Bernice Odean Champion, 68, of Altus died Monday, Nov. 10, 2003, at her
home.
She was a daughter of the late Arthur Cilvester and Ollie Idena Halpain
Champion, Baptist, and was preceded in death by one son, Chris Dierene.
She is survived by six daughters, Di Ann Martin, Jessica L. Barnett,
and Teresa Dierene, all of Clarksville, Pat Atkins of Conroe, Texas,
and Linda Hayes and Brenda Blake, both of Mesa, Ariz.; three sons,
Bobby D. Langston of Bakersfield, Calif., and Mike Dierene and Jeffrey
Dierene, both of Amarillo, Texas; three sisters, Beatrice Holzman of
Cecil, Betty Burcham of Ozark, and Pat Woods of Rogers; two brothers,
Vester Ray Champion of Ratcliff and A. C. Champion of Van Buren; 17
grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at Roller-Cox Chapel.
Ben David Robertson, 78, of Clarksville died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of Clarksville, son of the late Steven O. and Rachel
Evans Robertson, member of Union Grove Baptist Church, 1943 graduate of
Clarksville High School, World War II Army veteran and served in the
103rd Infantry Division, cattle farmer and retired bus driver for
Clarksville Schools.
Survivors include his widow, Melba Robertson; one daughter, Becky J.
Robertson of Manteca, Calif.; one son, Steven Robertson of Clarksville;
two sisters, Edith Walton of Clarksville and Bernelle Tate of Houston,
Texas; one brother, Argus Robertson of Tulsa, Okla.; three
grandchildren, Wendy King, Kim Lambert and Jeanette Lambert, all of
Manteca, Calif.; and four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services and burial were at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at Union
Grove Cemetery with Rev. Burnett King officiating. Arrangements were
under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Curtis West, 79, of McGehee, whose son and daughter-in-law, Glen and
Vickie West reside in Clarksville, died Friday, Nov. 7, 2003, at
Clarksville Convalescent Home.
He was a native of Gould, son of the late Charles and Imogene Holtoff
West, retired parts manager for Crow Burlingame, member of McGehee
First Baptist Church, served in the Navy during World War II, and was
preceded in death by his wife, Cassie West.
Other survivors include two brothers, Frank West of Wichita, Kan., and
Ray West of Huntsville, Texas; two grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Edgar George Phaneuf Jr., 71, of Hagarville died Monday, Nov. 10, 2003,
at his home.
He was a truck driver for OK-Food Market, Navy veteran, Catholic, son
of the late Edgar G. and Mary I. Cooper Phaneuf, and was preceded in
death by two sisters, Edna Snyder and Betty Thiele; and one brother,
James Phaneuf.
He is survived by two daughters, Vici Bennett of Orlando, Fla., and
Hope Phaneuf of Russellville; four sisters, Rose M. Daniel of
Hagarville, Shirley Cole of Clarksville, and Nancy L. Hume and Mary J.
Wyneger, both of Baltimore, Md.; two brothers, Ralph W. Phaneuf and
Joseph R. Phaneuf, both of Baltimore, Md.; five grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Ruth Evelyn Bailey, 88, of Clarksville died Friday, Nov. 7, 2003.
She was a daughter of the late J. T. (John Thomas) Moore and Dovie Jane
Bailey, a Baptist and assisted her son, the late Jerry Bailey, with the
Boy Scouts for 30-plus years. She was preceded in death by two sisters,
Elizabeth and Helen Wallace.
She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Sharon Bailey
of Clarksville; three grandchildren and spouses, Angela and Herb Vaught
of Clarksville, Tammy Pearson of Chesterfield, Va., and Melodye and
Russell Stickely of Clarksville; seven great-grandchildren, Cody
Vaught, Alexandria Vaught, Nick Helms, Collin Pearson, Katie Pearson,
Brittney Stickley, and Quincey Stickley.
Graveside services and burial were at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at
Oakland Cemetery with Rev. Amos Pledger officiating. Arrangements were
under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Shirley Kaye Phillips, 67, of Lawton, Okla., died Wednesday, Nov. 5,
2003.
She was born in Clarksville to Charles and Iola Wolverton Holloway,
grew up in Clarksville and graduated from Clarksville High School in
1953. She attended the University of the Ozarks and graduated from
North Texas University in 1957 with a bachelor's degree in music. She
married Don Phillips on June 3, 1956, in Clarksville and they moved to
Lawton, Okla., in 1957, then to Tulsa, Okla., in 1961, and back to
Lawton, Okla., in 1962. She taught music at several elementary schools
in Lawton including Jefferson, Pecan Grove and Hoover before retiring.
She was a member of First Baptist Church in Lawton, Okla., and was
preceded in death by her parents; one son, Gary Phillips, who died on
April 9, 2000; and one brother, Loren Holloway.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Toni Phillips
of Fort Worth, Texas; and two grandchildren, Brent and Brad Phillips,
both of Fort Worth, Texas.
Thirl Nathaniel Willis, 64, of Clarksville died Wednesday, Nov. 5,
2003, at AMI St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Russellville.
He was a native of Clarksville, son of the late Damond and Annie
Kathryn Reed Willis, member of the Clarksville Church of Christ,
employee of Acme Brick Company, Marine veteran, and was preceded in
death by his wife, Theresa Willis.
Survivors include two daughters, Theresa Ann Mitchell of The Colony,
Texas, and Rose P. Willis of Dallas, Texas; two sons, Thirl Willis Jr.
of Fort Smith and Glenn Willis of Clarksville; six sisters, Bonita
Johnson of McAlester, Okla., Gladys Scott, Myrtle Marsh, Mary West and
Clara Perry, all of Clarksville, and Mamie Blake of Memphis, Tenn.;
five brothers, Tommy Willis, Don Willis, Virgil Willis, and Spencer
Willis, all of Clarksville, and Cornelius Willis of Russellville;
stepmother, Mattie Willis of Russellville; five grandchildren, Sophia
Onyeugbo of Dallas, Texas, Willis Ray Webster of Little Rock, Hayley
Willis of Clarksville and Timothy Ryan Webster of The Colony, Texas;
and one great-grandchild, Matthew Nathaniel Grand Demauro of Dallas,
Texas.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 10, at the Clarksville Church of
Christ with Rev. Lloyd Chenault officiating.
Burial was in Oakland Cemetery under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral
Home.
Active pallbearers were Clifford May, George Pierre, Earl May, Phillip
Cotton, Albert Bagsby, Allen Chenault, Gaylen Scott, and Patrick Baker.