Obituaries from November 2008

Wayne Bowman (11/27/08)
Rev. Harold Wayne Bowman, 67, of Piggott, formerly of Rector, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, at his home. He was born Jan. 12, 1941, in Senath, Mo., and was the son of the late Jim and Pearl (Ferguson) Bowman...

James Gaylon Parrish (11/27/08)
James Gaylon Parrish, 83, a native of Clay County, died Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, in Phoenix, Ariz. He was born March 5, 1925, in Clay County to the late Roy and Agnes Parrish. He was a graduate of Rector High School and, following graduation, joined the U.S. Navy and served nearly three years...

Lola Reed Wyatt (11/27/08)
Lola Reed Wyatt, 79, of Marmaduke died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Mrs. Wyatt was born April 14, 1929, in the Tipperary community of Clay County. She was a member of the First Church of God in Paragould, where she was a Sunday School teacher and nursery worker. ...

Cecil Ray McGinnis (11/27/08)
Cecil Ray McGinnis, 81, a lifetime resident of Rector, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, at his home. He was born Dec. 14, 1926, to the late W.T. and Ruth (Copeland) McGinnis in Rector. He was a very faithful member of the First United Methodist Church of Rector and will always be remembered for his high stepping walk in his Sunday-go-to-meeting suit on his way to church...

O.J.Barker (11/20/08)
O.J.Barker, 78, of Detroit, Mich., formerly of Rector, died Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, at the V.A. Hospital in Detroit. Born July 28, 1930, in Rector to the late Oscar James Barker Sr. and Hettie Massey, he was a veteran of the Korean War, retired from the railroad and of the Baptist faith...

Herlen D. Pruett (11/20/08)
Herlen D. Pruett, 69, of St. Charles, Mo., formerly of Rector, died Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008, at St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles. Born Nov. 24, 1936, in Rector to the late Elmer Pruett and Avie Pruett, he was an electrical inspector for McDonnell Douglas and a member of the First Baptist Church in St. Charles...

Dana Ruth (Berry) Woods (11/20/08)
Dana Ruth Woods, 68, of Marmaduke, formerly of Rector, died Wedneday, Nov. 12, 2008, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born March 2, 1940, to the late Homer and Anita Berry in Rector...

Veda Smith (11/12/08)
Veda Bell Smith, 93, of Piggott, died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008, in Piggott. She was born July 14, 1915, in Piggott, the daughter of the late William Harrison and Sarah Ellen (Holifield) Crockett. She was united in marriage to Chester E. ...

Zenith Vivian (McCluney) Shannon (11/12/08)
Zenith Vivian (McCluney) Shannon, 97, of Kennett died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008. She was born Nov. 4, 1911, in Rector to the late Isaac and Ether (Sides) Bain McCluney. She was married to Edgar "Pete" Shannon Aug. 5, 1933. He preceded her in death in October 1986. Also preceding her in death were one brother, Glen McCluney, and four sisters, Cecil Laughlin, Flora Patrick, Eloyea McDonald and Edith Bain...

Joe Richard Risener (11/06/08)
Joe Richard Risener, 83, of Park Hills, Mo., died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, at his home. He was born Feb. 23, 1925, in Yell County to the late Porter and Lula (Hood) Risener. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1943, was a World War II veteran and a recipient of the Purple Heart for injuries sustained in the Battle of Saipan...

Daniel Thomas Reid (11/06/08)
Daniel Thomas Reid, 72, of Rector died Sunday, Oct. 12 at St. Vincent Hospital in Little Rock. Born May 10, 1936, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to the late Daniel and Eleanor Reid, he was retired from the Air Force and a retired Jacksonville police officer. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, a Shriner and was proud to be the first generation American. His parents were from Ireland...

Hulon Reddick (11/06/08)
Hulon Reddick, 83, of Rector died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. He was born May 31, 1925, to the late Bill and Margaret (Whiteside) Reddick in Greene County and was married June 10, 1944, to Nadine Bishop...

Van Dale Jackson (11/06/08)
Van Dale Jackson, 71, of Lake Dallas, Texas, formerly of Rector, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2008, at his home. Born May 27, 1937, in Marmaduke to the late William and Nancy (Merideth) Jackson, he was in the heating and air business and of the Baptist faith...

Adrian Maurice Harp (11/06/08)
Adrian Maurice Harp, 85, of Rector, died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, in the Castleman North Nursing Home in Indianapolis, Ind. Born Sept. 5, 1923, in Rector to the late Thomas Owen and Madge (Fitzgerald) Harp, he was in the Marines, a mechanic and a school bus driver. He was married May 9, 1947, to Jewel Lee Beard, who preceded him in death...

April Nicole (Lea) Guy (11/06/08)
April Nicole (Lea) Guy, 32, of Marmaduke died Monday, Nov. 3, 2008, after a hard fought battle with heart problems. She was born Feb. 6, 1976, in Muncie, Ind. She is survived by her loving husband, William Guy; parents, David and Linda Scott of Marmaduke and Mike Lea of Russellville; sisters, Tiffany Scott of Lafe, Shawnta Bickford of Beech Grove and Nikki Howard of Piggott; a brother, Kristopher Lea of Russellville; in-laws, Susan Guy and John Guy, both of Muncie; grandparents, Vivian Baugh of Dunkirk, Ind., Joanne Charles of Muncie and George and Barbara Scott of Marmaduke, along with a host of other relatives and friends.. ...

Max Dale (11/06/08)
Max Dale, 73, of Alamogordo, N.M., a native of Rector, died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, in Albuquerque, N.M. A loving husband, father and grandfather, he was born March 20, 1935, in Rector to Carl Lee and Henrilee (Hill) Dale. He was a proud charter member of Space City and Motor Sport Sertoma Clubs of Alamogordo, as well as a member of Trinity Lutheran Church...