Obituaries from February 2005

Beth E. Morgan (02/23/05)
Beth E. Morgan, 75, of Nimmons, died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005, in the St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born July 30, 1929, in Greenway, the daughter of the late Anderson N. and Ethel Williams Jones. She was united in marriage to Bill C. Morgan on Dec. 24, 1949. They had two children. He preceded her in death on March 4, 1995...

Jeanette Floyd (02/23/05)
Funeral services for 90-year-old Jeanette Floyd of Rector, who died Friday, Feb. 18, 2005, were held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, at Irby Funeral Home Chapel in Rector with Bro. Adrian Parker officiating. Mrs. Floyd was preceded in death by her parents, Enon Thomas and Ada (Patton) Meredith; her husbands, John Tracy and Lonnie Nelson; three children, Barbara Tracy, Francis White and Musetta "Susie" Tracy; two grandchildren, Brantley White and Melba Lambreth; two sisters, Viola Jackson and Marie Brown, and one brother, Otis Meredith.. ...

Gladys Hubble (02/23/05)
Funeral arrangements are incomplete for 79-year-old Gladys Hubble of Rector, who died Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005, at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett, Mo. Arrangements will be under the direction of Irby Funeral Home of Rector.

Ralph Wayne Gibbs (02/11/05)
Ralph Wayne Gibbs 90, of Murphy Healthcare in Piggott, formerly of Rector, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, at Piggott Community Hospital. Born Nov. 30, 1914, in Clay County to the late John William Gibbs and Elva (Reed) Gibbs, he was a lifelong member of the community, a farmer and a member of the Church of Christ...

Veda Hardin Joiner Hobbs (02/11/05)
Veda Hardin Joiner Hobbs, 69, of Rector died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2005, at her home. She was born Dec. 15, 1935, in Boydsville to the late William and Minnie Holifield Hardin. She also was preceded in death by one sister, Vonda Hardin Cossey Boone, and one brother, Billy Byron Hardin...

Matthew Hauck (02/17/05)
A memorial service for 77-year-old Mathew Hauck of Rector, who died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2005, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, was held at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, in the Irby Funeral Home of Rector chapel with Ken Roden officiating...

Philip Brandon Hamilton (02/17/05)
Philip Brandon Hamilton, 21, of Greenway died Monday, Feb. 7, 2005, in Greenway. He was born Dec. 15, 1983, in Piggott, the son of Eddie Hamilton and Karen Burdin. He is survived by his mother, Karen Winchester of Greenway; his father and step-mother, Eddie and Jenny Hamilton of Piggott; maternal grandparents, Alvie and Zell Burdin of Piggott; paternal grandparent, Christine Hamilton of Rector; one sister, Jenifer Dawes and husband, Shannon, of Greenway; great-grandmother, Vivian Stevenson of Damascus, Ark.; and other relatives and friends.. ...