Obituaries from April 2009

Lula Marie Carter (04/30/09)
Lula Marie Carter, 82, died peacefully in her home on the 24th day of April, 2009. Mrs. Carter, a resident of Cleveland, Texas, since 1984, was born in Piggott, Arkansas, on May 4, 1926. She attended Williams College for two years. ...

Patsy Yvonne Garner (04/16/09)
Patsy Yvonne Garner was born April 3, 1942 in Pollard, the daughter of the late Roy Elmer and Beedie Savannah (Carter) Blocker. She left this life on April 4, 2009 at the General Baptist Nursing Home, where she had been a resident since Jan. of 2007...

Charles Allen Watson (04/08/09)
Charles Allen Watson, 59, of Pocahontas died Sunday, April 5, 2009, at UAMS in Little Rock. He was born Feb. 25, 1950, in Piggott. He was preceded in death by his father, Doyle (Ken) Watson. Survivors include his wife, Sharon Watson of the home; two sons, Jeff Watson of Pocahontas and Charlie Ruff and wife Geneva of Fayetteville; one sister, Alleyne Essary of Poplar Bluff; two grandchildren, Savanah and Alyssa Ruff, and his mother, Reba Crawford of Poplar Bluff.. ...

Ruby Dale Crowson (04/01/09)
Ruby Dale Crowson, 95, of Piggott died Thursday, March 26, 2009, at Piggott Community Hospital. She was born March 24, 1914, in Letona, Ark., and was the daughter of the late Thomas Allen and Maudie Bell (Graddy) Duncan...

Douglas Parker (04/01/09)
Douglas Parker, 65, of Greenway died Saturday, March 28, 2009, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born Feb. 15, 1944, in Piggott to the late Claude and Lois (Cowgill) Parker...

Fred Baty (04/01/09)
Fredie Leo "Fred" Baty, 66, of Hillsboro, Mo., formerly of St. Charles, Mo., died Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at Hillsboro. He was born May 26, 1942, at Greenway and was the son of the late Leo and Ova (Wilkes) Baty...