Agnes Inez Brewer, 74, of Clarksville died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001, at
her home.
She was a member of Faith Assembly of God Church, daughter of the late
Henry and Letha Fisk Lister, and was preceded in death by one sister, Ernice
Boen; and one brother, L. H. Lister.
Survivors include her husband, Troy Brewer; three daughters, Jean Parrish,
Ann England, and Cindy Brewer, all of Clarksville; one son, Don Brewer
of Clarksville; three sisters, Bernice Boen, Inda Mae Ragsdale, and Wanda
Faye Ward, all of Clarksville; one brother, E. J. Lister of Harrison; nine
grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 26, at Faith Assembly of God Church
with Rev. Leon and Lesdene Ketcherside officiating.
Burial was in Lamar Cemetery under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral
Home.
Pallbearers were Mike Brewer, Steve Parrish, Kevin England, Rodney Brewer, Phillip Brewer, Jeff Brewer, and Rusty Curtis.
Benjayman Edwards Watkins, 97, of Richardson, Texas, grandfather of
Mark J. Watkins of Clarksville, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2001.
He was born in Arnot, Pa., and was the oldest living graduate of St.
Leo College in St. Leo, Fla. He served in the U. S. Navy during the Yangtze
River Campaign and retired from the Teletype Corporation in Chicago, Ill.,
in 1964.
Survivors include his widow, Frances M. Watkins; one son, Jerome A.
Watkins of Cave Springs; two daughters, Rosemary W. Belmonte of Woodstock,
Ill., and Frances B. Watkins of Dallas, Texas; 14 grandchildren; and 31
great-grandchildren.
Memorial Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Richardson, Texas, on Thursday, Jan. 18. The body was cremated.
Frederick Lynn DuBois, 54, of Danville, Ill., died Friday, Jan. 19,
2001, in Danville, Ill.
He was a graduate of Harding University in Searcy.
Survivors include his widow, Brenda Wheeler DuBois, formerly of Lamar;
two sons, John DuBois of Clarksville and Michael DuBois of Lamar.
Memorials may be made to the local chapter of the Gideons International.
Francis Conrad Tabor Jr., 90, of Elmore City, Okla., died Jan. 9, 2001.
A native of Dale, he was a son of the late Margaret Josephine (Wharton)
and Francis Conrad Tabor Sr., former resident of Missouri, a retired carpenter,
and was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Wilson Tabor; two brothers,
Chester Franklin Tabor and Charles Homer Tabor; and one great-grandson,
Cain Isaac Macke.
Survivors include three daughters, Mary Kelling of Elmore City, Okla.,
Margaret Newman of Willow Springs, Mo., and Jo Marie Galloway of Seattle,
Wash.; and several grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held and the body was cremated.
Funeral for James Henry Chavers, 62, of North Little Rock, who died
Friday, Jan. 26, 2001, was at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 29, at North Little
Rock Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at 2:30 p.m. in Knoxville Cemetery.
He was a son of the late Ben and Margie Chavers, a Baptist, and was
preceded in death by three brothers, Charles, Bobby and Billy; and one
sister, Doris Ann.
Survivors include his widow, Marlene Forest Chavers; four sisters, Rosemary Mahan of North Little Rock, Wanda Adams and Anna Hancock, both of London, and Sue Sanders of Louisiana; and two brothers, Bennie Jack Chavers of Oklahoma and Jerry Chavers of Morrilton.
James Hoyt Robertson, 94, of Plano, Texas, died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001,
in Plano, Texas.
He was a native of Hartman, son of the late James Thomas and Nancy Ann
Kykendall Robertson, a retired farmer and building superintendent for the
Tulsa Public Schools in Tulsa, Okla., member of the Southeast Freewill
Baptist Church in Tulsa, Okla., where he taught a Sunday school class,
and was preceded in death by his wife, Annie Robertson.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, William J. (Billy Joe)
and Sue Robertson of Plano, Texas; one granddaughter and spouse, Lisa and
Chris Tiesman of Houston, Texas; one grandson, Scott Robertson of Atlanta,
Ga.; and two great-grandchildren, Carter Tiesman and Clayton Tiesman, both
of Houston, Texas.
Funeral was at 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26, at Christ United Methodist Church
in Plano, Texas, with Rev. Roger Glover and Rev. Todd Harris officiating.
Arrangements were under the direction of Ted Dickey Funeral Home of Plano,
Texas. Graveside services and burial were at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27,
at Highland Cemetery in Ozark with Rev. Roger Glover officiating.
Pallbearers were Al Bond, Mark Bunn, John Hay, David Pearce, George Pipes, and Jack Schulik.
John Wayne Ricco, 68, died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001, in Farmington, N.
M.
He was a former resident of Clarksville and preceded in death by his
wife, Jean Ricco.
Survivors include two daughters, Sandra Jones of Cortez, Colo., and
Sherri Ricco of Aztec, N. M.; four grandchildren; and two sisters-in-law,
Joann Massengale of Clarksville and Sue Watson of Fort Smith.
A memorial service was held Monday, Jan. 29, in Farmington, N. M. The body was cremated.
John William Cole, 90, of Clarksville died Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2001, at
Clarksville Convalescent Home.
He was a retired farmer, member of the Church of the Nazarene, son of
the late Grandville and Maxilene Boling Cole, and was preceded in death
by his wife, Eula Holman Cole; two sons, John Edward and John George Cole;
one sister, Fay Corley; and one brother, E. D. Cole.
Survivors include two sons, Pierce Omer and William Edward Cole, both
of Lamar; two sisters-in-law, Juanita Cole of Tulsa, Okla., and Ruth Sims
of Clarksville; two brothers-in-law, Donald Holman of Dallas, Texas, and
Morris Holman of Mesquite, Texas; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren;
and three great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services and burial were at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26, at the
Holman Cemetery with Rev. Charles Headrick officiating. Arrangements were
under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Kirwin Cole, Paul Morgan, William Ray Perren, Danny Sims, Sherman Cole, Danny Rigsby, and Wesley Balkcom.
William Charles Ragsdale, 89, of Hagarville died Wednesday, Jan. 24,
2001, at Fort Smith.
He was a farmer, son of the late John and Irene Ragsdale, and was preceded
in death by his wife, Elizabeth Ragsdale.
He is survived by three nieces, Jessie Mae Brown of Clarksville, Amelia
Hunt of Salinas, Calif., and Elizabeth Wietstock of Federal Way, Wash.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, at Roller-Cox Chapel with
burial in the Hagarville Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be John Hull, Mark Hodge, Dale Rowbotham, Charles Brown, Andrew Hull, and Tim Wietstock.
William I. (Sparky) Sparks, 83, of Dallas, Texas, died Friday, Jan.
26, 2001, in Dallas, Texas.
A native of Clarksville, he was an all-state basketball player at Central
High in Tulsa, Okla., and continued his education at the University of
Tulsa. He retired after 45 years in the insurance industry and was a lifetime
member of the Million Dollar Roundtable.
Survivors include his widow, Grace Sparks; two sons, Roger and Randy
Sparks of Hico, Texas; one grandson, Lee Wiesenfield of Midland, Texas;
and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services and burial were at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29, in Garden
of the Cross, Grove Hill Memorial Park in Dallas, Texas.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, Dallas Division, 1615 Stemmons Freeway, P. O. Box 568806, Dallas, TX 75207-8806.
Johnnie Lee Skidgel, 71, of Hartman died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001, at
his home.
He was a truck driver, member of the Assembly of God Church, U. S. Air
Force veteran, son of the late Thomas and Ollie Kilcrease Skidgel, and
was preceded in death by two sisters, Patricia Maute and Paralee Morris;
and one brother, Paul Skidgel.
Survivors include one daughter, Kimberlee Nybye of Clarksville; three
sons, Larry Thomas Skidgel of Clarksville, Michael K. Skidgel of Santa
Ana, Calif., and Johnnie L. Skidgel Jr. of Diamond Bar, Calif.; one sister,
Mary Morgan of Altus; three brothers, Robert Skidgel and Charles Skidgel,
both of Hartman, and Thomas Skidgel of Clarksville; and nine grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, at the Fernwood Assembly of
God Church with Rev. John Price officiating.
Burial will be in West Mt. Zion Cemetery under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.