Obituaries from October 2008

Alice L. Kreusch (10/30/08)
Alice L. Kreusch, 82, of Beloit, Wis., died Oct. 19, 2008 at Pioneer Court. She was born May 2, 1926, in Boise, Ind., the daughter of Charlie and Beatrice Logsdon Edwards. Alice married Harvey Kreusch in 1942. He preceded her in death in 2001. Alice worked as a waitress and hostess for 30 years at Hackney's on Harms in Glenview, Ill...

Lucille Murphy Preston (10/30/08)
Lucille Murphy Preston, 93, of Ash Flat, Ark., formerly of Pine Bluff, Ark., died Oct. 21, 2008. She was born Oct. 9, 1915, at Ash Flat, a daughter of the late Oscar Murphy and Maude Ritchie Murphy. Lucille was a homemaker and a member of the Sixth Avenue Church of Christ...

Patricia A. Klaer (10/30/08)
Patricia A. Klaer, 74, of Ash Flat, Ark., died Oct. 15, 2008, in Ash Flat. She was born Oct. 10, 1934, in Aurora, Mo., the daughter of Eugene Davis Crawford and Goldie Mae (Forrester) Crawford. She worked as a receptionist for Areawide Media at Highland before retiring...

Una Dell Rawlings (10/30/08)
Una Dell Rawlings, 82, of Cave City, Ark., died Oct. 23, 2008, at the White River Medical Center in Batesville, Ark. She was born Aug. 13, 1926, at Cave City, the daughter of the late William Claude and Ida (Millikan) Rawlings. She was a homemaker and a member of the Mt. Tabor Methodist Church near Cave City...

Lloyd Crunk (10/30/08)
Lloyd Crunk, 74, of Evening Shade, Ark., died Oct. 19, 2008, at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Mo. He was born June 22, 1934, at Conroe, Texas, the son of Robin Glen and Viola Hayden Crunk. He was a U.S. Army veteran, retired from Chevron in Houston, Texas, after 25 years and was of the Baptist faith...

John Clinton Cowart (10/30/08)
John Clinton Cowart, 95, of Mineola, Texas, formerly of Cherokee Village, Ark., died Oct. 15, 2008. He was born Aug. 29, 1913, in Mineola, Texas. He graduated from Mineola High School in 1933. He enlisted in the Army Air Corp in 1941 and transitioned into the Air Force where he reached the rank of Master Sergeant. ...

Ronald Shear (10/30/08)
Ronald Shear, 74, died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008, at a residence in Cherokee Village, Ark. Ronald worked for 41 years with A.O. Smith Water Products as safety and warehouse manager. He also served in the Army. He is survived by: his wife, Sandra (Begnoche) Shear; daughters, Nancy and Nick Goeckner of Ashmore, Ill., Cheryl and Ken Swisher of Momence, Ill., Cindy Tomaszewski of Black Mountain, N.C.; a son, Ted Tomaszewski of Denver, Colo., brother, Ed and Nancy Shear of Arvada, Colo.; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.. ...

Florence Campbell (10/30/08)
Florence Ozella Clark Campbell, 72, of Evening Shade, Ark., died Oct. 23, 2008, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born Aug. 21, 1936, at Evening Shade, Ark., to Ernest and Edith Easley Clark. She was a homemaker and was of the Assembly of God faith...

Larry Lee Calbert (10/22/08)
Larry Lee Calbert, 74, of Hardy, Ark., died Sept. 24, 2008, at his home in Hardy, Ark. He was born Sept. 11, 1934, in Hutchinson, Kan., to Sid and Charlotte (Moss) Calbert. He attended Newton High School in Newton, Kan. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After discharge he returned to Kansas and worked for Beech Aircraft before going into construction work...

Jimmie Buckner (10/22/08)
Jimmie Buckner, 71, of Ash Flat, Ark., died Oct. 15 at her residence. She was born Feb. 7, 1937, in Harland County, Ky., the daughter of Fred Clayton Shoupe and Nancy (Middleton) Shoupe. She was united in marriage to Roland Buckner on Feb. 2, 1984, in Michigan. She worked for many years as a nurse...

Garland D. Mobley Jr. (10/22/08)
Garland D. Mobley Jr., 47, of Cave City, Ark., died Oct. 14, 2008, at the White River Medical Center in Batesville, Ark. He was born April 28, 1961, at Baytown, Texas, the son of Garland Delbert Mobley Sr. and Nina Jo Andrews Mobley. He was a commercial contractor, an insurance agent for White River Insurance in Cave City and a member of Maxville Church of Christ where he served as a song leader...

Victoria Whited (10/22/08)
Victoria Shamrock Whited, 39, of Evening Shade, Ark., died Oct. 13, 2008, at her home. She was born Sept. 19, 1969, at San Diego, Calif., the daughter of Dennis D. Shamrock Sr. and Linda Pries Shamrock. She was a homemaker, a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary in Evening Shade and a member of First Baptist Church in Evening Shade...

Leon C. Carlson (10/22/08)
Leon C. Carlson, 86, of Coon Rapids, Minn., died Oct. 16, 2008. He is survived by: his wife of 63 years, Sophia; his children, Marlene (Jerry) Nalepka, Barbara Soka, Bruce (Ellen) Carlson, Mark Carlson; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren...

Beatrice Marie Lassiter (10/17/08)
Beatrice Marie Lassiter, 85, of Walnut Ridge, Ark., died Oct. 5, 2008, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born Dec. 21, 1922, in Lawrence County, the daughter of the late Grear and Clara Simpson Abbott. She was a homemaker and a member of Charity Apostolic Tabernacle Church of Hoxie. She was united in marriage in August of 1943, in Randolph County to Sam Lassiter who preceded her in death on June 11, 1991...

Freda Hosford (10/17/08)
Freda Hosford, 83, of Ash Flat, Ark., died Oct. 6, 2008. She was a long time resident of Mississippi County and Osceola, Ark., was born in Cash, Ark., on Jan. 27, 1925. She was a business owner in Mississippi County for over 40 years and attended various churches of Christ in Mississippi County, Cleburne County and Sharp County where she lived out her retirement years...

Derrick Michael Morris (10/17/08)
Derrick Michael Morris, 26, of Salem, Ark., son of David Mitchell and Valerie Lynn (Daly) Morris, was born on Feb. 15, 1982, in Escondido, Calif. He departed this life on Oct. 9, 2008, at Salem, Ark. Derrick worked as the feed mill manager of Taylor Feed Mill in Franklin, Ark...

Nancy Ellen (Shelley) King (10/17/08)
Nancy Ellen (Shelley) King, 82, of Ash Flat, Ark., daughter of the late James Thomas and Mary Ann (McConnell) Shelley, was born Feb. 4, 1926, in Lexington, Okla. She died Oct. 8, 2008, at her home. Nancy was married to Robert James King on Feb. 12, 1958, at the home of James Thomas Shelley by Bro. Tommy Mills of Saddle, Ark. She was a homemaker and worked for several years for Hilton Poultry of Thayer, Mo. Nancy was a member of the Peace Valley Pentecostal Church...

Mary Lou Dunbar-Turley (10/17/08)
Mary Lou Dunbar-Turley, 70, of Ozark Acres, Ark., died Oct. 11, 2008, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Mary retired from Western Electric, was a homemaker and of the Church of Christ faith. She is survived by: her daughter, Robin Propes of West Paducah, Ky.; sisters, Carolyn Garner and Shirley Murphy of Hardy, Barbara Matlock of Yorkville, Ill., and Jan Keiser of Knox, Ind.; grandchildren, Will and Caleigh Propes...

Robert Charles Ball (10/17/08)
Robert Charles Ball, 82, of Evening Shade, Ark., died Oct. 8, 2008, at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born Feb. 3, 1926, at Kansas. He was a U.S. Navy veteran having served during World War II. He retired after 35 years from James River Dixie Corporation in Fort Smith. He was active in the UPI Union, Local 656 and was of the Protestant faith...

Jimmy W. Rogers (10/09/08)
Jimmy W. Rogers, 53, of Marquette Heights, Ill., died Sept. 26, 2008, at Methodist Medical Center. He was born May 14, 1966, in Detroit, Mich., to Coy and Vera Rogers Rogers. He married Kimberly Rogers on Sept. 9, 1989, in Sharp County Arkansas. He graduated from art school and worked as a job coordinator for H&H Track works...

Ransom Jackson (10/03/08)
Ransom Woodrow Jackson, 89, of Hardy, Ark., died Sept. 27, 2008, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born on March 19, 1919, in Ballard, Ark., the son of the late Walter and Leora Ferguson Jackson. He was a Baptist and a retired school bus driver for the Highland School District for 37 years...

Diane I. Beagle (10/03/08)
Diane I. Beagle, 64, of Hardy, Ark., died Sept. 26, 2008, at Baxter County Regional Hospital in Mountain Home, Ark. She was the daughter of the late William McCaslin and the late Gladys (Vanloon) McCaslin. She is survived by: her husband, William Beagle; daughter, Kelli Beagle of Indianapolis, Ind.; son, William Charle Beagle of Brackney, Pa.; brother, William McCaslin of Byron, Mich...

Edward G. Robaugh (10/03/08)
Edward Gene Robaugh, 84, of Williford, Ark., died Sept. 19, 2008, at his residence in Williford. Edward was a retired bartender and a member of the Lighthouse Baptist Church of Williford. He was the son of the late William Robaugh and the late Mary (Shuff) Robaugh...

Maggie Hull (10/03/08)
Maggie Hull, 101, of Hardy, Ark., died Sept. 24, 2008 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late George Morgan and the late Ollie (Eastridge) Morgan. She is preceded in death by: two husbands, Earl Wise and J.B. Hull; two brothers, Alva and Ed Morgan; three sisters, Hessie Harbison, Laura Armstrong and Lela Phelps; and her parents...

Freeda Marie Fabares (10/03/08)
Freeda Marie Fabares, 74, of Horseshoe Bend, Ark., daughter of the late Lemmie Jackson and Burla Lois (Wyatt) Sterman, was born on Nov. 21, 1933, in Arlington, Ky. She died Sept. 24, 2008, at the Community Medical Center in Calico Rock, Ark. Freeda was united in marriage to Clyde Bernard Fabares on Dec. 27, 1973. She spent her working years as a homemaker and she was of the Catholic faith...

Jerry L. Roach (10/03/08)
Jerry L. Roach, 48, of Poughkeepsie, Ark., died Sept. 23, 2008, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born Sept. 18, 1960 at St. Charles, Ill., to R.V. and Opal Mae (Carter) Roach. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran and self-employed truck driver and mechanic...

Annie Pearl Hanks (10/03/08)
Annie Pearl Tinker Hanks, 63, of Highland, Ark., died Sept. 21, 2008, at her residence. She is survived by: her companion, Charles Tinker of Highland; two daughters, Kathy Weigle of Peoria, Ill., and Judith Shuler of Maryville, Tenn.; two sons, Robert Hanks of Mound City, Mo., and John Hanks of Lewistown, Pa.; two sisters, Alice Todd of Loudon, Tenn., and Sue Hicks of Tennessee; one brother, Steve Collins of Philadelphia, Tenn.; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren...

Betty Ruth (St. John) Arie (10/03/08)
Betty Ruth (St. John) Arie, 72 of Cave City, Ark., died Sept. 24, 2008, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born April 10, 1936, at Hoxie, Ark., to Leonard Otto and Velva (Riggs) St. John. She was a homemaker and had worked at White Rodgers and Westport Casuals in Batesville. She was a member of the VFW women's auxilary in Evening Shade and was of the Church of God faith...

Coy Richey (10/03/08)
Coy Richey, 85, of Black Rock, Ark., died Sept. 25, 2008, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Little Rock, Ark. He was born on Nov. 20, 1922, in Eaton the son of the late Elmer H. and Alice Tretenburg Richey. He was united in marriage to Shirley Smith on Dec. 8, 1947. He was a self-employed dairy farmer and a member of the Church of Christ of Eaton...