Obituaries from January 2009

Eleanor Pontzius (01/22/09)
Eleanor Pontzius, 88, of Memphis, Tenn., died Jan. 10, 2009. She was born July 26, 1920, in Noble County, Ind., the daughter of the late Alpha Harter and Minnie (Huffman) Harter. She lived in Hardy for 36 years but moved with her daughter to Memphis in 2006. She belonged to the American Legion Auxiliary and was of the Baptist faith...

Roland Gene Ward (01/22/09)
Roland Gene Ward, 71, of Hardy, Ark., died Jan. 15, 2009, at the Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Ark. He was born Jan. 2, 1938, in Astoria, Ill., the son of the late Marshal Ward and Elnora Hamm. He moved to Arkansas in 1985. He was an artist and a wood carver...

Raymond Hutchison (01/22/09)
Raymond "Peck" Hutchison, 78, of Cave City, Ark., died Jan. 18, 2009, at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was born April 26, 1930, at Cave City, Ark., the son of Samuel Lewis and Jewell Mabel Hutchison. He was a farmer and of the Assembly of God faith...

Marian Green (01/22/09)
Marian Green, 78, of Smithville, Ark., died Jan. 14, 2009, at her home. She was born Jan. 9, 1931, at Cedar Springs, Mich., the daughter of the late Fredrick Neff and Mamie Isabell (Holiday) Fisk. She was a homemaker and a member of the Strawberry Baptist Church...

Ethel Stroud McManus (01/22/09)
Ethel Stroud McManus, 88, of Ash Flat, Ark., died Jan. 16, 2009, at the Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Ark. She was born Sept. 30, 1920, in Atlanta, La., the daughter of Walter Stroud and Victoria (Dixon) Stroud. She is survived by: one daughter and son-in-law, Maurine and Hollis Cathey of Ash Flat; one son and daughter-in-law, David and Jimmie Sue McManus of Baytown, Texas; one sister, Lajuana Ferguson of Atlanta, La.; one brother and his wife, Virgil Luther Stroud and wife, Carolyn of Singer, La.; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.. ...

Eric Emil Schlender (01/22/09)
Eric Emil Schlender, 42, of Hardy, Ark., died Jan. 14, 2009, at the Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Ark. He was born Sept. 5, 1966, in St. Joseph, Mich., the son of Erich Schlender and Brenda Schuck. He had lived in the area for the last eight years. He worked for Century Flooring in Melbourne, Ark...

Joseph "Jody" Adams (01/22/09)
Joseph "Jody" Adams, 55, died Jan. 12, 2009, at the Fulton County Hospital in Salem. He was a graduate of Midwest High School in Midwest, Okla., and received a degree in forestry from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Okla. Jody was the District 8 forester for the Arkansas Forestry Service in Ash Flat...

Carla Sue Cochran Graham (01/22/09)
Carla Sue Cochran Graham, 60, of Willard, Mo., died Jan. 6, 2008, at her daughter's home after a brief battle with colon cancer. Carla was born in Stuart, Ark. Her family settled in Des Moines, Iowa. She married Clyde Graham in 1978 and they both worked for Healthco Krause Dental in Omaha, Neb. ...

Charles Otis Sipes (01/22/09)
Charles Otis Sipes, 67, of Salem, Ark., son of the late Theodore and Pauline Geneva (Bagley) Sipes, was born June 3, 1941, in Hot Springs, Ark. He died Jan. 14, 2009, at the Southfork River Therapy and Living Center in Salem. Charles was united in marriage to Wanda Diann Woodward on Nov. 19, 1966, at San Francisco, Calif. He spent his working years as an airline mechanic. He served his country in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War and he was of the Christian faith...

Robert Lueder (01/22/09)
Robert Lueder, 64, of Cherokee Village, Ark., died Jan. 12, 2009, at his home. He is survived by: his wife, Pam Lueder of the home; sons, Robert Lee Lueder Jr. of Poplar Grove, Ill., Scott Lueder of Streamwood, Ill.; sisters, Kathy Hill of Wheaton, Ill., Laura Johnson of North Carolina, Karen Wakehman of Indian Dooms, Ind.; grandsons, Brandon and Aidan Lueder; granddaughters, Emily, Sarah and Casey Lueder...

Glen Wade (01/15/09)
Glenn Wade died Jan. 10, 2009, in Paragould, Ark. He was born Feb. 2, 1943, in Oak Park, Ill. He was a retired real estate investor and pilot for Eastern Airlines. He is survived by: his sister, Debbie Bratton; two nieces; three great-nieces; one great-nephew; his wife, Diana Wade; two step-children, Alisa Long, Lance Greer; five step-grandchildren, Shayla Cooper, Briana Long, Cody Greer, Zaida Greer and Zane Greer; and numerous friends...

Calvin Dale McLeod (01/15/09)
Calvin Dale McLeod, 63, of Cave City, Ark., died Jan. 9, 2008, at his home. He was born July 26, 1945, at Cave City, Ark., the son of Homer Aldie and Eunar Lucille (Hill) McLeod. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and a retired truck driver. Survivors include: his wife, Lety McLeod of the home; three daughters, Charlene McLeod of the home; Tammi Ivy and husband John of Grubbs and Patty Riley and husband Rory of Las Vegas, Nev.; three step-daughters, Vicki Moore of Des Moines, Iowa, Michele Alvarez of Norwalk, Calif., and Kelli Campbell of Newport; three brothers, Ray McLeod and Paul McLeod both of Cave City and Bill McLeod of Batesville; one sister, June Duvall of Cave City; three grandchildren, Brenna Ivy of Grubbs, Mickey Riley of Las Vegas, Nev., and Amanda Riley of Portland, Ore.; several nieces; nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.. ...

Elaine Margaret Hansen (01/15/09)
Elaine Margaret Hansen, 80, of Cherokee Village, Ark., died Jan. 7, 2009, at her home after a long illness. She was born in 1928 in Chicago, Ill., the only child of the late Fulmar Hansen and Margit Kristine Nilsen both of Norway. Miss Hansen returned to Norway in 1939 with her parents and was unable to return to the United States until 1946 due to the Nazi occupation of Norway during World War II. She attended school in Norway and spoke Norwegian fluently...

Robert G. Patterson (01/15/09)
Robert G. Patterson, 88, of Wisconsin, died Dec. 28, 2008, at Vista Medical Center East in Wankegan. Born in Chenoa, Ill., he lived in Lockport and Bolingbrook before retiring in Arkansas. He retired in 1985 from Argonne National Laboratory after 23 years of service...

Bonnie Clayton (01/15/09)
Bonnie Clayton, 65, of Horseshoe Bend, Ark., died Dec. 26, 2008, at the NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born Jan. 23, 1943. She was preceded in death by: her parents, Lonnie and Gracie Snider; husband, Pat Clayton; and three brothers, Leonard, Lloyd and Doyle Snider...

Annie Mae Scott (01/15/09)
Annie Mae Scott, 83, of Williford, Ark., formerly of Dearborn, Mich, died Jan. 9, 2009, at her residence. She was born May 1, 1925, in Pineville, Ky., the daughter of the late James and Betty Hatfield Gambrell. She married William Scott in 1946. He preceded her in death on Aug. 24, 2000. She was a nurses aide at Garden City Osteopathic Hospital in Garden City, Mich., for 38 years, and was a Baptist...

Robert H. Thompson (01/15/09)
Robert H. Thompson, 92, of Cherokee Village, Ark., died Dec. 28, 2008, at Eaglecrest Nursing Home. The son of Charles Foster Thompson and Alice Mae (Hamblin) Thompson, he was born Jan. 24, 1916, in Sioux City, Iowa. He was a 50 year Mason, and a member of the Lions Club. Robert was an elder at Spring River Presbyterian...

Roderick A. Porter (01/15/09)
Roderick A. Porter, 98, of Horseshoe Bend, Ark., died on Jan. 7, 2009. He was the son of Arthur Amasa and Mary (Rhinesmith) Porter (deceased), husband of the late Kathryn Porter, brother of the late Gladys Porter and the late Hazel Porter Gay, father of sons, Ray of Cary, Ill., and Robert Porter of Lakewood, Ohio, and grandfather of Joel and Glenn Porter...

Marvin Herum (01/15/09)
Marvin Jennings Herum was born April 5, 1926, the son of Joseph and Maggie (Amdahl) Herum in Highlake Township near Wallingford, Iowa, in the family farm that his father was born in also. He quit school to join the Army Air Force and traveled to Germany and Switzerland. When he left the service, he traveled the country running heavy equipment and driving trucks. He married Dorothy Rasmussen Oct. 3, 1964. From this marriage two sons, Gary and Tracy, were born...

Bernard L. Aronoff (01/15/09)
Bernard L. Aronoff, 75, of Cherokee Village, Ark., died Jan. 5, 2009, at the Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Ark. He was born May 23, 1933, in San Bernadino, Calif., the son of Morton and Freida Aronoff. After attending school in San Bernadino he served in the U.S. Navy. After moving to Cherokee Village, Bernard opened his own business, Custom Fitt Upholstery...

Lura M. Langenback (01/08/09)
Lura M. Langenback, 61, of Cherokee Village, Ark., died Dec. 30, 2008, at the White River Medical Center in Batesville, Ark. She was born April 30, 1947, at Davenport, Iowa, the daughter of Raymond Millard and Nancy Pauline (Bennison) Taylor. She was a writer and preacher and of the Christian faith...

William A. Van Dyk (01/08/09)
William A. "Bill" Van Dyk, 75, of Cherokee Village, Ark., died Dec. 27, 2008, at his residence. He was born Feb. 3, 1933, in Grand Rapids, Mich., the son of Adrian Van Dyk and Mildred (Jones) Van Dyk. He worked for many years for the railroad while living in Michigan. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He served during the Korean War as a paratrooper. He moved to Cherokee Village four years ago from California. He was a member of the VFW and a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church...

Mildred Grace Moeller (01/08/09)
Mildred Grace Moeller, 76, of Cherokee Village, Ark., died Dec. 30, 2008, at the Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Ark. She was born in Chicago, Ill., on June 29, 1932, to the late Kenneth and Fabiola (Pipen) Faber. Mildred worked for AT&T before retiring to Cherokee Village...

Marie Elizabeth Zisk (01/08/09)
Marie Elizabeth (Prusinski) Zisk, 90, of Cherokee Village, Ark., died Dec. 30, 2008, at Craighead Nursing Center. She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Cherokee Village. She is survived by: three daughters, Josephine Beatty (Joe) of Jonesboro, Florence Kozub (Jack) of Parma, Ohio, and Rose Skurla (John) of Danville, Ind.; nine grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren...

Gene H. McNeight (01/08/09)
Gene H. McNeight, 83, of Cherokee Village, Ark., died at Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Ark., Dec. 30, 2008. He was born Dec. 5, 1925, in Fredonia, N.Y. and attended grade school through high school in Cassadaga, N.Y. In 1944, Gene served in the U.S. Merchant Marines and was stationed at Sheeps Head, N.Y., where he was honorably discharged after a bout with rheumatic fever. On Nov. 21, 1947, he was united in marriage to Geraldine Irene Proper from Dunkirk, N.Y...

Betty Sue Mueller (01/08/09)
A funeral mass will be held at Our Lady of Nazareth Church in Roanoke, Va., Jan. 9 at 11 a.m. for Betty Sue Mueller, who died Dec. 27, 2008. Betty was born on Aug. 13, 1936, in Greene County, Ark., to Earl and Iva Bailey. She lived most of her life in Bakersfield, Calif., and enjoyed a few years in Cherokee Village, Ark., before moving to Roanoke, Va...

Robert Porter Romine (01/08/09)
Robert Porter Romine, 82, of Cherokee Village, Ark., died Dec. 31, 2008, at the Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Ark. He was born June 12, 1926, in Alabama, the son of the late Porter Romine and Rena (Ezell) Romine. Robert was a member of the Masonic Lodge and also sang in the Barber Shop Quartet. He was a master plumber and a licensed hearing aid specialist. He moved to Arkansas in 1944...

Flo K. Mills (01/08/09)
Flo K. Mills, 90, of Cherokee Village, Ark., died Dec. 30, 2008, in the Fulton County Hospital in Salem, Ark. She was born Feb. 19, 1918, in Linneous, Mo. She was active in the Cherokee Village United Methodist Church. She was not only a member of the Lions Club but she was also the past president. She lived here for 27 years with her husband Melvin...

Clyde B. Simmons (01/08/09)
Clyde B. Simmons, 90, of Smithville, Ark., died Dec. 29, 2008, at the Cave City Nursing Home in Cave City, Ark. He was born May 13, 1918, at Cave City, the son of Charlie and Lizzie Girtman Simmons. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served during World War II, a retired farmer and retired from White Rodgers in Batesville. He was a member of the Ring's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church...

Jake Roath (01/08/09)
Jake Roath, 63, of Batesville, Ark., died Dec. 25, 2008, at his home. He was born May 12, at Nevada, Mo., the son of Jake and Bertie Mae Roath. He was a United States Marine veteran having served during Vietnam. He worked several years in the lumber business and was a salesman for Tri-County Electric in Desha...