Obituaries from August 2006

George Edwin Russell (08/01/06)
George Edwin Russell, age 76, of Horseshoe Bend, formally of Springfield, Ill., died July 25, 2006, at Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home. He was born April 10, 1930, the son of Samuel George and Grace Elizabeth Bickes Russell in Springfield, Ill...

Homer Lucian Cockrell (08/01/06)
Homer Lucian Cockrell, 62, of Williford, Ark., died July 23, 2006, at Jonesboro, Ark. He was a carpenter. Survivors include his wife Connie of Williford; two sons, Willie Cockrell of Dubois, Penn., and Bernie Cockrell of Hardy; a daughter, Lisa Day of Mountain View, Ark.; three brothers, Virgil Cockrell of Lepanto, Ark., Chester Cockrell of McCrory, Ark., and Willie Cockrell of Texarkana, Ark.; a sister, Dorothy Brown of Judsonia, Ark.; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren...

Homer "Vern" Lavern Phillips (08/01/06)
Homer "Vern" Lavern Phillips was born Oct. 11, 1928, to Homer Phillips and Lena Phillips McSpadden in Sidney, Ark. He died July 24, 2006, in Garland, Texas, at the age of 77. He married Ernestine Hatfield on June 8, 1952, in Batesville. They had one daughter, Robin Hedstrom, of Ft. Worth Texas...

Thedford Higginbotham (08/01/06)
Thedford M. Higginbotham, age 92, of Cave City died July 25, 2006, at the Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born July 27, 1913, in Alabama. He was a United States veteran and a member of the Cave City Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Mabel Higginbotham of Cave City; one daughter, Brenda Wendler of Austin, Texas; one brother, John Higginbotham of Elizabeth; one grandson Cody Long of Austin, Texas; one great-grandson, Noah Long of Austin; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.. ...

Willie Mae Roberts Frans (08/01/06)
Willie Mae Roberts Frans, 94, of Ash Flat died July 24, 2006, at the Fulton County Hospital in Salem. She was born on Feb. 6, 1912, in Edgemont, Ark., the daughter of the late Barney Roberts and Winnie L. (Mann) Roberts. She was a widow of Jesse J. Frans Sr., who preceded her in death on Jan. 13, 2000...

Delbert Wayne Harmon (08/08/06)
Delbert Wayne Harmon, 80, of the Ash Flat Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, formerly of Cherokee Village, died July 30, 2006, at the nursing home. He was born March 22, 1926, in Liberty Hill, Ark., the son of the late Russell Harmon and Nora Cunningham...

Garl W. Sutherland (08/08/06)
Garl W. Sutherland, 84, of Cherokee Village died July 31, 2006, at the Fulton County Hospital in Salem. He was born Nov. 7, 1921, in Ladonda, Texas, the son of Jim Sutherland and Corine (McElhaney) Sutherland. He was united in marriage to Velma Cherry on Aug. 2, 1944, in San Francisco, Calif...

Jack Garnett (08/08/06)
Jack L. Garnett, 81, of Cherokee Village, died July 30, 2006, n Ash Flat. He was a plant engineer for Bendix Corporation. He was also an avid golfer. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Survivors include his wife, Doris of Cherokee Village; and a sister, Jean Garnett of Wichita, Kan...

Norman Lester Niederklodfer (08/08/06)
Norman Lester Niederk-lopfer, 71, of Cherokee Village died at his home July 20, 2006. He was born Dec. 21, 1934, the son of Herman and Anne Niederklopfer. He was a cement mason for 30 years for B.A. Knipfer and Son. He was a Lutheran. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Karen Christina Niederklopfer; two sons, Perry Wayne of Cherokee Village and Lon Allan of Hollandale, Wis.; two daughters, Kim Christina Foster and Kelly Lee Henning of New Glarus, Wis.; a brother, Donavon Niederklopfer of Prairie Pusac, Wis.; two sisters, Marie Lee and Joann Kufner of Kingman, Ariz; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.. ...

Nell Stuart Bloxton (08/08/06)
Nell Stuart Bloxton, 90, of Cherokee Village died July 28, 2006, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born Feb. 2, 1916, at Williamsburg, Va., the daughter of the late William Moncure Ashby and Adelaide Lee (Everett) Bloxton. She traveled extensively as a supervisory librarian for the United States Government. Bloxton was listed in the Who's Who of American Women in the early 1960s...

Otis Denver Allen (08/08/06)
Otis Denver Allen, age 78, of Hardy died Aug. 1, 2006, at his home. Allen worked for Alcoa for 35 yers. Survivors include his wife Mary of the home; three sons, James of Beaverton, Ore., Jerry of Ill., and Terry of Portland, Ore.; three daughers, Cynthia Reimers of Davenport, Iowa, DeEtta and Brenda Stroud of Bartlesville, Okla.; a brother, Sharum Allen of Hammond, Ind.; a sister, Juanita Birmingham of Nowata, Okla.; and eight grandchildren...

Ray Arnold Dykesn (08/08/06)
Ray Arnold Dykes, 57, of Cherokee Village died Aug. 3, 2006, at his home. Ray was a spray booth operator with VanLeer Container. Survivors include his wife Pamela Louise Dykes of Cherokee Village; two sons, Kenneth Ray Dykes and wife Paula Jean of Cherokee Village and Keith Ray Dykes of Thayer; a daughter, Melinda Marie Bratlein and husband, John Leonard; five brothers, Frank, Billy and Martin Dykes from Kentucky and Cleve and Sam from Illinois; four sisters Maxine Fagues and Jewel Pence from Kentucky, Dorothy Hayes from Illinois and Bobbie Peach from Alabama; and 12 grandchildren.. ...

Ralph DePriest (08/08/06)
Ralph B. DePriest, 80, of Hardy died Aug. 3, 2006, at his residence. DePriest was born on Dec. 15, 1925, in Marshall, Ark., the son of Benjamin DePriest and Ruby (Mathis) De Priest. He worked for many years for the Arkansas Forestry Commission. He moved to Sharp County in 1960 from Harrison. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge...

Ruth Cain Bess (08/08/06)
Ruth Cain Bess, 76, of Blytheville, Ark., died July 29, 2006, at her home in Blytheville. Born to Charlie and Louise Nelson Cain in Osceola, Ark., she was a lifelong resident of the area, a member of the First Baptist Church and a retired comptroller of the Randall Company...

Raymond Marshall Dickson (08/08/06)
Raymond Marshall Dickson, 27, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., died July 30, 2006, following a motorcycle accident. Survivors include his wife, Molly; two sons, Austin and Jackson of Murfeesboro; parents, Thomas and Denise Dickson of Aurora, Ill.; grandmother, Louise Dickson, and great-grandmother, Dora Webbe, both of Arkansas; his mother- and father-in-law, Don and Sue Young of Murreesboro and...

Herbert Bernard Neander (08/15/06)
Herbert Bernard Neander, 87, of Cherokee Village died July 27, 2006, at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born Feb. 17, 1919, the son of the late Olaf and Anna (Green) Neander. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during World War II. He worked as an accountant for many years before retiring. He was a member of the American Legion, the VFW and the Lions Club and in Illinois on the library board. He was a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Cherokee Village...

Jessie Irene West (08/15/06)
Jessie Irene (Davis) West, formerly of Williford, died Aug. 10, 2006, at her home in Kalamazoo, Mich. She was born Feb. 5, 1918, in Williford, the daughter of the late Richard and Margaret Maude (Riddle) Davis. On April 17, 1943, she was united in marriage to the late Admiral Dewey West Jr. in Arkansas...

John Marvin Bull (08/15/06)
John Marvin Bull, 55, of Seymour, Mo., died July 28, 2006, in his home. He was a retired fire protection sprinkler fitter, a member of the Hazelwood Masonic Lodge 459 AF&AM, and a deacon of the Seymour First Baptist Church. He was united in marriage to Lynne Carol Wann on June 8, 1974, in Ardmore, Okla...

James Reginald Taylor (08/15/06)
James Reginald Taylor, 61, of Cherokee Village died Aug. 2, 2006, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born May 18, 1945, at Peoria, Ill., the son of Earl Edwin Taylor and Elizabeth (Bleau) Taylor. He was a house painter and enjoyed fishing...

Thomas "Tooter" Williams (08/15/06)
Thomas W. "Tooter" Williams, 85, of Ash Flat died Aug. 4, 2006 in Melbourne. He was born June 28, 1921, in Franklin, Ark., son of the late Nancy T. (Beaver) Williams and Richard Williams. He was a retired ginner and maintenance supervisor at Gilstar Marylee Corp. ...

Anne Theurer (08/22/06)
Anne E. Theurer, 82, of Cave City died Aug. 16, 2006, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born Sept. 15, 1923, at Muskegon, Mich., the daughter of Harold J. and Carolyn (Keene) Craig. She retired from Sprow Hospital in Lansing, Mich., and was of the Protestant faith...

Craig Joseph Dunbar (08/22/06)
Craig Joseph Dunbar, 41, of Hardy died Aug. 17, 2006 at his home. He was a 2nd class petty officer of the U.S. Coast Guard, serving from 1985-1990. After an honorable discharge, he owned and operated Timberwolf Tree Service in Hardy before retiring to pursue his love of music...

Dessie Wooldridge (08/22/06)
Dessie Wooldridge, age 97, of Cave City died Aug. 17, 2006, at the Cave City Nursing Home. She was born Jan. 18, 1909, at Emery, Ark., the daughter of the late Emery Ely and Nancy Ethel (Runsick) Rodgers. She was a homemaker and a member of the Cave City Church of Christ...

Evelyn Gann (08/22/06)
Mrs. Evelyn (Collins) Gann, 69, of Black Rock, Ark., died Aug. 11, 2006, at her residence. She is survived by her four daughters, Marsha Manson, Martha Smatko, Brenda Rae and Sandy Flemming, all of Arizona; one son, Steven Gann of Arizona; three sisters, Ruth Clements of Williford, Thelma Benson of Imboden, and Betty Nations of Davenport, Iowa; three brothers, Benny Collins of Black Rock, Wayne Collins of Williford, and Mark Collins of Myrtle, Mo.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.. ...

Helen Smith (08/22/06)
Helen R. Smith, 87, a resident of Cherokee Village from 1987 until 2003, died from the effects of a stroke on May 27, 2006, in West Warick, RI. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Thomas G. and Shizuko Smith of Oceanside, Calif., and Jon V. and Lee Ann Smith of Narragansett, RI; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren...

Jeanette Beach (08/22/06)
Jeanette Beach, age 34, of Williford, Ark., was born April 28, 1972, in Liberty, N.Y., and died July 28, 2006. Survivors include her mother, Joan Vanginhoven of New York; her father, Brian Beach of Pennsylvania; two sisters, Lynette Mills and husband Alan of Thayer, and Billie Jo Vangihoven; one brother, Richard Vangihoven of Illinois; two children, Nolle and Billy Martin of Mammoth Sping; her fiance, David Herron of Williford; one half-brother, Brian Beach II of Pensylvania...

Timothy "Todd" Lyons (08/22/06)
Timothy "Todd" Lyons, 27, formerly of Ash Flat, died Aug. 12, 2006, in Las Vegas, Nev., after falling off a moving van while helping friends move. Born July 27, 1979, in Gainesville, Ga., he was the son of Sam and Karen Lyons. Survivors include his mother, Karen of Flemington, Mo.; a brother, Chris of Arkansas; his maternal grandmother, Dorothy St. John of Horseshoe Bend; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends...

Barney Freeman Snyder (08/29/06)
Barney Freeman Snyder, 68, of Cave City died Aug. 22, 2006, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born Nov. 16, 1937, in Poughkeepsie, Ark., the son of Henry Arien and Florence Gladys (Eaves) Snyder. He was a member of the Mount View Missionary Baptist Church of Cave City where he served may years as a deacon and Sunday School teacher and 30 years as music director. ...

Clyde Johnson (08/29/06)
Clyde Johnson, 89, of Memphis, died Aug. 23, 2006, at his home. He was born Sept. 17, 1916, at Sardis, Miss., the son of the late William Anderson and Anna Viola (Pruitt) Johnson, He was a retired heavy equipment operator, a United States Navy veteran, a lifelong member of the Teamsters Union and of the Baptist faith...

Geraldine Rawlings (08/29/06)
Geraldine Rawlings, 80, of Cave City died Aug. 21, 2006, at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born April 9, 1926, at Floral, Ark., the daughter of the late Commie A. and Mamie L. (Sandefur) Nicholson. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Tabor Methodist Church at Cave City...

Jenetta Lindsey (08/29/06)
Jenetta P. Lindsey, 68, of Williford died Aug. 26, 2006, in the Fulton County Hospital in Salem. She was born Nov. 14, 1938, in Walnut Ridge, the daughter of Lee and Meda Marshall Powell. She married Fred Lindsey at First Baptist Church in Ravenden Springs on Nov. 14, 1954...

Kenneth Poulson (08/29/06)
Kenneth A. Poulson, 79, died at his daughter's home Aug. 18, 2006. He was born in Racine, Wis., on Aug. 10, 1927, to Andrew and Rigmor (Petersen) Poulson. He served in the United States Army from October 1945 to April 1947 and was active with the occupation forces in Japan. He was united in marriage to Marrianne Veronica Horvath on July 2, 1955...

Vernell Rickert (08/29/06)
Vernell B. Rickert, 88, of Cherokee Village died Aug. 21, 2006, at her residence. She was born Sept. 15, 1917, in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of Herman Sackhoff and Emma (Glaser) Sackhoff. She retired as a credit manager for Sears, Roebuck and Company...