Obituaries

Goldie I. Meriwether (07/06/05)
Goldie I. Meriwether, 88, of Largo, Fla., a native of Rector, died Saturday, June 16, 2005, under the care of Hospice. The daughter of the late Singelton and Norah Copeland, she was born Oct. 10, 1916, in Rector. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Donald, and five brothers, Marvin Copeland, Wilson Copeland, Bert Copeland, Sam Copeland and Oran Copeland...

Lillie I. Carlton (07/06/05)
Lillie I. Carlton, 77, of Edgar Springs, Mo., died Tuesday, June 21, 2005, at the Rolla Manor Care Center in Rolla, Mo. She was born Jan. 9, 1928, to the late Charles and Cora Opal (Caldwell) Faught and was married April 14, 1945, to Elmo Carlton, who died March 30, 1998. She also was preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers...

Gerald Wayne Linam (07/06/05)
Gerald Wayne Linam, 60, of Deville, La., formerly of Rector, died Saturday, June 25, 2005, at Hilltop Nursing Center in Pineville, La. Born Jan. 5, 1945, in Rector, to Henry D. and Virginia Gibbs Linam, he was a graduate of Marmaduke High School, owner and operator of Gerald's Repair Service, an avid fisherman and a member of Flagon Creek Bass Club. He also had worked as a repairman for Sears, served four years in the Air Force and was a member of Union Baptist Church in Deville...

Wayne Smythe Taylor Jr. (07/06/05)
Wayne Smythe Taylor Jr., 33, of Memphis, died Monday, June 27, 2005, as a result of an automobile accident in Memphis. Born Jan. 18, 1972, in Nashville, Tenn., he was a waiter at Ruby Tuesday's in Memphis. He was preceded in death by his father, Wayne Smythe Taylor Sr., on Jan. 17, 2005, and his grandparents, Orville and Ruth Deniston of Rector...

Donald Mobley (07/20/05)
Donald Mobley, 93, of Tulsa, Okla., died Thursday, July 15, 2005. Born Sept. 23, 1911, in Rector to the late Dullen and Minnie Mobley, he was a retired shop foreman for W.C. Norris for 33 years. He was a member of Community Baptist Church and loved to golf and garden...

James Howard Lankford (07/27/05)
James Howard Lankford, 86, of Piggott, died Wednesday, July 20, 2005, in the Piggott Community Hospital. He was born Sept. 12, 1918, in Rector, the son of the late James Wylie and Callie Foster Lankford. He was a retired carpenter and custodian for the Piggott School District and was a member of the South Thornton Street Church of Christ in Piggott...

Dale Stafford (07/27/05)
Dale Stafford, 77, of Marmaduke died Sunday, July 24, 2005. Born Nov. 11, 1927, in Rector to the late Ollie and Charlene Stafford, he was a crop adjuster and a member of the First Baptist Church in Marmaduke. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Melvin Stafford...

Edith E. Robertson (07/27/05)
Edith E. Robertson, 95, of Kennett, Mo., died Sunday, July 17, 2005, at Heritage Nursing Center in Kennett. She was born March 21, 1910, in Cardwell to the late William B. Ellege and Ethel May Craig Ellege and was a member of the Harrison Street Church of Christ...