Obituaries from June 2007

Thelma Jean Mitchell (06/06/07)
Thelma Jean Mitchell, 69, of Horseshoe Bend, Ark., died May 20, 2007, at the North Arkansas Life Care Center in Horseshoe Bend. She was born July 31, 1937, in Ash Flat, Ark., the daughter of the late Dee and Nellie (Jackson) Dowdy. She previously did factory work and was of the Baptist faith.Survivors include: a daughter, Janet Spargo of Charlotte Hall, Md.; a sister, Dorothy Felton of Ash Flat, Ark.; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.She was preceded in death by: her parents; one son, Steven Mitchell; and one great-granddaughter, Bailey SpargoThe funeral services were made under the direction of the Horseshoe Bend Memorial Chapel of Horseshoe Bend.. ...

Ramona Joylene Sweet (06/06/07)
Ramona Joylene Sweet, 76, of Williford, Ark., died May 19, 2007, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born Oct. 15, 1930, in Fulton, Miss., the daughter of John Preston Hester and Sarah Argo Wallace-Hester. She attended services at the Williford Church of Christ and the Ward Street Church of Christ in Hardy. ...

Charles T. Giger (06/13/07)
Charles T. Giger, 73, of Hardy, Ark., died April 6, 2007, at his home. He was born to Consteen Giger on Aug. 20, 1933, in Poplar Creek, Miss. He was united in marriage on Aug. 7, 1965, in Inglewood, Calif., to H. Joy Strader who preceded him in death on Oct. ...

Dorothy Priestley (06/13/07)
Dorothy (Musick) Priestley, 88, of Hardy died June 6, 2007, at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born March 20, 1919, at Jackson, Ohio, the son of the late Asa and Bertha Vetitoe) Sickles. She was a retired factory worker, the biggest fan of the Musick Brothers Band and was best known as Mama Musick. ...

Mabel Higginbotham (06/13/07)
Mabel Higginbotham, 85, of Cave City, Ark., died May 24, 2007, at the Cave City Nursing Home. She was born May 13, 1922, at Cave City, Ark., the daughter of Walter David and Jessie Kimbro Baldridge. She was a retired beautician and a member of the Cave City Church of Christ...

Pearl Richardson (06/13/07)
Pearl Lenora Richardson, 85, of Ash Flat, Ark., died May 27, 2007, at Ash Flat Nursing and Rehabilitation in Ash Flat. She was born Dec. 10, 1921, in Hardy, the daughter of the late John and Ella French Miller. She was united in marriage to Max Harold Richardson on Aug. ...

Adam Lane French (06/19/07)
Adam Lane French, 14, was born March 19, 1993, in Jonesboro, Ark., the son of John and Terri French of Hardy, Ark. He died May 25, 2007, in Memphis, Tenn. Adam dedicated his life to Christ on May 29, 2005. He attended the Highland Assembly of God Church...

Archie Carl Bowser (06/20/07)
Archie Carl Bowser, 84, of Batesville, Ark., died June 10, 2007, at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born on Oct. 23, 1922, the son of the late Harry C. and Catherine Ashworth Bowser in Brookville, Ohio. He was a farmer most of his life and was in many farmers organizations in Ohio such as the Dixie Grange, the International Organization of the Odd Fellows and Farm Bureau. ...

John R. White (06/20/07)
John R. White, 82, of Hardy, Ark., died May 15, 2007, in Ash Flat. He was born on March 10, 1925, in Antioch, Ill., the son of Clarence White and Pearl (Hayes) White.He married Frances Bowman on Feb. 25, 1950, at Ft. Meyer Chapel, Arlington, Va. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, serving from 1942 until 1964. ...

Jane Wooten (06/20/07)
Jane Wooten 63, of East Wenatchee Wash., died May 24, 2007, after a long battle with cancer. She was born Jane Hutchison on June 11, 1943, the daughter of the late Hoytt and Lottie Mae (Owen) Hutchison in Anniston, Ala She attended elementary, junior high and high school in Anniston. ...

Marcus Dale Vawter (06/20/07)
Marcus Dale Vawter of St. Clair, Mo., husband of Julie (Poe) Vawter and son of William Oliver and Elsie Alene (Goodman) Vawter, died June 8, 2007, at the age of 51. He was born in July of 1955, at St. Louis, Mo. He served his country with the U.S. Air Force. ...

Maynard Townsley (06/20/07)
Maynard Raymond Townsley, 82, of Batesville died June 7, 2007, at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born Dec. 5, 1924, at Grange, Ark., the son of Willard Bly and Adaline (Allen) Townsley. He retired after 35 years from Crowell Cleaners in Batesville, was a farmer and a member of the Bold Springs Baptist Church in the Hilltop area.Survivors include: one nephew, Eugene Townsley of Batesville; two great-nephews, Bly Townsley of Fayetteville and Steve Lindsey of Batesville; a great-niece, Christie Kling of Judsonia; an aunt, Ethel King of Grange; and a host of other relatives and friends.He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Roy Leon Townsley.Funeral services were held June 10 at the Qualls Funeral Home Chapel in Cave City with Bro. ...

Ronald David Boyer Sr. (06/20/07)
Ronald David Boyer Sr., 73, of Horseshoe Bend, Ark., was born April 17, 1934, in Hunter, Mo., the son of the late Cyrus and Mary (Bingham) Boyer. He died June 13, 2007, in Horseshoe Bend. He was married to Erma Lou (Freese) Boyer on Sept. 8, 1954. He served in the U.S. ...

Violet Jeanie Martin (06/20/07)
Violet Jeanie Martin, 78, of Williford, Ark., died June 8, 2007, in Williford. She is survived by: her husband, Sims Martin; two daughters, Brenda Irvin of Paragould and Linda Ezell of Jonesboro; eight grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held June 11 at the Heath Oak Hill Chapel with Alice Presley officiating. Interment followed in the Linwood Cemetery in Paragould.*Arrangements are under the direction of the Heath Funeral Home of Highland...

Charles Allen Sancillo (06/27/07)
Charles Allen Sancillo, 19, of Hardy, Ark., died June 21, 2007, at his residence. He was born May 14, 1988, in Munster, Ind., the son of Charles Andrew Sancillo and Leeanna Joyce McIntosh. He moved to Arkansas with his family in 1999 from Gary, Ind. ...

Donald LeRoy Stokes Sr. (06/27/07)
Donald LeRoy Stokes, Sr., 76, of Cherokee Village, Ark., formerly of Ham Lake, Minn., died June 20, 2007. He was born Aug. 28, 1930, in Leonard, Minn., the son of the late William Stokes and Myrtle (Potter) Stokes. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corps. ...

Jewell Owen Waits (06/27/07)
Jewell Owen Waits, 56, of Cherokee Village, died June 15, 2007, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born on Nov. 25, 1950, in Texarkana, Texas, the son of Jewell I. Waits and Ferol Lea (Brower) Waits. He was united in marriage to Debra Sue Wilson on Dec. ...

Lois (Dickey) James (06/27/07)
Lois Willene (Dickey) James, 79, of Cave City, Ark., residing at Rolling Hills Nursing Center in Batesville, died June 18, 2007, at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born July 9, 1927, at Poughkeepsie, Ark., the daughter of the late Lawson and Ethel (Eason) Dickey...

Marian Nielsen (06/27/07)
Marian Nielsen, 76, of Horseshoe Bend, Ark., died June 18, 2007, at the North Arkansas Life Care Center in Horseshoe Bend. She was born Jan. 17, 1931, in Cicero, Ill., the daughter of Frank and Jenny Buchal. She was a homemaker and member of the United Methodist Church in Ingallside, Ill.Survivors include: her husband Robert Nielsen of Horseshoe Bend; two sons, Robert Kenneth Nielsen Jr. ...

Paul Gene Garland (06/27/07)
Paul Gene Garland, of Salem, Ark., son of the late James and Orpha (Morgan) Garland, was born June 19, 1935, in Saline County, Ark. He died June 23, 2007, at his home near Salem, at the age of 72. He was united in marriage to Mary Letta Taylor on Sept. ...

Shirley M. Walker (06/27/07)
Shirley M. Walker, 53, of Hardy, Ark., died June 20, 2007, at the White River Medical Center in Batesville, Ark. She was born Dec. 20, 1953, in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of Royce Garland and Mildred (White) Garland. She worked may years in Osceola for American Greetings and then moved to Hardy and worked for the Cherokee Frame Company. ...