B. W. Castleberry, 77, of Lamar died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2002, at Baptist
Health Medical Center in Little Rock.
He was a native of Johnson County, son of the late Burl and Laura Dillahunty
Castleberry, 1942 graduate of Clarksville High School, member of Lamar
United Methodist Church, co-owner of Castleberry Brothers Grocery Store
in Lamar for 37 years prior to retiring, member of the Pittsburg Masonic
Lodge No. 362 at Lamar, a 32nd degree Mason, former mayor of Lamar from
1955-1963 during which time he was instrumental in obtaining city water
for the town in early 1960, and was preceded in death by one sister, Hazel
Wofford.
Survivors include his widow, Wanda Farris Castleberry; one daughter,
Sandra Welborn of Maumelle; one son, Steve Castleberry of Lake Charles,
La.; one sister, Lottie Snow of Fort Smith; one brother, Dean Castleberry
of Russellville; and four grandchildren, David Welborn of Denver, Colo.,
Jennifer Welborn Manning of Benton, Milah Castleberry Phillips of Weatherford,
Texas, and Megan Castleberry of Lake Charles, La.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel
with Rev. J. Michael Thurman officiating. Burial was in Lamar Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Lloyd Reynolds, George Overbey Jr., Leon Bacchus,
Rick Harmon, Frank Nordin, Leland Nordin, Glen Crotts, and Buddy Rogers.
Honorary pallbearers were Jim Birkhahn, Gary Sparks, and Harmon Jackson.
Memorials may be made to the Lamar United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 177, Lamar, AR 72846.
Carl Dan Godfrey, 75, of Booneville died Friday, Sept. 6, at Johnson
Regional Medical Center.
He was a retired laborer and a member of the Assembly of God Church.
Survivors include his widow, Leona Godfrey; two sisters, Claudine Scharbour
and Patsy Wilson, both of Booneville; and two brothers, Raymond and Damon,
both of Fort Smith.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 9, at Roberts Memorial Chapel with
burial in Lick Creek Cemetery near Booneville.
Active pallbearers were nephews, Daniel, Damon, Eric, and Derick Godfrey,
Paul White and Gary Scharbour.
Honorary pallbearers were Roy Lewis, Vernon Jones, J. D. Cooper, and Waymon Nelms.
Dimples Goodin, 83, of Clarksville died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2002, at her
home.
She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene, widow of Charlie R.
Goodin, daughter of the late Walter and Florence Lee Scott Sanders, and
was preceded in death by two brothers, Sam and Bud Sanders; and two great-grandchildren.
She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Charles L. and Ervine
Goodin of Clarksville and Melvin and Ceclia Goodin of American Falls, Idaho;
two sisters, Sis Wofe of Riggins, Idaho, and Babe Fuszon of Lamar, Colo.;
one brother, Peck Sanders of Denning; six grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, at Roller-Cox Chapel with
Rev. Glen Newton officiating. Burial was in West Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Paul Goodin, Scott Goodin, Grant Goodin, Nick
Yarbrough, Chris Yarbrough, and Chase Yarbrough.
Honorary pallbearers were Blake Yarbrough, Aaron Yarbrough, and John Goodin.
Ernest Gene Carter, 70, of Clarksville died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2002, at
Countryside Manor Nursing Home.
He was a son of the late Riley and Lillie Sampley Carter and a Baptist.
Survivors are two daughters, Carolyne Ann Jones of Cane Hill and Debra
Jane Young of North Little Rock; two grandchildren, Dustan Carter and Cody
Young; one sister, Helen Burch of Clarksville; and two brothers, Kenneth
Carter and Wayne Carter, both of Clarksville.
Graveside services and burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the Houston Cemetery in Alix with Rev. Amos Pledger officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Hazel L. Highfill, 72, of Hartman died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2002, at Arkansas
Hospice Center.
She was a daughter of the late Johnnie and Mandy Clark Jones, member
of the Center Point Missionary Baptist Church, retired Nite Lite employee,
and a volunteer for the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary.
Survivors include her husband, Julius Highfill; one daughter, Sheena
Pruett of Springdale; one son, Terry Highfill of Ozark; one sister, Evleen
Gipson of Kansas City, Kan.; three brothers, Ulus Jones and Elmer (Dude)
Jones, both of Clarksville, and James Jones of Tahlequah, Okla.; and four
grandchildren, Andy Highfill of Ozark, Kris Pruett of Las Vegas, Nev.,
Shondra Pruett of Springdale, and Toby Highfill of Maryville, Mo.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, at Center Point Missionary Baptist
Church with Rev. Earl Sutton officiating.
Burial was in Kendall Cemetery under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral
Home.
Active pallbearers were Mike Pruett, Gary Jacobs, Josh Robertson, Harlen
Nichols, Philip Taylor, and Larry Robertson.
Honorary pallbearers were Keith Pipkins, Don Highfill, Thurman Gipson, James Gould, and Justin Robertson.
John Wood Jr., 70, of Fresno, Calif., brother of Ed Wood Sr. of Clarksville,
died June 29, 2002.
He was a native of Altus and son of the late John and Elsie Powell Wood.
Survivors include three daughters; one stepson; three other brothers,
Bill, Paul and Harry, all of Arkansas; and several nieces and nephews.
The body was cremated.
Keith Hurst, 45, of Houston, Texas, formerly of Coal Hill, died Wednesday,
Aug. 28, 2002, at his home.
He was a native of Topeka, Kan., son of the late Tommy Dean Hurst, grandson
of the late Mart Wesley and Della Bray Hurst of Coal Hill and the late
Jerald and Agnes Zolliecoffer Hampton of Altus, auditor for Jefferson Wells
in Houston, Texas, graduate of Northside High School in Fort Smith and
the University of Arkansas, and a Baptist.
Survivors are one son, Jeffrey Shawn Young of O'Fallon, Mo.; mother,
Geraldine Hampton Hurst of Fort Smith, formerly of the Coal Hill and Altus
areas, three brothers, Marty Hurst of Van Buren, Steve Hurst of Greenwood,
and Wesley Hurst of Fort Smith, and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins
in the local area.
Funeral was at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, at Edwards Funeral Home in
Fort Smith with Rev. Kemp Holden officiating. Graveside services and burial
followed at 1 p.m. at the Hess Cemetery near Coal Hill.
Pallbearers were Mitch Bogan, Perry Ray, Danny Beam, Danny Likens, Rick Brown, and Stanley Douglas.
Cheryl Leanne Lucas, 34, of Claremore, Okla., and her husband, Shannon
Dean Lucas, died Sunday, Sept. 8, 2002, from injuries sustained in an automobile
accident.
She was the granddaughter of Josie Horton of Coal Hill, native of Helena,
attended school in Oologah, Okla., and business school at Career Point
in Tulsa, Okla., and was employed at Commercial Resins in Tulsa, Okla.,
for a number of years and at Albertson's Distribution Center as secretary
of transportation for the past two years.
Other survivors include one son, Zachary Lane Harader of Claremore,
Okla.; parents, James and Patsy Pierce Keith of Claremore, Okla.; one sister
and brother-in-law, Sherry and Jeff Blan of Claremore, Okla.; one niece,
Katelyn Blan of Claremore, Okla.; and one nephew, Hayden Blan of Claremore,
Okla.
Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, at First Baptist Church in Claremore, Okla., with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of Rice Funeral Service.
Raymond T. North, 93, of Clarksville died Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2002,
at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith.
He was a native of Lamar, son of the late Oscar Monroe and Virginia
Elizabeth Burns North, attended the Freewill Baptist Church, retired employee
of Clarksville Wood Products Company, and was preceded in death by his
first wife, Dessie Willett North; one son-in-law, J. P. Mason Jr.; two
sisters; and two brothers.
Survivors include his widow, Hannah North; two daughters and one son-in-law,
Peggy Mason and Nina and Earl Mason, all of Clarksville; one stepdaughter,
Norma Neves of Ogden, Utah; one stepson, Oliver Peterson of Burlington,
Wyo.; one brother, Everett North of Jonesboro, Ga.; two grandchildren,
Michael Mason of McKinney, Texas, and Alvin Mason of Clarksville; two great-grandchildren,
Laney Mason and Kendall Mason, both of Clarksville; eight stepgrandchildren;
34 stepgreat-grandchildren; and four stepgreat-great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 9, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel
with Rev. J. Michael Thurman officiating. Burial was in Shady Grove Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Loy Park, Bob McGuire, James Duff, Fred H. Cowell,
Noel McGuire, and Cecil England.
Honorary pallbearers were Arnold Kreipke, Jim Cole, Lyall Porter, Jimmy Dickerson, Leonard Richards, and Bill Porter.