Recent obits taken from the Clay County Courier, Corning, Clay County, Arkansas. JERRY CURTIS COX Jerry Curtis COX, 63, Reyno, died Sunday, September 2, 2006 at his home. He is survived by his brother, Bill COX, Davisburg, MI; niece Gina SHORE of Clarkston, MI; one great-niece; one great-nephew. Service Thursday, September 7, 2006 in the chapel of McNabb Funeral Home with Darrell FEARS officiating. Burial in Johnston Cemetery under direction of McNabb Funeral Home. ALBERT ELDRIDGE LANCE Albert Eldridge LANCE, Delaplaine, died Monday, September 4, 2006. He was 95. Survivors are his wife, Maxine Heral LANCE; three sons, Eugene LANCE, Lanny (Paulette) LANCE, O'Kean and Maurice Dean LANCE, Oklahoma; daughter, Darlene (Ronnie) SHOE, O'Kean; grandchildren, Kera and Jonathan CRAFTAN, Paragould, Rob LANCE, Pocahontas, Amber LANCE and Benji SHOE, O'Kean, and Steven and Mary LANCE, San Jose, CA; and great-grandchildren, Bailey SHOE and Sable CRAFTAN, Paragould and Kelvin and Julie Lance, San Jose. Services were conducted Thursday, September 7, in the chapel of McNabb Funeral Home with Melvin SHELTON officiating. Burial in Lawrence Memorial Park. EARLENE ROBERTS Earlene ROBERTS, Knobel, formerly of Cash Lake Community, was born September 5, 1924 in Knobel to Edward L. and Laura MAYBERRY THOMPSON. She died in Greene Acres Nursing Home, Paragould, Friday, September 8, 2006. She was 82. Former employee of Basler Electric, she married James Leroy ROBERTS on October 21, 1942 in Knobel. He preceded her in death November 29, 1991. She was of the Pentecostal faith. Survivors include two daughters, Pearlie DAUGHHETEE, Peach Orchard and Barbara KEPNER, Corning; two brothers, Ed THOMPSON and Bobby THOMPSON, both of Corning; one sister, Freda LOCKE, Corning; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; two daughters, Ann LANE and Linda COFFELL; her parents, Edward and Laura THOMPSON and four brothers, Eugene, Elzie, James Ray and John Top THOMPSON. Graveside services Monday, September 11, at Bond Cemetery, Knobel with Rev. Johnny NISWONGER officiating. Services under the direction of Ermert Funeral Home. J.W. GRUBBS J.W. "Sonny" GRUBBS, Shreveport, LA was born in Boydsville, June 7, 1938 to Woodrow and Essie GRUBBS and died at his residence, Saturday, September 9, 2006. He was 68. A resident of Shreveport, LA since 1955, he joined the US Army and served with the 55th Artillery Battalion. He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church. In 1958 he married Shirley Ann HILL GRUBBS and she survives. Manager of Economy Oil, he worked for Swift Packing Co. and had attended Shreveport Trade School for 3 years learning the air conditioning trade. GRUBBS retired after 22 1/2 years of service with Shreveport Police Depart. as a Lieutenant, but was better known as "Sgt. Safety" as he worked in crime prevention giving safety programs throughout the city, in Caddo Parrish Schools, television shows for children and classes in Juvenile Court on defensive driving. He worked in security at several facilities. For 30 years he played music, managing the Cedar Grove Boys and later the Starlight Band playing in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. He was a Past Master of Masonic Lodge #444 and a member of Scottish Rite, Shriners and others. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Shirley H. GRUBBS; his mother, Essie GRUBBS; one daughter, Rita Coleen (Charles) NELSON, Shreveport, LA; one son, Gregory Steven (Sharon) YATES, Haughton, LA; three grandchildren, Cassie Amber (Chris) PARKER, Benton, LA, Stephanie Danielle GRUBBS and Samantha Kay GRUBBS, both of Haughton, LA; two sisters, Millie TUCKER and Martha TILLMAN; four brothers, Harold GRUBBS, C.W. (Judy) GRUBBS, Herbert (Mary) GRUBBS and Jesse (Peggy) GRUBBS; and a number of great nieces and nephews. Funeral services Thursday, September 14, 2006 in the chapel of Osborn Funeral Home with Monsignor Carson LaCAZE officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, LA. Memorial may be made to Shreveport Police Department Mounted Police or Christus Shumpert Cancer Treatment Center. to be continued..................... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Access over 1 million songs - Yahoo! Music Unlimited (http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited)