Annie Neal White Quinton, 84, of Eufaula, Okla., died Monday, Oct. 13,
2003.
She was a native of Hagarville, former resident of Johnson County,
widow of William P. White and Calvin (Dude) Quinton, and was preceded
in death by her parents, Lee and Annie Gertrude Neal and Verna Neal;
one son, Jackie Joe Hicks; four brothers, Nathan, Hugh and James Neal
and Champ Clark; and two sisters, Norma Bramlett and Kate Hodges.
She is survived by six sons and daughters-in-law, Ray and Mary Hanshew
of San Diego, Calif., Billy and Vivian White of Gladstone, Mo., Bobby
and Galena White of Kansas City, Mo., James and Patt White of
Greenwood, Larry and Barbara White of Lamar, and Ed (Gabe) and Carla
White of Hagarville; four daughters and sons-in-law, Emma Jean and Glen
Beatty of Merriam, Kan., Coleta and Chris Christmas of Eufaula, Okla.,
Teresa and Steve Larrison of Clarksville and Debbie and Bill Holt of
Quinton, Okla.; three sisters and one brother-in-law, Gertrude Neal
Barr of Clarksville, Irene Wiley of Conway and Jessie Mae and Charles
Brown of Clarksville; 20 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and
three great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Second Baptist
Church in Clarksville with Rev. Jim Wiley and Rev. Matt Weaver
officiating. The funeral will be preceded by visitation from 1-2 p.m.
at the church.
Burial will be in Lamar Cemetery under the direction of Roller-Cox
Funeral Home.
Earl W. Doss, 81, of Coal Hill died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2003, at Mercy
Hospital/Turner Memorial in Ozark.
He was a retired coal miner, member of the Coal Hill Methodist Church,
former mayor of Coal Hill with 15 years of service, past school board
member, and was preceded in death by two daughters, Brenda Doss and
Linda Pyron.
Survivors include his widow, Clara Doss; two daughters, Donna Raible of
Coal Hill and Debbie Witherspoon of Bryant; one son, Jerry Brown of
Bluffton, S. C.; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel
in Ozark with burial in Houston Cemetery at Altus.
Elmer Wesley (Sonny) Bly, 64, of Rock Springs, Wyo., son of Eula Bly of
Lamar, died Monday, Oct. 6, 2003, at his home.
A native of Clarksville, he was a son of the late Elmer Bly, former
resident of Buena Vista, Calif., former coal miner, retired employee of
General Chemical after 30 years, member of the United Steel Workers of
America where he spent several years as a steward officer and member of
the negotiating team, United States Army veteran having served in the
Vietnam War, and was preceded in death by one sister, Flo Bly.
Survivors include his widow, Dar Bly; two daughters and sons-in-law,
LaDawn and Ben Kidd and Stacey and Mike Court; one grandson, Taylor
Court; two brothers, Michael Bly and David Bly, both of Florida; and
one adopted son, Travis Schwanebeck.
Memorial services were at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 10, at Vase Funeral
Chapel in Rock Springs, Wyo. Cremation was by Vase White Mountain
Crematory.
Emmett E. Gray, 72, of Knoxville died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2003, at Johnson
Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of Knoxville, son of the late Leonard W. and Mary Lois
Clubb Gray, attended the Assembly of God Church, and was preceded in
death by two sisters, Jean Gray and Mary Aust.
Survivors include his widow, Christine Case Gray; two brothers and
sisters-in-law, Jay and Peggy Gray of Oakley, Calif., and William B.
(Bill) and Charlene Gray of Lamar; one sister and brother-in-law,
Margaret and Brice Freeman of Russellville; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, at Shinn Funeral Service Chapel
in Russellville with burial in the Knoxville Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Shane Gray, Ralph Graves, Charlie Boone, Clyde
Patterson, Jerry Hicks, and Jerry Breedlove.
Edward Wheeler Jr., 74, of Hagarville died Monday, Oct. 13, 2003, at
his home.
He was retired from the U. S. Army, lifetime member of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, and American Legion, and son
of the late Columbus E. and Ruby E. Mooney Wheeler.
Survivors include his widow, Helen M. Jensen Wheeler; seven daughters,
Marietta Smith and Celena Harris, both of Marina, Calif., Nora Jean
Hegerty and Betty Jean Lessies, both of Colorado, Cora Ann Malony of
Oregon, Ruth Ann Tucker of California, and Jean Ann Farley of Indiana;
one sister, Floy Stewart of Rich Hill, Mo.; 18 grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
Freda E. Redding, 97, of Paris, grandmother of Mona Rinke of
Clarksville, died Friday, Oct. 10, 2003, at Paris.
She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church of Paris where she
was a member of the Women's Ministries, quilter, crafter, widow of
Lawrence A. Redding, and was preceded in death by three sons, Lawrence
Harold Redding, Garner Neil Redding and Joey Jack Redding; two
daughters, Edna June Winn and Emma Jean Redding; and three
granddaughters, Janice Carrol Winn, Joey Jacqueline Redding and Rhonda
Jo Forst.
She is survived by one daughter, Willa Dean Coleman of Bealton, Texas;
one sister, Floy Cook of Portage, Ind.; seven other grandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren, including Connor Rinke and Caitlin Bauer of
Clarksville; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, at the First Assembly of God
Church at Paris.
Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery at Paris under the direction of Roller
Funeral Home of Paris.
Jo Ann Marvel, 45, of Little Rock died Friday, Oct. 10, 2003, at
Baptist Medical Center.
She was an employee of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Insurance,
Baptist, and was preceded in death by grandparents, Albert and Hazel
Marvel and Florine Green.
Survivors include her parents, Bruce and Pat Marvel of Conway;
grandparents, Iona and Henry Slankard of El Dorado, two brothers,
Thomas Marvel of Russellville and Craig Marvel of Conway.
Graveside services and burial were at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13, at the
Hartman Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Roller-Cox
Funeral Home.
Kella Marie McBee, 96, of Fort Smith died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2003, at
Sparks Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Fallsville, daughter of the late William Butler and
Florence Ledbetter Brown, widow of Graves McBee, former resident of
Clarksville, and member of Calvary Baptist Church in Fort Smith.
Survivors include three daughters, Lois Brasher of Fort Smith, Betty
Stumbaugh of Lubbock, Texas, and Dianna Foster of North Richmond Hills,
Texas; one son, Dorlon Snow of Bentonville; nine grandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Hardwicke Funeral
Chapel with Rev. Doug Hixson officiating. Burial will be in Oakland
Cemetery.
Mona Faye Kilburn Allen, 71, of Sheridan died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003, at
her home.
She was a daughter of the late John Henry and Liza Bethalen Hunt
Kilburn, widow of Billy Earl Allen, member of New Life Fellowship
Church at Sheridan, and was preceded in death by one daughter, Dianne
Allen; and two brothers, Edsel Floyd Kilburn and J. E. Kilburn.
She is survived by two sons, Charley Allen of Ozone and Robert Allen of
Clarksville; seven daughters, Billie Stone, Mary Brown and Remona
Green, all of Sheridan, Nina Tolleson of Malvern, Carolyn Owens of
Grapevine, Chris McKinney of Russellville and Kathy Bean of Alexander;
two brothers, Jim Kilburn of North Las Vegas, Nev., and Jerry Kilburn
of Houghton Lake, Mich.; 17 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Memorial Gardens
Funeral Home Chapel in Sheridan with Rev. Tommy Cypert and Rev. Steve
Cypert officiating. Burial will be in the Leola Cemetery at Leola.
Active pallbearers will be Derek Green, Aaron Owens, Preston Owens, Ray
Owens, Ritchie Kindrex and James Case.
Martha Morrow Rice, 99, of Fayetteville died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, at
Butterfield Trail Village Health Care Center.
She was a native of Fort Smith, daughter of the late Arthur Hugh and
Okla Payne Morrow, widow of Prentice Roe Rice, attended Goucher College
in Baltimore, Md., where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta, former
Latin teacher at Fort Smith High School, member of the PEO and First
United Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, Fort Smith and Clarksville,
and was preceded in death by one brother, Arthur Payne Morrow.
She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Martha and Hugh H.
Brewer of Fayetteville; three grandchildren and spouses, Rice and Ruth
Brewer of Fort Smith, and Payne and Tina Brewer and Dr. Martha and
Craig Sharkey, all of Fayetteville; and six great-grandchildren, Leigh
Allison, Hugh R. Brewer Jr., Andrew Brewer, Blake Brewer, Caroline
Sharkey and Christine Sharkey.
Graveside services and burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at
Forest Park Cemetery in Fort Smith followed by a memorial service at 3
p.m. at First United Presbyterian Church with Rev. Norwood V. Brown III
officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Moore's Chapel in
Fayetteville.
Magdalene (Polly) Garner Sparks, 81, of Lamar died Sunday, Oct. 12,
2003, at her home.
She was a native of Lamar, daughter of the late Oliver and Ruth North
Garner, widow of Kermit C. Sparks, retired employee of Clarksville
Footwear, lifetime member and past worthy matron of Lamar Chapter No.
514 Order of the Eastern Star, former secretary-treasurer of the Lamar
Cemetery Association, and a member of the National Association of
Retired Federal Employees and the Lamar United Methodist Church.
Survivors include three daughters and sons-in-law, Carolyn and John Lee
of West Helena, Rosanna and John Collins of Sapulpa, Okla., and Susan
and Phillip Sturdy of Lamar; two grandchildren, Robert Collins and
wife, Linda, of Sand Springs, Okla., and DeAnna Collins of Tulsa,
Okla.; four great-grandchildren, Chastity and Chelsea Hardage of
Sapulpa, Okla., and Kyle and Ashley Collins of Sand Springs, Okla.; and
two nephews, Earl Garner of Flint, Texas, and Donny Garner of Richmond,
Va.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the Lamar United
Methodist Church with Rev. J. Michael Thurman officiating.
Burial will be in Lamar Cemetery under the direction of Shinn Funeral
Service of Russellville.
Pauline Page Ramsey, 73, of Dover died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003, at AMI
St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Russellville.
She was a native of Treat, attended Hatley Missionary Baptist Church,
and was preceded in death by her father, Elmer Page; one son, Robert
Thomas Ramsey; two brothers, James and Harvey (Jake) Page; and four
sisters, Hazel Ledford, Ruby Phillips, Katie Ragsdale, and Joyce Loyd.
Survivors include her husband, Cecil J. Ramsey; one son, Carl James
Ramsey of Washington; two daughters, Connie Elaine Ramsey Brazier of
Michigan and Brenda Marie Ramsey Foust of Pennsylvania; mother, Sinda
Lou Ross Page of Russellville; one sister, Juanita Wilson of Dover;
five grandchildren, Kimberly McAlister, Kristin Moore, Thomas Matthew
Brazier, Jason Foust, and Meggan Swisher; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, at Shinn Funeral Service Chapel
in Russellville with Rev. George Boyd and Rev. Lester Barnes
officiating. Burial was in Rest Haven Memorial Park at Russellville.
Active pallbearers were Eric Wilson, Steve Howell, Wayne Loyd, Verne
Moore, Aubry McAlister, and Thomas Matthew Brazier.
Honorary pallbearer was Steve Wilson.
Ruby J. Fowler, 80, of Knoxville died Friday, Oct. 10, 2003, at her
home.
She was a Baptist, church pianist, daughter of the late A. E. and Ruby
Lizie Blankenship McDaniel, and widow of William H. Fowler.
She is survived by two daughters, Cindy Denton of Tulsa, Okla., and
Debbie Hensley of Harrison; two sons, Denny Fowler of Conway and Don
Fowler of Russellville; one sister, Ruth Compton of Greenwood, Miss.;
one brother, Cecil McDaniel of Mississippi; and one granddaughter,
Cheryl Skiles.