Obituaries from September 2003

Deborah Lynn Nelson (09/24/03)
Deborah Lynn Nelson, 49, of Paragould died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2003, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born Dec. 18, 1953, in Flint, Mich. She worked at Darling Store Fixtures. Mrs. Nelson attended Liberty Church of Christ...

Lois Irene Ward (09/24/03)
Lois Irene Ward, 87, of Kirkwood, Mo., died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2003, at Saint Agnes Home in Kirkwood. She was born Aug. 12, 1916, in Indiana, the daughter of the late George and Cora Kathrine Shaw. She was a homemaker and seamstress and was of the Methodist faith...

A.B. Huggins (09/24/03)
A.B. Huggins, 72, of Rector died Monday, Sept. 22, 2003, at his home. He was born Sept. 1, 1931, in Clay County, the son of the late James Thomas Huggins and Bessie (Parsons) Huggins. He married Mary Kay Mays on Nov. 26, 1959, in Leonard. He was a Methodist and was retired from Emerson Electric in Kennett...

Bessie Jo Gill (09/18/03)
Bessie Jo Gill, 76, of Kennett, sister of Robbie Gordon of Rector, died Sunday, Sept. 14, 2003, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born Oct. 30, 1926, in Guy, Ark., she was the daughter of the late Marvin L. and Erma B. Glover Poole...

Hubert W. Holcomb (09/18/03)
Hubert W. Holcomb, 91, of National Healthcare in Kennett died Sept. 12, 2003, at National Healthcare. He was born Aug. 27, 1911, in Fayette Co, Ala., the son of the late Columbus Lee Holcomb and Janie Townsend Cantrell Holcomb. He was a farmer, a World War II Army veteran and was of the General Baptist faith...

Seth Allen Wilson (09/18/03)
Seth Allen Wilson, seven-week-old son of Greggory Allen Wilson and Jennifer Marie McNeely Scott of Greenbrier, Ark., died Saturday, Sept. 13, 2003, at his residence. He was born July 25, 2003, in Jonesboro. He is survived by his parents, Gregg Wilson and Jennifer McNeely Scott of the home; three brothers, Kris Wilson and J.R. ...

Verdie Qualls Cossey (09/18/03)
Verdie Qualls Cossey, 87, of Piggott died Monday Sept. 14, 2003, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould Born on Oct. 8, 1915, in Savannah, Tenn., to the late Oscar Ford and Roxie Jane (Smith) Ford, she was a homemaker and had lived in the community for 46 years. She was also a member of Pine Grove Apostolic Pentecost Church...

Owen "Sonny" Harmon (09/18/03)
Owen "Sonny" Harmon, 69, of Kennett died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2003, at his home in Kennett. He was born Apr. 16, 1934, in Rector, the son of the late Ezra "Doc" and Nettie Elizabeth Clark Harmon. He was united in marriage to Louise Book on May 5, 1955. To this union five children were born...

Steven Ray Taylor (09/03/03)
Steven Ray Taylor, 46, of Rector died Friday, Aug. 22, 2003, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born Sept. 1, 1956, in Kennett, the son of Edward and Ozella Bowman Taylor. He was united in marriage to Alice Darlene Johnson on Apr. 7, 1978, in Piggott...

Bennie R. Burdin (09/03/03)
Bennie R. Burdin, 93, of Piggott, formerly of Rector, died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2003, at the Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott. He was born Sept. 21, 1909, in Butler County, Ky., the son of the late John T. and Artilla Aldridge Burdin. He was united in marriage to Lena Lee Berry on Sept. 9, 1928. She preceded him in death on Aug. 23, 1989...

Esther J. Perrin (09/03/03)
Esther J. Perrin, 92, of Rector died Saturday Aug. 30, 2003, at Rector Healthcare. She was born March 27, 1911, in Rector, the daughter of the late William Finis Shannon and Ettie Gertrue (Shockley) Shannon. She was a retired clerk for Brown Shoe Company and was a member of Rector First United Methodist Church. She had lived most of her life in this community...