Stories from Monday, January 16, 2017

Anniece Young passed from this life on January 15, 2017, at the age of 91, at her home in Paragould, Ark., to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was born on September 7, 1925 in Rector, Ark. She married Sterling Fenton Young on March 25, 1945, at the age of 21, and together they raised three sons and three daughters,...

Shirley Mae Haywood, 79, of St. Francis, Ark., passed away January 14, 2017, at the Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott, Ark. She was born on October 18, 1937, in St. Francis, and was the daughter of the late Howard and Elsie (Irby) Glidwell. She was united in marriage to Edgar "Junior" Haywood on April 10, 1955, and to this union one son was born. Junior preceded her in death on February 4, 2012...

Gwen Smallmon, 70, of Rector, Ark., passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017, at her home. She was born on October 8, 1946, in Kennett, Mo., to the late Homer Slyvester and Ethel (McNeil) Pollard. She was united in marriage to Paul Smallmon on Sept. 7, 1962, and to this union three children were born...