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Barry Read
Barry Read, 51, of Biggers died on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2005, in Biggers.
He was born July 15, 1954, the son of Charles and Letha Williams Read.
He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Read; and two brothers, Rudy and Nickey Read.
He is survived by his mother, Letha Read of Biggers; wife, Tracy Parrish Read of Brighton, Mich.; three children, Raven Read and Cody Read of Brighton, Mich., and Rocky Hampton and wife, Carrie, of Reyno; two grandchildren, Allison and Seth Hampton, both of Reyno; three sisters, Janice Read of McDougal, Gwen Bradshaw of Biggers and Cindy Bolen of Biggers; and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2006, at the Hoggard and Sons Chapel in Piggott with Eldon Parrish officiating. Burial followed in the Piggott Cemetery
in Piggott. Pallbearers were Jimmy Russian, Shawn Read, Keith Garver, Jack Cooper, Donnie Cooper and Joe Janssen.
Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home of Piggott was in charge of the arrangements.
Roy Rudolph Huffman
Roy Rudolph Huffman, 84, of Piggott died Friday, Jan. 06, 2006, at the Westwood Hills Nursing Center in Poplar Bluff.
He was born Sept. 14, 1921, in Greenway, the son of Clarence Mack and Erma (Bell) Huffman.
He served his country during World War II and was honorably discharged with the rank of Staff Sergeant.
He was united in marriage to Jean (Kendrick) Huffman on Aug. 10, 1939. She preceded him in death on Oct. 13, 1989.
Two brothers, Harold and Marion; and one sister, Mimia Downham, also preceded him in death.
He is survived by two daughters, Jerri Mann and husband, Billy, of Piggott and Judy Moore of Doniphan, Mo.; two sons, Clarence Huffman and wife, Jane, of Rector and Tim Huffman and wife, Jeanne, of Poplar Bluff; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; one brother, Howard of Campbell; three sisters, Dortha McMillion and husband, Joe, of Holcomb, Ruby Huffman of Greenway and Erma Jean Eubanks of Kennett; and many other friends and relatives.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, in the Hoggard and Sons Chapel in Piggott with Ken Roden and Jon Huffman officiating. Burial followed in the Mitchell Cemetery
in Greenway. Pallbearers were James Grissom, Bert Watson, Sam Williams, Byron Duncan, Ronald Ficke and Frank Niederkorn.
Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home of Piggott was in charge of the arrangements.
Owen Wesley Davis
Owen Wesley Davis, 79, of Rector died Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, at NEA Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro.
Born July 12, 1926, in Holcomb, Mo., to the late Thomas Davis and Brooksie Lee Miller, he was a farmer and cattleman, a World War II veteran and a member of the Alexander Baptist Church.
He was married Nov. 16, 1946, in St. Louis to Elsie Annette Key, who survives.
Also preceding him in death were five brothers, Tommy, Vernie, Harold, Doug and Russell; one sister, Evelyn Sevener; two grandsons, Josh Robinson and Thomas Davis, and one great-granddaughter, Mollie Robinson.
Survivors include his wife, Annette, of the home; two sons, Barry Davis and wife Cindy of Olive Branch, Miss., and Darryl Davis of Rector; one daughter, Debbie Robinson and husband Don of Rector; three brothers, Bud Davis and Preston Davis, both of Pollard, and Elvis Davis of Piggott; one sister, Hazel Jones of California, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Irby Funeral Home Chapel in Rector with Kim Bridges and Phillip Bynum officiating. Burial was in Woodland Heights Cemetery
in Rector with Irby Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Tommy Hester, Ronnie Hill, Steve Hill, Clifton Carter, Grayson Dowdy, Don Key and Randy Stanfill. Honorary pallbearers were James Nailling, Ronnie Jones, Charles Bridges, Keith Holifield and Mac Manchester.
Floyd J.D. Brown
Floyd J.D. Brown, known as "Peck" by family and close friends, died at the Piggott Hospital on Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, at the age of 75.
He was born Aug. 16, 1930, in Kennett, the son of the late Dewey and Gladys (Kirby) Brown.
Mr. Brown was a local farmer for many years. He was of the Church of Christ faith and was baptized on July 22, 2004.
He was married to Dorothy Laws on Sept. 29, 1951. They had three daughters, Linda Wells and husband, Newton Wells Jr., Cathy Branson and husband, Allen, and Sandy Seal and husband, Tony.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Lee, Doc, Sam and Elvis Brown; and one sister, Virginia Brown.
He is survived by his three daughters; three grandsons, Adam Branson and wife, Tonya, Michael Branson and wife, Tiffany, and Alex Seal; three granddaughters, Robbie Wells, Paula Holcomb and Tiffany Branson; one great-granddaughter, Katie Branson; two great-grandsons, Hunter and Ethan Holcomb; one sister, Hency Smith of Bernie; and many other friends and relatives.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, at Michell Cemetery
in Greenway with Bro. Art Smith officiating. Pallbearers were Adam Branson, Michael Branson, Michael Culver, Wesley Brown, Luke Hollis and Darren Burdin.
Irby Funeral Home of Piggott was in charge of the arrangements.
James Sidney Coyle
James Sidney Coyle, 73, formerly of Piggott, died Sunday, Jan. 1, 2006, at Sutter Tracy Community Hospital in Tracy, Calif.
He was born on Dec. 23, 1932, the son of the late Thomas and Thelma Coyle of Piggott.
Mr. Coyle worked as a maintenance mechanic for Southern Pacific Railroad, International Harvester and Laura Scudders. He served in the U.S. Army as a surface-to-air missile crewman stationed in California.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing and telling stories to his grandchildren, whom he called his "pride and joy".
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Lawrence, Wayne and Robert Coyle.
Mr. Coyle is survived by the mother of his children, Patt Coyle of Tracy, Calif.; children, Tom Coyle and his wife, Debbie, of Plymouth, Calif., Gina Castro and her husband, Manuel, of Banta, Calif., and Kathi Coyle of Tracy, Calif.; he also leaves three children, Vickie, Valerie and Jim of Oklahoma; siblings, Tom Coyle, Janie King, Paul Coyle, David Coyle and Norma Williams, all of Illinois, Al Coyle of Scottsdale, Ariz., Rose Coyle, Donna Parks and Kathryn Coyle of Piggott; grandchildren, Tanya Coyle of Tracy, Calif., Heather and Steven Harding, both of Plymouth, Calif., Michael, Bernadette, Caitlyn, Manuel, Martin and Alissa Castro, all of Banta, Calif., and Thomas James Coyle of Tracy, Calif.; great-grandson Gabriel Joseph Coyle-Hollingshed of Tracy, Calif.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial mass was held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 2, 2006, at St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Tracy, Calif. A private memorial service will be held on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006, in Piggott. Interment will follow at Hall Cemetery
in St. Francis.
Hotchkiss Mortuary of Tracy is in charge of the arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be sent to St. Bernard's Catholic Church Building Fund, 163 West Eaton Avenue, Tracy, CA 95376, or to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Doyne Dewayne Runyon
Doyne Dewayne Runyon, 67, of Piggott died Friday, Jan. 6, 2006.
He was born Aug. 15, 1938, in Pollard to the late John and Katherine Runyon. He was disabled and was of the Church of God faith.
Survivors include one brother and sister-in-law, Bobby and Sarah Runyon of Piggott; one uncle and aunt, Euvon and Maxine Foster of Michigan, and several cousins.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, at Emanuel Baptist Church in Piggott with Kevin Murray officiating. Burial was in New Hope Cemetery
near Pollard with Mitchell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Gerald Runyon, Scott Jones, John Scheffler, Bill Veal, Chad Jones and Bruce Hall.
Timothy Scott McDougal
Timothy Scott McDougal, 43, of Bismarck died on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006.
He was born on April 9, 1962, in Portland, Maine, the son of Reginald and Esther McDougal.
Mr. McDougal was a city carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. He was a member of the Caddo Valley Congregation of Jehovah's Witness.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Gary McDougal.
He is survived by his wife, Rhonda (Pace) McDougal of Bismarck; his father, Reginald McDougal of Piggott; his mother, Esther McDougal of Piggott; one daughter, Chelsea McDougal of Bismarck; and one brother, David McDougal of Denver.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, at the Caruth-Hale Funeral Home Chapel in Hot Springs. Burial followed in Sunset Crematory at Hot Springs.
Memorials may be made to the World Wide Work of Jehovah's Witness.
Caruth-Hale Funeral Home Inc. of Hot Springs was in charge of the arrangements.
Mary Sue Cummings
Mary Sue Cummings, 73, of the Clay Healthcare Center in Corning died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, at the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould.
She was of the Church of Christ faith. She attended church at Greenway and Corning.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Harrison and Opal (Davis) Cummings.
She is survived by one brother, Gary Cummings and wife, Peggy, of Corning; one sister, Ruth C. Green of Bellevue, Neb.; two nieces, Dana Schrad and Lisa Noon, both of Mechanicsville, Va.; two nephews, Marc Cummings of Corning and Charles Haley of Mountain View, Mo.; and many friends at the Clay Healthcare Center.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006, at the Mitchell Cemetery
in Greenway with Bro. Jerry Morgan officiating.
Irby Funeral Home of Piggott was in charge of the arrangements.
Mary Lou Goodman
Mary Lou Goodman, 78, of Rector died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould.
Born April 24, 1927, in Traverse City, Mich., she was a member of the Fifth and Pine Church of Christ, a homemaker and had lived in the community 10 years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Harold Goodman, one brother and one step-sister.
Survivors include three sons, Charles Harold Goodman Jr. of Los Angeles, Calif., William Timothy Goodman of Piggott and Mike Goodman of Kennett, Mo.; two daughters, Carrie Ellis of Paragould and Rosemary VanNorman of Michigan, nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Jan. 11) at the Fifth and Pine Church of Christ in Rector with Ken Roden officiating. Burial will be in Harvey's Chapel Cemetery
near Marmaduke with Irby Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers will be Jimmy Householder, Bill Benson, Todd Ford, Bobby Tracer, Davey Nicley and Melvin Lindsey. Honorary pallbearer will be Jerry Anderson.
K. D. Driver
K. D. Driver, 69, a resident of Dover, died Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006, at his home.
He was born Dec. 28, 1936, at Eastland, Texas, to D. M. and Esther Mae Moore Driver.
He was a building contractor and owned Driver Construction. He enjoyed gardening and feeding the birds and animals. When not working, he could be found at Dewayne's Bar-B-Q & Grill visiting with his friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Jerry Dean Driver; and two sisters, Dorothy Price and Yuvonne Smith.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Mellena Driver of Dover; two daughters and sons-in-law, Marian and Chuck McLaughlin of Dover and Cindy and Randy Pfeifer of Dardanelle; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Don and Jeanette Driver of Midland, Texas, and Charles and Charlotte Driver of Leesville, La.; six grandchildren, Vanessa and Blake Jackson, Parker McLaughlin, Nick and Brooke Pfeifer, and Hanah Driver; and other relatives and friends.
The family will received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, 2006, at Shinn Funeral Service.
Arrangements are under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service.