John Excell Breckenridge

John Excell Breckenridge, 77, of Paragould, died Monday at his residence. Excell was a retired electrician at Monroe Auto and of the Church of Christ belief. He was preceded in death by his parents, Shirley and Rose Breckenridge; son, John Excell Breckenridge, Jr.; brother, Roy Breckenridge; daughter, Nancy Stewart and Lisa Tarlton. Survivors include his wife, Sue Breckenridge of the home; daughters, Cheryl Wayland of Paragould, Treva Ayers (Walt) of North Carolina and Beverly Booth of Caraway; sons Kenny Booth (Denise) of Weiner, Justin Booth of Little Rock and Shawn Booth (Teresa) of Jonesboro, 18 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren; two brothers, Larry (Flossie) Breckenridge and Loran (Mary) Breckenridge; three sisters, Bonnie Gatlin, Rosemary (Leo) Hankins and Rita East. Visitation will be Tuesday morning from 9:30 to 11:00 at Heath Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. at Heath Colonial Chapel with Lonnie Pyle officiating. Burial will follow in Linwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Chad McIlvoy, Stacy Hicks, Chad East, Shawn Booth, Kenny Booth and Dakota Booth. To sign the online register go to www.heathfuneralhome.com