Obituaries from September 2007

Ann Bowers (09/06/07)
Ann Bowers was born Sept. 16, 1922, in Wirth, Ark., the daughter of Edward J. Rogers and Violet L. Lloyd Rogers. She died Aug. 27, 2007, at National Health Care in West Plains, Mo., at the age of 85 years. Burial services for Ann Bowers, formerly of the Thayer/Mammoth Spring area were Aug. 28 in the Arytown Cemetery near Thayer, Mo. Arrangements were under the direction of the Carter Funeral Home of Thayer...

Joe Carreiro (09/06/07)
Joe Carreiro, 78, of Cave City, Ark., died Aug. 28, 2007, at the Cave City Nursing Home. He was born Oct. 25, 1928, at New Bedford, Mass., the son of Jose Carreiro Sr. and Liduina Amarol (Couto) Carreiro. He was a United States Marine veteran and a United States Army veteran having served during the Korean Conflict. ...

Mildred G. Kemp (09/06/07)
Mildred G. Kemp, 81, of Willmar, died Tuesday morning, Aug. 28, 2007, at Rice Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Mildred was born on Sept. 26, 1925, in Warroad, Minn., the daughter of Alfred and Nellie (Berkman) Green. She grew up in the Warroad community, graduated from Warroad High School in 1943 and the University of Calif., Berkley with a degree in education. ...

Marie Mullins (09/06/07)
Marie Mullins, 76, of Bogulusa, La., died Aug. 25, 2007, in Louisiana. She was a homemaker. She is survived by: five sons, Bruce and Michael Mullins of Hardy, Kalvin of Jonesboro, Doug of Highland and Randy of Wirth; four daughters, Dovie Riggs of Bogulusa, Shirline Westberry and Donna Cartwright of Live Oak, Fla., Colette VanDolah of Thayer; a brother, William Hickman of Amagon, Ark.; and 26 grandchildren.She was preceded in death by: her parents, Homer Augustus and Donnie Belle Moody Hickman; her husband, Buddy Mullins; two sons, Roger Dale Mullins and Earl Dean Mullins; two brothers, O.T. ...

R.C. Bracy (09/06/07)
R.C. Bracy, 74, of Sparks, Nev., died Aug. 25, 2007, at his home. R.C. was born on June 6, 1933, in Cleburne County, Ark., the son of Hugh and Flora. He retired after 21 years in the United States Navy. He loved hunting and fishing.He is survived by: two daughters, Laura Pfenning and Nancy Bracy; and three sons, Russell Bracy, Clayton Bracy and Gerald Bracy; and many grandchildren all of Reno, Nev.He was preceded in death by: his parents; his wife, Jenice Bracy; one daughter, Carolyn Bracy; and one brother, Maurice Bracy.A graveside service was held Sept. ...

Robert E. Lauer (09/06/07)
Robert E. Lauer, 73, of Cherokee Village died Aug. 26, 2007, at his residence. Robert was born on Oct. 20, 1933, the son of Erwin P. and Lucille (Leahy) Lauer. Moving from Albuquerque, N.M., he and his wife made Sharp County their home since 1994. Bob loved to help other people; he helped by doing Meals on Wheels. ...

Clifton Kendrick (09/13/07)
Clifton Lee Kendrick, 61, of Cherokee Village, Ark., died Sept. 5, 2007, at his residence. He was born Sept. 19, 1945, in Jacksonville, Fla., the son of James and Doris (Jarboe) Kendrick. He graduated from Arkansas State University and was a member of the International Honors Society. ...

C. Marie Carr Thomas (09/13/07)
C. Marie Carr Thomas, 90, retired Veterans Administration secretary, died Sept. 2, 2007. She was born in Elba, Ark., the daughter of George W. Curtis and Walsie Lee Smith. She was past president of Minisa Chapter of National Secretary Association.Survivors include: her husband, Fred of the home; one son, Fred Eugene of Red Feather Lake, Colo.; daughters, Cathy M. ...

Debra L. "Debbie" Trivitt (09/13/07)
Debra L. "Debbie" Trivitt, 53, of Ash Flat, Ark., died Aug. 30, 2007, in Ash Flat. She was born Jan. 29, 1954, in Batesville, Ark., the daughter of George Larkin Smith and Juanita Matheny Smith. She graduated from Cave City High School in 1972. She was a member of the Foothills Baptist Church in Hardy, Ark. ...

Fern I. Romine (09/13/07)
Fern I. Romine, of Salem, daughter of the late Raymond T. Hayes and Velma Thacker Hayes Austin, was born March 10, 1939, in Shafter Township, Fayetteville County, Ill. She died Sept. 4, 2007, at Fulton County Hospital in Salem at the age of 68. She was united in marriage to Lenord Dairell Romine on Oct. ...

"Tom" Thompson Jr. (09/13/07)
F.V. "Tom" Thompson, Jr., was born Feb. 15, 1931, in Akron, Ohio. He was the son of Frankin VanCulen Thompson Sr. and Theodora Lawrence Turner. He died Sept. 4, 2007, in Cherokee Village, Ark., at the age of 76. He retired from Edward Jones Investments after 12 years as a financial advisor. ...

Kathryn J. Hawkins (09/13/07)
Kathryn Joyce Hawkins, 65, died at 2:15 a.m. Monday, Sept. 3, 2007, at Blackford Community Hospital in Hartford City, Ind. She was born on Feb. 4, 1942, in Williford, Ark., the daughter of the late Edgar Yates and the late Leatha (Hill) Yates.Kathryn married Mack Von Hawkins Jan. ...

Nancy Wilkins (09/13/07)
Nancy Sue (Dungan) Wilkins, of Glencoe, Ark., daughter of Wanda Louella (Hunt) Dungan and the late Ellis Millard Dungan, was born on March 26, 1957, in Kansas City, Mo. She died Aug. 24, 2007, at her home following a long illness, at the age of 50. She is survived by: her husband, Terry Wilkins of Glencoe; a son, Daniel Cook of Atlanta, Ga.; a daughter, Stacy Cook of Atlanta, Ga.; her mother, Wanda Dungan of Salem; five brothers, John Mefford of Ash Flat, James Mefford of Ash Flat, Robert Mefford of Franklinton, La., William Dungan of Pensacola, Fla., and Mark Dungan of Viola; two sisters, Cathy (Dungan) Loftin of Montgomery, Ala., and Martha (Dungan) Rose of Fairhope, Ala.; and a host of other relatives and friends. ...

Wanda Faye Reans (09/13/07)
Wanda Faye Reans, 70, of Evening Shade, Ark., died Sept. 4, 2007, in Little Rock, Ark. She was born May 26, 1937, in Lindsey, Okla., the daughter of the late Francis and Flora (Springman) Reans. She moved to Arkansas 22 years ago from California. Wanda loved to sew, crochet, fish and go to yard sales. She was of the Baptist faith...

Clarence Floyd White (09/21/07)
Clarence Floyd White, 94, of Ash Flat, Ark., was born Feb. 8, 1913, in Savannah, Tenn., and died Sept. 4, 2007, at the Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Ark. Survivors include: seven children, James White of Ash Flat, Dorothy Campbell of Ripley, Tenn., Linda White of Montana, Stephen White of Plainfield, Ill., Roy White of Boaz, Ala., Mary Osteen of Brownsville, Tenn., Martha Emmert of Ash Flat; and one sister-in-law, Rachel Pruiett of West Plains, Mo.; five generations in all.He was preceded in death by his parents, William A. ...

Hubert Lindsey (09/21/07)
Hubert Lindsey, 66, of Cave City, Ark., died Sept. 9, 2007, at the Ash Flat Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Ash Flat. He was born April 4, 1941, at Maxville, Ark., the son of Roe and Nola Mae (Gifford) Lindsey. He was a retired timber worker.Survivors include: one son, David Lindsey of Cave City; one daughter, Ada Yancey of Cave City; three brothers, Junior Lindsey of Cave City, Calvin Lindsey of Evening Shade and Gene Lindsey of Pfeiffer; one sister, Royce Reding of Sidney; one granddaughter, Lacy Dawn Yancey of Cave City; several nieces; nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.He was preceded in death by: his parents; one sister, Lois Barber; and two nephews, John Lindsey and Jay Reding.Graveside services were held Sept. ...

James Earl Brown (09/21/07)
James Earl Brown of Cherokee Village, Ark., was born Feb. 2, 1943, in Springfield, Ohio. He died July 29, 2007, in Batesville, Ark., at the age of 64. James retired from the Chicago Police Department at the rank of sergeant. He served in the U.S. Navy during the JFK administration.James was an all around athlete and regular contributor to the Ozark Opinion radio program. ...

Myrtle Williams (09/21/07)
Myrtle Williams, 89, of Sidney, Ark., died Sept. 8, 2007, at the Pioneer Nursing Home in Melbourne. She was born March 28, 1918, at Mount Pleasant, Ark., the daughter of Robert J. and Bertie Elizabeth (Breeden) Langston She was a homemaker and a member of the Sage Baptist Church.Survivors include: one son, Dennis P. ...

Orville Martin Graddy (09/21/07)
Orville Martin Graddy, 90, of Williford, Ark., died Aug. 10, 2007, at St Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Graddy was a retired school administrator. He is survived by: his wife, Edna Graddy of Williford; one daughter, Norma Carol Cross of Williford; four brothers, Eugene Hawkins of Hardy, John B. ...

Thomas L. Woodson (09/21/07)
Thomas L. Woodson, 63, died at his home in Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 3, 2007. Woodson was born July 1, 1944, the son of Richard L. and Mildred Short Woodson.He was retired from International Paper Company and was a U.S. Air Force veteran.He is survived by: his wife. ...

Tressie O. Hall (09/21/07)
Tressie O. Hall, 82, of Ash Flat, Ark., died Sept. 15, 2007, in Ash Flat, Ark. She was born Aug. 4, 1925, in Center, Ark., the daughter of Tribble T. Heath and Rosalea (Swanford) Heath. She was a graduate of Ash Flat High School. She married Floyd Hall in Ash Flat in 1946. ...

Violet Samples (09/21/07)
Violet Samples, 85, of Hardy, Ark., died Aug. 20, 2007, in Batesville, Ark. She was a homemaker. She is survived by: two daughters, Esther Susann Oakley of Hardy and Edna Jewell of Idawild, Calif.; two sons, Jesse Samples of Hardy, Kenneth Richard Samples of Riverside, Calif.; two sisters Naomi Burdette of Maysel, W.Va. ...

William Hibbs (09/21/07)
William Hibbs, 85, of Cave City, Ark., died Sept. 11, 2007, at his home. He was born Oct. 4, 1921, at Mainster County, Mich., the son of William and Icadora (Wineland) Hibbs. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served in World War II. He was a retired factory worker and also did construction work.Survivors include: two sons, LeRoy Van Dusen of Argos, Ind., and Raymond Van Dusen of Wheatland, Colo; four daughters, Dorothy Poledna of Niles, Mich., Lillian Cotton of Cave City, Pamela Stice of Cave City and Sandra Norris of Batesville; 21 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; several nieces; nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.He was preceded in death by: his parents; his wife, Lillian (Calhoun) Hibbs; one son, Larry Van Dusen; an infant daughter, Linda Hibbs; four brothers, Art Hibbs, Floyd Hibbs, Donald Hibbs and Harry Hibbs; and six sisters, Mage Pester, Creta Miller, Lily Metcalf, Dorothy Pettit, Carrie Hibbs and May Hibbs.A private graveside memorial service with military honors will be held at a later date in the Walkerton Cemetery located at Walkerton, Ind. ...

Anna Mae Hampton (09/27/07)
Anna Mae Hampton was born Dec. 31, 1917, the daughter of James Olen Rosier and Delphia Warren Rosier in Salem, Ark. She died Sept. 7, 2007, at the age of 89. She was united in marriage to Oren O'Dell. She was later united in marriage to James M. Hampton who preceded her in death Feb. ...

Betty Ann Higgins (09/27/07)
Betty Ann Higgins of Salem, Ark., daughter of the late Estes and Melvina (Weyer) Jovro, was born on Aug. 1, 1931, in Monterre, Mo. She died Sept. 18, 2007, at her home at the age of 76. She was united in marriage to Preston Earl Higgins on Oct. 16, 1949, at St. ...

Bernece Mahaffey (09/27/07)
Bernece Estelle Mahaffey, 79, of Williford, Ark., died Sept. 19, 2007, in Horseshoe Bend, Ark. She was born May 16, 1928, in Sharp County, Ark., the daughter of Jeff Rogers and Bell (Ladd) Rogers. She was united in marriage to Louis A. Mahaffey at Ravenden Springs, Ark., on Sept. ...

Diane Alexander (09/27/07)
Diane Elizabeth Alexander, 64, of Cherokee Village, Ark., died Sept. 14, 2007, in Salem, Ark. She was an assembler of electronics. She is survived by: her husband, Willie; son, Mark of Jonesboro; four daughters, Angela Gibson of West Dundee, Ill.; Kim Alexander of Ottawa, Ill., Lynette Alexander of Marseilles, Ill.; and Carrie Alexander of Cherokee Village; a brother, Dale Hoorerbek of Aurora, Ill.; two sisters, Yolanda Baylor of Marseilles, Ill., and Patricia Hartkopp of North Aurora, Ill.; and 11 grandchildren.A private memorial service will be held at a later date. ...

Evynn Delaney Aubrey-Mitchell (09/27/07)
Evynn Delaney Aubrey-Mitchell, 8, of De Soto, Kan., passed away Sept. 20, 2007, at home. She was born Aug. 25, 1999, in Overland Park, Kan. She was raised in Kansas City, Mo., and most recently moved to De Soto, Kan. Evynn was a beautiful blonde angel with round cherubic cheeks who loved swimming, school and listening to music. ...

Lollis "Butch" Hendrix (09/27/07)
Lollis W. "Butch" Hendrix, 65, of Evening Shade, Ark., died Sept. 21, 2007, at his home. He was born June 10, 1942, at Flint, Mich., the son of Lollis Wayne and Juanita (Hulett) Hendrix. He was a self-employed carpenter and of the Baptist faith.Survivors include: his wife, Wanda Hendrix of the home; his mother, Juanita Herling of Warren, Mich.; five sisters, Nadra Mitchell of Gladwin, Mich., Laura Addis of Troy, Mich., Kim Morgan of Roseburg, Ore., Tierney Garrett and Bronwyn Springland both of Garfield, Ark.; several nieces; nephews; cousins; and a host of other relatives and friends.He was preceded in death by his father.Funeral services were held Sept. ...

Retha (Fulbright) Street (09/27/07)
Retha (Fulbright) Street, 91, of Calamine, Ark., died Sept. 20, 2007, at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born Jan. 9, 1916, in Izard County, Ark., the son of Thomas F. and Margaret (Moser) Fulbright. She was a retired teacher, a homemaker and a member of the Poughkeepsie Church of Christ.Survivors include: one son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Evonne Baxter of Calamine; one sep-son, James F. ...

Rudolph "Rudy" Loeffler (09/27/07)
Rudolph "Rudy" Loeffler, 92, of Cherokee Village, Ark., died Sept. 16, 2007, at his residence. He was born June 28, 1915, in St. Louis, Mo., the son of the late Frank and Cecelia Loeffler, the youngest of seven children.He married Lucy Jeff on Sept. ...

SPC. Todd A. Motley (09/27/07)
SPC. Todd A. Motley of Clare, Mich., died Sept. 14, 2007, while faithfully serving his country in Iraq. Todd was participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom while assigned to the 6th Squadron, 9th U.S. Cavalry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.He is survived by: his wife, Karen, and two daughters, Hannah Marie and KayLee Amber of the home in Clare; grandmother, Marcia Dolin; mother, Renee Motley; two brothers, Ian Motley and Nikolas Gleason all of Hoxie, Ark.; grandmother, Anita Oliver; two brothers, Billy Williams and Bobby Motley, all of Ypsilanti, Mich.; four uncles, Conrad Aten of California, Dennis Evans of Williford, Ark., Brandon Aten and Timmy Aten both of Harrison, Mich.; and great-grandmother Irene Harris of Marbury, Ala.Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Stocking Funeral Home of Harrison, Mich.. ...

Vernon (Donna J.) Arnold (09/27/07)
Vernon (Donna J) Arnold formally, of Carbon Hill, passed away peacefully in her home in Arkansas on Sept. 21. Donna was born Feb. 15, 1943, in Bloomington, Ill., to Marjorie and Dominic Ferrara. She married Vernon L. Arnold on March 25, 1961, in Carmi, Ill...

William John Hall (09/27/07)
William John Hall, 61, of Hardy, Ark., died Sept. 15, 2007, in Mountain Home, Ark. He was a carpenter and served in the Army.Williams is survived by: a son, William John II of Cartersville, Ga.; three daughters, Benda Scagesser and Susan Holloway of West Plains, Mo.; and Tammy Hall of Willow Springs, Mo.; two brothers, Wilson Bruce Hall of Hardy and Floyd Green of Mountain View, Mo.; 14 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.Services were held Sept. ...

William Marvin Thompson (09/27/07)
William Marvin Thompson, 82, of West Memphis, Ark., died Sept. 21 As an active member of the Missouri Street Church of Christ, he served as head of the fellowship committee. He was a WWII decorated U.S. Marine and was awarded the Bronze Star for the battle of Iwo Jima. ...

William "Bill" Campbell (09/27/07)
William "Bill" Glenn Campbell, 60, of Cave City, Ark., died Sept. 20, 2007, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born March 13, 1947, at Batesville, the son of Henry Hubert Campbell and Sarah Virginia Blankenship Campbell. He worked for Civil Service for eight years. ...