Obituaries from January 2005

Anna Grice (01/04/05)
Anna Cassie Mooney Grice, 90, of Smithville died Dec. 30, 2004, at Cave City Nursing Home. Born April 23, 1914, at Ravenden Springs, she was the daughter of J.F. and Josephine Ray Mooney. She was a homemaker and a member of Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church at Nelsonville...

Angela Lea King (01/04/05)
Angela Lea Arnold King, 36, of Ash Flat died Sept. 2, 2004, at St. John's Medical in Springfield, Mo. Born Jan. 21, 1968, in Fort Rucker, Ala., she was the daughter of William Henry Arnold and Ruby Nadine Henry Arnold. She married Michael King April 5, 2000, in Ash Flat...

Arilla Turner (01/04/05)
Arilla Turner, 79, of Mountain Home, formerly of Ash Flat, died Dec. 24, 2004, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany, Miss. Born March 20, 1925, in Wiseman, she was the daughter of Cecil Bell and Gladys Williams Bell. She married Kenneth Turner in 1946. She was employed as a nurse in the Ash Flat Clinic for 25 years. She was a lifelong member of Ash Flat Church of Christ...

Billy Burba (01/04/05)
Billy Burba, 72, of Cave City died Aug. 31, 2004, at a Memphis hospital. Born Aug. 6, 1932, at Batesville, he was the son of Lola Gladys Burba. He was retired from Ideal Baking Company where he worked in building maintenance. He was also a carpenter and had worked at Batesville Stockyard at Charlotte. He was a member of Antioch Church of Christ...

Blanche Taylor (01/04/05)
Blanche Taylor, 89, of Williford died Dec. 26, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born Aug. 22, 1915, in Trumann, she was the daughter of John and Dora Fraley Petty. She married Herchel Comptents Taylor in 1932 in Grubbs. He preceded her in death on Jan. 9, 1986. She was a homemaker...

Charles Abbott (01/04/05)
Charles Lee Abbott, 65, of Pine Bluff died Aug. 20, 2004, at Pine Bluff. Born March 26, 1939, at Maynard, he was the son of Neoma Risenhover Gann of Walnut Ridge and Earl Abbott. He spent his working years as a press operator for a newspaper. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served in the Korean conflict...

Charles Drumheller (01/04/05)
Charles "Chuck" Earl Drumheller, 52, of Hardy died Aug. 28, 2004, at the Elvis Presley Trauma Center in Memphis, Tenn. Born July 4, 1952, in Rockford, Ill., he was the son of Kenneth Gardner and Evelyn Rogene Wible Drumheller. He was a personal financial planner with American Express/Investors Diversified Services, a member of the Elks Club Lodge 2539 and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Mt. Morris, Ill...

Cleo Elizabeth Britton (01/04/05)
Cleo Elizabeth Britton, 93, of Thayer, Mo., formerly of Cherokee Village and Culver City, Calif., died Dec. 30, 2004, at Shady Oaks Healthcare Center in Thayer. Born Aug. 23, 1911, in Olney, Ill., she was the daughter of Cora and Frank Britton, who preceded her in death...

Clayton Earl Sprague (01/04/05)
Clayton Earl Sprague of Horseshoe Bend departed this life Sept. 21, 2004, in Calico Rock, at the Community Medical Center of Izard County. He was born June 6, 1918, in Utica, N.Y., the son of Floyd and Lillian Cole Sprague. He worked for General Electric as a supervisor in Washington, Iowa, from where he retired...

Cathy Miller (01/04/05)
Cathy Lee Miller, 46, of East Prairie, Mo., formerly of Melbourne, died Dec. 23, 2004, at Missouri Delta Hospital in Sikeston, Mo. Born Sept. 24, 1958, at Robstown, Texas, she was the daughter of Johnnie August and Virgie Lee Nichols Baca. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in East Prairie...

David E. "Dick" Harris (01/04/05)
David E. "Dick" Harris, 82, of Highland died Dec. 25, 2004. Born Nov. 21, 1922, in Salem, he was the son of Guy O. and Mae Morrow Harris. Upon graduation from Salem High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served as a radar man on the USS Prince William during World War II...

Ernest J. Roberts (01/04/05)
Ernest J. Roberts, 82, of Jesup, Ark., died Dec. 31, 2004, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born Dec. 17, 1922, at Saffell, he was the son of George and Ada Golf Roberts. He was a retired farmer, a veteran of World War II, a member of the Poughkeepsie Masonic Lodge and a Methodist...

Ernst S. Wege (01/04/05)
Ernst S. Wege, 93, of Cherokee Village died Sept. 24, 2004, in Eaglecrest Nursing and Rehab Center in Ash Flat. Born in St. Louis, Mo., he owned two floor covering stores in St. Charles and Wentzville, Mo., before moving to Cherokee Village in 1973...

Frances Fischer (01/04/05)
Frances L. Fischer, 88, of Cherokee Village died Sept. 2, 2004, at Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System in Cherokee Village. Born Jan. 28, 1916, in North Little Rock, she was the daughter of William Jones and Pauline Rinke Jones. She married Paul Fischer in 1943 in Little Rock...

George Jenkins (01/04/05)
George Edward Jenkins, 82, of Cherokee Village died Dec. 27, 2004, at Hardy. He was born in Tennessee and worked in food production at the Del Monte corporation. Survivors include a son, Paul Edward Jenkins of Gainesville, Mo., and two daughters -- Ann Anderson of Rochelle, Ill., and Debbie Ingram of Monument, Colo...

Hazel Rea Sanford Thompson (01/04/05)
Hazel Rea Sanford Thompson, 92, of Ash Flat, former resident of Colt, Ark., died Sept. 21, 2004, at Ash Flat Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born May 28, 1912, in New Albany, Miss. She was married in 1925 to Thead Garland Thompson, who preceded her in death in 1963. She was a homemaker and a member of Saddle Baptist Church...

James C. Bates (01/04/05)
James C. Bates, 56, of Hardy died Dec. 25, 2004, at his residence. Born June 2, 1948, in Little Rock, he was the son of Sherman and Merlene Actkinson Bates. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving from 1967 until 1971. He served on the Coral Sea...

Junior Doyle (01/04/05)
Junior Doyle, 71, of Cave City died Sept. 18, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born Nov. 1, 1932, at Saffell, he was the son of James Ernest and Virgie Lee Mize Doyle. He was a retired timber worker and a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church at Cord...

Joan Hill (01/04/05)
Joan Hill, 81, of Monette Manor died Sept. 18, 2004, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born in Fulton County. She moved to Jonesboro in 1966. She was a homemaker and Baptist. Survivors include two daughters -- Robbie Wallin of Jonesboro and Anna Long of Bono; a sister, Jane Martin of Batesville; seven grandchildren -- Hunter Long and Evan Long, both of Leachville, Brandon Fleming and Shawn Fleming, both of Bono, and Summer Wallin, Brawn Wallin and Brandi Wallin, all of Jonesboro.. ...

Joan Jones (01/04/05)
Joan Jones, 68, of Nelson-ville died Aug. 26, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born Oct. 7, 1935, at Manila, Ark., she was the daughter of Richard Benjamin and Dovie I. Forsythe Oates. She was a homemaker and member of Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church at Nelsonville...

Kenni Lynn Baldridge (01/04/05)
Kenni Lynn Baldridge, 35, of Cherokee Village died Dec. 31, 2004, at her residence. Born July 6, 1969, in Harrisburg, she was the daughter of Robert Douglas and Jimmie Barnes Douglas. She married Allan Baldridge Jan. 9, 1995, in Egypt, Ark., She moved to the Sharp County area nine years ago from Harrisburg. She attended the Highland Assembly of God Church in Highland. She was a homemaker...

Kayin Marie Heidy (01/04/05)
Kayin Marie Heidy, 59, of Cherokee Village died Dec. 18, 2004, at her home. Born May 26, 1945, in Tacoma, Wash., she was the daughter of Everett Quinliven and Marcella Pass Quinliven. She was married to Neal Heidy. She was employed at the Dollar General Store as a manager...

Krista Shawn Denton (01/04/05)
Krista Shawn Denton, 31, of Lake City, Ark., died Sept. 20, 2004, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro of natural causes. Born in East Chicago, Ind., she lived most of her life in the Jonesboro-Lake City area. She was a homemaker and a Girl Scout troop leader. She was a youth bowling coach and a member of the Women's International Bowling Congress...

Loretta P. Springer (01/04/05)
Loretta P. Springer, 83, of Ash Flat died Dec. 27, 2004, at Eaglecrest Nursing and Rehab in Ash Flat. Born Jan. 8, 1921, in Muncie, Ind., she was the daughter of Estel Hopper and Lula Foster Hopper. She was a homemaker. She was married to Lawrence Earl Springer...

Miriam Coddington (01/04/05)
Miriam Beatrice Coddington, 88, of Horseshoe Bend died Aug. 31, 2004, in the Northeast Arkansas Life Care Center in Horseshoe Bend. Born in Findlay, Ohio, she was the daughter of Lewis Merritt and Hazel Edith Oberholtzer Jackson. She worked as a secretary for Marathon Oil Company in Robinson, Ill., before retiring to Horseshoe Bend. She was a member of Horseshoe Bend PEO Sisterhood and Horseshoe Bend United Methodist Church...

Millie Liles (01/04/05)
Millie Liles, 71, of Cave City died Sept. 8, 2004, at her home in Cave City. Born Oct. 6, 1932, at Nelsonville, Ark., to Oda E. and Myrtle Smith Anderson. She retired from the San Diego Zoo and later Con Agra and was a member of First Missionary Baptist Church in Cave City...

Raymond Atkinson (01/04/05)
Raymond Henry Atkinson, 81, of Ash Flat died Aug. 24, 2004, at Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System in Cherokee Village. Born Dec. 1, 1922, in Poughkeepsie, he was the son of William Elijah Atkinson and Lee Bacon Atkinson. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during World War II. ...

Troy Cannon (01/04/05)
Troy Cannon, 22, of Strawberry died Sept. 6, 2004, at Calamine. Born July 16, 1982, at Batesville, he was the son of John Monroe Cannon Jr. and Ramona Polston Cannon. He was a welder, having worked for Fluor Daniel's Construction, Triple H Construction and Penn and Pugh Construction. He was of the Church of Christ faith...

Tony Gengo (01/04/05)
Tony Gengo, 80, of Cave City died Aug. 31, 2004, on Black River near Lynn. Born Feb. 13, 1924, at Orange, Texas, he was the son of Charles Gengo Sr. and Mabel Flanigan Gengo. He retired from DuPont in Orange, Texas, was a carpenter, a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of First United Methodist Church of Cave City...

Thomas Lee Ray Sr. (01/04/05)
Thomas Lee Ray Sr., 60, of Cherokee Village died Dec. 22, 2004, at his residence. He was born at Lepanto, Ark., and was employed during his working years as painter. Survivors include his wife, Janice Elaine Garner Ray of Cherokee Village; two daughters -- Tonya Marie Ray of Little Rock, and Heather Renee Davis of Bismark, Ark.; three sons -- Thomas Lee Ray Jr. of Kokomo, Ind., William Lee Ray of Subuta, Miss., and Joshua Keith Ray of Cherokee Village...

Verbyl Christenberry (01/04/05)
Verbyl Lavaughn Christen-berry, 79, of Cave City died Dec. 26, 2004, at Cave City Nursing Home. Born Aug. 5, 1925, in Izard County, she was the daughter of Leonard and Ruby Taylor Marlin. She was a retired schoolteacher, having taught at Sidney, Cave City and Poughkeepsie Schools. She was a member of First Missionary Baptist Church in Cave City...

William C. Orr (01/04/05)
William C. Orr, 85, of Sidney, formerly of Ash Flat, died Sept. 7, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born Jan. 5, 1919, in Ash Flat, he was the son of John and Sophia Hotchkiss Orr. He married Venita Faye Bates March 6, 1946, in Batesville...

Wyona J. Shade (01/04/05)
Wyona J. Shade, 78, of Ash Flat died Dec. 22, 2004, at Eaglecrest Nursing and Rehab in Ash Flat. She was born at Newark, Ohio and was a homemaker. Survivors include a daughter, Danene Shade Iliff of Cherokee Village. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Marie and Andrew Baker...

Agnes Bouknecht (01/11/05)
Agnes Bouknecht, 90, of Cherokee Village died Feb. 12, 2004, at Eaglecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ash Flat. She was born Sept. 14, 1913. She was a homemaker and was of the Methodist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Bouknecht, Jan. 21, 2002...

Anna Ford Burge (01/11/05)
Anna Geneva Ford Burge, 98, of Cave City died Dec. 18, 2003, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born Sept. 30, 1905, at Cave City, she was the daughter of John Edward and Margaret Paralee Matlock Ford. She was a teacher in a one-room school during her early adult life. ...

Andrew G. Ponder (01/11/05)
Andrew G. Ponder, 87, of Cherokee Village, former circuit judge of the 3rd Judicial District composed of Lawrence, Jackson, Sharp and Randolph counties, died April 15, 2004, in Jonesboro. Ponder was born in Walnut Ridge Oct. 1, 1916. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Ponder Sr. He, like his two brothers, Harry Jr. and Lester Ponder, attended law school and became an attorney...

Arthur L. Wells (01/11/05)
Arthur Lee Wells, 81, of Williford died Jan. 13, 2004, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born Dec. 1, 1922, in Ravenden, he was the son of Samuel Henry and Stella Mae Halstead Wells. He married the former Rexie Sparlin of Pocahontas, Ark., Feb. 2, 1959, in Ravenden...

Ann Manker (01/11/05)
Ann Manker, 69, of Ash Flat died Dec. 27, 2003, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born Aug. 15, 1934, in Neidenbach/Eifel, Germany, she was the daughter of Johann and Mary Hoeser. She was a homemaker and member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Cherokee Village...

Amanda Richmond (01/11/05)
Amanda Belle Richmond, 93, of Elk Horn, Iowa, formerly of Cherokee Village, died Feb. 29, 2004, in Elk Horn. Born July 5, 1910, in Caddo County, Okla., she was the daughter of Emerson and Phebe Prey Griffith. She attended a country school and was baptized in a creek near her home...

Bunice Cora Tucker (01/11/05)
Bunice Cora Tucker, 94, of Agnos died May 17, 2004, at Fulton County Hospital in Salem. Born Nov. 13, 1909, in Pleasant Grove, she was the daughter of Randall Alexander "R.A." Kemper and Nancy Estes Kemper. She married Fred Tucker July 3, 1932, at Mammoth Spring. To this union three children were born...

Brett Gene Porter (01/11/05)
Brett Gene Porter, 17, of Cave City died Feb. 23, 2004, at Cave City. Born March 28, 1986, at Batesville, he was a senior at Cave City High School and a member of First Missionary Baptist Church in Cave City. Survivors include his father and stepmother -- Craig and Carrie Porter of Cave City; his mother and stepfather -- Saundra and Con Battles of Sidney; two brothers -- Matthew Battles and John Battles, both of Sidney; a stepbrother, Chance Battles of Sage; a sister, Lauren Porter of Cave City; grandparents -- Helen Porter of Cave City, Jane Smith of Cave City, and Gene and Sandy Smith of Cave City.. ...

Boyce Haley (01/11/05)
Boyce R.C. Haley, 86, of Zion died April 16, 2004, in Batesville. Born Aug. 31, 1917, in Evening Shade, he was the son of Clarence Haley and Amanda Taylor Haley. He married Eva Edna Miller Haley July 4, 1936, in Bonetown, Ark., and to this union two children were born. He spent his working years as a logger. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He attended Bear Creek Methodist Church and was a member of the Antioch Lodge 241 for over 50 years...

Betty Jean Morris (01/11/05)
Betty Jean Morris, 65, of Farmers Branch, Texas, died Jan. 27, 2004. Born Dec. 31, 1938, she was the daughter of O.L. Morris and Ernestine Morris of Pocahontas. She was employed as a certified public accountant by CF & Company of Dallas. Survivors include a son, Geoffrey S. ...

Billy Joe Tyson (01/11/05)
Billy Joe Tyson, 73, of Powhatan died June 10, 2004, at Regional Medical Center of NEA in Jonesboro. He was a construction worker for Cameron Construction Company in Jonesboro. Born in Hoxie, he moved to the Powhatan area 43 years ago. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving in Korea...

Betty Lea Wilson (01/11/05)
Betty Lea Wilburn Wilson, 75, of North Little Rock, formerly of Cherokee Village, died April 6, 2004. Born June 2, 1928, in Elrod, Ala., she was the daughter of Rafe and Ophelia Wilburn. She started to work with the telephone company at a very young age in Birmingham, Ala...

Betty Meisenheimer (01/11/05)
Hellen Elizabeth "Betty" Wright Meisenhimer, 84, of Cherokee Village died April 26, 2004, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born Dec. 10, 1919, in Akron, Ohio, she was the daughter of George Maltby Wright and Majorie Byford Jerrems Wright. ...

Brent M. Propes (01/11/05)
Brent M. Propes, 41, of Wes Knoxville, Tenn., died Dec. 21, 2003, at UT Medical Center. He was an employee of Sun Rise Ridge Resort in Pigeon Forge. He attended First Baptist Church at Concord and was an avid golfer and fisherman. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a devoted husband, father and son...

Buford Ray "B.R." Evans (01/11/05)
Buford Ray "B.R." Evans, 72, of Hardy died Dec. 30, 2003, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born Oct. 10, 1931, in Hardy, he was the son of Fred Kerry and Eva Armstrong Evans. The Evans family moved to Sharp County in the 1850s. He was the fourth of six generations residing in the Hardy area. He worked for 31 years for John A. Cooper in Cherokee Village. He also worked for six years for Cherokee Frame Factory...

Brandon T. Pinkston (01/11/05)
Brandon T. Pinkston, 22, of Batesville died July 1, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born April 27, 1982, at Batesville, he was the son of Gene and Patty Pinkston. Survivors include his parents -- Gene and Patty Pinkston of Batesville; five brothers -- Andrew Pinkston, Rodney Pinkston and Greg Pinkston, all of Batesville, Kirby Pinkston of Cave City, and Mike Cobb of Charlotte; three sisters -- Amy Pinkston and Lisa Pinkston, both of Batesville, and Tina Pinkston of Cave City; and several nieces and nephews.. ...

Barbara Rose Reynolds (01/11/05)
Barbara Rose Reynolds, 77, of Cherokee Village died Feb. 25, 2004, at her home. Born May 29, 1926, at Anderson, Ind., she was the daughter of Euphrates Patterson Hughes and Frank Hughes. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Donald "Don" Reynolds of Cherokee Village; a son, Donald J. ...

Billie Shelton (01/11/05)
Billie "Bill" E. Shelton Sr., 60, of Cherokee Village died April 16, 2004, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born May 17, 1943, in Rector, Ark., the son of Erma Gurthie Shelton and Burl Shelton of Paragould. Bill was a retired tool maker from Chrysler Corp. after 27 years of service, before he and his wife, Rita, moved to Highland, where they have operated Timberline Restaurant with their family and friends for the last six years...

Christeen Barnhill (01/11/05)
Christeen Barnhill, 72, of Mammoth Spring died Jan. 2, 2004, in Mountain Home. Born March 8, 1931, in Osceola, Ark., she was the daughter of Alonzo and Nora Staggs. She worked as a certified nurse's aide. She was also a homemaker and a devoted mother. She enjoyed dancing, gardening and fishing. She was of the Baptist faith...

Clesto Bobo (01/11/05)
Clesto Bobo, 74, of Ash Flat died June 1, 2004, at his home. Born Aug. 23, 1929, at Chalybeate, Miss., he was the son of Ervin C. and Emily V. Rogers Bobo. He was a farmer and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Howell Bobo of the home; a son, Kenneth C. ...

Christina Brittingham (01/11/05)
Christina Brittingham, 86, of Hardy died May 19, 2004, at Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System in Cherokee Village. Born July 29, 1917, she was the daughter of Thenda Booth Walker and John Walker. She was a graduate of Arkansas State University. She retired from teaching at St. Louis County School System...

Coy C. Story (01/11/05)
Coy Columbus Story, 92, of Little Rock died Jan. 8, 2004, at Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Little Rock. Born Nov. 25, 1911, at Cave City, he was the son of King William and Lee Ford Story. He was a schoolteacher, having taught in many public schools in Sharp County, and a retired salesman for Toledo Scales Company in Little Rock. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was of the Methodist faith...

Conrad Dwayne Bean (01/11/05)
Conrad Dwayne Bean, 64, of Salem died Jan. 26, 2004, in Salem. Born Sept. 22, 1939, in Kokomo, Ind., he was the son of Walter Robert and Bertha Eleanor Ellison Bean. He spent his working years as a father and carpenter. He was a member of Horseshoe Bend Eagles Club and Moose Lodge 739. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps...

Curtis Dean LaSage (01/11/05)
Curtis Dean LaSage, 80, of Cherokee Village died Aug. 3, 2004, at Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System. Born March 3, 1924, in Chicago, he was the son of Edward and Rose Poland Oatman. He was united in marriage Nov. 9, 1942, in Poygan, Wis., to Kathryn Marie Grinnell who preceded him in death on March 29, 2001. ...

Victoria Acerra
Caroline Dodd (01/11/05)
Victoria C. Acerra, 47, and her daughter Caroline Eden Dodd, 18, died May 31, 2004, in Bucharest, Romania, in an auto/train accident. Acerra's survivors include her parents -- William and Doris Lawson of Cherokee Village; a brother and sister-in-law -- James and Kathy Acerra; and a niece and nephew -- Angie and Alex Acerra of Mountain Home...

Carrie E. Eller (01/11/05)
Carrie E. Eller, 70, of Cherokee Village died May 30, 2004, at Ash Flat Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born Feb. 5, 1934, in Waterford, Miss., she was the daughter of Annette Smith Barber and Walter Barber. She spent her working years as a secretary...

Carroll Eugene Sullivan (01/11/05)
Carroll Eugene Sullivan, 59, of Batesville died June 5, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born Nov. 22, 1944, at Calico Rock, he was the son of Herbert and Ruth Street Sullivan. He was a carpenter, electrician and plumber, a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose -- Batesville Lodge and member of Asbury United Methodist Church in Batesville...

Charles Glenwood McClain Jr. (01/11/05)
Charles Glenwood McClain Jr., 61, of Ash Flat, died June 8, 2004, at his residence. Born July 18, 1942, he was the son of Charles Glenwood McClain Sr. and Helen Parker McClain. He married Alice Hopper April 21, 1962, in Las Vegas. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He worked many years in California as a self-employed drywall contractor...

Cytha Russell (01/11/05)
Cytha H. Russell, 86, of Poughkeepsie died July 18, 2004, at Skilcare Nursing Center in Jonesboro. Born March 15, 1918, at Portia, she was the daughter of Elmer and Ethel Smith Atkinson. She was a homemaker and a member of Poughkeepsie Church of Christ...

Carolyn Sarantos (01/11/05)
Carolyn L. Sarantos, 75, of Cherokee Village died Jan. 22, 2004, at Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System in Cherokee Village. Born Feb. 21, 1928, in Los Angeles, she was the daughter of Victoria Margaret Stevens and Allen Miles McConnell. She was an engineer for the phone company...

Carnell Wayne Cheek (01/11/05)
Carnell Wayne Cheek, 62, of Salem died Aug. 22, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born June 9, 1942, in Yellville, he was the son of Flossie Keeter Cheek and Arnold Cheek. He married Louetta Sanders Oct. 28, 1967, in Salem. He was a dairy farmer for many years and a member of Salem First Baptist Church...

David A. Noyes Sr. (01/11/05)
David A. Noyes Sr., 67, of Cherokee Village died March 10, 2004, at the Veterans Hospital in Little Rock. Born Dec. 20, 1936, in Chicago, he was the son of Thelma Monroe and James Noyes. He retired from the U.S. Navy after 23 years. During his service, he served on the Carrier USS Ranger in the Vietnam War. He was married Dec. 27, 1958, in St. Louis to Judith Noyes...

Daniel David Waters (01/11/05)
Daniel David Waters, 44, of Thayer, Mo., formerly of New York, died Dec. 23, 2003, near Saddle, Ark. Born Oct. 18, 1959, in Glenfalls, N.Y., he was the son of David L. Waters. He was employed by a tree service company. The funeral will be held in Bolton Landing, N.Y., with arrangements by Alexander Funeral Home...

Donald H. Hood (01/11/05)
Donald H. Hood, 56, of Cave City, formerly of Cherokee Village, died Dec. 20, 2003, at Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System in Cherokee Village. Born March 13, 1947, in Blytheville, Ark., he was the son of Allen Hood and Golden Thompson Hood. He married Carolyn Brown Nov. 9, 1990, in Crittenden County, Ark. He worked most of his life as a truck driver. He was a veteran of the United States Army...

Delbert Keith Bigsby (01/11/05)
Delbert Keith Bigsby, 81, of Horseshoe Bend died Aug. 10, 2004, at Fulton County Hospital in Salem. Born Sept. 28, 1922, in Wautoma, Wis., he was the son of Harry and Essie Evans Bigsby. He married Betty Fisher in 1944, who preceded him in death, and later married Edna Fanger in 1973...

Dorothy Louise Koontz (01/11/05)
Dorothy Louise Koontz, 77, of Cherokee Village died March 3, 2004, at her residence. Born July 1, 1926, in Chicago, she was the daughter of Arthur Thorson and Jenny Olson Thorson. She married George Edward Koontz in September 1954 in Illinois. She was retired from the office of Beakins Van Lines in Hillside, Ill...

Dorothy Marie Baker (01/11/05)
Dorothy Marie Baker, 82, of Hardy died April 13, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born Sept. 13, 1921, in Kings Mill, she was the daughter of Joseph Earl and Icie Sheffield Horton. She married George Elwood Baker June 13, 1946; he preceded her in death on Jan. 2, 1987. She was a homemaker...

Don McGuire (01/11/05)
Don "Pappy" McGuire, 90, of Myron died July 27, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born Oct. 28, 1913, at Monette, Ark., he was the son of William Homer and Virgie Pearl Rogers McGuire. He was retired from public works, a farmer and a member of Myron Baptist Church...

Danny Morgan (01/11/05)
Danny Ray Morgan, 29, of Sidney died July 16, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born April 25, 1975, in Bossier City, La., he was the son of Jimmy Ray Morgan of Powhatan, Ark., and Allie Janie Morgan of Brockwell. He was a 1995 graduate of Izard County Consolidated School. He was a member of the Nazarene Church in Horseshoe Bend and was employed as a construction worker...

David O. Carroll (01/11/05)
David O. Carroll, 77, of Cherokee Village died Feb. 1, 2004. Born Sept. 29, 1926, in Norfolk, Va., he was the son of Eva Orr Carroll and William Joseph Carroll. He was a a salesman and served in the Merchant Marines and the Army during World War II...

Doyle Phelps (01/11/05)
Doyle Wayne Phelps, 55, of Ash Flat died Dec. 25, 2003, in Cherokee Village. Born May 31, 1948, in Hardy, he was the son of Lela Morgan Phelps and Horace Phelps. He was a truck driver. Survivors include his wife, Sharon Phelps of Ash Flat; three daughters -- Kathryn Herum and Nova Lee Medlock, both of Ash Flat, and Doylene Phelps of Cherokee Village; two brothers -- Lonnie Phelps of Hardy, and Lloyd Phelps of Maize, Kan.; two sisters -- Jean Bevil of Maumelle and Julia Taylor of Mammoth Spring; and four grandchildren.. ...

Dorsey Wayne Morrow (01/11/05)
Dorsey Wayne Morrow, 88, of Horseshoe Bend died April 13, 2004, at his residence. Born June 5, 1915, in Russellville, Mo., he was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Jones Morrow. He was a veteran of World War II, serving as a naval officer in the South Pacific area...

Elmo Anderson (01/11/05)
Elmo Anderson, 75, of Cave City died June 27, 2004, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge. Born April 6, 1929, at Smithville, he was the son of Corbett and Zela Brown Anderson. He was a mechanic and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of First Missionary Baptist Church of Cave City where he served on the youth committee and was an usher for many years...

Earlene Cossey (01/11/05)
Earlene Cossey, 66, of Hardy died June 14, 2004, at Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System in Cherokee Village. Born Feb. 8, 1938, in Fulton, Miss., she was the daughter of Eddie and Myrtie Moses Williams. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons -- Bill Cossey of Williford, and Riley Cossey of Monroe, Ark.; two daughters -- Sue Miller of West Helena, and Kelly Colt of Colt, Ark.; a step-son, Gene Cossey; 30 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren...

Evert C. Wheeler (01/11/05)
Evert C. Wheeler, 80, of Williford, formerly of South Haven, Mich., died Jan. 5, 2005, at his home. Born Sept. 17, 1924, in South Haven, he was the son of Joseph Armena Burrows Wheeler. He was a veteran, serving in the Marine Corps during World War II, and was a retired meat cutter...

Elizabeth C. Williamson (01/11/05)
Elizabeth C. Williamson, 61, of Cherokee Village died April 20, 2004, at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home. Born April 28, 1942, at Memphis, she was the daughter of Elmer Caldwell and Mary Elizabeth Norman Caldwell. She was employed as a Hospice RN for Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System in Cherokee Village...

E.D. "Gene" Winey (01/11/05)
E.D. "Gene" Winey, 82, of Ash Flat died Aug. 12, 2004, at Eastern Ozarks Regional Medical Center at Cherokee Village. Born July 5, 1922, at Preston, Iowa, he was the son of Lester Arthur and Olga Marie Reis Winey. He was a cattle rancher for over 50 years, a crop duster, and a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II where he served as a fighter pilot...

Erma E. Martin Bishop (01/11/05)
Erma E. Martin Bishop, 94, of Salem died Dec. 20, 2003, at Fulton County Hospital in Salem. Born Oct. 8, 1909, at Ash Flat, she was the daughter of Edmond Martin and Ella Howard Martin. She married Bert Kenneth Bishop Dec. 4, 1926, at Ash Flat. To this union two children were born. She was a wonderful wife and mother, totally dedicated to her family. She was a member of Salem First Baptist Church...

Earl Franklin Mayes (01/11/05)
Earl Franklin Mayes, 74, of Cave City died May 24, 2004, at Cave City Nursing Home. Born March 10, 1930, at Tansboro, N.J., he was the son of James Franklin and Emma Hutton Mayes. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force as a tech sergeant, having earned 26 years. He was a retired electrician, a member of the Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion...

Edna H. Trapp (01/11/05)
Edna H. Trapp, 86, of Milwaukee, Wis., formerly of Cherokee Village, died March 7, 2004, of natural causes. She was the wife of Andrew Trapp, who preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Trapp and Ellie and Ron Haines and family...

Elsie Montgomery (01/11/05)
Elsie Wilkerson Montgom-ery, 90, of Cave City died Feb. 26, 2004, at Cave City. Born July 29, 1913, at Grange, Ark., she was the daughter of John Robert and Ophelia Powell Wilkerson. She was a homemaker and member of First United Methodist Church of Cave City...

Edgar M. "Jack" Turner (01/11/05)
Edgar M. "Jack" Turner, 81, of Cave City died April 30, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born Feb. 4, 1923, at Cave City, he was the son of Charlie and Mollie Miller Turner. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He retired from International Shoe Factory in Batesville. His hobby was woodworking. He was a member of First Missionary Baptist Church in Cave City...

Elizabeth Norine Hodge (01/11/05)
Elizabeth Norine Hodge, 89, of Belle, Mo., formerly of Sandtown, Ark., died Jan. 28, 2004, in Frene Valley Retirement Center at Hermann, Mo. Born Oct. 5, 1914, at Sandtown, she was the daughter of William E. and Elizabeth Tugwell Montgomery. She was a retired school teacher and was a member of First Baptist Church in Belle...

Evelyn "Sally" Bonewits (01/11/05)
Evelyn "Sally" Laura Bonewits, 75, died Dec. 31, 2003, in Horseshoe Bend. She was born in Flint, Mich., and was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Jack R. Bonewits; two sons -- Stan Hurst of Charlotte, N.C., and Jack E. Bonewits of Griffith, Ind.; two daughters -- Carol Whieney of Duluth, Ga., and Martha Bonewits of Gary, Ind.; two brothers -- Jim Whatling of Port Hope, Mich., and Jerry Whatling of South Lyon, Mich.; seven grandchildren -- Jamie, Pat, Amanda, A.J., Dustin, Calvin and Kelsey; and six great-grandchildren -- Kaitlin, Brianna, Morgan, Madeline, Taylor and Gracie.. ...

Eugene Samuel Hall (01/11/05)
Eugene Samuel Hill, 92, of Cave City died May 14, 2004, at Cave City Nursing Home in Cave City. Born Feb. 28, 1912, at Bennett, Neb., he was the son of James Samuel and Mary Edith Gochnauer Hall. He was a retired truck driver, a farmer, an Army veteran of World War II, a member of the Masonic Lodge in Memphis, Tenn., the Shriners, Scottish Rite and American Legion and was of the Methodist faith...

Frieda Barrow (01/11/05)
Frieda Barrow, 73, of Williford died March 22, 2004, at her residence. Born Nov. 8, 1930, in Newburg, Austria, she was the daughter of Walburga Ruger and Christoff Ruger. She was a seamstress and treasurer of the Fire Department of Martin Creek at Williford...

Fred D. Patton (01/11/05)
Fred D. Patton, 81, of Highland died Aug. 16, 2004, at his home. Born Feb. 9, 1923, in Detroit, Mich., he was the son of Fred Dock Patton Sr. and Adelena Leland Patton. He was a photographer and musician and attended Ash Flat Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Wilma R. ...

Frances Gilbreath (01/11/05)
Frances Joann Gilbreath, 66, of Holiday Island, Ark., died July 18, 2004, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rogers, Ark. Born March 24, 1938, in Hardy, she was the daughter of Robert Bryden and Bessie Mae McAnally Sample. She was a real estate broker and a member of Spring River Baptist Church of Hardy...

Fritz Lorentzen (01/11/05)
Fritz Lorentzen, 80, of Cherokee Village died April 30, 2004. Born in Milwaukee, Wis., he was the son of Karen and Fritz Lorentzen of South Milwaukee, Wis. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Hargrave Lorentzen of Cherokee Village; a sister, Karen Soli of Menomonee Falls, Wis.; two sons -- David (wife Linda) of Middleton, Wis., Bryan (wife Cindy) of Franklin, Wis.; a daughter Barb (husband Tom) of Austin, Texas; two granddaughters -- Rebecca and Amanda of Middleton; a niece, Lynn Soli (husband Bruce Kamradr); and a dear friend, Michele Zindars of Middleton.. ...

Frankie Leroy Thomas (01/11/05)
Frankie Leroy Thomas, 69, of Mammoth Spring died July 7, 2004, at his home. Born Oct. 20, 1934, in Malvern, he was the son of Charles Davidson Thomas and Goldie Washington Clark Thomas. He was married Aug. 27, 1968, to Anna Gean Walters at Mammoth Spring. He was in the United States Army and later was self-employed in septic tank maintenance...

Flora Marie "Jane" Hester (01/11/05)
Flora Marie "Jane" Hester, 88, formerly of Ash Flat, Ark., died Aug. 2, 2004, in Little Rock. Born June 17, 1916, near Tahlequah, Okla., she was the daughter of Charles Hester and Ollie Samantha Scribner Hester. She was employed as a farm worker and a maintenance worker at Los Angeles Schools. She was of the Baptist faith...

Frances Pettengell (01/11/05)
Frances E. Pettengell, 83, of Cherokee Village died Feb. 13, 2004, at St. Vincent's Infirmary in Little Rock. Born Jan. 29, 1921, in Blue Earth, Minn., she was the daughter of Arthur and Clarissa Peterson. She married Robert Pettengell Oct. 9, 1943, in Yuma, Ariz. She moved to Cherokee Village 10 years ago from Jonesboro, and was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Cherokee Village...

Fredrick R. Edgar (01/11/05)
Fredrick R. Edgar, 80, of Cave City died March 16, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born Jan. 17, 1924, at San Bernadino, Calif., he was the son of Ray Oscar and Lucy Margaret Laude Edgar. He was retired from the Civil Service, having worked at North Island Naval Air Station in Coronado, Calif., for 33 years. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Cave City...

Frances Williams (01/11/05)
Frances Freeman Williams, 81, of Ash Flat died Feb. 6, 2004, at Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System in Cherokee Village. Born June 28, 1922, in Anderson, S.C., she was the daughter of Ulla Mae Gomillian and Will Gomillian. She was employed in manufacturing textiles and was a homemaker...

Gregory Allen Bayes (01/11/05)
Gregory Allen Bayes, 36, of Cherokee Village died April 14, 2004, at Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System in Cherokee Village following an automobile accident. Born March 21, 1968, in Cleburne, Texas, he was the son of Rufus and Mary Bayes. He worked part-time as a maintenance man for Sonic and also for IESI in Ash Flat. He was of the Baptist faith. Bayes moved to Cherokee Village 10 years ago from Texas...

George Fernbacher (01/11/05)
George Frank Fernbacher, 86, of Cherokee Village died July 12, 2004, at Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System in Cherokee Village. Born Oct. 8, 1917, in St. Louis, he was the son of Eva Morath Fernback and George Fernbacher. He was a truck driver and veteran of the Coast Guard during World War II...

Gerald "Jerry" Knapp (01/11/05)
Gerald Ford "Jerry" Knapp, 87, of Cherokee Village died May 16, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born Nov. 17, 1916, in Plasantville, Iowa, he was the son of Walter Ford Knapp and Mable Travis Knapp. He married Jeane Sprow in Mashalltown, Iowa, in 1960. ...

Gerald Knapp (01/11/05)
Gerald Ford "Jerry" Knapp, 87, of Cherokee Village died May 16, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born Nov. 17, 1916, in Pleasantville, Iowa, he was the son of Walter Ford Knapp and Mable Travis Knapp. He married Jeane Sprow in Marshalltown, Iowa, in 1960. ...

Gary Leon England (01/11/05)
Gary Leon England, 68, of Saddle died March 3, 2004, at his home. Born Nov. 11, 1935, in Rapid City, Iowa, he was the son of Wayne Edwin and Elizabeth Matilda Schurer England. He was a member of Highland Elks and Salem Moose Lodge. Survivors include his wife, Janice Carol Jaeger England of the home; a son, Gus Edwin England of Rapid City; a daughter, Debra Lynn Graham of Rapid City; a sister, Jacquelyn Polanski of Dewitt, Iowa; three grandchildren -- Kevin Graham, Jacob Graham and Sara Graham, all of Rapid City; three great-grandchildren -- Jordan Graham Reese Graham and Tre' Stokes, all of Rapid City; and several nieces and nephews.. ...

Gary Lee Hester (01/11/05)
Gary Lee Hester, 61, of Bald Knob, formerly of Hardy, died Aug. 11, 2004, at White County Medical Center in Searcy. He was born in Kansas City, Mo., and was a poultry farmer. Survivors include six sons -- Marty Hester, Elton Hester, both of Bald Knob, Ashton Hester, Alex Hester, Jody Hester and Isrial Hester, all of Hardy; a daughter, Jessica Hester of Sitka; two stepsons -- Richie Ruby of Lee's Summit, Mo., and Michael Ruby of Hardy; two stepdaughters -- Missy Hamilton of Kansas City, Kan., and Angie Ruby of Poughkeepsie; and a brother, Paul Hester of Texas.. ...

Gary Lynn Treanor (01/11/05)
Gary Lynn Treanor, 52, of Ravenden died Feb. 23, 2004, at his home. Born May 2, 1951, in Jonesboro, he was the son of Waylean Garner Treanor and M.E. "Mat" Treanor. He lived in Jonesboro most of his life but resided in Ravenden for the past nine years. He was a United States Navy veteran...

Geradine McNeight (01/11/05)
Geraldine P. McNeight, 76, of Cherokee Village died June 20, 2004, in Cherokee Village. Born Feb. 18, 1928, in Dunkirk, N.Y., she was the daughter of Reul and Cecil Hesch Proper. She married Gene H. McNeight Nov. 21, 1947, in Dunkirk. She moved with her husband to Cherokee Village 10 years ago from Sterling Heights, Mich. While living in Cherokee Village, she was a member of the Cherokee Village Players and was a volunteer for the Ladies Hospital Auxiliary. She was a homemaker...

Gilbert Reece Bray (01/11/05)
Gilbert Reece Bray, 82, of Mount Pleasant, Ark., died Feb. 23, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born Oct. 8, 1921, he was the son of Marshel Alvis and Vera Ethel McSpadden Bray. He was a farmer, served as a medical technician in the U.S. Army during World War II, served on the Sharp Nursing Home Board for many years and was a member of Barron Fork Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Mount Pleasant...

George Russell (01/11/05)
George Foreman Russell, 63, of Blytheville died July 14, 2004, at his home. Born May 18, 1941, in Mountain Home, he was the son of Lige and Amy Louella Jones Russell. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He was a retired carpenter, a member of the Carpenter's Union in Chicago and Little Springs Missionary Baptist Church in Poughkeepsie...

Gladys Whitten (01/11/05)
Gladys Dora Whitten, 96, of Cherokee Village died July 20, 2004, at her residence. Born Jan. 12, 1908, in Stonewall County, Texas, she was the daughter of Marian Clay Waltrip and Ada Alice Littleton Waltrip. She worked in the civil service during World War II at the Naval Station in Corpus Christi, Texas. She owned and operated Flour Buff Beauty Shop. She moved to Cherokee Village over three years ago from San Marcos. She was of the Baptist faith...

Genese Wilkerson (01/11/05)
Genese Wilkerson, 84, of Amarillo, Texas, formerly of Cave City, died Jan. 28, 2004, at Heritage Convalescent Center in Amarillo. Born Oct. 11, 1919, at Cave City, she was the daughter of Mamon E. and Lucille Laman Lathum. She was a homemaker, a member of Chaparral Hills Baptist Church in Amarillo and a former member of Eastside Baptist Church in Cave City...

Harry A. Wilson (01/11/05)
Harry A. Wilson, 72, of Cherokee Village died April 28, 2004, at his home. He was born Feb. 10, 1932. Arrangements will be announced at a later date and are under the direction of Heath Funeral Home of Hardy.

Henrietta Benner (01/11/05)
Henrietta Benner, 87, of Horseshoe Bend died July 27, 2004, at North Arkansas Life Care Center in Horseshoe Bend. Born Jan. 25, 1917, she was the daughter of Henry and Augusta Classen Heeren at Watseka, Ill. She was a homemaker, a member of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church and a volunteer for North Arkansas Life Care Center in Horseshoe Bend...

Hubert "Chief" Hawkins (01/11/05)
Hubert "Chief" Hawkins, 88, of Hardy died March 2, 2004, at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home. Born Sept. 22. 1915, in Altuna, Fla., he was a veteran of the United States Army. He worked before retirement as the chief dietician for the Veteran's Administration in Memphis, Tenn. He moved to Hardy in 1967 from Memphis. He was of the Baptist faith and attended Liberty Hill Methodist Church...

Harvey E. Godfrey (01/11/05)
Harvey E. Godfrey, 56, of Cherokee Village, died March 31, 2004, in Mountain Home. Born June 30, 1947, at Poplar Bluff, Mo., he was the son of W.A. and Eunice Duren Godfrey. He was employed in law enforcement during his working years. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Funk Godfrey of Cherokee Village; his mother, Eunice Godfrey of Hardy; two daughters -- Mandy Saunders of Bono, and Melissa Donnely of Minot, N.D.; a son, Michael Buford of West Helena; a sister, Sharon Henson, and husband, Jerry of West Helena; a brother, Albert Godfrey, and wife, Pam of Hardy; four aunts -- Alma O'Keefe of Hardy, Winnie Thomas of Poplar Grove, Daisy Griffis of Batesville, and Edith Fife and husband, Elray, of Missouri; three grandchildren; a nephew, Robert and Sherry Godfrey of Rogers; and a niece, Lisa House of Southaven, Miss.. ...

H. Frances Snider (01/11/05)
H. Frances Snider, 87, died July 2, 2004, in Bixby, Okla. Born Jan. 20, 1919, in Newcastle, Ind., she was the daughter of Martin and Elizabeth Marlatt Harlow. She lived in Newcastle until her marriage to George Snider Oct. 13, 1939. They lived in Indianapolis where she worked as a bookkeeper/ accountant. ...

Harvey H. Porter (01/11/05)
Harvey Harrison Porter, 94, died Feb. 24, 2003, in West Plains, Mo. Born Jan. 14, 1910, in Atlantic, Iowa, he was the son of Charles E. Porter and Katherina Roberts Porter. He worked for many years in the medical field in Iowa City, Iowa. Survivors include his sister and brother-in-law -- Pearl and Wesley Jones of Mount Ayr, Iowa; a brother, Hover Porter of Paradise, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews...

Helen Hazel Wingard (01/11/05)
Helen Hazel Wingard, 74, of Hardy died May 26, 2004, at her home. Born Jan. 18, 1930, in Locust Grove, Okla., she was the daughter of Etta Mae Bates and Girty Bill Bates. She was a registered nurse. Survivors include her husband, James Wingard; a son, James W. Wingard of Hardy; a daughter, Mary Margret Wingard of Texas; and five grandchildren...

Harry I. Peterson (01/11/05)
Harry I. Peterson, 73, of Horseshoe Bend died Aug. 12, 2004, at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home. Survivors include a sister, Beverly Brooks of Horseshoe Bend. Arrangements are incomplete but are under the direction of Heath Funeral Home of Hardy...

Helen L. Cushman (01/11/05)
Helen L. Cushman, 74, of Evening Shade died March 11, 2004, at Central Arkansas Hospital in Searcy. Born Feb. 27, 1930, in Russellville, Ohio, she was the daughter of Thomas M. and Clara Roxie Wagner. She was a homemaker and a member of Piney Fork Church of Christ in Evening Shade...

Hazel M. Gordon (01/11/05)
Hazel M. Weaver Gordon, 79, of Cherokee Village died Dec. 31, 2004, from injuries suffered in a fall at her home. She is survived by her husband, Millard F. Gordon of Cherokee Village; her son, Odis (Joann) Weaver of Plainfield, Ill.; two stepsons -- Doug (Peggy) Gordon of Philadelphia, and Ralph (Nasrin) Barbee of Poway, Calif.; a stepdaughter, Virginia Osman of New Castle, Penn.; loving children, Martha (Paul) Duncan of Channahon, Ill.; two nieces -- Linda (Wayne) Smith of Anderson, Ind., Kay (Bill) Tatman of Hartford City, Ind.; a nephew, Larry McAdams of Hartfield City, Ind.; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.. ...

Hattie Mitchell Newby (01/11/05)
Hattie Mitchell Newby, 85 of Belleville, Ill., died Aug. 18, 2004, at her residence. Born Dec. 20, 1918, in Antelope, Kan., she was a retired engraver for Schaeffer Pen Company in Fort Madison, Iowa. She also was a member of Village Bible Church in Cherokee Village...

Henry O. Tompkins (01/11/05)
Henry O. Tompkins, 88, of Saddle died April 25, 2004, at the John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital in Little Rock. Born Feb. 4, 1916, in Poughkeepsie, he was the son of Dudley Arthur Tompkins and Auda Haney Tompkins. He retired from the United States Army as a master sergeant after serving for over 22 years. He served during World War II and Korea, and was a recipient of a Purple Heart. He was a member of Baptist Church in Poughkeepsie...

Howard R. Simpson (01/11/05)
Howard R. Simpson, 94, of Poughkeepsie, died Jan. 1, 2005, at Baptist Health Medical Center in North Little Rock. Born Feb. 26, 1910, at Poughkeepsie, he was the son of Charles E. and Rebecca Jane Howard Simpson. He owned and operated Heath Hardware in Detroit for many years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, a Mason and a member of Little Spring Missionary Baptist Church in Poughkeepsie where he served as a Deacon and Sunday School teacher...

Hubert Soward (01/11/05)
Hubert Oscar Soward, 91, of Ash Flat died Jan. 4, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born Oct. 29, 1912, near Ash Flat, he was the son of David and Maggie Cameron Soward. He was a farmer and a member of Ash Flat Church of Christ. Survivors include a daughter, Renee Bell, of Batesville; a sister, Doris Herron, of Washington; three grandchildren -- Chris Phillips of Little Rock, and Carla Duncan and Ashley Bell, both of Batesville; a great-grandson, Bradley Phillips, of Little Rock; and several nieces and nephews.. ...

Iva Ford McIntire (01/11/05)
Iva Ford McIntire, 79, of Ash Flat died Jan. 23, 2004, at Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System in Cherokee Village. Born Dec. 4, 1924, in Kings Mill, Ark., she was the daughter of Mary Shands Goodman and Jody Goodman. She was a homemaker and worked for Village Vacations in Cherokee Village...

Iona Faye Nickels (01/11/05)
Iona Faye Nickels, 51, died June 2, 2004, in Hardy. Born June 2, 1953, in Koshkonong, Mo., she was the daughter of Norval Hunsperger and Dowan Day Hunsperger. She married Gary Nickels May 8, 1971, in Hardy. She was a homemaker, a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of the Field Creek Pentecostal Church in Mammoth Spring...

Irene Marie Powell (01/11/05)
Irene Marie Powell, 81, of Hot Springs, formerly of Salem, died Jan. 30, 2004, in Hot Springs at National Park Hospital. Born Oct. 20, 1922, in Sharp County, she was the daughter of Arthur and Nora Baldridge. She was married to Herman W. Powell. She was a retired dress designer and seamstress...

Imalene Thacker (01/11/05)
Imalene Thacker, 61, of Cave City died Dec. 26, 2003, at her home. Born May 18, 1942, near Ben Gay, Ark., she was the daughter of Verner A. and Eulala Pinkston Cooper. She was a cook at Cave City Nursing Home and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include two sons -- Chuck Thacker and Junior Thacker, both of Cave City; two daughters -- Judy Webster of Cave City, and Tina Belt of Cherokee Village; four brothers -- Clifton Cooper and Alton Cooper, both of Grange, Leland Cooper of Van Buren, and John Cooper of Batesville; four sisters -- Lorene Burge of Grange, Nina Jean Townsley and Bonnie Byrd, both of Cave City, and Betty James of Hardy; seven grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.. ...

Irene V. Baptist (01/11/05)
Irene V. Baptist, 85, died Aug. 21, 2004, at Hospice Care Center in Fitchburg, Wis. Born Sept. 16, 1918, in Centralia, Ill., she was the daughter of Lawrence W. Varner and Samantha Bradley Varner. She was a mother, homemaker, caretaker and a registered nurse. She was a private duty nurse at Scholitz and Allen hospitals and a staff nurse at Friendship Village in Waterloo, Iowa...

Jennifer Annette Biby (01/11/05)
Jennifer Annette Biby, 28, of Hardy died March 2, 2004, at Eastern Ozarks Regional Medical Center in Cherokee Village. Born June 26, 1975, in Salem, she was the daughter of Henry Luther Goodman and Linda Sue Chapps Proctor. She married Bennie Shawn Biby Dec. 17, 1992, in Hardy...

Jack Bartruff (01/11/05)
Jack Bartruff, 90, formerly of Chesterton, Ind., died July 3, 2004, at Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System in Cherokee Village. Born in Balcom, Ill., he was the son of Rudolph and Rose Zeller Bartruff. He married Henrietta Marie Schindler Sept. 7, 1940, in South Bend, Ind...

J.B. Robinson (01/11/05)
J.B. Robinson, 75, of Monticello died June 14, 2004. He entered the world weighing 10 pounds Jan. 29, 1929, in Hardy, Ark, as the seventh child of George Albert and Iva Robinson. He grew up in Hardy, fishing and swimming in the Spring River. During his teens he worked at a hotel carrying bags and helping in the kitchen. ...

Jimmy Clyde Brewer (01/11/05)
Jimmy Clyde Brewer, 55, of Hardy died May 14, 2004. He was a professional painter by trade. He is survived by his two daughters -- Amanda Nate Brewer Vankatesan and her husband, Keri, of Maryland, and Wendy Nicole Brewer Rhodes and her husband, David, of Missouri; a grandson, Speedy Benjamin Rhodes; and his mother, Billie Jean Brewer...

Jimmie Chapin (01/11/05)
Jimmie Lind Chapin, 62, of Salem died June 22, 2004, at Salem. Born July 25, 1941, in Manilla, he was the son Edmond and Litha Jane Crain Chapin. He spent his working years as a father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and as a construction worker. He was an avid fisherman and hunter, and a charter member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles...

Judy Carol Holloway (01/11/05)
Judy Carol Holloway, 57, of Ash Flat died June 9, 2004, at her home. Born July 15, 1946, in Manila, Ark., she was the daughter of Berniece Mae Humble Miller and Russell Miller. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Charles Marshall Holloway of Ash Flat; two sons -- Charles Holloway Jr. ...

John Cushman (01/11/05)
John Franklin Cushman, 82, of Evening Shade died Feb. 15, 2004, at Sharp Nursing Home in Sidney. Born Nov. 26, 1921, at Woodstock, Ohio, he was the son of Arthur Garfield and Mary Ellen Blake Cushman. Before moving to Arkansas in 1962, he served in the Ohio State Patrol and in the United States Marine Corps from Dec. 9, 1941, to January 1946. After moving to Arkansas he farmed until 1999, and was a member of Piney Fork Church of Christ in Evening Shade...

Jerry Don Ellis (01/11/05)
Jerry Don Ellis, 61, of Hardy died June 29, 2004, at St. Bernard's Auxiliary House in Jonesboro. Born Dec. 26, 1942, he was the son of James Vestal and Jody Parlee Smith Ellis. He worked as a custodian in Cherokee Village and was of the Baptist faith...

Jewell Duane Fulbright (01/11/05)
Jewell Duane Fulbright, 84, of North Little Rock died Dec. 27, 2003, at his home. Born May 31, 1919, near Cave City, he was the son of Elbert Edward and Ella Story Fulbright. He worked 20 years in the aircraft industry in Wichita, Kan., and 20 years for Associated Management in Little Rock. He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and was of the Methodist faith...

John Fagan Jr. (01/11/05)
John Fagan Jr., 77, of Horseshoe Bend died Feb. 23, 2004, at Salem. Born June 1, 1926, in Springfield, Ill., he was the son of John Fagan Sr. and Elizabeth Tuak Fagan. He married Elloise Woolsey Dorion Oct. 13, 1972, at Little Church of West in Las Vegas. ...

John "Jack" F. Walton (01/11/05)
John "Jack" F. Walton of Hardy died April 10, 2004, at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home. Born June 26, 1925, he was the son of Agnes McAbe Walton and Floyd Walton. He was employed at Walton's Sign and Stained Glass Co. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Walton of Hardy; four sons and two daughters-in-law -- sons Charles and Kim Walton, and Tim Walton, all of Sarasota, Fla., Chris Walton and Michael and Jauna Walton, all of Tampa, Fla.; a stepson, William Brown-ing of Lakeworth, Fla.; a daughter -- Nancy Odeh of Sarasota; a stepdaughter, Vicky Hart of Morristown, Tenn.; a sister, Rosemary Koenen of Spencer, Iowa; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.. ...

James Homod (01/11/05)
James "Jim" Douglas Homod, 24, of Keflavick Naval Air Station, Iceland, died July 28, 2004, at his home. Born July 22, 1980, in Murfreesboro, Tenn., he was the son of Barbara Bailey Homod and John Homod of Hardy. He was a 1998 graduate of Highland High School and was a welder...

Josh H. Smart (01/11/05)
John Henry Scranton Smart, infant son of Eric Gene Smart and Amanda Jovell Scranton of Cave City, died March 24, 2004, at Harris Hospital in Newport. Survivors include his parents of the home; a brother, Cody Smart of Sulphur Rock; a sister, Lauren Smart of Sulphur Rock; four grandparents -- Tommy Smart and Sandra Smart, both of Batesville, and Michael Pallardy Sr. ...

Julia Kathryn Taylor (01/11/05)
Julia Kathryn Taylor, 75, died April 5, 2004, in Mammoth Spring. Born Jan. 10, 1929, in Hardy, she was the daughter of Horace Phelps and Lela Morgan Phelps. She married Jack Charles Taylor July 4, 1946, in Hardy. She was a loving mother and grandmother and was a member of Mammoth Spring First Baptist Church. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her...

Jennifer Lynn Elliott (01/11/05)
Jennifer Lynn Elliott, 30, of Ward died April 23, 2004, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, after losing a heroic and valiant battle with cystic fibrosis. She worked at the North Little Rock Michael's Arts and Crafts Store for 12 years as cashier, bookkeeper, master framer and assistant manager until her health declined in November 2003...

James Marshall (01/11/05)
James W. Marshall, 87, died Jan. 1, 2004, at Bell Trace Health and Living Center in Bloomington, Ind. Born May 20, 1916, he was the son of Will and Josie Shawcrass Marshall, he was born and raised in the Church of the Brethren in Anderson, Ind., and spent his adult years making music in the service of the Lord. His voice was his instrument and he took every opportunity to use it, whether in the choir, a quartet or solo...

James McGlinn (01/11/05)
James Robert McGlinn, 82, of Ozark Acres died Jan. 2, 2004, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born Jan. 4, 1921, in Delphi, Ind., he married Dorothy Beetsma Sept. 16, 1942, in Demotte, Ind. He retired after farming for many years in Hebron, Ind. ...

James McTigue (01/11/05)
James McTigue, 52, of Cave City, formerly of Salem, died July 31, 2004, at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home. Born May 2, 1952, at Gary, Ind., he was the son of Michael Patrick and Mildred Mulhern McTigue. He was retired after serving 20 years in the United Sates Air Force and was of the Catholic faith...

Joseph M. Golembeski (01/11/05)
Joseph M. Golembeski, 87, of Searcy died March 16, 2004, at Central Arkansas Hospital in Searcy. Born Aug. 7, 1916, in Wakefield, Mich., he was the son of John and Berniece Golembeski. He was retired from the Federal Aviation Administra-tion as an electronics technician and was a member of the Catholic Church in Searcy...

Jodean Miller (01/11/05)
Jodean Miller, 76, of Horseshoe Bend died Feb. 2, 2004, at North Arkansas Life Care Center in Horseshoe Bend. Born Sep. 30, 1927, in Sidney, Neb., she was the daughter of Marvin and Margarite Williams Armstrong. She worked as an office manager for the IRS...

Joseph N. "Joe" Neal (01/11/05)
Joseph N. "Joe" Neal, 22, of Calamine died Aug. 3, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born Feb. 3, 1982, he was the son of John Norman and Mary Kathleen Hill Neal. He was a sawmill worker, a musician and a member of Apple Hill General Baptist Church at Ward...

John Stroud (01/11/05)
John Thomas Stroud, 78, of Melbourne died June 29, 2004, in Batesville. Born May 18, 1926, in Knob Creek, he was son of Levi Stroud and Nellie Byler Stroud. During his working years, he worked in Washington and was also a carpenter. Stroud was a World War II veteran serving in the Philippines. He was of the Baptist faith...

James Thompson (01/11/05)
James Robert Thompson, 66, of Horseshoe Bend died July 25, 2004, at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home. Born Oct. 4, 1937, at Moline, Ill., he was the son of Harold and Emma Ingold Thompson. He married Thelma Bernice Tate June 27, 1959, in Rock Island, Ill. He was a member of Horseshoe Bend Lions, Friends of the Library and Faith Presbyterian Church. He was a past MRID commissioner...

Jody Tomlinson (01/11/05)
Jody Louise Tomlinson, 46, of Horseshoe Bend died June 29, 2004, in Horseshoe Bend. Born June 25, 1958, in Watseka, Ill., she was the daughter of Ardell Hasselbring and Betty Miller Hasselbring. She married Randy Tomlinson March 25, 2001, in Horseshoe Bend and he preceded her in death in February 2004. She was a member of the Eagles Auxiliary in Horseshoe Bend. She worked as a graphic artist for the Pacesetting Times in Horseshoe Bend...

James W. Smith (01/11/05)
James W. Smith, 69, of Poughkeepsie died April 24, 2004, at his home. Born Jan. 8, 1935, at Poughkeepsie, he was he son of Everett and Pearl Shirley Smith. He retired as a plant supervisor from Warner Commercial Body in Noblesville, Ind., and was a member of Powell's Chapel United Methodist Church...

Kermit A. Larson (01/11/05)
Kermit A. Larson, 87, of Horseshoe Bend died Dec. 30, 2003, in Horseshoe Bend. Born May 25, 1916, at Wahoo, Neb., he was the son of Alfred and Hannah Olsen Larson. He was a World War II veteran of the Army Air Corps. He worked for 37 years for the Iowa Department of Transportation. ...

Spec. Kenny Melton (01/11/05)
Spec. Kenneth Alan "Kenny" Melton, 30, of Batesville, formerly of Thayer, Mo., was born Nov. 24, 1973, in West Plains, Mo., and died April 25, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq. He was a member of the United States Army National Guard, CO B, 2/153 INF. He died while serving his country during Operation Iraqi Freedom...

Kermit Richard Larson (01/11/05)
Kermit Richardson Larson, 83, of Cherokee Village died Dec. 18, 2003, at his home. Born Nov. 19, 1920, at Duluth, Minn., he was the son of Carl W. and Hilda Gafvert Larson. He was a retired pharmaceutical sales representative for Scherin-Plough Corp, a U.S. ...

Lloyd Almond Cotter (01/11/05)
Lloyd Almond Cotter, 86, of Gepp died May 23, 2004, in Salem. Born Feb. 28, 1918, in Gepp, he was the son of Gilbert Marven and Lemma Johns Cotter. He married Adlee Velna Barker Nov. 11, 1946, at Viola and was married for 45 years before she preceded him in death. ...

Lucille Anderson (01/11/05)
Lucille Adline Anderson, 84, of Horseshoe Bend died July 23, 2004, at North Arkansas Life Care Center in Horseshoe Bend. Born June 3, 1920, at North Freedom, Wis., she was the daughter of Peter and Ida Stienhorst Rettgen. She was married Jan. 31, 1942, to Ronald Anderson in North Freedom. They moved to Horseshoe Bend Nov. 1, 1979...

L. Alene Schulte (01/11/05)
L. Alene Johnson Gibbs Schulte, 56, of Ash Flat died June 21, 2004, at Huntsville, Ark. Born in Cash, Ark., she was a homemaker, living in Ash Flat since September 2003, moving to Rogers after living in Hoxie for several years. Survivors include her husband, Louis Schulte of the home; three daughters -- Valerie Holcomb of McCroy, Chrissee Gibbs of Fayetteville, and Jennifer Arnold of Rogers; four stepchildren -- Bob Schulte, Jack Schulte, Kathy Miller and Judy Libkel; four sisters -- Mary Ann Jones of Ash Flat, Faye Lewis of Springdale, Karen Selman of Lincoln and Lynn McCamis of Highland; four brothers -- J.T. ...

Lillian Agnes Scott (01/11/05)
Lillian Agnes Scott, 76, of Hardy died June 24, 2004 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born March 12, 1928, in Wisconsin, she was the daughter of Joseph and Lillian Goetz Younger. She was a retired waitress and a homemaker and attended St. Michael's Catholic Church in Cherokee Village...

Leonard "Bill" Bristow (01/11/05)
Leonard "Bill" Bristow, 65, of Sperry, Okla., died March 5, 2004, at his home. Born Jan. 14, 1939, at Ash Flat, he was the son of Samuel Tillman and Sarah Irene Roberts Bristow. He was a retired salesman for Tulsa Auto Collection and a member of Church on the Move in Tulsa...

L.B. Rodgers (01/11/05)
L.B. Rodgers, 86, of Batesville died Feb. 19, 2004, at his home. Born May 15, 1917, in Newport, she was the son of Eula Bell Dark Rodgers and Inward W. Rodgers. He was employed as a builder of bridge overpasses. Survivors include his wife, Wanda Rodgers of Batesville; three sons -- Dayton Rodgers of Round Rock, Texas, Kenneth Rodgers of Arlington, Texas, and Phillip Rodgers of Malvern; four daughters -- Judy Armstrong of Batesville, Martha Buell of Kansas City, Mo., Margaret Jones of Conway, and Mary Manes of Mountain Home.. ...

Loyal Burmeister (01/11/05)
Loyal William Burmeister, 83, of Horseshoe Bend died March 16, 2004, at North Arkansas Life Care Center of Horseshoe Bend. Born Aug. 24, 1920, in Ottertail, Minn., he was the son of William and Christine Gleesing Burmeister. He served as a Navy pilot during World War II. He taught school and was a high school principal at Northfield, Minn., for 20 years. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 48 and Scimitar Temple National Education Association...

Laverne Gammill (01/11/05)
Laverne Blanche Gammill, 88, of Horseshoe Bend died Jan. 13, 2004, at Fulton County Hospital in Salem. Born Jan. 10, 1916, in Mattoon, Ill., she was the daughter of Leonard and Blanche Pearl Lilly. She and her husband moved to this area in 1977. She was a member of Horseshoe Bend Assembly of God Church where she was an organist for several years...

Leslie Hickey (01/11/05)
Leslie M. Hickey, 52, of Cherokee Village died June 6, 2004. Born July 11, 1951, in Jonesboro, he was the son of Merline White Hickey and Robert L. Hickey. He was an electrical engineer. Survivors include his wife, Shelia Fletcher Hickey of Cherokee Village; his step-mother, Bobbie Hickey; six brothers -- David Hickey of Cherokee Village, Robert D. ...

LonEll Holt (01/11/05)
LonEll Holt, 74, of Hardy died Feb. 8, 2004, at Fulton County Hospital in Salem. Arrangements are incomplete but will be announced by Qualls Funeral Home of Cave City.

Lonell Holt (01/11/05)
Lonell Holt, 74, of Hardy died Feb. 8, 2004, at Fulton County Hospital in Salem. Born July 16, 1929, at Cherry Valley, Ark., she was the daughter of Lonnie and Sellia Jane Williams Holt. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God in Rochelle, Ill. She attended Garner's Chapel Church in Hardy...

Larry Humphreys (01/11/05)
Larry Wayne Humphreys, 41, of Fayetteville, Ark., died Feb. 8, 2004, in Fayetteville. Born April 1, 1962, in Anniston, Ala., he was the son of Ray Humphreys and Nora Haigwood Humphreys. He worked in construction as a block mason. Survivors include his parents -- Ray and Nora Humphreys of Ash Flat; two sons -- Andrew and Travis Humphreys, both of Kentucky; a daughter, Cynthia Humphreys of Cushman; a brother, Curtis Humphreys of Hardy; and a sister, Tina Hamm of Waynesboro, Miss...

Lowell J. King (01/11/05)
Lowell J. King, 91, of Cave City died July 8, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born Oct. 7, 1912, at Grange, he was the son of Oscar and Lura Milligan King. He was a farmer and a member of First Missionary Baptist Church of Cave City...

Linda Kimbro (01/11/05)
Linda Kimbro, 56, of Aurora, Ill., died July 7, 2004. She was born Oct. 11, 1947. Survivors include her husband, William Kimbro of Aurora, Ill. Arrangements are incomplete but burial will be in Bradford Cemetery at Williford under the direction of Heath Funeral Home...

Loyd "Leslie" Walker (01/11/05)
Loyd "Leslie" Walker, 90, of Tulsa, Okla., formerly of Cave City, died June 9, 2004, at Hillcrest Specialty Hospital in Tulsa. Born Feb. 21, 1914, at Jesup, Ark., he was the son of Fredrick and Luvenia Simpson Walker. He was a farmer, school bus driver, a U.S. Army Air Force veteran of World War II where he served four years in the Pacific Theater, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and a member and elder of the Milligan Campground Presby-terian Church...

Lena Oma Kuhn (01/11/05)
Lena Freida Oma Kuhn, 97, of Highland, formerly of Warren, Mich., died June 4, 2004, at her daughter's home in Highland. Born Oct. 30, 1906, in Asperg, Germany, she was the daughter of Otto and Marie Neff Deutschie. She was a homemaker and attended St. Peter German Lutheran Church in Warren, Mich...

Lester Oren Ross Jr. (01/11/05)
Lester Oren Ross Jr., 54, of Ash Flat died June 3, 2004, in Louisville, Ky. Born May 9, 1950, in Salem, he was the son of Lester Oren Ross and Blanche Faulkenberry Ross. He married Ginger Gibson June 30, 1968, at Ash Flat, and to this union two children were born. He was employed by Pike Electrical Construction Company as a foreman...

Lee Wayne Longo (01/11/05)
Lee Wayne Longo, 61, 0f Bayonet Point, Fla., died Feb. 28, 2004, at his residence under the care of Hernando-Pasco Hospice. Born in Memphis, Tenn., he moved to Florida in 1998 from Hardy where he was a retail manager with Century Cellunet. He served in the U.S. ...

Miles Adams (01/11/05)
Miles Junior Adams, 76, of Cherokee Village died June 13, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born April 30, 1928, in Sandwich, Ill. He was a veteran. He retired from All Steel Company in Aurora, Ill., after working for many years as a machinist...

Mamie Ardell Manry (01/11/05)
Mamie Ardell Manry, 89, of Agnos died April 21, 2004 at Cave City Nursing Home. Born Feb. 14, 1915, in Morriston, Ark., she was the daughter of William Edgar Godwin and Nancy Elizabeth Berry Godwin. She married William T. Manry Sept. 17, 1933, at Agnos. To this union six children were born. She was a homemaker and a member of the Agnos Church of Christ...

Mackie Alice Pruett (01/11/05)
Mackie Alice Pruett, 83, of Hardy died March 2, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born Oct. 4, 1920, at Walnut Ridge, she was the daughter of Mack and Amanda Teeters Lindsey. She married Herman Pruett Jan. 5, 1936, in Stuart, Ark. He preceded her in death on April 20, 1989. She was a homemaker and a member of the Highland Assembly of God Church...

Martha Carpenter (01/11/05)
Martha Louise Carpenter, 86, of Batesville died Feb. 7, 2004, at Rolling Hills Nursing Center in Batesville. Born Jan. 21, 1918, at Leslie, she was the daughter of Gene and Edna E. Coffman Pyle. She was a retired restaurant owner and a member of Central Avenue United Methodist Church in Batesville...

Mark F. Ball (01/11/05)
Mark F. Ball, 75, of Williford died Feb. 13, 2004, at Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System in Cherokee Village after a short illness. Born April 6, 1928, in Hickory Ridge, Ark., he was the son of Robert and Mary Wisemore Ball. He enlisted in the Navy in 1944 at the age of 15. He fought in the South Pacific, receiving a number of medals, including the Liberation of the Philippines...

Melvin Gipson (01/11/05)
Melvin Gipson, 65, of Pocahontas, formerly of Poughkeepsie, died April 12, 2004, at Pocahontas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born Sept. 25, 1938, in Sharp County, he was the son of Frank and Lillie Morgan Gipson. He worked in construction as a drywall installer and was a member of Pleasant Ridge Community Church in Sitka...

Martha Hollis (01/11/05)
Martha Jean Hollis, 54, of Thayer, Mo., died Dec. 24, 2004, at her home. She was born Oct. 26, 1950, in Cullman, Ala. Survivors include her husband, Ed Sollock of the home; her mother, Jean Simmons of Thayer; two children -- Chad Hollis and wife, Sherry, of Pomona, Mo., and Kelly Hollis and fiancee, Ned Chapman, of Thayer; two grandchildren -- Chase Hollis and Shelby Scaggs; three brothers -- Junior Simmons and his wife, Linda, of Thayer, Tom Simmons and his wife, Connie, of Norman, Okla., and David Simmons and his wife, Sheri, of Cherokee Village; four sisters -- Holly Crass and her husband, Glen, of Thayer, Diane Roberson of Mammoth Spring, Kim Spencer and her husband, John and Kamala Crone, all of Thayer.. ...

Martic Jay Smith (01/11/05)
Martic Jay Smith, 79, of Melbourne died Dec. 25, 2003, at Batesville. Born Aug. 25, 1924, in Haleyville, Okla., he was the son of Enoch Smith and Annie Smith. He served in the United States Army during World War II with the 101st Airborne Division. He was honorably discharged attaining the rank of private first class and was a Purple Heart recipient. ...

Mary Louise Danielson (01/11/05)
Mary Louise Danielson, 75, of Cherokee Village died Dec. 27, 2003, at Ash Flat Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born June 14, 1928, in Burlington, Iowa, she was the daughter of John J. and Louise A. Marrah. On June 13, 1948, she married Robert Danielson in Roseville, Ill...

Mary Lewallen (01/11/05)
Mary Lee Lewallen, 49, of Cave City died July 3, 2004, at her home. Born March 26, 1955, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of Joe and Betty Boley Hix. She was employed by White Rodgers in Batesville and was a member of the Mount View Missionary Baptist Church...

Melvin L. Flack (01/11/05)
The family requests that memorials for Melvin Louis Flack be made to the building fund of Salem First Assembly of God Church. Melvin Louis Flack, 84, of Cherokee Village died June 17, 2004, in Cherokee Village.

Myrtle Oakes (01/11/05)
Myrtle Oakes, 89, of Thayer, Mo., died Jan. 19, 2004, at Shady Oaks Healthcare in Thayer. Born April 19, 1914, in Sharp County, she was the daughter of Samuel and Margaret Huett Wicker. She was a member of Thayer Church of Christ. On Oct. 12, 1932, she married Arthur Oakes Sr. and to this union three children were born. He preceded her in death...

Mae Ruth McGuffey (01/11/05)
Mae Ruth Wright Johnson McGuffey, 96, died March 4, 2004, in a Batesville nursing home. Known as "Granny Mae," she was born Dec. 4, 1907, near Sidney. She was the daughter of Tom M. and Cora Ford Wright. She retired from Saint Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., worked for a number of years as a foster grandparent in the Batesville School System, and was a member of Vine Street Missionary Baptist Church in Batesville...

Melinda Sellers (01/11/05)
Melinda Catherine Sellers, 73, of Cherokee Village died July 2, 2004, at her home. She was born Dec. 7, 1930, in Cove, Ark. She was employed as a medical transcriptionist. There are no survivors. No funeral service is planned at this time.

Mary S. Farley (01/11/05)
Mary Sue Farley, 70, of Cherokee Village died Jan. 6, 2004, at Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System in Cherokee Village. Born Oct. 25, 1933, in Shreveport, La., she was the daughter of Fred Williams and Vivian Dunlap Williams. She was a director of social service for McCune Brooks Hospital in Carthage, Mo., a member of the Optimist Club, Diabetes Association and First Baptist Church of Cherokee Village...

Marie Twilley (01/11/05)
Marie Twilley, 76, of Hardy died June 28, 2004, at her residence in Hardy. Born Jan. 26, 1928, in Hardy, she was the daughter of Harry and Ova Henry Robinson. She worked as a cashier and was a member of Hardy Church of Christ. Survivors include two sons -- Robert Lynn Twilley of Salem, and Ronnie Twilley of Hardy; a brother, Robert Robinson of Gulfport, Miss.; three grandchildren -- Matthew Twilley, Rob (Julie) Cox and Ronnie Lynn (Heather) Twilley; and four great-grandchildren...

Nellie Felts (01/11/05)
Nellie "Bea" Felts, 85, of Batesville died April 21, 2004, at Rolling Hills Nursing Center in Batesville. Born Feb. 26, 1919, at Sidney, she was the daughter of Auther and Lou Jones Smith. She was a homemaker and a member of First Missionary Baptist Church in Cave City...

Nancy Jane Crow (01/11/05)
Nancy Jane Blankenship Crow, 80, of North Charleston, S.C., formerly of Cave City, died Aug. 11, 2004, at Trident Medical Center in Charleston. Born May 9, 1924, in Cord, she was the daughter of Jefferson and Martha Goff Blankenship. She was retired from Banquet Foods in Batesville and was of the Baptist faith...

Nina Maurien Hyslip (01/11/05)
Nina Maurine Hyslip, 83, of Ash Flat died May 28, 2004, at Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System in Cherokee Village. Born Jan. 26, 1921, at Center, she was the daughter of Homer A. and Gertha Osborne Dawson. She was a homemaker and a member of Piney Fork Church of Christ in Evening Shade...

O.B. London (01/11/05)
O.B. London, 79, of Sidney died Feb. 8, 2004, at the V.A. Medical Center in Little Rock. Born April 15, 1924, at Wills Point, Texas, he was the son of Clark M. and Cora "Mollie" Johnson London. He owned and operated London Body Shop in Melbourne for many years, served in the U.S. Marines during World War II, was a member of the Widow's Son Masonic Lodge 610 in Sidney, Sidney Volunteer Fire Department, and Melbourne First Baptist Church. He attended Sidney Baptist Church...

Opal M. Blizard (01/11/05)
Opal M. Blizard, 83, of Cherokee Village died Aug. 6, 2004, at Ash Flat Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born March 23, 1921, in Dexter, Kan., she was the daughter of Wilbur Southard and Opal Hathorn Southard. She married Ralph A. Blizard April 14, 1962. ...

Rev. O'Neal Milligan (01/11/05)
Rev. O'Neal Milligan, 73, of Emmet, Ark., died Jan. 4, 2004, at his home. He was born Aug. 9, 1930, at Shelbyville, Ark., to Winslow and Ethel Williams Milligan. He was pastor of the Laneburg United Pentecostal Church, former pastor of First Church UPC in Batesville and former pastor of the First Pentecostal Church in Sulphur Rock...

Omega Milligan (01/11/05)
Omega V. Milligan, 84, of Cave City died June 28, 2004, at Cave City Nursing Home in Cave City. Born April 30, 1920, at the 104 Community, she was the daughter of James Wesley and Alta McCarver Moore. She was a retired store owner and a member of the Mt. View Missionary Baptist Church...

Pearl Elizabeth Austin (01/11/05)
Pearl Elizabeth Austin, 90, died May 21, 2004, at her home in Paducah, Ky. The Norris City, Ill., native was a farm wife and homemaker who retired to Cherokee Village in 1978, where she resided for 20 years prior to moving to Paducah. She was a 50-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star, May Chapter No. ...

Patricia E. Snuffer (01/11/05)
Patricia E. Snuffer, 57, of Evening Shade died April 13, 2004, at her home. Born Dec. 29, 1946, at Clovis, N.M., she was the daughter of Prentice and Elda Chapman Clark. She was a retired beautician, taught Head Start at Evening Shade Elementary School, and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church near Ash Flat...

Pansye Hollingsworth (01/11/05)
Pansye Joyce Hollings-worth, 67, of Rogersville, Mo., died July 1, 2004, at her home. Born April 2, 1937, in Wiseman, she was the daughter of W.C. and Joyce Insell Gault. She was a graduate of Violet Hill High School and had a degree as a licensed practical nurse, having worked at Springfield Community Hospital...

Paul Lamphiere (01/11/05)
Paul Lamphiere, 67, of Cherokee Village died June 15, 2004, at his home. Born March 1, 1937, in South Kingston, R.I., he was the son of Clara Cook Lamphiere and Howard Lamphiere. He was employed as a caregiver. Survivors include his wife, Cheryl A. Lamphiere; two sons -- David Jordan of Dayton, Ohio, and Ralph Lamphiere of Topeka, Ariz.; two daughters -- Wanda Cinquagrana of Peace Dale, R.I., and Carol Scungio of Westchester, Mass.; a brother, Richard Lamphiere of San Angelo, Texas; and two sisters -- Dawn Andrews of Cherokee Village, and Martha Lamphiere of Souh Kingston, R.I.. ...

Pearl Lucille Harris (01/11/05)
Pearl Lucille Harris, 91, of Strawberry died Aug. 4, 2004, at Cave City Nursing Home. Born Sept. 26, 1912, at Strawberry, she was the daughter of George W. and Mollie Belle Milligan Mullen. She was a retired schoolteacher, having taught at Strawberry and Lynn and was a member of Strawberry Church of Christ...

Ruby A. Isom (01/11/05)
Ruby Adell Isom, 83, of Licking, Mo., formerly of Viola, died June 25, 2004, in Texas County Hospital in Licking. Born Aug. 13, 1920, in Viola, she was the daughter of Claud and Nellie Rand Isom. She was a homemaker and a member of Rambo Assembly of God Church in Licking...

Ruth Ann King (01/11/05)
Ruth Ann King, 67, of Cave City died April 17, 2004, at her home. Born Nov. 28, 1936, at Muskegon Heights, Mich., she was the daughter of Vernon George and Henerietta Tibey Dougan. She was a retired real estate agent and was of the Protestant faith...

Roberta Dean Tugwell (01/11/05)
Roberta Dean Tugwell, 76, of Cave Creek died July 30, 2004, at a Batesville Nursing and Rehab Center. Born June 16, 1928, near Batesville, she was the daughter of Robert Andrew and Mary Elizabeth Smith Tugwell. She was a farmer and a leather craftsman. She raised horses and German Shepherd dogs. She was an avid reader and was of the Methodist faith...

Ronald Emmert Arford (01/11/05)
Ronald Emmert Arford, 75, of Horseshoe Bend died March 30, 2004. Born March 8, 1929, in Colver, Pa., he was the son of Russell Charles and Cora Mae Donahue Arford. He married Ramona Katherine Bigelow Feb. 26, 1949, at Bolivar, Pa., and to this union six children were born. He spent his working years as a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and a heavy maintenance operator in the steel industry...

Roy Gann (01/11/05)
Roy William Gann, 75, of Williford died Feb. 26, 2004, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born Jan. 31, 1929, in Sitka, he was the son of Williams and Carrie Logan Gann. He worked in a timber mill before working for the United States Postal Service as a mail carrier...

Robert Holt (01/11/05)
Robert Holt, 82, of Cherokee Village died April 13, 2004, at his home. He was born Feb. 3, 1922. Survivors include his wife, Ilona Holt of Cherokee Village. Arrangements will be announced later and are under the direction of Heath Funeral Home of Highland...

Robert Henry Rodgers (01/11/05)
Robert Henry Rodgers, 86, of Hardy died Dec. 30, 2003, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born May 15, 1917, at Newport, he was the son of Eula Bell Dark Rodgers and Inward W. Rodgers. During his working years he was employed as a manager in retail groceries. He was a member of Spring River Baptist Church and served in the Army Air Corps...

Roberta Hall Wiseman (01/11/05)
Roberta Hall Wiseman, 84, of Salem died May 20, 2004, at Salem. Born May 24, 1919, in Heart, she was the daughter of Henry "Frank" Franklyn and Ada Belle Bishop Hall. She married Kenneth Hardeman Wiseman July 30, 1942, at Salem. She spent her working years as a wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and owner/operator of Wiseman's Grocery Store in Salem. She was a member of Wheeling Church of Christ...

Robert Lawrence (01/11/05)
Robert Eudell Lawrence, 68, of Melbourne died May 23, 2004, in Melbourne. Born Jan. 27, 1936, in Melbourne, he was the son of Rex Lawrence and Effie Zela Cheatham Lawrence. During his working years he was a carpenter. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include a long time companion, Mary Roddy of the home; a brother, Loye Lawrence of Melbourne; a daughter, Tammy Campos of Agnos; two grandchildren -- Blake Lawrence and Lacey Hawkins, both of Melbourne...

Robert L. "R.L." McComas (01/11/05)
Robert L. "R.L." McComas, 73, of Ash Flat died May 16, 2004, at Arkansas Central Medical Center. Born April 21, 1931, in Clay County, he was the son of Madge Prevo McComas and Robert L. McComas. He was employed by a water company. Survivors include a son, Rick McComas of Ash Flat; two daughters -- Vickie Oyler of Highland and Brenda Rose of Cherokee Village; four brothers, Robert E. ...

Raymond Reh (01/11/05)
Raymond A. Reh, 89, of Cherokee Village died Jan. 12, 2004, at Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System in Cherokee Village. Born Nov. 13, 1914, in Hampshire, Ill., he was the son of John Reh and Margaret Schuster Reh. He was a self-employed electrician in Marengo, Ill...

Randy Tomlinson (01/11/05)
Randy Wilson Tomlinson, 53, of Horseshoe Bend died Feb. 4, 2004, at Community Medical Center in Calico Rock. Born Feb. 4, 1951, in Melbourne, he was the son of Earnest Don Tomlinson and Norma Jean Wilson Tomlinson. He married Jody Hasselbring March 25, 2001, in Horseshoe Bend...

Ralph W. Ball (01/11/05)
Ralph William Ball Sr., 68, of the Mammoth Spring area died Jan. 1, 2004, in Cherokee Village. Born May 22, 1935, in Versailles, Mo., he was the son of Russell E. Ball and Margaret Gayhart Ball. He married Elizabeth Sue Swartz Aug. 20, 1955, in Peru, Ind...

Ruby Willene Robbins (01/11/05)
Ruby Willene Robbins, 73, of Chowchilla, Calif., died April 25, 2004, at the Mercy Medical Center Community Hospital in Chowchilla. Born May 17, 1930, at Cave City, she was the daughter of Lesley and India Sugg Portefield. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith...

Samuel Anderson (01/11/05)
Samuel Edward Anderson, 76, of Horseshoe Bend died July 25, 2004, at Fulton County Hospital in Salem. Born Sept. 20, 1927, in Maryville, Tenn., he was a veteran of the United States Army. He served his country during World War II. He was retired from the manufacturing industry...

Sally Ann Oldfield (01/11/05)
Sally Ann Oldfield, 54, of Ash Flat died Jan. 27, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born June 21, 1949, in Southhampton, Ind., she was the daughter of Florence Tunis Jennings and Luther Jennings. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Barney Oldfield of Ash Flat; four brothers -- Roy Johnson and Marshall Maxwell, both of Chicago, and Joe Llamas and Carlos Llamas, both of Danville, Ky.; five sisters -- Daisy Llamas of Indiana, Robin Llamas of Harrodsburg, Ky., Tina Llamas of Danville, Mary Penix of Harrodsburg, Ky., and Penny Slaughter of Danville.. ...

Sidney Boyd Lankford (01/11/05)
Sidney Boyd Lankford, 79, of Hardy died Dec. 31, 2003, at his home. Born Oct. 23, 1924, in Tishimingo, Okla., he retired in El Paso, Texas, as a chief warrant officer (CW4) from the U.S. Army after more than 28 years, including service as a paratrooper and a mechanic in the 101st Airborne Division in World War II in Japan and in the Korean Conflict...

Shirley Cox (01/11/05)
Shirley Cox, 89, of Atlanta, Ga., died July 19, 2004, at Northside Hospital. She was born Dec. 1, 1914. Survivors include two sons -- Jerry E. Cox of Dunwood, Ga., and Paul Cox of Avon Lakes, Ohio; three grandchildren -- Julia Cox of Atlanta, Jeffrey Cox of Atlanta, and Jill Kuhn of Atlanta; and a sister, Mildred Whalen of Brentwood, Ga...

Shirley Elizabeth Alley (01/11/05)
Shirley Elizabeth Alley, 70, of Cherokee Village died May 2, 2004, at her home. Born Jan. 6, 1924, at LeMoyne, Pa., she was the daughter of Adda Catherine Frehn Eshelman and David I. Eshelman. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Robert E. ...

Sharon Henson (01/11/05)
Sharon Kay Henson, 51, of West Helena died June 14, 2004. Born March 25, 1953, she was the daughter of William Albert Godfrey and Eunice Marie Duren Godfrey. She was married to Jerry Henson. She was director of health and safety at ATG Tool Factory, and was a member PCWBA Phillips County Women's Bowling Association...

Sarah Irene Bristow (01/11/05)
Sarah Irene Roberts Bristow, 90, of Cave City died March 16, 2004, at Cave City Nursing Home in Cave City. Born Nov. 1, 1913, at Peace Valley near Ash Flat, she was the daughter of Dee and Laura Armstrong Roberts. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith...

Sylvia Sneed (01/11/05)
Sylvia Mae Drury Sneed, 88, of Strawberry died Feb. 14, 2004, at Cave City Nursing Home in Cave City. Born May 10, 1915, at Swifton, she was the daughter of William C. and Willie Wagster Drury. She was a homemaker and a member of Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church at Strawberry...

Terri Helms (01/11/05)
Teresa Mae "Terri" Ashcraft Helms, 39, of Cherokee Village, formerly of Wynne, died Jan. 14, 2004, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. She was a graduate of Parkin High School and a member of Paragould Baptist Church. She enjoyed playing with her grandchild and collecting poems...

Tressia J. Haslett (01/11/05)
Tressia J. Haslett, 90, died Jan. 3, 2005, in Sapula, Okla., Born Oct. 30, 1914, at Moko, Ark., she was the daughter of John Henry and Addie Laura Kelly Barnett. She was a true homemaker and loving mother, raising three boys and married to her husband, Randel, for more than 70 years. She made friends everywhere she went and was loved by everyone she met...

Ted Johnson (01/11/05)
Ted Johnson, 66, of Cherokee Village died May 5, 2004, at his home. Born June 28, 1937, in Wrightsville, Ga., he was the son of Annie D. McCray Johnson and Roger G. Johnson. He was retired from the Navy, a retired police officer, and was a member of First Baptist Church of Hardy...

Tina Lynn Belt (01/11/05)
Tina Lynn Belt, 39, of Cave City, formerly of Cherokee Village, died Aug. 6, 2004, at her home in Cave City. Born Nov. 8, 1964, in Leachville, Ark., she was the daughter of Charles Thacker Sr. and Imalene Cooper Thacker. She married Michael Belt Jan. 30, 1993, in Jonesboro, Ark. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Cherokee Village. She was a homemaker...

Tina Lee Hirsch (01/11/05)
Tina Lee Hirsch, 82, of Cherokee Village died June 9, 2004, at Medical Trauma Center in Memphis, Tenn. Born Feb. 15, 1922, she was the daughter of Lottie Sauls Neely and Bill Neely. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Harold Hirsch of Cherokee Village; two stepsons -- Robert Hirsch of Wentzville, Mo., and Jimmie Hirsch of Harrison, Ark.; three sisters -- Nina Duncan of Cherokee Village, Opel Forester of Westland, Miss., and Billy Martin of Sherwood, Ark.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.. ...

Ted Lamar Johnson (01/11/05)
Ted Lamar Johnson, 66, of of Cherokee Village died May 5, 2004, at his home. Born June 28, 1937, in Wrightsville, Ga., he was the son of Annie D. McCray Johnson and Roger G. Johnson. He was retired from the U.S. Navy and was also a retired police officer. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Hardy...

Tressie Lee Lawson (01/11/05)
Tressie Lee Lawson, 77, of Cave City died March 16, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born May 4, 1926, at Zion, she was the daughter of Jonathan Thomas and Clara Elizabeth Abott Birmingham. She worked many years as a nurse's assistant, was a homemaker, a member of the Church of Christ, and attended Levy Church of Christ in North Little Rock before attending Cave City Church of Christ for many years...

Thurman T. Casey (01/11/05)
Thurman T. Casey, 70, of Salem died June 1, 2004, at his home in Salem. Born Feb. 3, 1934, in Ash Flat, he was the son of Henry D. and Mary E. Nicholson Casey. He married Barbara Lewallen Dec. 24, 1956, at Ash Flat. To this union three children were born...

Thomas W. Pedano (01/11/05)
Thomas W. Pedano, 59, of Evening Shade died July 6, 2004, at Weona, Ark. Born May 26, 1945, at Honolul