Obituaries

Jerry Carl Huffstutler (09/06/06)
Jerry Carl Huffstutler, 64, of Paragould, formerly of Rector, died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006, at NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born June 20, 1942, in Rector to the late Carl and Vinnie Hopper Huffstutler, he was a security guard and a member of Apostolic Pentecost Church in Manila...

Leveeda Whitehorn (09/06/06)
Leveeda Whitehorn, 83, of Hot Springs, formerly of Rector, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006, in Hot Springs. The daughter of the late Cynthia Nettles and Charlie Williams, she was born Aug. 18, 1923, in Clay County and was married Jan. 12, 1945, to Raymond Whitehorn, who preceded her in death March 1, 1995...

Timothy (Tim) Durward Matheny (09/20/06)
Timothy (Tim) Durward Matheny, 48, of San Ignacio, Belize, Central America, son of Douglas and Ilene Matheny of California, Mo., formerly of Rector and Marmaduke, died Aug. 15, 2006, at his home in San Ignacio. He was born May 25, 1958, in Farmington, Mo. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ray and Evelyn Matheny of Rector and Robert and Ruth Moore of Beech Grove, and a nephew, Matt Anderson of California, Mo...

William Aaron Moseley (09/20/06)
William Aaron Moseley, 70, of Rector, died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006, at Kennett NHC. Born July 10, 1936, in Rector to Merlie T. Gardner Moseley and the late F.B. Moseley, he was an auto mechanic. He was married Jan. 18, 2000, to Martha Haynes. Survivors include his mother, Merlie Moseley of Piggott; his wife, Martha, of the home; two daughters, Elizabeth Sue Ashcraft of Bryant and Teresa Judd of Bryant; one step-son, Larry Small of San Diego, Calif.; two step-daughters, Sherry Trinidad of Jackson, Tenn., and Suzanne Foltz of Nashville, Tenn.; two grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.. ...

Willametta M. "Willie" Hoffman (09/20/06)
Willametta M. "Willie" Hoffman, 88, of Chapman, Kan., grandmother of Vickie Smith of Rector, died Friday, Sept. 8, 2006, at Chapman Valley Manor. She was born Feb. 5, 1918, in the Navarre, Kan., community, the daughter of Alby and Cor Sheets, and was married Aug. 20, 1935, to Edward Hoffman, who preceded her in death Oct. 8, 2003. Most of their married life was spent in the Navarre community, before moving to Abilene, Kan. in 1991...

J. W. "Sonny" Grubbs (09/20/06)
J. W. "Sonny" Grubbs, 68, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006 at his residence after a brief illness. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006 in the chapel of Osborn Funeral Home in Shreveport, LA. Officiating will be Monsignor Carson LaCaze. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Greenwood, LA...

Heather Jane Bennett (09/27/06)
Heather Jane Bennett, 23, of Rector, formerly of Marmaduke, died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006 in Memphis. She was born March 5, 1983, in Jonesboro and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Marmaduke. Survivors include her parents, Gene and Brenda Bennett of Marmaduke; one brother, Bryan Bennett of Paragould; four sisters, Kimberly Long of Nashville, Lori James of Searcy, Mindy Wolfenbarger of Rector and Tammy Bennett of Marmaduke, and grandparents, Floyd and Mary Bennett...

Freeda Pearl Taylor (09/27/06)
Freeda Pearl Taylor, age 90, of Jonesboro, formerly of Rector, died Friday, Sept. 22, 2006, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Mrs. Taylor was born Dec. 18, 1915, in Clay County to the late Oscar and Delilah (Trantham) Hill and was married to S.D. "Dutch" Taylor, who preceded her in death in 1995...

Maliyah Isabella Wegner (09/27/06)
Maliyah Isabella Wegner, infant daughter of Carrie Boling and Shiloh Wegner, both of Paragould, was born and died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett, Mo. She also is survived by a sister, Jenna Boling of Paragould, and her grandparents, Roger Boling of Paragould, Lynne Sweet of Okemos, Mich., Philip and Donna Wegner of Paragould, and David and Becky Floyd of Marmaduke...

William Alan Blakemore Hays (09/27/06)
William Alan Blakemore Hays, 20, of Campbell, Mo., died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006, at Campbell. He was born Sept. 9, 1986, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., to Boyce Alan Hays and Diana Suzanne Blakemore. He was a student at Three Rivers Community College and a member of the First Southern Baptist Church in Malden, Mo...