Obituaries

Nettie Faye Bowman (07/02/08)
Nettie Faye Bowman, 69, of Marmaduke died Thursday, June 26, 2008, at Evergreen Healthcare in Rector after an extensive illness. Born July 7, 1938, to the late Rev. John Markin and Gracie Markin, she was a lifelong area resident, a member of the First Baptist Church in Marmaduke and a retired pharmacy sales clerk...

Gatha Martene Davis (07/02/08)
Gatha Martene Davis, 87, of Port Murray, N.J, formerly of Rector, died Sunday, June 29, 2008, at the Warren Hospital in Phillipsburg, N.J. Mrs. Davis was born Dec. 24, 1920, to the late Robert and Lula (Edwards) Travillian in Rector...

Alma J. Dobbs (07/02/08)
Alma J. Dobbs, 76, of McKey, Okla., formerly of Rector, died Sunday, June 28, 2008, in Sallisaw, Okla. Born June 12, 1932, in Campbell, Mo., to Ninnie Jewel Bateman Irby and the late Ralph Irby, she was a retired telephone operator and bookkeeper for Dobbs Equipment. She was a graduate of Rector High School and a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Sallisaw...

Ethan Dale Ray Roberts (07/02/08)
Ethan Dale Ray Roberts, age one, died Saturday, June 28, 2008. Ethan was born June 18, 2007, to Kenneth Roberts and Kelly Honeycutt, both of Marmaduke. He is survived by his parents; two half-sisters, Barbara Roberts of Paragould and Amanda Roberts of Kennett, Mo.; his paternal grandparents, Barbara and T. ...

Billie Jean (Clayton) Hopkins (07/10/08)
Billie Jean (Clayton) Hopkins, 40, of Rector, formerly of Marmaduke, died Friday, June 27, at her home. She was born Nov. 2, 1967, in Pontiac, Mich., to Bonnie (Batten) Spurlock and the late Billy Edward Clayton. She was of the Baptist faith...

Loney Mae (Stahl) Burkhart Null (07/10/08)
Loney Mae (Stahl) Burkhart Null, 101, died Friday July 4, 2008. She was born Jan. 6, 1907, to the late Arthur and Janey (Clayton) Stahl. She lived a wonderful life as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister and friend...

Agnes Bell (07/17/08)
Agnes Bell, 94, of Rector, died Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. She was born Oct. 19, 1913, in Rector to the late Tom and Nettie Dowdy. She was a factory worker and a member of the Fifth and Pine Church of Christ...

Frances "Frankie" Evelyn Carpenter (07/17/08)
Frances "Frankie" Evelyn Carpenter, 90, of Marmaduke died Tuesday, July 8, 2008, at her home. She was born Dec. 9, 1917, to the late Dee and Fannie Polsgrove in St. Francis. She also was preceded in death by her husband, W.W. "Adam" Carpenter; one brother, Alan Polsgrove, and three sisters, Joyce Trentham, Crystalline Jordon and Yvonee Kingston...

Ruth Girtman (07/17/08)
Ruth Girtman, 80, of Greenway died Monday, July 7, 2008, at the Murphy Health and Rehabilitation Center in Piggott. She was born March 30, 1928, at Greenway, the daughter of the late Edd and Hettie (Haywood) Simpson. She was a member of the General Baptist Church at Greenway, and worked for many years at Brown Shoe Company in Piggot...

Elma Mae (Morrow) Taylor (07/23/08)
Elma Mae (Morrow) Taylor, 96, of Pocahontas, formerly of Rector, died Friday, July 18, 2008, at Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehab Center. Born Sept. 16, 1911, in Boydsville, she was a homemaker, a dedicated member of the Boydsville Extension Homemakers Club and a member of Salem Missionary Baptist Church since 1923...

Lillie Mae Bradsher (07/31/08)
She was born June 12, 1915, in Clay County to the late James Orear and Ruth (Gore) Stallings. Also peceding her in death was her husband, Gwyn Oscar Bradsher; two brothers, Permer Stallings and Billy Stallings; two sisters, Mable Stallings Quick and Imogene Puxley, and a grandson, Brian Kelly Duffel...

Florence Rowlett Cavaness (07/31/08)
Florence Rowlett Cavaness, 84, of Bono, died Thursday July 24, 2008, in Jonesboro. She was born in Guy, Ark., on Aug. 1, 1923, to the late Earl and Ruth (Dodd) Rowlett and was married to the late Ralph Cavaness May 3, 1943. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ...

Maxine (Poochie) Griffin (07/31/08)
Maxine (Poochie) Griffin, 74, died Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born Nov. 25, 1933, to the late Hurtis and Edith (Church) Brewer. She was a piece worker at Bussman Fuse Plant for many years and an avid flea marketer...

Brian Keith McKenney (07/31/08)
Brian Keith McKenney, 35, of Rector died Friday, July 25, at his home. Born April 20, 1973, in Joplin, Mo., to Lowell and Deanne (Hardin) McKenney, he was of the First General Baptist faith and was a farmer...