Obituaries from March 2008

Ruella Jo Blackshear (03/05/08)
Ruella Jo Blackshear, 61, of Marmaduke died Saturday, March 1, 2008, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. She was born Sept. 17, 1946, to the late Ewell and Lillian Reddick in Greene County and was a lifetime resident of Marmaduke. She was preceded in death by her husband, Buddy Blackshear...

Theresa Susan McDaniel (03/26/08)
Theresa Susan McDaniel, 73, of Rector died Monday, March 17, 2008, at The Med in Memphis following an automobile accident. Born Jan. 8, 1935, in Bayonne, N.J., she was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. Survivors include her husband, A.J. McDaniel of Rector; two sons and daughters-in-law, Brian and Ana McDaniel of San Diego, Calif., and Curtis and Lissa McDaniel of Chandler, Ariz.; two daughters and a son-in-law, Gail and Robert Grossi of Manahawkin, N.J., and Maribeth McDaniel of Rector; one sister, Marie Meksel of Bayonne, N.J., and seven grandchildren, Briana, Angelica and Ava McDaniel and Jack, Aidan, Kimberley and Nicholas Grossi.. ...

John Marshall Liddell (03/26/08)
John Marshall Liddell, 92, of Bradenton, Fla., died Saturday, March 8, 2008, in Bradenton. He was born March 23, 1915, in St. Louis, Mo., the son of Finis and Lois Liddell, both natives of Rector. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Irene, and his sister, Mildred Turek. He was a 1932 graduate of Rector High School...

Timmy Ray Smart (03/26/08)
Timmy Ray Smart, 48, of Clay County died Sunday, March 23, 2008. Born March 28, 1959, he was a farmer and a member of Union Home General Baptist Church. He had served in the National Guard. Survivors include his father and step-mother, Ivan and Judy Smart of Greenway; his mother, Sue Lindsey of Rector; a brother, Shannon Smart of Piggott; a sister, Mindy Smart Carter of Lake City, and a host of other relatives and friends...

Anthony "Tony" Faught (03/12/08)
Anthony "Tony" Faught, 52, of Kennett, Mo., died Tuesday, March 4, 2008, at his home. He was born March 28, 1955, in Clay County to the late Alford Herman "Bud" and Sevetta "Betty" (Phillips) Faught. He and his wife, Sue, were employed at the Quick-Stop Convenience Store and Station in Marmaduke...

Jesse C. Speer (03/19/08)
Jesse C. Speer, 87, of Rose City, Mich., formerly of Rector, died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007, at Bortz Health Care in Rose City. Born Dec. 19, 1918, in Rector to the late Mr. and Mrs. John Speer, he was a member of VFW Post 6068 of Rose City and a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and sports...

Merlie Thelma Moseley (03/19/08)
Merlie Thelma Moseley, 95, a lifetime resident of Rector, died Sunday, March 16, 2008, at Piggott Community Hospital. She had been a resident at Murphy Health and Rehabilitation in Piggott for the last four years and served as president of the Residents Association there...

Billy Herbert Thompson (03/19/08)
Billy Herbert Thompson, 64, of Rector died Friday, March 14, 2008, at his home. Born Dec. 24, 1943, in Rector to Sylvia Vergene Reed Thompson and the late Ericene Thompson, he was a retired supervisor of Southland Dairy Corp. in Memphis and a member of the First Baptist Church in Rector...

Willodean (Wright) Park (03/19/08)
Willodean C. Park, 85, formerly of Grand Blanc, Mich., died Wednesday, March 12, 2008, while under the care and attention of the staff at Greene Acres Nursing Home and St. Bernards Hospice in Paragould. Survivors include her husband of 62 years, James (J.H.) Park of the home; children and their spouses, Doug and Anne Park of Lansing, Mich., Dan and Susette Park of Grand Blanc, Lynn and Beverly Park of Dahlonega, Ga., and Debbie and Bob Cleary of Newburgport, Mass.; grandchildren, Joshua, Justin, Jim, Rebecca and Ellen Park, Rob and Alison Cleary, Chris, Meaghan and Monica McDonald, and three great-granddaughters.. ...

Wayne Jones (03/19/08)
Wayne Jones, 64, of Jonesboro, formerly of Marmaduke, died Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at Northeast Arkansas Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was preceded in death by his parents, Noah and Golda Jones; two brothers, Earl and Kenneth Jones, and two sisters, Maxine Colley Josa and Veona Pruett...

RUELLA JO BLACKSHEAR (03/12/08)
Ruella Jo Blackshear, 61, of Marmaduke died Saturday, March 1, 2008, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. She was born Sept. 17, 1946, to the late Ewell and Lillian (Reddick) Williams in Greene County and was a lifetime resident of Marmaduke...

Mary Vangilder (03/12/08)
Mary Vangilder, 73, of Marmaduke, died Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at her home. Born Sept. 19, 1934, in Monette to the late Marion and Bertha Allison, she was an employee of Dollar General in Paragould and a member of First Baptist Church in Marmaduke...

Violet Garnetta Smith (03/12/08)
Violet Garnetta Smith, 85, of Marmaduke died Monday, March 3, 2008, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Born Feb. 20, 1923, in East Prarie, Mo., to the late Mr. and Mrs. Benford Vincent, she was in the grocery store business and a member of White Oak Church...

Richard Andrew Gilmore (03/12/08)
Richard Andrew Gilmore, 46, of Memphis, Tenn., died Wednesday, March 5, 2008. He was born Nov. 18, 1961, to Barbara Gilmore and the late Fred Gilmore and had lived in Memphis for more than 20 years. He was a T.V. repairman. He is survived by his mother, Barbara Gilmore of the home; one brother, William Dean Gilmore of Clearwater, Fla.; two sisters, Denise Bozarth of Paragould and Tami Gilmore of Memphis; one niece, Lesley White; four nephews, Nathan Weber, Robbie Pickering, Joseph Bozarth and David Bozarth; one great-niece, Shelby White, and a host of other relatives and friends.. ...

Kathey Ann Wheat (03/12/08)
Kathey Ann Wheat, 56, of Rector died Thursday, March 6, 2008, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born April 9, 1951, in Rector to Rachel Marie Warren Clayton and the late Noah Oliver Clayton. She was married to Larry Wheat on Sept. 30, 1967...

Jack Small (03/05/08)
Jack Small, 64, of Boydsville, died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008, at his home. Born Aug. 20, 1943, in Hickoria, to the late Jessie and Bessie May (Dobbins) Small, he was owner of Northeast Arkansas Monument Company and a member of Hickoria Missionary Baptist Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, photography and talking on his C.B. radio. He was married to Betty Fay Brady Sept. 29, 1963...

Estelle Lucinda Hampton Shelton (03/05/08)
Estelle Lucinda Hampton Shelton, 97, died Monday, Feb. 25, 2008, after a long life of devotion and love to her children and extended family. She was born Nov. 29, 1910, in Clay County to Haywood and Mary Hampton. She was a member of the Church of Christ and attended Union Central Church of Christ until she became confined to her home...