Obituaries from November 2009

RAYMON BYRON LAWRENCE (11/26/09)
Raymon Byron Lawrence of Thayer, Mo., formerly of Rector, passed away at the age of 73 on Nov. 17, 2009, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Raymon and his twin brother, Laymon, were born July 19, 1936, to the late Floyd and Nillie (McLeskey) Lawrence in Rector, Ark...

Gary Alan Gray (11/18/09)
Gary Alan Gray, 55, of La Vernia, Texas, passed away Oct. 29, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents, Pat B. Gray and Joan Twitty Gray, and a brother, Pat Gray II. He is survived by his wife, Arlene, of the home; a sister, Lee Ann Gray of Warner Robins, Ga., and cousins, Rosie Akers and Leland Blackshare of Rector, Ark., as well as many loving friends...

Dickey Allen Graves (11/18/09)
Dickey Allen Graves of Kennett, Mo., formerly of Rector, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Kennett at the age of 45. Born March 24, 1964, in St. Louis, he was the son of Cleta Sanders Graves Terry and the late Virgil Graves. He was preceded in death by his father; grandparents, Clyde and Alma Graves and Elic and Margie Sanders; an infant nephew, and a brother-in-law, Eugene Robinson...

Gary Alan Gray (11/12/09)
Gary Alan Gray, 55, of La Vernia, Texas, passed away Oct. 29, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents, Pat B. Gray and Joan Twitty Gray, and a brother, Pat Gray II. He is survived by a sister, Lee Ann Gray of Warner Robins, Ga., and cousins, Rosie Akers and Leland Blackshare of Rector, Ark., as well as many loving friends...

Pauline Utley (11/05/09)
Pauline Utley Pauline Utley of Berryville, formerly of Rector, was born July 11, 1929, to the late Charles C. and Elodia Lee (Bearden) Robinson. She departed this life on Oct. 28, 2009, in the Carroll County Nursing...

Fred "Doc" Emberton Fred Emberton (11/05/09)
Fred "Doc" Emberton Fred Emberton, also known as "Doc" by all his friends and loved ones, passed away Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, at the Piggott Community Hospital. He was born March 17, 1922, to the late Fred and Della (Curtis)...

Jack LePreston Burr (11/05/09)
Jack LePreston Burr, age 70, of Auburn, Ky., formerly of Rector, died on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009, at Hospice Center in Bowling Green, Ky. Mr. Burr was born Dec. 4, 1938, in Sharp County to the late Clint and Ruby Burr. Jack was a well-respected man. He farmed for three generations of the Auda Simmons family. He was a policeman, trucker and many more things in between...