Recent obits taken from the Clay County Courier, Corning, Clay County, Arkansas. VICTORIA SHIELDS Victoria SHIELDS, formerly of Peach Orchard, was born to Riley and Florence BRASHER COOPER February 8, 1918 in Smithland, KY. She died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007 in Green Acres Nursing Home at Paragould. She was 88. A member of Brown Chapel Church, on December 12, 1936 she married Vernon SHIELDS who preceded her in death December 2, 1995. Survivors include one daughter, Sonjia COLE, Paragould; one son, Danny SHIELDS, Lafe; one grandson, Scotty COLE; six great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Jessie COOPER, Seymour, MO and James COOPER, Tucson, AZ; two sisters, Imogene RAGSDALE and Ocie COFFEL both of Durango, CO. She was also preceded in death by one sister, Beatrice SCHIMMING; one brother, Lee Chester COOPER; and one granddaughter, Tammy WOODS. Funeral services Wednesday, January 10, 2007 in the chapel of Ermert Funeral Home with Rev. Charles ABERNATHY officiating. Burial in Brownie Cemetery under the direction of Ermert Funeral Home. JOHN ROBINSON John Tillford ROBINSON, SMS-GT USAF (Ret.) Seffner, FL, was born Sept. 14, 1931 in Knobel and died Jan. 8, 2007. He was 75. A former resident of Corning, he was a decorated veteran, serving his country for 24 years and was a Bronze Star recipient for his service in Vietnam. He is survived by his wife, Katherine ROBINSON; children, Jon (Elaine) ROBINSON, Michael ROBINSON, Scot ROBINSON, Diane GOBLE, Andrew GOBLE, Charlotte WHISENANT and Amanda (Duane) JONES; grandchildren, Angel, Joseph, Kelly, Jessica, Katie, Nicole, Jeffrey, Erica, Ashton, Seth, Randii, Ronald, Richard, Brittany and Emma Grace; great-grandchildren, Spencer, Nick, Danny, Michael, Joseph Jr., and Isabella; siblings, Lehman Franklin "Pat" (Norma) ROBINSON and Jessie Garrett; cousin, Ona Dean DENTON; mother in-law, Ruth BROWN. Services in Stower's Funeral Home, Brandon, FL, Friday, Jan. 12, 2007. Following the service, a full military burial service will be held at Florida National Veteran's Cemetery in Bushnell, FL. to be continued....................... Sometimes the angels fly close enough that you can hear the flutter of their wings......................... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. http://farechase.yahoo.com/promo-generic-14795097