Obituaries from December 2005

Marie Ellen White (12/28/05)
Marie Ellen White, 47, of Marmaduke died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2005, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. A homemaker, she was born Oct. 6, 1958, in Pontiac, Mich., to Levonia (Farmer) Damon and the late Johnnie Edward Damon Sr. She was married to Robert "Slick" White, who preceded her in death Nov. 5, 2003. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Marmaduke...

Margaret Sain Tatum (12/28/05)
Margaret Sain Tatum, 84, of Bartlett, Tenn., died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2005. She was an active member of Bartlett Baptist Church and the Esther Sunday School Class. She loved her church, her family, her flower garden and was a friend to everyone she met. Margaret was the heart and soul of her family...

Edith Alma Chilcutt (12/28/05)
Edith Alma Chilcutt, 93, of Greene Acres Nursing Home, died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005. Born Oct. 21, 1912, in Boydsville to the late Napoleon Grissom and Senia Grissom, she was a seamstress and sales lady for Debonair Shop and Ima's and was a member of the Second and Walnut Church of Christ. She was married to Leonard Chilcutt on Aug. 17, 1933. He preceded her in death in 1995...

Gary Lee Bookout (12/21/05)
Gary Lee Bookout, 67, died unexpectedly Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005, at his home in Carmichael, Calif., from chronic lung disease. He is survived by his wife, Joanne, and daughter, Jennifer Raney, of Carmichael. A son, John, died earlier this year. Gary was born July 3, 1938, in Indiana. He was the oldest of three sons of Marvin and Naomi Bookout. His brothers were Simon and Steve Bookout...

Nellie Geneveive Wright Vineyard (12/21/05)
Nellie Geneveive Wright Vineyard, 82, of Rector died Tuesday Dec. 13, 2005, in Rector. Born April 1, 1923, in Rector to the late James Theron Wright and Lina Delilah Patterson, she managed a Credit Union, was politically active and a member of First Christian Church in Piggott. She was married to Raymond Clayton Vineyard on May 30, 1940. He preceded her in death Dec. 7, 2000...

Doyle W. Cox (12/21/05)
Doyle W. Cox, 94, of Rector died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2005, at Rector Healthcare. Born Nov. 23, 1911, in Clay County to the late Loyd Cox and Oma Grogan, he was a truck driver/fleet carrier and a deacon at Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church. He was married to Mary Lee (Read) Cox, who died April 11, 2002...

Shirley Gregory (12/14/05)
Shirley Gregory of Kennett, Mo., died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005, at her home. Born in Kennett, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Marie Bass Sherrill. Survivors include her husband, James "Jim" Gregory; one son, Jim Brotherton of Kennett; one granddaughter, Misty Johnson of Kennett; one grandson, Christian Johnson of Kennett; a special cousin, Emma Alsup of Kennett; sisters-in-law, Nila Holman, Neda Sain and Pam Foster of Rector; brothers-in-law, Roger Gregory of Rector and Byron Gregery of Collinsville, Ill., and a host of cousins and friends.. ...

Matilda (Tillie) Rooker (12/14/05)
Matilda (Tillie) Rooker, 75, of Rector, died Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born Sept. 15, 1930, in Mt. Morris, Mich., to the late Clayton Johnson and Leora (Riley) Johnson and was married Sept. 1, 1956, in Mt. Morris to Rupert Rooker...

Mary Joann (Graham) Campbell (12/14/05)
Mary Joann (Graham) Campbell, 59, of Marmaduke died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005, at her home. Born Feb. 19, 1946, in Rector, she was the daughter of Vera Inman Graham Stidham and the late Melvin Graham, who died in 1982. She was a custodian at Rector Schools and was of the Baptist faith...

Louise Williams (12/14/05)
Louise Williams, 80, of Craighead Nursing Center, formerly of Rector, died Friday, Dec. 9, 2005, in Jonesboro. Born Feb. 26, 1925, in Guy, Ark., to the late Arnold (Ben) Little and Effie Hartwick, she was a cafeteria worker for the Rector School District, a member of the Eastern Star and a member of the First Baptist Church in Rector...

Beverly Ruth Simpson (12/14/05)
Beverly Ruth Simpson, 60, of Rector died Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, at her home. She was born Feb. 7, 1945, in Wappapello, Mo., to the late Everett Elvin Wills and Thelma Irene Jackson and was married to Beryl Simpson, who died July 3, 1997. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Melissa Simpson, on Oct. 31, 1980, and a sister, Barbara Sue Goodnight...

Justin Pentecost (12/07/05)
Justin Pentecost, 19, of Neelyville, Mo., died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005. He was born Sept. 8, 1986, in Paragould, the son of Greg Baldwin and Theresa Pentecost. He was preceded in death by his mother, Theresa Creameans; grandparents, Johnny and Earlene Pentecost; and great-grandparents, Lee and Lizzie Williams...