Obituary of Darrell Scott Shoptaw, Grant Co, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Jackie Dill Date: 2 Aug 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Darrell Scott Shoptaw Darrell Scott Shoptaw, 40, of Malvern, Ark., was born June 3, 1961, in Little Rock. He died Oct. 21, 2001 in Malvern. Scott was an electrical technician with Duke Electric. Survivors are his wife: Diana McMahon Shoptaw; children: John and Stephen Vestal of Little Rock and Sarah Vestal of Malvern; mother and step-father: Netha and Mack Jones of Sheridan; father and step- mother: H. Wayne and Ruth Shoptaw of Sheridan; sisters: Cheryl Renee O'Conner of Sheridan and Joi Shoptaw of Conway; step-sisters: Leah Middleton of North Little Rock and Shannah Austin of Lake Charles, La.; and grandmothers: Lavoie Shoptaw and Arrie Davenport, both of Sheridan. Funeral services were held Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. a t the Buie Funeral Home Chapel in Sheridan. The Rev. Kurt Gassman and the Rev. Robert Ewing officiated. Burial was in Poe Cemetery near Sheridan. Pallbearers were Robbie Bird, Jarred Shoptaw, Sam Witherow, Robert Purtle, Steve Threlkeld and David Thompson. Honorary pallbearer was Joe Hicks.