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Nelson "Dude" Hoggard
Nelson "Dude" Hoggard, 67, of Puxico, Mo., formerly of Piggott, died Monday, Aug. 23, 2005, at his residence.
He was born Jan. 19, 1938, in Milligan Ridge, the son of the late Nelson and Augusta Lindley Hoggard.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Homer, Robert, Durey and Jess Hoggard; and four sisters, Mary Benefield, Alta Millingan, Lucy Ridley and Gladys Nash.
He is survived by his wife, Terina Hoggard; one son, Randy Hoggard of Dexter; one daughter, Teresa Dill of Puxico; two stepchildren, Katrina and Cody Baker, both of Puxico; four grandchildren, Contessa, Kevin, Patrick and Lindsey; one sister, Lorene Henson of Greenway; three brothers, Bobby Hoggard of Piggott, Jimmy Hoggard of Piggott and Charles Lawhorn of Paragould; and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2005, in the Hoggard and Sons Chapel with Ronnie Stephens officiating. Burial followed in the Piggott Cemetery
in Piggott. Pallbearers were Larry Ezell, James White, Jamie White, Chris McCoy, Donald Higdon and Gene Otte.
Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home of Piggott was in charge of the arrangements.
Carolyn J. Settlemoir
Carolyn J. Settlemoir, 57, of Piggott died Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005, in the Northeast Arkansas Medical Center in Jonesboro.
She was born March 19, 1948, in Pollard, the daughter of George Brown and Blanche Kemper Brown.
She was united in marriage to Don Settlemoir on April 11, 1968. They had two children.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Don Settlemoir, on Dec. 26, 2004; and one brother, Lewis Edwards.
She is survived by one daughter, Melanie LaDawn Midkiff and husband, William, of McCook, Neb.; one son, Anthony Boyd Settlemoir and Kimberly of Campbell; two grandchildren, Jessica Lauren Midkiff and William Chase Midkiff; mother, Blanche Russell of Piggott; five sisters, Pearl Frederick of Ash Flat and Rosie Smith, Lucille Moore, Clara Estep and Helen Gilmore, all of St. Louis; and other relatives and friends.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, 2005, in the Gravel Hill Cemetery
in St. Francis with Loy Culver officiating. Burial followed in Gravel Hill Cemetery.
Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home of Piggott was in charge of the arrangements.
Ozie Turner Burkheart
Ozie Turner Burkheart, 99, of Piggott died Monday, Oct. 31, 2005, in Piggott.
She was born July 1, 1906, in Crockett, the daughter of the late Jimmy and Dora Foster Grissom.
She was united in marriage to Cecil Charlie Turner, he preceded her in death on April 29, 1962. She married Dillard Burkheart and he preceded her in death in 1990.
She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Faye McGee; one son, Darrell Turner; four sisters and two brothers.
She is survived by eight children, Lillian Wood of Jonesboro, Dora Lee Sample of Victorville, Calif., Charlene Allen of Rector, Jack Turner of Florissant, Mo., Juanita Haley, Jean Moore, Aldion Turner and Frankie Turner, all of Piggott; two stepdaughters, Shirley Gower of Arizona and Leona Brackett of Michigan; two stepsons, Charles Burkheart of Illinois and Donald Burkheart of Arkansas; 27 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren; special caregivers, Wanda Ward, Janet Randolph and Garnetta Galyean; and other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday (today), Nov. 2, in the Hoggard and Sons Chapel with Kim Bridges and Kevin Murray officiating. Burial will follow in the Piggott Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Mrs. Burkheart's grandsons, Greg Moore, Ricky Haley, Jeff Turner, Stuart Turner, Gary Turner, Vance Turner, Larry Wood, Charles Sample, Richard Allen, Steve McGee and Michael McGee.
Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home of Piggott is in charge of the arrangements.
Clyde Donahue
Clyde Donahue, 95, of Piggott died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005, at the Murphy Health and Rehabilitation Center in Piggott.
He was a retired farmer.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ethel (Cowgill) Donahue; his parents, Charlie Donahue and Florence (Lack) Donahue; and one son, Lee Roy Donahue.
Survivors include one daughter, Carolyn Brown; five grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, 2005, at the Irby Funeral Home Chapel in Piggott with Bro. Jerry Massey officiating. Burial followed in Mitchell Cemetery
at Greenway.
Irby Funeral Home of Piggott was in charge of the arrangements.
David Watson
David Watson, 53, of Corning died on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould.
He was born Aug. 26, 1952, in Piggott, the son of Norman Leon Watson and Roberta Lee (Baker) Watson.
He was united in marriage to Patricia Ann Shelton on June 29, 1972, in Corning.
Mr. Watson was the owner of Watson Oil Company and a farmer in Corning. He was an avid sportsman who loved playing with his grandchildren.
He attended First Baptist Church in Corning and was a veteran of the Army National Guard.
He was preceded in death by his father-in-law, Ralph Shelton Jr.
Survivors include his wife, Patty Watson of Corning; two sons, Chad Watson and wife, Kelly, of Corning and Aaron Watson of Corning; five grandchildren, Hannah, Chase, Kelsey, Kenlie and Daniel; his mother and father, Roberta and Pete Watson of Corning; one brother, Jim Watson of Corning; his mother-in-law, Georgia Shelton of Neelyville, Mo.; brother-in-law, Eric Shelton; and a sister-in-law, Judy Taylor.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, 2005, at the Ermert Funeral Home Chapel in Corning with Rev. David Richey officiating. Burial followed in the Corning Cemetery
at Corning. Pallbearers were Terry Walley, Billy Hoggard, Lary Brownfiel, Randy Bounds, Chuck Miller, Billy Tyler, Kevin Smith and Clyde Garner.
Ermert Funeral Home Inc. of Corning was in charge of the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Arkansas Baptist Children's Home or to the Corning First Baptist Church Family Life Center.
Gary Ballard
Gary Ballard, 47, of Pollard died Monday, Nov. 7, 2005, at his home.
He was born June 20, 1958, the son of the late Freeman and Deloris Campbell Ballard. He was raised by Ralph and Marie Trout.
He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Howard and Leroy.
He is survived by five brothers, Joe Ballard of Piggott, Terry Ballard of Pocahontas, Freddy Ballard of Pocahontas, Don Trout of Paragould and Dave Trout of Pollard; four sisters, Carol Martin of Pollard, Donna Bates of Trumann, Janice Chandler of Pollard and Laverne Nicholas of Brighton, Mich.; and a nephew, Matthew Ballard of Piggott; and many other relatives and friends.
Graveside services were held on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005, in the Cummins Chapel Cemetery
with Loy Culver officiating. Burial followed in the Cummins Chapel Cemetery.
Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home of Piggott was in charge of the arrangements.
Hershel Alvin Nichols
Hershel Alvin Nichols, 89, of Piggott died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005, in Conway.
He was born Nov. 13, 1915, in Piggott, the son of the late Joe and Lora Lewis Nichols.
He was united in marriage to Christola Kirk on June 7, 1941. They had two children.
He served in the United States Army from Dec. 26, 1942, until he was honorably discharged on Nov. 3, 1945. During this 
military service, he received five bronze stars for participation in campaigns in Central Europe, Normandy and Northern France. He was a farmer and a life-long member of the St. Francis United Methodist Church. He was a 50-year member of the Eastern Star Masonic Lodge Number 207.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Christola Nichols, on Dec. 31, 1992; four brothers and three sisters, Jack Nichols, Imogene Hammett, Beth Somers, Joe Nichols, Charlene Williams, Lewis Presley Nichols and Jerry Williams Nichols.
He is survived by one son, Kirk Nichols and wife, Linda, his daughter, Katherine Butt and husband, Paul, all of Conway; three grandchildren, Sheryl A. Nichols Cash and husband, Wade, Jeff K. Nichols and wife, Kelly, and Lindsay Butt; three great-grandchildren, Mylan Nichols, Vaeya Nichols and Cole Cash; one sister, Laurene Skidmore of Beebe; one brother, Jim Nichols and wife, Betty, of Warsaw, Ky.; special friend, Edith Mohler; and many other nieces, nephews and friends.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005, in the Hoggard and Sons Chapel with Willyne Thompson Jordan officiating. Burial followed in the Cummins Chapel Cemetery, where a Masonic service was held. Pallbearers were Terry Cato, Darrell McCrillis, Ed Morris, Jeff Nichols, Wade Cash, Jim Cobb and Gary Nichols.
Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home of Piggott was in charge of the arrangements.
Eva Gilbee
Eva Gilbee, 76, of Corning died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2005, at Rector Healthcare.
A homemaker, she was born Feb. 17, 1929, in McDougal to the late George and Ada (Micenhammer) Nixon. She was married Feb. 18, 1946, to Clinton Gilbee, who died June 3, 1989. She also was preceded in death by two sisters, Edna and Ethel, and two brothers, Albert and Arby Nixon.
She was a member of Corning Y Pentecostal Church at Corning.
Survivors include three sons, Larry Gilbee of Paragould, Gary Gilbee of Rector and Mark Gilbee of Corning; four daughters, Sue Pillow, Carolyn Evans, Sharon Byars and Betty Gilbee Tyler, all of Corning; one foster daughter, Kimberly Ferguson of North Carolina; two brothers, Virgil Nixon and Kenneth Nixon, both of Corning; 20 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, at Ermert Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Carl McKinney officiating.
Ermert Funeral Home of Corning was in charge of the arrangements.
Elsie E. Haywood
Elsie E. Haywood, 90, of West Memphis, Ark., formerly of Malden, died Friday, Oct. 7, 2005, at Crittendon County Memorial Hospital.
Born in Oran on July 30, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Robert Henry Mobley and Myrtle Jane Eskridge.
She was united in marriage to Ray Haywood, who preceded her in death on May 11, 1967.
She was a retired cafeteria worker for the Memphis City Schools and a member of the Second General Baptist Church of Malden. She was also a member of the senior social clubs at the Lewis and Peabody Centers.
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by one son, Robert "RC" Haywood; one granddaughter, Tammy Darr; one brother, B.F. Mobley; one sister, Alice Parks; and one son-in-law, Ronnie Koeller.
Survivors include one daughter Uvyonne Koeller of West Memphis, Ark.; one granddaughter, Tonya Serda of Memphis; and six great-grandchildren, Jill Bankston, Kaylynn Carmikle, Allison Bankston, Kristin Carmikle, A.J. Darr and Brittany Carmikle.
Funeral services were held Monday, Oct. 10, in the Landess Funeral Home Chapel at Malden with Rev. James Black officiating. Interment followed in Memorial Park Cemetery
at Malden.
Landess Funeral Home of Malden was in charge of the arrangements.
Heaven Petrice Wofford
Heaven Petrice Wofford, five-months-old, of Paragould died Monday, Nov. 14, 2005, in Paragould.
She was born June 7, 2005, in Kennett.
She is survived by her father, Jerrod Wofford of Paragould; mother, Crystal Quintanilla of Paragould; grandparents, Gabriel Lopez and Patty Lamas, both of Victoria, Texas, and Dale and Tonnie Wofford of Piggott; great-grandparents, Bob and Marsha Burns of Rector and Vada Wofford of Paragould; aunt, Bobbie Jo Lamas; and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, 2005, with Anthony Strickland officiating. Burial followed in Woodland Heights Cemetery
in Rector. Pallbearers were Britton Wofford, Lawton Wofford, Shalon Wofford and Juan Quintanilla.
Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
