Obituaries from October 2009

Dena Lou Johnson (10/28/09)
Dena Lou Johnson, 44, of Pollard, passed away Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009, at the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born Nov. 29, 1964, in Poplar Bluff, and was the daughter of the late Carl H. and Sarah Lou (Kelso) McNeal. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Charles Lee, Lonnie Joe and Roy Gene McNeal...

James Paul Johnson (10/28/09)
James Paul Johnson, 48, of Holcomb died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, as the result of an auto accident that occurred in Clarkton. He was born June 20, 1961, in South Haven, Mich., and was the son of Robert Lee Johnson and Patsy Johnson-Keating...

Carl B. Rogers (10/28/09)
Carl B. Rogers, 79, of Festus, Mo., died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, at his residence. He was born Nov. 12, 1929, in Rector to the late Obe and Thelma (Hickerson) Rogers. He worked in the maintenance department of the Jefferson County Courthouse for 18 years. He also worked at St. Joe Lead and was a farmer...

Gilbert Hollis (10/28/09)
Gilbert R. Hollis, 69, of Champaign, Ill. passed away in his sleep Sunday, October 25, 2009 at his son's residence. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at the Meadowbrook Community Church, 1902 South Duncan Road in Champaign with Reverend Ron Strack officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 -7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at the church...

Myra Neely (10/28/09)
Myra Aladine Neely, 96, of Fayetteville, Ga. went home to be with the Lord on October 23, 2009 at the Lafayette Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born April 1, 1913 on a farm near Greenway. She was preceded in death by her husband of 73 years, Arvel (Dick) Neely and infant daughter Wanda Lee...

Ronny Oliver (10/28/09)
Ronny Oliver, 60, of Corning died Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at the VA Medical Center in Memphis. He was born May 19, 1949 at Cape Girardeau, Mo. to the late Rex and Mildred Oliver. He was also preceded in death by a step-daughter, Jamey Hovis in July, 1991...

Shirley Gene Benson (10/21/09)
Shirley Gene Benson 78, of Piggott died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born in Richmond, Ind., on Feb. 24, 1931, to the late Roy Lee and Mabel Louise (Newton) Benson...

Theron Nelson (10/21/09)
Theron "Jack" Nelson, 85, of Piggott passed away Friday, Oct. 16, 2009, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born Sept. 28, 1924, in Springfield, Mo., and was the son of the late William B. Nelson and Grace (Mooney) Nelson Snow. He was also preceded in death by his grandmother, Lottie Nichols (Mooney) Permenter Kirk, who was a significant influence in his life...

J.D. Self, Jr. (10/21/09)
J.D. Self, Jr., 88, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, at Baptist Health in North Little Rock. He was born Sept. 22, 1921, in Pike County to John Daniel Self and Mary Keller (Williams) Self. He married Callie Wisenhunt and had lived in Holly Grove for 63 years. ...

Reuben Bell, Sr. (10/21/09)
Reuben Bell, Sr., 89, of Evansville, Ind., passed away Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, at Deaconess Hospital. He was born Aug. 12, 1920, in Piggott. Reuben was a veteran of the United States Army, was retired from Hall and Korn Furniture and had formerly worked for the railroad while living in Nebraska...

Virginia Thompson (10/21/09)
Virginia Thompson, 93, passed away peacefully with loved ones at her side on October 12, 2009. She was born in Piggott January 12, 1916, and was the daughter of Frank and Alma Gower. She was predeceased by three brothers and one sister and her late husband, Hayne Sr., with whom she took many trips around the world before his passing in 1994...

Bonnie Lee Reynolds (10/14/09)
Bonnie Lee Reynolds, 76, of Piggott, formerly of Rector, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, in Kennett. Born Oct. 21, 1932, in Rector to the late A.B. and Etta Outland, she was a member of the Church of Christ and a homemaker...

Renate Sutfin (10/08/09)
Renate Sutfin, 66, of Piggott, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, at the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born March 4, 1943, in Breslau, Germany, and was the daughter of the late John and Irmgard (Boehnig) Klass...

Heloise Kelley (10/08/09)
Heloise Kelley, 84, of Piggott, passed away Saturday, Oct. 5, 2009, at St. Anthony Medical Center in St. Louis, Mo. She was born Aug. 9, 1925, in the Chalk Bluff community of Clay County, and was the daughter of the late Marion and Lula (Evans) Irvin...

Tommy McTyre (10/08/09)
Tommy Lee McTyre, 40, of Harrisonville, Mo., passed away Sept. 26, 2009. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Bailey Nicole McTyre; his father, George McTyre; stepfather, Thomas Melton, and a brother, Douglas McTyre...

Ralph Hampton, Jr. (10/08/09)
Ralph Hampton, Jr. went to be with the Lord on Oct. 1, 2009, at his home. He was born Nov 9, 1927, in Piggott to Ruth and Ralph Hampton, Sr. He attended Arkansas State University, received his B.S.B.A. ...

Imogene Copeland (10/08/09)
Imogene Copeland, 91, of Cotter, Ark., formerly of the Greenway area, passed from this life on Sept. 26, 2009, at the Baxter County Regional Hospice House in Mountain Home. Imogene was born June 18, 1918, to the late Thomas and Ellie (Hill)...