Obituaries

Elzipha "Ziffie" Jones (04/06/07)
Elzipha "Ziffie" Jones, 90, of Paragould, formerly of Rector and Marmaduke, died Saturday, March 31, 2007, at her home. Born Aug. 25, 1916, to the late Pete Marsh and Mary Coggins, she was a homemaker. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Euvene Jones, on July 15, 1987; one daughter, Wilma Lane, and three sisters, Lizzie, Tressie and Virgie...

Don Travis Hill, 79, of Kennett, Mo., formerly of Rector, died Sunday, April 8, 2007, at National Health Care in Kennett. (04/11/07)
Born Feb. 23, 1928, in Rector to the late Hugh Hill and Mae Grogan, he was a linotype operator for the St. Louis Post and a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints. Also preceding him in death were three brothers, Delbert, Denzil and Avery Hill, and three sisters, Floy, Ann and Avis...

P&R (04/11/07)
Porter Stow, 54, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, April 9, 2007, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Born Feb. 7, 1953, in McDougal to the late James Granville Stow and Nora Beatrice (O'Guin) Stow, he was employed by Hart's Manufacturing Company. He was a 3rd Degree Mason and of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed deer hunting, collecting Nascar items and loved walking his dog, Patrick...

Juanita Horner, 90, of Mabelvale, formerly of Rector, died Friday, April 6, 2007. (04/11/07)
Born Sept. 10, 1917, in Arbyrd, Mo., to the late Joe Oldrham and Dora Hyde Oldrham, she was a homemaker and a member of Cappadocia General Baptist Church. She was married Oct. 7, 1933, to Marvin Horner, who preceded her in death in January 1994. Also preceding her in death were two sons, Larry Horner and Eugene Horner; three brothers, Joe Oldrham, Bill White and Jimmy White; one great-granddaughter, Heidi Richey, and one daughter-in-law, Patricia Horner...

With photo (04/11/07)
Dorothy Jean Holifield Miles, 66, of Little Rock, formerly of Rector, died Friday, April 6, 2007, at her home. She was born Nov. 16, 1940, at Portageville, Mo., to the late Farris and Lora Bookout Holifield. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Jim Miles of Little Rock; her son, David Miles; her daughters, Kris Cogbill and her husband Lyle, and Keli Collins and her husband, John, all of Little Rock; six grandchildren, Samantha Collins, Sadie and Parker Cogbill, Josh and Jacob Miles and Jared Sentell; a brother, Cecil Holifield, and his wife Cindy of Blytheville; two sisters, Glenda Long, and her husband Charles of Beebe, and Phyllis Misee' of Conway.. ...

Brittany Jean Newell, 16, of Paragould, formerly of Marmaduke, died Saturday, April 7, 2007, at her home. (04/11/07)
Born Sept. 21, 1990, she was a 10th grader in the Paragould School District and a member of Lafe Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her great-grandparents, Clyde and Ola Farmer, and great-grandfather, Buster Walls. Survivors include her father, Robert Newell of Marmaduke; her mother, Tammy Jean Walls Newell and her companion, Robert Davis, of Paragould; little sis, Nicole Davis of Paragould; grandparents, Dewayne and Betty Walls of Paragould and Robert and Betty Newell of Marmaduke; great-grandmother, Bonnie Walls of Paragould; aunt, Connie McDowell, and uncle, Larry Walls.. ...

Alma Faye McNeely (04/18/07)
Alma Faye McNeely, 78, of Pollard, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2007, at the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Mrs. McNeely was born October 25, 1928, in Boydsville. She was the daughter of the late James and Flora (Cox) McKenney. She was united in marriage February 5, 1948 to James Don McNeely in Piggott. ...

Harold L. Medley (04/18/07)
Harold L. Medley, 70, of Rector, died Tuesday, April 10, 2007, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born Feb. 17, 1937, in Senath to the late Ez Medley and Kate Halter Medley, he was a cotton ginner. He is survived by one sister, Wilma Brooks of Kennett...

Juanita Horner (04/25/07)
Juanita Horner, 89, of Mabelvale, formerly of Rector, died Friday, April 6, 2007. Born Sept. 10, 1917, in Arbyrd, Mo., to the late Joe Oldrham and Dora Hyde Oldrham, she was a homemaker and a member of Cappadocia General Baptist Church. She was married Oct. 7, 1933, to Marvin Horner, who preceded her in death in January 1994...

Henry Ford Kennedy (04/25/07)
Longtime Rector Fire Department chief Henry Ford Kennedy died Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at his home at age 85. Born Oct. 16, 1921, in Macon, Ga., to the late Enoch Boyd and Vesta Ann Boyd (Jackson), he also was retired as a journeyman electrician with Entergy Corp. He was married March 3, 1943, to Arena Charlene Kennedy, who preceded him in death...

Mary Oneda Whitaker Vangilde (04/25/07)
Mary Oneda Whitaker Vangilder, 92, of Rector died Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. A life-long resident of this community, she was born Aug. 25, 1914, in Clay County to the late Norman and Calva (Randleman) Whitaker. She was married Jan. 18, 1937, to Loyd Myrl Vangilder, who preceded her in death Sept. 11, 1986...

Eloise Parks (04/25/07)
Eloise Parks, 91, of Atoka, Tenn., died Tuesday, April 24, 2007, at Millington Health Care. She retired from National Bank of Commerce as a bookkeeper and was a member of Pleasant Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Order of the Eastern Star (OES)...