Obituaries from March 2007

Maxine Arrant Holifield (03/28/07)
Maxine Arrant Holifield, 86, of Rector died Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Born Nov. 1, 1920, in Savannah, Tenn., to the late Harper Cagle and Mary Shelby Cagle, she was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith...

Darlene Sue Brannan (03/28/07)
Darlene Sue Brannan, 50, of Rector, died Thursday, March 22, 2007, at Piggott Community Hospital. Born March 2, 1957, in Leonard to Naomi Ruth (Clayton) Brannan and the late R.C. Brannan, she was of the Methodist faith. Also preceding her in death was one brother, Andy Brannan...

Thomas Riley Faucett (03/21/07)
Thomas Riley Faucett, 85, of Rector, died Monday March 19, 2007 at his residence. Born June 4, 1921 in Adkins to the late Wiley Faucett and Florence (Oats) Faucett. He was a Navy veteran, a farmer and of the Church of Christ faith. Also preceding him in death was his wife, Verna Chilcutt Faucett on Oct. 6, 2005; three brothers, Ben, Bob and Bud Faucett; and one sister, Lucille Abbott. Survived by longtime caregivers Melvin and Brenda Mills...

Gloria Jean Samford (03/21/07)
Gloria Jean Samford, 49, of Leachville died Monday, March 12, 2007, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born on June 22, 1957, in Victoria, to the late David Stone and Velma Foster Stone, Mrs. Samford was a lifelong area resident of Mississippi County and a homemaker...

Martha T. Pruett Frederick (03/21/07)
Martha T. Pruett Frederick, 87, of Paragould, formerly of Kennett, died Monday, March 12, 2007 at Green Acres Nursing Home in Paragould. She was born Nov. 10, 1919 in Remal, Ark., to the late Edward Amick and Josephine "Mertz" Amick. Also preceding her in death was one sister, Ruth Flechell, and her husband, James Pruett...

Loyd Dale Smith (03/14/07)
Loyd Dale Smith, 78, of Rector died Saturday, March 10, 2007, in Okeechobee, Fla. Born Oct. 28, 1928, in Parma, Mo., to the late William and Nancy Smith, he was a veteran of the Navy, a retired farmer and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Rector...

Iva Mae Boester (03/14/07)
Iva Mae Boester, 63, of Rector died Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at her home. Born May 17, 1943, in St. Louis to the late Coy Claude Tracer and Maudie L. (Heath) Tracer, she was a cashier at Mr. T's and a member of the Fifth and Pine Church of Christ...

Joseph T. Cheshire (03/14/07)
Joseph T. Cheshire, 75, of Rector died Friday, March 9, 2007, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. He was born July 30, 1931, in Gideon, Mo., to the late Joseph T. Cheshire Sr. and Sarah (Turner) Cheshire and was married Aug. 25, 1950, in Piggott to the former Frankie Pearson. He was a farmer and of the Baptist faith...

Glenn Dewitt Harper (03/14/07)
Glenn Dewitt Harper, 97, of Sheridan, formerly of Clay County, died Thursday, March 8, 2007, at his home. Born June 16, 1909, in Peach Orchard to the late Thomas P. Harper and Bessie May Brown Harper, he was a bus driver for public schools and of the Baptist faith...

Robert Walter "Bud" Johnson (03/14/07)
Robert Walter "Bud" Johnson, 89, of Paragould died Friday, March 9, 2007, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Mr. Johnson was born Sept. 26, 1917, in Ebenezer, Ark., and was a cattle farmer and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Fred, Alfred and Wayne Johnson, and one sister, Evelyn Smith...

Woodrow Wilson Payton (03/14/07)
Woodrow Wilson Payton, 88, of Blytheville, formerly of Marmaduke, died Friday, March 9, 2007, at Baptist East in Memphis. Born June 21, 1918, in Gravette, Ark., to the late Harvey Leroy Payton and Emma Alice (Vermillion), he worked for Ark-Mo Power. He was a World War II Navy veteran of the Korean conflict and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church...

Iva Reba Smith (03/14/07)
Iva Reba Smith, 92, of Rector died Friday, March 2, 2007, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Mrs. Smith was born April 5, 1914, in Clay County to the late Russell and Louella (Hoil) Williams. She was married to Carl Smith, who preceded her in death May 7, 1996. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Joyce Maxine Smith; four brothers, Roy, Ben, Granville and Henry Williams, and three sisters, Wilma Shelton, Ruth Stevens and Dora Watson...

Janice Ellen Box Psora (03/07/07)
Janice Ellen Box Psora, 62, of Greenway, died March 4, 2007, in the Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott. She was born Feb. 6, 1945, in Decatur, Ala., and was the daughter of the late T.J. "Jake" and Ruby Williams Box. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Barbara Box...

Justin Edward Moody (03/07/07)
Justin Edward Moody, 30, a lifetime resident of Piggott, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2007. He was born October 13, 1976, the youngest son of Gary Moody and Carol Moody Stow. Justin was of the Baptist faith, a police officer, and had been in law enforcement for the duration of his career...

Iva Reba Smith (03/07/07)
Iva Reba Smith, 92, of Rector died Friday, March 2, 2007, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Mrs. Smith was born April 5, 1914, in Clay County to the late Russell and Louella (Hoil) Williams. She was married to Carl Smith, who preceded her in death May 7, 1996. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Joyce Maxine Smith; four brothers, Roy, Ben, Granville and Henry Smith, and three sisters, Wilma Shelton, Ruth Stevens and Dora Watson...