Appolonia Ehemann Soerries, 100, died Sunday, April 8, 2001, at Franciscan
Village Nursing Center in Broken Arrow, Okla.
She was a former resident of Hartman, former member of the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church at Hartman, native of Atkins, daughter of the late Benedict
and Amelia Barzen Ehemann, widow of Alex J. Soerries Sr., member of Sts.
Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, and
Centenarian Club, Mother-Of-The-Year at Franciscan Village, and Volunteer-Of-The-Year
for Meals On Wheels in 1989. She was preceded in death by one son, Alfred
B. Soerries; four sisters, Gertrude Post, Amelia Herrman, Marie Soerries,
and Theresa Ehemann; and two brothers, Henry Ehemann and Joe Ehemann.
Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Loretta and Donald
Plugge of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Mary Ann Soerries of Joplin, Mo.; six
sons and five daughters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Norbert (Norma) Soerries of
Tulsa, Okla., Mr. and Mrs. William F. (Mary Ann) Soerries of Pratt, Kan.,
Rev. Denis Soerries, O.S.B., of Paris, Mr. and Mrs. Alex J. (Carrol) Soerries
Jr. of Wichita, Kan., Mr. and Mrs. Matthew H. (Marjorie) Soerries of Granger,
Ind., and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil M. (Janie) Soerries of Oklahoma City, Okla.;
one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Alfred (Virginia) Soerries; 17 grandchildren;
and 32 great-grandchildren.
Recitation of Rosary was at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 10. Mass of Christian
Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic
Church with committal at 4 p.m. in the Sacred Heart Cemetery at Hartman
with her son, Father Denis Soerries, as the celebrant. Arrangements are
under the direction of Ninde Funeral Directors of Tulsa, Okla.
Memorials may be made to Meals On Wheels where she was a volunteer.
Charlie Kirkpatrick, 83, of Knoxville died Sunday, April 8, 2001, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
A son of the late Lush LuAllen and Manurvie Oakley Kirkpatrick, he was
a native of Knoxville, retired farmer, 50-year plus member of the Knoxville
Masonic Lodge and a member of the First Baptist Church in Knoxville. He
was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Kirkpatrick; one daughter, Wanda
Kirkpatrick; one granddaughter, Korena Kay Kirkpatrick; one brother, Jessie
Kirkpatrick; and two sisters, Lucy Selby and Jennie Club.
Survivors include one son, Allen L. Kirkpatrick of Knoxville; one daugh-
ter, Charlene Waddell of Florence, Miss.; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren;
and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, at the First Baptist
Church in Knoxville with Rev. Euel Don Nordin officiating.
Burial will be in Knoxville Cemetery under the direction of Shinn Funeral
Service of Russellville.
Active pallbearers will be Brian Kirkpatrick, Shawn Kirkpatrick, Jerry
Lyn Whorton, Todd Whorton, Jordan Thompson and Roy Lemasters.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Knoxville Masonic Lodge.
Charlotte Looper, 84, of Clarksville died Tuesday, April 3, 2001, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
A native of Omaha, Neb., she was a daughter of the late Charles and
Tena Fleck Hime, widow of Virgil L. Looper Sr., member of First Baptist
Church and Belle Grove Chapter No. 56 Order of the Eastern Star for 50-plus
years, former employee of Johnson County Hospital, and was preceded in
death by one daughter, Linda Shoeffler.
Survivors include one son, Virgil L. Looper Jr. of Korea; and two grandchildren,
Cayle Looper of the U. S. Air Force in London, England and Courtney Looper
of Hawaii.
Graveside services and burial were at 10 a.m. Friday, April 6, at Oakland Cemetery with Dr. Robert Brown officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Joseph B. Dolgos, 91, of Clarksville died Friday, April 6, 2001, at
Countryside Manor Nursing Home.
He was a son of the late Ferenc and Erzsebet Vero Dolgos, native of
Ohio, spent 20 years in Hungary before moving to South Bend, Ind., where
he was a retired employee of Oliver-White Corporation and later a gardens
caretaker at parks and recreation areas in St. Joseph County in South Bend,
Ind.
Survivors include his widow, Ella Dolgos; five stepdaughters, Elaine
Korn of Fluntain Hills, Ariz., Shirley Caldwell of Clarksville, Bonnie
Blake of Champlin, Minn., Gladys Smith of Dowagiac, Mich., and Judith Andrews
of Indianapolis, Ind.; one brother, Antol Dolgos of Hungary; 16 stepgrandchildren
including Brenda Hall of Clarksville; 16 stepgreat-grandchildren; one stepgreat-great-grandchild;
one niece, Betty Gerencser of South Bend, Ind.; and one nephew, Joseph
Zsedeny of Florida.
The body was cremated. Arrangements were under the direction of Hardwicke
Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Johnson County Senior Activity Center, 1421 Oakland Street, Clarksville, AR 72830.
Louis Green, 81, of Van Buren, father of Mary Jane Croff of Clarksville,
died Wednesday, April 4, 2001.
He was a World War II United States Army veteran and a retired custodian
for the Fort Smith Public School System.
Survivors include one other daughter, Linda Tuck of Muldrow, Okla.;
four sons, J. C. Green and Bill Green, both of Dyer, Ginny Green of Fort
Smith, and Leon Green of Van Buren; one sister, Marie Fant of Fort Smith;
19 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 7, at Ocker Memorial Chapel in
Van Buren with burial in the Gill Cemetery at Van Buren.
Pallbearers were Glen Sherburn, David Horn, Clay Wiley, Mark Moore, Bill Chronister and Danny Robertson.
Lillian Pauline (Polly) Rusher, 76, of West Fork died Sunday, April
8, 2001, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville.
A native of Clarksville, she was a daughter of the late Emmet D. and
Edith Russel Freeman, and was preceded in death by one sister, Emily Sears.
Survivors include her husband, James H. Rusher; two daughters, Linda
G. Pearson of Prairie Grove and Anna K. Riggs of Muskogee, Okla.; one brother,
Bobby W. Freeman of Redmond, Okla.; two sisters, Jean Vaughn of Joplin,
Mo., and Deanna S. Phillips of Kingsport, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; and
12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, at Beard's Funeral Chapel in Fayetteville. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery north of Clarksville.
Mildred Pauline Phillips, 75, of Knoxville died Wednesday, April 4,
2001, at her home.
She was a daughter of the late Amos and Bessie Evans Matthew, widow
of Jasper Phillips, retired Westinghouse Company employee, and affiliated
with the Freewill Baptist Church.
She is survived by three nephews, James M. Matthews, Greg Matthews,
and Tim Matthews, all of Jacksonville; one sister-in-law, Virginia Matthews
of Jacksonville; and one brother-in-law, Arnel Phillips of North Little
Rock.
Graveside services and burial were at 4 p.m. Friday, April 6, at the Holman Cemetery with Rev. Amos Pledger officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Marilyn Maxine Young, 55, of Coal Hill died Saturday, April 7, 2001,
at a Hot Springs hospital.
She was a member of the Crossroads Assembly of God Church and daughter
of the late Vaughn and Virga Patton Wimmer.
Survivors include her husband, Harvey Young; two daughters, Debbie Hunt
of Dover and Jennifer Zolliecoffer of Coal Hill; three sons, Martin Boen
of Russellville, Jerry Boen of Lamar, and Randy Young of Coal Hill; five
sisters, Linda Collins of Coal Hill, Betty Palmer and Lela Potter, both
of Washington, Lorene Lemons of Lamar, and Ruth Owens of California; and
eight grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, at Roller-Cox Chapel with Rev.
Gerald Morris officiating. Burial was in Minnow Creek Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Mike Holt, Tim Storms, Julius Mayes, Jimmy Sisk, Jeff Holt, Gary Dickerson, Calvin Freeman, and Wendell Freeman.