Obituaries from February 2006

Allison Seal (02/22/06)
Allison Seal, 87, of Piggott died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006, at the Evergreen Nursing Home in Rector. He was born March 19, 1918, in Boydsville, the son of the late James Alvin and Anna Mae Duty Seal. He was united in marriage to Euvila Kirk on March 13, 1946. They had one daughter...

Virgie Opal Keistler (02/22/06)
Virgie Opal Keistler, 83, died Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006, in Jonesboro. She was born Oct. 5, 1922, to the late John and Mary Arnold. Also preceding her in death were her husband, Barney Bernell Keistler; two daughters, Ruth Elaine Keistler and Shirley K. Keistler; three brothers, John Dale Arnold, George Arnold and J.C. Arnold, and two sisters, Kathryn Oakes and Dori Hall...

William Henry (Bill) Mobley (02/22/06)
William Henry (Bill) Mobley, 83, of Rector died Friday, Feb. 17, 2006, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Born April 24, 1922, to the late C.J. and Minnie Mobley, he was a cattleman and a longtime member and Elder of the Boydsville Church of Christ...

Della Fay Redman (02/15/06)
Della Fay Redman, 97, of the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell, formerly of Piggott, died on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, at the Piggott Community Hospital. She was married to William Tell Bowman on July 5, 1927. He preceded her in death. She was then married to James Clovis Redman on July 5, 1941, who also preceded her in death...

Elsie Vadalia Hampton (02/15/06)
Elsie Vadalia Hampton, 67, of West Memphis, formerly of Rector, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2006, at Baptist East in Memphis. Born Oct. 8, 1938, in Rector to the late Denver Barker and Dessie Oneida Burkhead Barker, she was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She also was preceded in death by a sister, Lisa Hampton...

Loyd Benson (02/08/06)
Loyd Benson, 78, of Piggott died on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, at the Piggott Community Hospital. He was born on Boydsville, the son of the late Loyd and Opel (Irby) Benson. He was a fireman, retiring from the Pontiac Fire Department in Michigan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Louis Ann (Victor) Benson; and one brother, Velus Benson...

Harley Abraham Russell (02/08/06)
Harley Abraham Russell, 88, of St. Francis died on Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, at his home. He was born Jan. 17, 1918, in St. Francis, the son of the late Rex and Nellie (St. Clair) Russell. Mr. Russell was of the Baptist faith. He served his country in World War II. He retired from the United States Air Force and later retired from a civil service job...

Sgt. James Edward "Jim" Rainbolt (02/08/06)
Sgt. James Edward "Jim" Rainbolt, 58, of Austin, Ark., died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006, at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock. He was an Army veteran, having served during the Vietnam era, and was employed with the Arkansas State Police for 27 years. He attended the Beebe First Baptist Church...

Dorothy Evalene Grubb (02/08/06)
Dorothy Evalene Grubb, 76, of Peach Orchard died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, at Piggott Community Hospital. She was born Oct. 14, 1929, in Knob to the late Thomas Edward and Tollie Jane Moore. She also was preceded in death by her husband, John C. Grubb...

Ely Demetress Rojas (02/08/06)
Ely Demetress Rojas, five months old, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Born Aug. 8, 2005, he was the son of Laura Rojas of Paragould and Albert Rojas Jr. of Knobel. Other survivors include his maternal grandparents, Danny and Linda Knuckles of Marmaduke; paternal grandparents, Albert and Irene Rojas of Marmaduke; great-grandparents, James and Martha Lane of Marmaduke and Don and Jannie Clayton of Pocahontas; great-great grandfather, Melbourne Gilbee of Marmaduke; one brother, Cameron Morato of Paragould, and one sister, Alyssa Rojas of Paragould.. ...

Harry Thomas Highfill (02/08/06)
Harry Thomas Highfill, 73, of Rector died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born Oct. 26, 1932, in Paragould to the late Everett and Audie (Walker) Highfill and was married Sept. 18, 1965 to Clara Ann Greenway...

Nettie Belle Toombs Romine Clayton (02/08/06)
Nettie Belle Toombs Romine Clayton, 90, of Rector died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, at Rector Healthcare. She was born Jan. 11, 1916, in Boydsville to the late George Albert and Sara Caroline Toombs. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Louie Toombs, Delbert Toombs and Lonzo Toombs, and two sisters, Anna Toombs and Lena Settlemeyer...

Harley Abraham Russell (02/01/06)
Harley Abraham Russell, 88, of St. Francis died on Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, at his home. He was born Jan. 17, 1918, in St. Francis, the son of the late Rex and Nellie (St. Clair) Russell. Mr. Russell was of the Baptist faith. He served his country in World War II. He retired from the United States Air Force and later retired from a civil service job...

Frank (Bud) Ketner (02/01/06)
Frank (Bud) Ketner, 70, of Corcoran, Calif., formerly of Rector, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006, after a 15-year battle with Parkinson's disease. Mr. Ketner settled in Corcoran in 1951 and was a member of the Corcoran Assembly of God Church. He was born June 14, 1935, in Rector, the son of the late Floyd and Pauline Ketner...

Thelma (Harris) Flynt (02/01/06)
Thelma (Harris) Flynt, 88, of Rector died Friday, Jan. 27, at the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born in Senath, the daughter of the late Virgil and Lula Jane (Rogers) Harris. She was a member of the Church of Christ for many years, attending at Greenway during her later years. Flynt was a school teacher, teaching business and English...

Doyle Raymond "Tuffy" Bishop (02/01/06)
Former Rector School Board member Doyle Raymond "Tuffy" Bishop, 75, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2006, at his home in Powhatan. He had been a teacher at Rector High School and later worked as a state sales tax auditor. Born July 11, 1930, in Memphis, Tenn., to the late Earl Ray and Hazel Lee Bishop, he was a veteran of the Korean conflict, a Methodist and a Master Mason with Rector Dannelly Lodge 300...