Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Dustin Harris

Dustin Miller Harris, 13, of Cabot, died February 2, 2006.

He was born May 20, 1992, to Jerry Harris and Lisa Whittington Beebe in Hope, Arkansas. Dustin was a member at Cabot United Methodist Church, a student at Cabot Junior High North where he was on the football team; he also enjoyed video games and hunting.

Dustin was preceded in death by his grandfathers, W.C. Beebe of Hope, Arkansas and Ed Harris of Prescott.

He is survived by his parents: Lisa and Tom Beebe of Cabot, Jerry and Denise Harris of Prescott; brother, Shane Harris of Prescott; stepbrothers: Kyle Beebe and wife, Jennifer of Hope, Jeremy Woods of Prescott; stepsister, Tara Beebe of Sherwood; aunts: Jo Rayborn of East Camden, Jenny Throgmorton of Spanish Fork, Utah, Marsha Blackburn of Lake Village; uncle, Ron Whittington of North Richland Hills, Texas; grandparents, Carol and Lloyd Braden of Deann, Ruth Beebe of Hope; numerous other aunts, uncles, and cousins from Prescott and Hope.

Visitation was 2-4 p.m., Sunday, February 5, 2006, at Moores Cabot Funeral Home.

Services were 10 a.m., Monday, February 6, 2006, at Cabot United Methodist Church with Rev. Richard Lancaster officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Prescott at 2:30 p.m. Monday, February 6, 2006, at Cabot Funeral Home.

You may send an online sympathy message to www.moorescabotfuneralhome.com

(501-843-5816).

Local arrangements by Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home in Prescott.

Tommie Hays

Tommie Benton Hays, 77 of Arkadelphia died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006 at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center in Little Rock.

He was born Nov. 3, 1928, at Black Springs, in Montgomery County, the son of General Lee Hays and Virgie May Crain Hays. He was a retired production worker for Reynolds Metal, a member of Baring Cross Missionary Baptist Church, the Falcon Club, the Arkie Stars Square Dance Club and a avid square dance caller and promoter. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Korean War.

He was preceded in death by his father, and two sisters, Veda Lee Jones and Verna Ann Purifoy.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Jo Wingfield Hays; his mother, Virgie May Sparks of Arkadelphia; three brothers, Vendon Hays of Clarksville, William Floyd Sparks of Levelland, Texas, and James Edward Sparks of Whelen Springs; one sister, Glenda Fay Currey of Gurdon.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006, in Baring Cross Baptist Church with Bryon Eubands officiating. Interment was in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens under the direction of Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.

Pallbearers will be Glenn Good, Steve Henningan, Dennis Williams, Floyd Currey, Gary Prather and David Wright. Honorary pallbearers will be Wayne Bear, Richard Parthum, Wallace Beard, and the Arkie Stars Square Dance Club.