Obituaries from October 2007

Harry A. England (10/02/07)
Harry A. England was born July 15, 1913, in Many Islands, Ark., and died Sept. 22, 2007, at his home near Mammoth Spring, Ark., at the age of 94 years. He was a life-long livestock farmer and will be remembered as an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Mammoth Spring, Ark.He is survived by: his wife, Alberta of the family home; three daughters, Larein Young and husband, Louis, Laverne Risner and husband, James, and Lajune Romans, all of Mammoth Spring; four grandsons, Harry Young and wife Shelia, Marty Young and wife Janet, Bryan Risner and wife, Niki, all of Mammoth Spring and Brent Risner amd wife Tina, of Myrtle, Mo.; two granddaughters, Lanae Young and Lanette Romans, both of Mammoth Spring; one step-granddaughter; 17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; one brother, Orphis England and wife, Beulah of Hardy, Ark.; one sister, Carrie Minor of Louisville, Texas; one sister-in-law, Eula Mae England of Salem, Ark.; several nieces; nephews; and other relatives and friends.He was preceded in death by: his parents; one grandson, Bradley Allen Risner; one son-in-law, Glen Dale Romans; one brother, Ira T. ...

Icaphene Martin (10/02/07)
Icaphene Martin, of Salem, daughter of the late Marion Gilbreath and Eliza Martin Gilbreath, was born Dec. 2, 1933, in Pease Valley, Ark. She died Sept. 29, 2007, at Salem at the age of 73. She was united in marriage to Arnold Martin on Feb. 21, 1953, in Salem. ...

Jeffie Ray Gillihan (10/02/07)
Jeffie Ray Gillihan, 80, of Melbourne, Ark., died Sept. 27, 2007, at his home. He was born Jan. 2, 1927, the son of Arkas Eler Zar and Alice Janie Neel Gillihan in Lunenburg. He served his country in the United States Army during World War II; was former member of the Melbourne School Board and the Melbourne City Council; was a member of the Ozark Mountain Music Makers and was a vice chairman of the Melbourne Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. ...

Joseph S. Mitchell (10/02/07)
Joseph S. Mitchell, 90, of Pensacola, Fla., died Friday, Sept. 21, 2007. Mitchell was a native of Thayer, Mo., but had been a resident of Pensacola for the past 50 years. He was of the Assembly of God Faith.Mitchell joined the Navy in 1936 and served during World War II and the Korean conflict retiring in 1959 after 23 years service. ...

Marie Thomas (10/02/07)
A memorial service for Marie Thomas will be held Thursday, Oct. 11, at 2 p.m. at Fountain Place in Cherokee Village.

Edgar Milton Williams (10/11/07)
Edgar Milton Williams of Glencoe, Ark., son of the late James Marvin Williams Sr. and Margaret Clay Williams, was born March 2, 1926, in Cleveland, Ohio. He died Oct. 2, 2007, at West Vue Nursing Home in West Plains. He was united in marriage to Neoda Marie Wholford on July 25, 1948, in Yuma, Ariz. ...

Iris Castleberry Raney (10/11/07)
Iris Castleberry Raney was born in Spring Hill, Texas, on Oct. 7, 1922, and died on Oct. 4, 2007, in Horseshoe Bend, Ark., after a 9-year fight with Alzheimer's disease. She attended junior college, at Kilgore, Texas, where she was on the original line of the Kilgore Rangerettes, the first precision drill team of its kind in 1940.She served as a pharmacists mate in the United States Navy during World War II. ...

Harold Justin Barnes (10/17/07)
Harold Justin Barnes, 78, of Highland, died Oct. 12, 2007, at his residence. He was born Oct. 11, 1929, in Omaha, Neb., the son of Harold Snowden Barnes and Irene Evelyn (Applegate) Barnes. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and also of the United States Coast Guard. ...

Johnny "Lem" Baldridge (10/17/07)
Johnny Lauel "Lem" Baldridge, 73, of Hardy, Ark., died Oct. 11, 2007, at his residence. He was born Nov. 28, 1933, in Hardy, Ark., the son of van Baldridge and Elizabeth "Elsie" (Oaks) Baldridge. He was united in marriage to Mary Pilkinton on Oct. ...

JoAnna Tetterton (10/17/07)
JoAnna Williams Tetterton, 76, of Cave City, Ark., died Oct. 5, 2007, at the Cave City Nursing Home. She was born Jan. 5, 1931, in Lewistown, Penn., the daughter of George Henry and Eleanor Foster Williams. She considered herself a patriot of her country before being patriotic was the thing to be because her husband and children all served in the armed services. ...

Randall S. Adams (10/17/07)
Randall S. Adams, 45, of Horseshoe Bend, Ark., died Oct. 11, 2007, in Mountain Home, Ark., after a 15-month battle with cancer. He was born Nov. 2, 1961, in Rochester, N.Y., to Virginia Adams and the late Robert W. Adams. He was a semi-truck driver and a handyman. ...

Artie Irene Rucker (10/17/07)
Artie Irene Rucker of Mammoth Spring, Ark., 77, daughter of the late John Bradford and Minnie Catheryn (Shands) Burrus was born Jan. 20, 1930, in Ash Flat, Ark. She died Oct. 7, 2007, at the Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, Ark. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. ...

Charles Edson (10/17/07)
Charles William Edson, 75, of Tacoma, Wash., formerly of Mammoth Spring, Ark., was born Sept. 26, 1931, in Ravenden, Ark., and died June 15, 2007, in University Place, Wash. A graveside memorial service was held Oct. 16 at the Riverside Cemetery in Mammoth Spring...

Delbert Eugene Withrow (10/17/07)
Delbert Eugene Withrow, of Salem, Ark., son of the late Otis and Iva Viola (Jackson) Withrow, was born Sept. 26, 1933, in Wayne County, Ill. He died Oct. 9, 2007, at the Southfork River Therapy and Living Center in Salem at the age of 74. He was united in marriage to Venita June Fenton on Aug. ...

Dorothy M. Hoyt (10/17/07)
Dorothy M. Hoyt, 90, of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, died July 18, 2007, at a local hospital after a brief illness. She was born Dec. 23, 1916, in Lake Geneva, Wis., the daughter of the late George and May (Stewart) MathisonShe married Frank Hoyt on June 18, 1938, in Lake Geneva. ...

Gary Dewayne and
Charlotte Ann Arnold (10/17/07)
Gary Dewayne Arnold of Cherokee Village, Ark., was born Feb. 12, 1956, in Lepanto, Ark. He died Monday, Oct. 8, 2007, in West Plains, Mo., at the age of 51. Charlotte Ann (Bailey) Arnold of Cherokee Village was born Sept. 29, 1956, in Marked Tree, Ark. ...

Millie Lorena Sams (10/17/07)
Millie Lorena Sams, daughter of the late Lee Oren Crowder and Lela Short Crowder, was born Nov. 29, 1923, in San Pedro, Calif. She died Sept. 23, 2007, at her home in Horseshoe Bend, Ark. at the age of 83. She was united in marriage to Dalton Clifford Sams. ...

Dr. Billy Edward Lane (10/25/07)
Dr. Billy Edward Lane, age 74, of Ash Flat, died Wednesday, October 17, 2007, in Salem, Ark. Dr. Lane attended Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. He worked in his practice for 45 years.He is survived by: his wife, Glenda of the home; four sons, Charles Dalton Lane of Jonesboro, Monte Lane of Ash Flat, Curtis Lane of Paragould and Wendell Lane of Cherokee Village; two daughters, Sherry Cook of Jacksonville and Melissa Jenkins of Ash Flat; one brother, Albert Lane of Horseshoe Bend; one sister, Betty Jones of Ash Flat; 12 grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.He was preceded in death by: his parents, Rothel and Edna (Thomas) Lane; one brother, Herbert Lane; and one sister, Bobby Green.Funeral services were held Oct. ...

Elsie May Lingelbach (10/25/07)
Elsie May Lingelbach, 87, of Horseshoe Bend, Ark., died Oct. 17, 2007, at the Fulton County Hospital in Salem. She was born May 13, 1920, the daughter of Ellwood James and Winifred Tarpe Bonsall in Darby, Pa. She was a homemaker, loved to play bridge and was a member of the Horseshoe Bend United Methodist Church.Survivors include: one son and daughter-in-law, Woody (Ralph) and Lisa Lingelbach of Fox River Grove, Ill.; eight grandchildren, Marissa Chartrand, Shannon Chartrand, Richelle Bovey, Rebecca Szaukellis, Christopher Bovey, Jasmine Bovey, Katelyn Bovey and Monica Shannon; three great-grandchildren, Glen, Conner and Kaylee; several nieces; nephews; and host of other relatives and friends.She was preceded in death by: her parents; one daughter, Barbara Lingelbach; one brother, Sam Bonsall; and one sister, Winifred Bash.A memorial service was held Oct. ...

E.R. (Eliga) Trivitt (10/25/07)
E.R. (Eliga) Trivitt, of Salem, son of the late Robert Trivitt and Cora Lawhorn Trivitt, was born Oct. 20, 1920, in Mountain Home, Ark. He died Oct. 14, 2007, at his home at the age of 86. He was united in marriage to Velma Clinton on Sept. 1, 1940, in Salem. ...

Herbert "Mack" Wilson (10/25/07)
Herbert "Mack" Wilson, 84, of Dowagiac, Mich., formerly of Williford, Ark., died Oct. 15, 2007, at the VA Hospital in Battle Creek, Mich. He was born Oct. 19, 1922, in Williford, the son of the late George and Ethel McKinney Wilson. He married Velma Marie French who preceded him in death in 1959. ...

Jayden Wesley Wray (10/25/07)
Jayden Wesley Wray, son of Jeremy Wray and Donna Keast Wray, was born Nov. 19, 2003, in Calico Rock, Arkansas. He died Oct. 13, 2007 at his home in Mountain View. He is survived by: his father, Jeremy Wray of Calico Rock; his mother and stepfather, Donna Wray and Richard Venaas of the home; his paternal grandparents, Jan and Brian Jackson of Glencoe and James and Cathy Wray of Calico Rock; his maternal grandparents, Nancy and Donald Barnard of Horseshoe Bend; his paternal great grandparents, Erman and Ruby Wray of Calico Rock; aunts and uncles, Kirk and Amelia Barnard of Michigan, Jeff Barnard of Michigan, Vicki and Darrell King of Horseshoe Bend, Cody and Misty Jackson of Melbourne, Jessica and Justin Teague of Calico Rock, Dusty Wray of Idaho, Kevin and Marcel Wray of Bakersfield, Mo.; one step sister, Missy Venaas of California; step-grandparents, Carole and Skip Haggstrom of California; his godfather, Christoper King; numerous nieces and nephews; a host of other relatives; and many friends.Funeral service were held Oct. ...

Neoma Burge Parker (10/25/07)
Neoma Burge Parker, 85, of Cave City, Ark., died Oct. 17, 2007, at his home. She was born Dec. 6, 1921, at Cave City, the daughter of William Rufus and Nancy Ann (Porterfield) Burge. She graduated from Cave City High School in 1940, graduated from Drury College in Springfield, Mo., in 1963, was a retired elementary school teacher and a member of the First Missionary Baptist Church in Cave City where she was a member of Lydia Circle.Survivors include: two sisters-in-law, Eunice Burge and Nellie Goodwin both of Cave City; five nephews, Ron Burge of Cave City, Justin Burge of Batesville, Paul D. ...

Vergie Collins Morris (10/25/07)
Vergie Collins Morris, 88, of Hot Springs, Ark., formerly of Williford, died Oct. 19, 2007, in Hot Springs. She was born Feb. 6, 1919 in Randolph County, Ark., the daughter of James Andy Collins and Mandy Elizabeth (Jones) Collins. She was united in marriage to King E. ...

Velma Hensley Emmons (10/25/07)
Velma Hensley Emmons, of Cave City, Ark., died Oct. 16, 2007, at Cave City Nursing Home. She was born Dec. 24, 1915, at Coeburn, Va., the daughter of Frank and Victoria Bond Hensley. She was a cook at a junior high school in California. She was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church in Cave City...