Obituaries from December 2008

Leon W. Underwood (12/31/08)
Leon W. Underwood, 90, of Little Rock, died Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008. He was a native of Piggott, a World War II veteran and a recipient of the Purple Heart. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen, and is survived by his wife, Betty Chapman Underwood. ...

Dovie Oliver (12/31/08)
Dovie Oliver, 70, formerly of Rector, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, at her home in Jonesboro. She was born Jan. 31, 1938, in Bertrand, Mo., and was the daughter of the late John and Cannie (Haney) Estes...

Howard Earl Williams (12/31/08)
Howard Earl Williams, 80, of Kennett, Mo., died Friday, Dec. 26, 2008, at Heritage Nursing Home in Kennett. He was born Aug. 29, 1928, in St. Louis to the late Paul Howard Williams and Opal Fowler Williams. He was married Sept. 15, 1951, to Glenda Masterson, who survives...

Terry Kyle Huckabay (12/31/08)
Terry Kyle Huckabay, 18, of Paragould, a 2008 Marmaduke High School honor graduate, died Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008, in an accident near Paragould. Kyle was an avid baseball player, hunter and loved to fish. ...

Reba Cloe Nolen (12/31/08)
Reba Cloe Nolen, 90, of Marmaduke, died Saturday, Dec. 27, in Paragould. Born Feb. 13, 1918, in Rector to the late Johnnie and Gertie Morris, she was retired from Brown Shoe Company. Also preceding her in death were her husband, A.W. "Bud" Nolen; three sisters, Marie Smith, Beatrice Craig and Mary King, and one step-daughter, Donna Starnes...

Colton Jeffrey Carr (12/31/08)
Colton Jeffrey Carr, 17, of Paragould died Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008, in an accident near Paragould. A senior at Marmaduke High School, Colton was president of the Marmaduke High School Future Farmers of America chapter and was a member of the MHS livestock team. He was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed everything outdoors, including hunting, fishing and working on his truck. He touched many lives in his 17 years. He lived every day to the fullest and will be missed dearly...

Jerry Wayne Lindsey (12/24/08)
Jerry Wayne Lindsey, 58, of Piggott, died Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, at his home. He was born Sept. 29, 1950, in Clay County to the late Jesse and Mary (Bradsher) Lindsey and was married to the former Melinda Perryman, who survives...

Ruby Janette Gibbs (12/24/08)
Ruby Janette Gibbs, 68, of Rector died Tuesday, Dec. 16, at her home. Born March 3, 1940, in Rector to the late Ezra and Earlene Taylor, she was a beautician. Also preceding her in death was her brother, J.W. Taylor. Survivors include her husband, Donald Ray Gibbs of the home; two daughters, Julie Spellman of Las Vegas, Nev., and Toni Thomen of Phoenix, Ariz.; one sister, Barbara Wagner of St. Louis, Mo., and two grandchildren, Heather and Ashley Thomen...

Aubrey Franklin Edwards (12/24/08)
Aubrey Franklin Edwards, 71, of Paragould, formerly of Rector, died Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, at his home after a hard battle with cancer. He was born Sept. 30, 1937, in Boydsville to the late Benjamin Edwards and Sadie (Milgan) Edwards Burns. He was a retired truck driver with Corn Husker...

Cleta Mae Chilcutt (12/24/08)
Cleta Mae Chilcutt, 78, of Rector, died Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, at Piggott Community Hospital. She was born Feb. 19, 1930, in Clay County to the late Rudy and Ollie (Edwards) Braman. She also was preceded in death by her twin sister, Cloreta June Braman; two brothers, Richard and James Braman, and one sister, Juanita Wilcutt...

W.R. "Dub" Bateman (12/24/08)
W.R. "Dub" Bateman, 79, of Rector, died Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, at Twin Rivers Medical Center in Kennett. Born Dec. 27, 1928, in Greenway to the late Sydney Mack and Stella Mae Bateman, he was a farmer, retired from Cotner Bevington at Blytheville and also had retired after 17 years with Emerson Electric of Kennett. He was of the Baptist faith...

Roadblocks (12/18/08)
As shameful counterpoint to the euphoria we all knew when the new presidential team started its work, has the scandal of local politics brought us a disquieting sense of gloom from Chicago. Introducing the Chief Executive of Illinois to the public arena has disclosed the drama of a governor's arrest at his home, and the recitation of his corrupt actions while in office, as given by a United States Attorney last week. ...

Mark Lockard (12/18/08)
Mark Randall Lockard, 46, of Piggott died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. He was born Sept. 28, 1962 in Lincoln Park, Mich., and was the son of Ronald and Frances (Raney) Lockard. He was affiliated with the Emmanuel Baptist Church and was a mechanic and carpenter by trade...

Glenda Faye Shipley (12/18/08)
Glenda Faye Shipley, 66, of Rector, died Friday, Dec. 12, 2008, at White County Medical Center in Searcy. Born Aug. 2, 1942, in Clay County to the late Albert and Opal Bullinger, she was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith...

Leon Jones (12/18/08)
Funeral services for 71-year-old Leon Jones of Marmaduke will be at 12 noon Friday, Dec. 19, at the Irby Funeral Home Chapel in Rector. Visitation will be from 10 that morning until funeral time. Mr. Jones was preceded in death by his parents, Euvene and Zeffie Jones; one brother, Clifford Jones, and one sister, Wilma Lane...

Erwin H. Nething (12/11/08)
Erwin H. Nething, 90, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, at Greene Acres Nursing Home. He was born Jan. 17, 1918, at Lafe, where he lived all his life. He was a retired farmer and a life-long member of St. John's Lutheran Church at Lafe. He is survived by five children, Chester and Shirley Nething of rural Marmaduke, Katie and Bill Thompson of rural Marmaduke, Karen and Eugene Morris of Memphis, Dorothy and Harry Chunn of Memphis and Norma and Mike DaVault of rural Paragould; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law and a host of nieces and nephews.. ...

Herman McIntire (12/11/08)
Herman McIntire, 65, of Rector died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, at Evergreen Health and Rehabilitation Center in Rector. He was born Aug. 14, 1943, in Searcy to the late Leslie Harrison and Martha Pearl McIntire...

Brenda Kay (Vangilder) Lee (12/11/08)
Brenda Kay (Vangilder) Lee of Huntsville, Ala., formerly of Rector, died Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, at Huntsville Hospital. Born April 4, 1952, she was employed with UPS in Huntsville, was a 1970 graduate of Rector High School and was of the Baptist faith...

John Wayne Graue (12/11/08)
John Wayne Graue, 59, of Norfork, formerly of Bragg City, Mo., and Rector, died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, in the V.A. Hospital in Little Rock. Mr. Graue was born July 15, 1949, to the late Arthur and Alma (Morgan) Graue. ...

Almarita R. Frenkel (12/11/08)
Almarita R. Frenkel, 84, of Marmaduke died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, at Evergreen Health and Rehabilitation Center in Rector. She was born Sept. 25, 1924, to the late Thomas Cecil and Beulah Grace (Province) Ray in Greene County...

Allan Pruett (12/11/08)
Former Rector High School basketball standout Allan K. Pruett, considered by many to be one of the best players ever to take the floor in the Rector gymnasium, died Saturday, Dec. 6, in San Antonio, Texas...

Mary McDaniel (12/04/08)
Mary McDaniel of Michigan, formerly of Rector, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2008, in Michigan. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at Irby Funeral Home in Rector. A complete obituary will appear next week.

John Graue (12/04/08)
John Graue of Mountain Home, former owner of Deb's and Donaldson Flowers in Rector, died Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the VA Hospital in Little Rock. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at Irby Funeral Home in Marmaduke. A complete obituary will appear next week...

Lorene Boone (12/04/08)
Lorene Boone, 84, of Paragould, formerly of St. Louis, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, at Heritage Gardens of Senath, Mo. Born July 9, 1924, she was retired from Wonder Bread of St. Louis and was a Methodist...