Obituaries from July 2009

Walter Price Massey (07/29/09)
Walter Price Massey, 58, of Piggott, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2009, at his home in Piggott. He was born January 18, 1951, in Patterson, Ark., and was the son of the late Walter P. and Vernie Lucille (Fry) Massey. He was united in marriage to Rebecca Diann McKenzie on June 21, 1970. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Garland Dewayne Massey, Bobby Joe Massey and Jerry Allen Massey, and one sister, Jeri Sue Massey...

Rex Blair Smart (07/22/09)
Rex Blair Smart, 74, of McDougal, died July 18, 2009, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born February 4, 1935, near Crockett to the late Dan and Thronie (Blair) Smart. He was retired from the Delta Asphalt Company and currently serving as a member of the Clay County Quorum Court. He also enjoyed quail hunting and listening to bluegrass gospel music...

Ronald Earl Rigdon (07/22/09)
Ronald Earl Rigdon, 52, of Corning, passed away Friday, July 17, 2009. He was born November 30, 1956, in Piggott, and was the son of the late J.V. and Janice (Robinson) Rigdon. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Jesse and Alice Rigdon and Jewell and Edith Robinson...

Ralph Fredrick Waller (07/15/09)
Ralph Fredrick Waller, son of the late Joseph Andrew Waller and Clara (Rothley) Waller, was born June 5, 1921, in Holcomb, Mo., and departed this life July 11, 2009, at the age of 88 years, one month and six days at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett...

Nolan Braden (07/15/09)
Nolan Braden, 88, of Pollard, died Saturday, July 11, 2009, at the V.A. Hospital in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was born March 1, 1921, in Senath, and was the son of the late James Oscar and Jennie (Nuckolls) Braden...

Marian Sue Tate (07/15/09)
Marian Sue Tate, 59, died July 9, 2009, at the General Baptist Nursing Home at Campbell, Mo. Formerly of Piggott, she was born in Detroit, Mich., October 11, 1949, to the late Julos and Flora (Reagan) Owen. She was of the Baptist faith and worked for the Area Agency on Aging...

Ila Marie Crow (07/15/09)
Ila Marie Crow, 91, died July 8, 2009, at her home in Sterling Heights, Mich. She lived in Sterling Heights for 21 years and in Warren for 30 years. She was born in Piggott on August 16, 1917, to the late Harvey Gower and Grace Truman (Warren) Gower. She was a member of Parkview Church of Christ and retired from Martain Place Hospital in Madison Heights as a Housekeeping Executive...

Gerald Wayne McDonald (07/08/09)
Cmdr. Gerald W. McDonald, PhD., retired, 76, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 13, 2009. Gerry fought a brave, hard battle against Alzheimer's dementia, which was especially frustrating for him as he was an exceptionally brilliant man...

Lyndell Brown (07/08/09)
Lyndell "Linda" Fay (Lack) Brown, 72, of Canon, Ga., died Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at her home. She was born March 25, 1937, in Clay County and was the second of six children born to the late Cecil Lack and Almareda (Haywood) Lack...

Harold Midkiff (07/01/09)
Harold Midkiff, 61, of Rector passed away June 25, 2009, at the NEA Hospital in Jonesboro. He was born October 17, 1947 to the late Roy and Johnnie (Reynolds) Midkiff in Clay County...

John Carlton (07/01/09)
John Allen Carlton, 61, lost his valiant battle with cancer on June 23, 2009. He was born May 24, 1948, in Denton, Texas, and was raised on a ranch in Hartshorne, Okla. John was very proud of his Western heritage, which was so lovingly instilled in him by his parents, Bill and Mary Carlton...