008, at the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born June 29, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., the daughter of J.C. and Jane (Worley) Larsen. She was united in marriage to Terry Dees on Aug. 31, 1974...

Scottie Eugene Robertson (10/15/08)
Scottie Eugene Robertson, 78, of Piggott, died Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born in Caraway on Jan. 26, 1930, the son of the late Walter and Viola (Kirby) Robertson...

Catherine Reeder (10/15/08)
Catherine Jane Reeder, 79, of Camden, Ark., died Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008, at her home. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Camden and a member of the Hospital Auxiliary, having joined the organization Feb. ...

Carolyn June (C.J.) Simpson (10/15/08)
Carolyn June (affectionately known as "C.J.") Simpson, a beautiful gift from God, was born June 12, 1942, and returned to live with Him forever Oct. 5, 2008, after a brief and courageous battle with cancer...

Bessie B. Mead (10/15/08)
Bessie B. Mead, 93, of Petaluma, Calif., formerly of Piggott, died Sept. 17, 2008. She was born May 12, 1915, in Patterson, Ark., the daughter of the late William Wesley and Ollie Mae Taylor of Piggott...

Ernest J. Hollis Jr. (10/15/08)
Ernest J. Hollis Jr., 74, of Rector died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born Jan. 20, 1934, to the late Ernest and Tessie (Cosby) Hollis. He had retired as a barber after 46 years of service to his customers. He was in the Navy four years, serving on the U.S.S. Iowa during the Korean War...

Kenneth Abney (10/15/08)
Kenneth Earl Abney, 65, of N.H.C. Nursing Home in Kennett, formerly of Piggott, died Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, at the Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett. He was born Oct. 2, 1943, in St. Louis, the son of the late George Willard and Flora Mildred (Miller) Abney...

Harold Porterfield (10/09/08)
Harold Ray Porterfield, 81, prominent Poplar Bluff and Southeast Missouri architect, died suddenly on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. After having served two years in the United States Army during World War II, and attending the University of Arkansas -- Fayetteville School of Architecture, Porterfield began his architectural career moving to Poplar Bluff in early 1950.. ...

Scottie Robertson (10/09/08)
Scottie Robertson, 78, of Piggott, died Monday, October 6, 2008, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, in Hoggard and Sons Chapel with Richard Akins officiating. Burial will be in Piggott Cemetery. Visitation will be held beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday. A complete obituary will appear in next week's paper...

Max Ray Hawk (10/09/08)
Max Ray Hawk, 70, of the Heritage Gardens of Senath, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, in Senath. He was born Jan. 17, 1938, at Delaplaine, the son of the late Joe Frank and Catherine (Watson) Hawk. He was a member of the Church of Christ, was a veteran, worked for years as an ironworker and retired as a security guard...

Marion E. Tucker (10/09/08)
Marion E. Tucker, 87, of Senath died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, at the Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett. He was born April 29, 1921 in Hollywood, Mo., to the late Modie Bailey and Edith (Elliott) Tucker. He married Faye Huffines on March 11, 1956, in Hernando, Miss., and she survives...

Lillian Prince Crass (10/01/08)
Lillian Prince Crass, 85, of Conway died Monday, Sept. 29, 2008. She was born Nov. 22, 1922, in McDougal to John and Mae Garis. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Conway. She was preceded in death by her husband of over 50 years, W.D. Prince of McDougal; son, Joe Prince of McDougal; granddaughter Brandee Hartsfield of Piggott, and grandson Wesley Hartsfield of Porter, Okla...

Gary Thompson (10/01/08)
Gary Thompson, 46, a life-long resident of Piggott, died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He was born Dec. 4, 1961, in Kennett, the son of Billy and Betty (Greer) Thompson...