Obituaries

Myron "Mac" McCluney (12/03/03)
Myron "Mac" McCluney, 89, of Sherman, Texas, a native of Rector, died Oct. 16, 2003, in Texas. He was born Feb. 21, 1914, in Rector, the youngest son of James and Katie Pearl McCluney. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Carl and Donald McCluney, and a granddaughter, Jill...

Bobby G. Loveless (12/03/03)
Bobby G. Loveless, 62, of Rector died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. He was born Feb. 9, 1941, in Clay County to the late Estes Loveless and Imogene (Shipley) Loveless. He was employed by Darling for 34 years and had lived most of his life in this community. He was a member of Boydsville Missionary Baptist Church...

Roy McCormick (12/03/03)
Roy McCormick, 86, of Bunker, Mo., formerly of Piggott, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, at Three Rivers Hospital in Poplar Bluff. He was born Aug. 20, 1917, in Piggott to the late Luther McCormick and Leona (Ort) McCormick. He was a retired custodian for the school and a heavy equipment operator. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church...

James M. Moore (12/03/03)
James M. Moore, 73, of Lepanto, father of Kathy Fowler of Rector, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, at Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was a professional musician, a World War II Air Force veteran and a member of the Aeronautics Association and the American Legion...

Oma Beatrice Whitmore (12/03/03)
Oma Beatrice Whitmore, 98, of Rector died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2003, at Rector Healthcare. She was born Oct. 26, 1905, in Illinois to the late Charlie Farmer and Amelia Dyer Farmer. She was a homemaker and a member of the Fifth and Pine Church of Christ...

Hinda Tinsley Thomas (12/17/03)
Hinda Tinsley Thomas, 92, of Rector died Friday, Dec.12, 2003, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. She was born Sept. 8, 1911, in Leonard to the late George and May Tinsley. She was a homemaker and of the Methodist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, A.L. "Happy" Thomas, and one brother, Gilbert Tinsley...

Jimmy West Greenway (12/17/03)
Jimmy West Greenway, 63, of Rector died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born Feb. 12, 1940, in Walcott, he lived in the Rector area all of his life and served the community as a mechanic and service station operator for many years. He was of the General Baptist faith. He was married Jan. 11, 1963, to the former Joan Evans...

Jimmie Wayne Jennings (12/17/03)
Jimmie Wayne Jennings, 53, of Paragould, formerly of Rector, died Monday, Dec.15, 2003. He was born Aug. 29, 1950, in Decatur, Ill., to the late Earl Wayne Jennings and Esta Mae (Jackson) Jennings. He was a deli-bakery manager for Wal-Mart and had lived in the community for 25 years...

Grady Thomas Arnold, Sr. (12/17/03)
Grady Thomas Arnold, Sr., 63, of Rector, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003, at his home. He was born Oct. 23, 2003, in Kennett to the late George Wesley Arnold and Victory Hazel (Self) Arnold. He was a press operator for Emerson Electric, had lived most of his life in the community, and was of the Assembly of God faith. He was married to Barbara Weatherspoon on Feb. 19, 1962...

Glenda L. Randleman Mitchell (12/17/03)
Glenda L. Randleman Mitchell, 77, of St. Peters, Mo., died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, at her home. She was born June 14, 1926, in Jonesboro to the late Hugh A. and Pearl E. Walker. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Gene Randleman, and one sister, Laverne Rigsby...

Warren Walker (12/17/03)
Warren Walker, 37, of Peach Orchard died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003, at his home. He was born Sept. 16, 1966, in Paragould to Larry and Angie Walker and was married Feb. 22, 1999, to Barbara Ellen Fortner. He was a farmer, a member of the Masonic Lodge and attended the United Methodist Church in Corning. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, E.J. Walker...

Dorothy Sanders (12/17/03)
Dorothy Sanders, 67, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003, at her residence. She was a housewife and was of the Jehovah Witness faith. She was born Sept. 8, 1936, in Greenway to the late Johnson Cato and Ader (Potts) Cato. She was married May 6, 1960, in Caruthersville, Mo., to Billy George Sanders. To this union one daughter was born...