Obituaries from June 2006

Denver "Pat" Patrick (06/28/06)
Denver "Pat" Patrick, 80, of White House, Tenn., formerly of Rector, died Monday, June 5, 2006, at his home. Born April 20, 1926, in Rector to the late Wyatt "Pat" Patrick and Flora Mae Patrick, he attended Rector Elementary School and was a graduate of Jonesboro High School and Arkansas State University...

Nelldean Akers (06/28/06)
Nelldean Akers, 81, of Piggott, died Friday, June 23, 2006, at her home. She was born Dec. 21, 1924, in Datto, to the late Randall and Ora Henderson Smith and was married Nov. 1, 1941, in Kennett, Mo., to Pleas "P.H." Henderson Akers, who preceded her in death April 5, 2004...

Adam James Hess (06/28/06)
Adam James Hess, 24, of Wynne, great-grandson of Hughey and Mary Linam of Rector, died Tuesday, June 20, 2006, in St. Francis County. He was born Nov. 26, 1981, at Wynne to James Henry Hess Jr. and Pamela Gayle Mulholland Hess. He married Miss Jennifer Leigh Taegtmeyer on Jan. 24, 2006...

Joyce Lee Burr (06/28/06)
Joyce Lee Burr, 67, of Niles, Mich., formerly of Rector, died Thursday, June 22, 2006, in Memorial Hospital at South Bend, Ind. She was born June 23, 1938, in Paragould to the late Everett Highfill and Audie Walker and was married Dec. 22, 1984, to Jack Burr. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith...

Mary Elizabeth Sanford (06/28/06)
Mary Elizabeth Sanford, 88, of Marmaduke, died Tuesday, June 20, 2006, at Evergreen Health and Rehab in Rector. Born Jan. 17, 1918, in Denver, Colo., to the late James Olson and Nellie Mae Brott Olson Cole, she was a homemaker, a longtime member of the community and a member of New Home Missionary Baptist Church...

Jimmie Robert Travillian (06/28/06)
Jimmie Robert Travillian, 77, of Rector died Saturday, June 24, 2006, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Born July 13, 1928, in Rector to the late Robert Newton Travillian and Lula (Edwards) Travillian, he was a service man and meter reader for the Clay County Rural Water Association. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of Hitts Chapel General Baptist Church...

Glenda Faye (Mills) Lovely (06/21/06)
Glenda Faye (Mills) Lovely, 72, of the Paragould Nursing Center died Saturday, June 17, 2006, in Paragould. She was born May 4, 1934, in Rector to the late Loyd Alvin Mills and Rosie Lee (Adams) Mills. She was employed by Emerson Electric and was a member of Grace United General Baptist Church in Paragould...

Karen Elizabeth (Manning) Capraro (06/21/06)
Karen Elizabeth (Manning) Capraro, 46, of St. Charles, Mo., died Monday, June 12, 2006, at Bianchette Nursing Home in St. Charles. She was born Oct. 13, 1959, in St. Louis to Troy Manning and Betty Sue (Jenkins) Manning. She was of the Mormon faith...

Jimmy V. Fielder (06/21/06)
Jimmy V. Fielder, 72, of Marmaduke, died Sunday, June 18, 2006, at Marmaduke. Born July 15, 1933, in Paragould to the late Meryle and Beatrice Fielder, he was retired from the military, having served in Vietnam. He had worked for Smoot Mobile Homes...

Colonel Pat B. Gray (06/14/06)
Colonel Pat B. Gray (retired), USAF Medical Service Corps, died Tuesday, June 6, 2006, at age 79. Col. Gray was born March 17, 1927. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arch and Inez Gray; his wife, Joan Twitty Gray, and son, Pat B. Gray II. He is survived by his son, Gary and wife Arlene of LaVernia, Texas; one daughter, LeeAnn, of Warner Robins, Ga.; one sister, Carolyn Johnson of White Bear Lake, Minn.; nephew, Leland Blackshare of Rector, and cousin, Rosie Akers of Rector...

James Harold Lankford (06/07/06)
James Harold Lankford, age 65, of Searcy, a native of Rector, died Saturday, June 3, 2006. He was born Nov. 13, 1940, in Rector to James Howard and Ivalene Vangilder Lankford. He was retired from the United States Navy. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Glenda Faye Sullivan, and one niece, Kristi Sullivan Small...

Robert Melvin "Bobby" Edwards (06/07/06)
Robert Melvin "Bobby" Edwards, 66, of Forrest City and Paragould, formerly of Rector, died Tuesday, May 30, 2006, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born Nov. 25, 1939, in Greene County to the late Jesse Edwards and Grace (Ahlf) Edwards, he was a grocer and of the Missionary Baptist faith...

Lola Marie Donaldson (06/07/06)
Lola Marie Donaldson, 95, of Forrest City, formerly of Rector, died Thursday, June 1, 2006. Born April 26, 1911, in Greene County to the late William Ahlf and Emma (Wyatt) Ahlf, she was a florist and had owned and operated Donaldson's Flowers. She was of the Methodist faith...

Denise P. Bowman (06/07/06)
Denise P. Bowman, 49, of Marmaduke died Sunday, May 28, 2006, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Born June 19, 1956, in Memphis, Tenn., to Nolan Bowman and Nettie Faye Bowman, she was a long time area resident and a member of the First Baptist Church of Marmaduke...