Obituaries

Thelma Birdwell (11/01/06)
Thelma Birdwell, 69, of Kennett, Mo., died Monday, Oct. 30, 2006, at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett. Born July 5, 1937, in Harrisburg to the late J.W. Settlemire and Rosie Morris Settlemire, she was a retired waitress. Also preceding her in death were a daughter, Alma Joyce Rowland; brothers, Joe, William and Cecil Settlemire, and two sisters, Cordelia Ledbetter and Beatrice Duckworth...

Dorene M. Gordon (11/10/06)
Dorene M. Gordon, 81, of Savoy, Ill., formerly of Rector, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2006, at the Carle Arbours in Savoy. Mrs. Gordon was born Oct. 16, 1925, in Henderson, Minn., to the late Henry Edward and Minnie Martha Griesbach Rau. She was married in August 1945 in Seattle, Wash., to Richard Jacob Gordon, who died Dec. 2, 1999...

Bennie F. England (11/10/06)
Bennie F. England, 89, of Rector died Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006, at Fayetteville Veterans Home in Fayetteville, Ark. Born April 4, 1917, in Many Islands, Ark., to the late Dora and George England, he was retired from the military, having served during World War II and Korea. He also served as city marshal in Whitehall...

Larry Alan Martin (11/10/06)
Larry Alan Martin, 57, of Piggott, died Monday, Oct. 30, 2006, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was an Air Force veteran, a machinist for Federal Mogul and was an active member of the Harmony Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by wives Vicky Broadway Martin and Judy York Martin, mother Willa Dean Martin and son Keith Samples...

Dathel Gilmore (11/10/06)
Dathel Gilmore, 89, of Paragould died Monday, Nov. 6, 2006, at Paragould Nursing Center. She was born Jan. 14, 1917 to the late James and Molly Robertson and was married Oct. 2, 1938, in Marmaduke to Robert Gilmore, who preceded her in death. She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church...

Dennis Michael Barber (11/15/06)
Dennis Michael Barber, 41, of Rector, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2006, at his home. Born Nov. 24, 1964, in Blytheville to Tom Barber and the late Mattie Sue Young, he was a 1983 graduate of Rector High School, a lifelong member of the community and of the Baptist faith...

James Beaton (11/15/06)
James Beaton, 79, of Rector died Monday, Nov. 6, 2006. Born Oct. 14, 1927, in Rector to the late Walter and Leona Beaton, he was a retired farmer and of the General Baptist faith. Also preceding him in death were one brother, Wayne Beaton, and one sister, Onedia Ward...

Charles E. "Chuck" Martin (11/15/06)
Charles E. "Chuck" Martin, 42, of Denver, Colo., a native of Clay County, died Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006, in Denver. Born April 27, 1964, in Piggott, he was a carpet layer and of the Baptist faith. Preceding him in death were his grandparents, Fred and Vera Martin and Jerry and Mary Lewis...

Shirley Lochtan (11/15/06)
Shirley Lochtan, 71, of Greenway, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2006, at the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born February 3, 1935 in Rector and was the daughter of the late Aubry and Bessie McCord Redmon. She was preceded in death by four brothers: Sam, Donald, Bill and Berl Ray Redmon, and one sister Barbara Jinkins...

Myrl Wandean Shelton (11/22/06)
Myrl Wandean Shelton, 89 of Rector died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006, at his home. He was born April 1, 1917, in Rector to the late Henry L. and Hannah M. Shelton. He also was preceded in death by three brothers, Dobie, Cecil and Prentiss Shelton; three sisters, Nora and Jack Shelton and Cleo Faith, and a great-grandchild, Zachery Rees...

Barbara Sue Burns (11/22/06)
Barbara Sue Burns, 73, of Corning died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2006, at Jonesboro. She was born May 23, 1933, at Knob to the late Robert and Eugenia Huckabay. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Cleatus H. Burns; a brother, Wendell O. Huckabay; a sister, Genell Huckabay, and a grandson, Nicky Burns...

E.J. Clayton (11/29/06)
E.J. Clayton, 64, of Rector died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2006, at his home. Born Oct. 8, 1942, in Boydsville to the late Cecil Clayton and Lavada (Watson) Clayton, he was a farmer, of the Baptist faith and a lifelong member of the community. He was married to Patricia Banks on June 14, 1970...