Obituaries from November 2003

Marten Herbert Lyles (11/28/03)
Marten Herbert Lyles of Burton, Mich., formerly of Rector, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2003, in Michigan. He is survived by his wife, Beverly, of the home; two sons, and three sisters, Ruth Reynolds of Ortonville, Mich., Earlene Thrasher of Corning and Veda Pounders of Jonesboro...

Rev. Edward Lee (Ed) Long (11/28/03)
Rev. Edward Lee (Ed) Long, 44, died Nov. 1, 2003, in a motorcycle accident in Killeen, Texas. A resident of Copperas Cove, Texas, he was pastor of Bethel Assembly of God Church in Killeen. He was born Dec. 15, 1958, in Long Beach, Calif., and was raised in Arkansas and Texas. He was a well-known minister of the Texas District and had lived in Killeen for the last 25 years...

Margaret Alene Jolly (11/28/03)
Margaret Alene Jolly, 84, of Marmaduke died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2003, at Greene Acres Nursing Home in Paragould. She was born Oct. 19, 1920, in Cash to the late John B. Priest and Melissa Bess Priest. She was a homemaker, a member of Marmaduke First Baptist Church, and a lifelong member of the community...

Mary Martin (Davis) Gilbee (11/28/03)
Mary Martin (Davis) Gilbee, 61, of Corning, died Friday, Nov. 21, 2003, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born Jan. 1, 1942, in Pocahontas to the late Elmer Martin and Ruby Martin. She was a homemaker. Her father, Elmer Martin, preceded her in death...

Lillie Ester Clements (11/28/03)
Lillie Ester Clements, 79, of Marmaduke died Friday, Nov. 14, 2003, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born April 20, 1924, in Greene County to the late Clarence Cole and Bessie Pearl (Parker) Cole. She was a homemaker and had been a lifelong member of the community...

Lillie Ester Clements (11/19/03)
Lillie Ester Clements, 79, of Marmaduke died Friday Nov. 14, 2003 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born April 20, 1924 in Greene County to the late Clarence Cole and Bessie Pearl (Parker) Cole. She was a homemaker and had been a life long member of the community...

Enos Gribbs (11/19/03)
Enos Gibbs, 85, 0f Marmaduke, died Nov. 12, 2003 at Paragould Nursing Center. He was born June 17, 1918 in Greene County to the late Charles Henry Gibbs and Millie (Williams) Gibbs. He was a farmer, a life long member of the community and a member of Ramer's Chapel Methodist Church...

Timothy Keller (11/19/03)
Timothy Keller, 39, of Little Rock, formerly of Rector died Monday Nov. 10, 2003 at Little Rock. He was born Nov. 27, 1963 in Rector and was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by one son, Tyler Keller of Piggott; his mother and her husband, Sonja and Willard Elliott of Shelbyville, Ind.; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Joey and Charlotte Keller of Shelbyville, Inc., Jason and Tammy Keller also of Shelbyville, Ind., and Jerry Don and Jewell Keller of Rector; and one sister, Shelia Keller of Calif.. ...

Kathleen G. Belton (11/19/03)
Kathleen G. Belton, 88, died Sept. 4, 2003, at Baptist Hospital in Memphis. She was the wife of Paul Belton for 67 years. She leaves behind two daughters, Gloria Elders of Collierville, Tenn., and Glenda Henley of Memphis; two sons, Paul D. Belton of Memphis and Glen Belton of Tampa, Fla.; and her grandchildren and great-grandchildren...

David Gerald Benson (11/19/03)
David Gerald Benson, 49, of Marion, formerly of Rector, died Nov. 7, 2003 in Dallas. He was born March 4, 1954 in Paragould to Glessner and Ann Benson. He worked 31 years in the automotive industry, working the last 10 years as an Automotive consultant for Atcon, Inc., out of Birmingham, Alab...

Lillian Lee Johnson (11/13/03)
Lillian Lee Johnson, 74, of Marmaduke, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2003, at Pocahontas. She was born June 11, 1929, in Gamalia. She was former head of the Marmaduke School Cafeteria and was a member of the Marmaduke Church of Christ. She is survived by her husband, Hershel Johnson of Marmaduke; two sons, Joe Jeffers of Walcott and Stanley Johnson and wife, Kenna, of Oak Grove; four daughters, Carolyn Johnson and Karen Brinkley and husband, Phil, all of Pocahontas, Kathy Fisher of Paragould, and Marsha LaFayette and husband, Jim, of Jonesboro; one brother, Ted Henson of California; three sisters, Lydia Roberts of Mountain Home, and Lyndall Reynolds and Leda Collier both of Marmaduke; eight grandchildren, Dodie Peterson, Kelly Money, Phillip Brinkley, Matt Fisher, Rachel Miller, Ben Courtney and Hannah Johnson; four great-grandchildren, Lillian Money, Garison Money, Abigail and John William Peterson.. ...

Geneva Pruett (11/06/03)
Geneva Pruett, 77, of Rector died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2003, at Rector Health Care. She was born Feb. 17, 1926, in the Ebenezer Community. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Preceding her in death were her husband, Laverne A.J. Pruett; her father and mother, Omer and Callie Shannon; one son, Ronnie Pruett; and one sister, Opal Thompson...

Veda Pearl Chilcutt (11/13/03)
Veda Pearl Chilcutt, 83, of Rector died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003, at Rector Health Care. She was born March 10, 1920 in Boydsville to the late Benjamin and Lula Chilcutt. She was a housekeeper and was of the Church of Christ faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers; and two sisters...

Eddie "Slick" White (11/13/03)
Eddie "Slick" White, 57, of Marmduke, died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003, at his residence. He was born June 10, 1946, in Nettleton to the late Roy White and Clara Bachelor white. He was disabled and had been the manager of Pillows Fish Market for 20 years...

Ruby (Hoggard) Wooldridge (11/13/03)
Ruby (Hoggard) Wooldridge, 63, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., formerly of the Marmaduke area died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003, at Three Rivers Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. She was born Jan. 2, 1940, in Conway to the late Carthel Amon Hoggard and Ruby Opal (Craig) Hoggard...

Peggy Sue Riales (11/13/03)
Peggy Sue Riales, 71, of Rector died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003, in Jonesboro. Born June 8, 1932, in Leonard, to the late William Harry and Mabel Cossey. She was retired from Emerson Electric in Paragould, and a member of Antioch Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Bobby Cossey; and one sister, Lou Banks...

Flossie M. Pollard (11/13/03)
Flossie M. Pollard, 79, of Rector died Saturday, Nov. 8, 2003, at Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born Nov. 4, 1924, in Nimmons to the late Authur and Dixie Ledbetter. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Albert Lee Ledbetter; one infant son; four sisters, Estelle Baerbauer, Sherley Lowry, Dolly Christine Jackson and Vera Ledbetter; one great grandchild, Destiny Elizabeth Goodman...

Dessie M. Matheney (11/13/03)
Dessie M. Matheney, 88, of Rector died Sunday Nov. 9, 2003, at Lake Side Nursing Home in Lake City. She was born Feb. 15, 1915, in Lafe to the late John Louis Walker and Anna (McCoin) Walker. She was a homemaker, a member of Salem Missionary Baptist Church and a lifelong member of this community. She married Woodrow Wilson Matheney on Nov. 11, 1934. He died March 24, 1981...

Garlin Gibbs (11/13/03)
Garlin Gibbs, 92, of Festus, Mo., formerly of this area, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003, at Festus, Mo. He was born Sept. 14, 1911, in Greene County to the late Jesse Green Gibbs and Edna (Reed) Gibbs. He was a farmer. He was preceded in death by his parents; two wives, Juanita (Jackson) Gibbs and Frances (Copeland) Gibbs; one daughter, Helen F. Gibbs; one step-son, Joseph Copeland; two brothers, Alvin and Albert Gibbs; and one sister, Marie Hall...

Richard Cecil Ladyman (11/06/03)
Richard Cecil Ladyman, 91, of Rector, died Oct. 29, 2003 at Piggott Community Hospital. He was born Feb. 22, 1912 in Clay County to the late John Ladyman and Lorene (Dortch) Ladyman. He was married to Lavern Rogers on June 21, 1941. He was a farmer, a deacon of Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, and a member of Masonic Lodge for 60 years, Rector Dannelly Lodge 300 and a life long member of the community...