Obituary of Barbara Carpenter, Clay Co, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Melissa Haley Date: 21 Sep 1999 Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** The Piggott Times, May 21, 1998 Barbara CARPENTER, 56 , of Piggott died Thursday, May 21, 1998 at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. She was born September 9, 1941 in Piggott, the daughter of the late Alva GRANVILLE and Freeda Irene BOLTON JOHNSON. She was a member of the St. Francis Baptist Church. Mrs. Carpenter worked for Dickerson Studio as a teenager, sold Avon in West Memphis and later in Piggott, and owned and operated Carpenter's Sac-It-To-Me grocery and laundromat in West Memphis. She continued in the grocery business at Morris IGA, Warehouse Grocery, Roeder's Foodland, Rebel Market, Irby's Super Saver, and Stewart-Hinkle Value Market in Piggott. She also worked at the Clay County Courthouse in Piggott as custodian for 12 years. Mrs. Carpenter was employed at Piggott State Bank from 1993 to 1997, where she worked in the loan department. She also enjoyed acting as co-hostess for the bank's PrimeTime Plus bus trips. Funeral services were held at 2pm Saturday, May 23, at the St. Francis Baptist Church with Gary GREGORY officiating. Burial was in Piggott Cemetery with Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.