Allison Rylee Payne, infant daughter of Mark and Christina Payne of
Clarksville, died Friday, Jan. 30, 2004, at her home.
Other survivors include one sister, Maranda Payne of Clarksville; one
brother, Matthew Payne of Magazine; grandparents, Lonnie and Jackie
Harris of Lamar and David and Anna May Payne of Clarksville;
great-grandparents, Delmer and Betty Freeman of Lamar, Dorothy Foster
of Russellville, the late Johnnie Harris, the late Walter and Vernie
Christian, and the late Hewitt and Louize Elizabeth Payne;
great-great-grandparents, Essie Freeman of Lamar, the late Lee Freeman,
Doris Harris of Seattle, Wash., and the late Elmer Harris; and numerous
aunts, uncles and cousins.
Alton Earnest Speaks, 64, of Ozone died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2004, at
his home.
He was a native of Mount Herman, Okla., son of the late Robert Lee and
Mattie Lou Burgen Speaks, graduate of Van-Cove High School in Mena,
Army veteran of the Korean War, and former instructor with Army
Security Agency.
Survivors include his widow, Vickie Speaks; two daughters and one
son-in-law, Venita and Tony Kee of Kilgore, Texas, and Yvonne Speaks of
Ozone; three sisters, Bonnie Baker of Dardanelle, Mattie Bell Jones of
Longview, Texas, and Ruby Barton of Arp, Texas; one brother, Carl
Speaks of Arp, Texas; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Bennie Mae Carpenter, 87, of Oklahoma City, Okla., formerly of
Clarksville, died Monday, Jan. 26, 2004.
She was a native of Abilene, Texas, completed high school in Oklahoma
City, Okla., former employee of Marsha's Pig Stand, active in Capitol
Hill Baptist Church, where she taught a Sunday school class, widow of
Quannah Lee Carpenter, and was preceded in death by two children,
Kenneth Lee and Esther.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Ralph Glen (Buck) and
Peggy; one daughter and son-in-law, Lynn and David; one half-brother,
Ross Barnett; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one
niece, Jeanette Jennett and husband, Norman.
A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at Capitol
Hill Baptist Church with burial in Moore City Cemetery. Arrangements
were under the direction of Vondel L. Smith & Son Mortuary.
Eliziabeth Ann (Lizzie) Smith, 20, of Lamar died Thursday, Jan. 29,
2004, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was preceded in death by her father, Earnest Lee (Buck) Smith, and
one brother, Roger Smith.
Survivors include her mother, Connie Kimbrel Smith of Lamar; four
sisters, Loretta Judah of Lamar, Saundra Johnston and Leah Bridgewater,
both of Clarksville, and Marsha Smith of Conway; three brothers, Joshua
Smith, James Smith and Michael Smith, all of Clarksville; grandparents,
Ishmel and Maggie Smith of Clarksville and the late Charlie and Mary
Kimbrel; six nephews; two nieces; and numerous aunts, uncles and
cousins.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at Roller-Cox Chapel with Rev.
Bill Holt officiating. Burial was in Mossville Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Bill Hallum, Aaron Arnold, Darwin Judah, James
Craft, Charlie Ritchie and Roy Parks.
Golden Marvel Bartlett, 89, of Fort Smith died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2004, at
her home.
She was a native of Hartman, widow of Richard Bartlett, and member of
Bluff Avenue Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Virginia Tedder of Searcy, Phyllis
Ann Byrum of Benton, and Betty Standridge of Fort Smith; six
grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Lewis Funeral Chapel in
Fort Smith with burial to follow in the Houston Cemetery at Altus.
Teddy Wayne Killough, 39, and Ricky Lee Harmon, 46, both of Lamar,
died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2004, from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle
accident on Highway 109 one-tenth mile from Clarksville city limits.
Killough was assistant manager of GMC Farms in London, son of the late
Eugene Killough, and was preceded in death by three brothers, Buddy
Killough, Fred Killough, and Thomas Overbey.
Harmon was employed as a live haul driver for Tyson Foods, son of the
late Howard Harmon, and was preceded in death by one brother, Billy
Harmon.
Killough is survived by two daughters, Ashley Killough and Morgan
Killough, both of Lamar; mother, Bessie Harmon Killough; two sisters,
Sue Noyes of Lamar and Toni Killough of Subiaco; and four brothers,
Frank Killough, Jerry Killough and Douglas Killough, all of Lamar, and
Mike Killough of London.
Harmon is survived by his widow, Carol Ann Gipson Harmon; one daughter,
Cara L. Harmon of Lamar; mother, Lura Killough Harmon of Lamar; five
sisters, Vaughn Dell Watson of Hagarville, Peggy Ramsey of Rogers,
Alice King of Clarksville, Georgene Karstetter of North Little Rock,
and Debbie Davidson of Hunt; and two brothers, Charlie H. Harmon and
Jim G. Harmon, both of Lamar.
Funeral for Killough and Harmon will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at
Roller-Cox Chapel with Rev. Bob Freeman officiating. Burial for
Killough will be at the Reynolds Cemetery and burial for Harmon will be
at Lamar Cemetery.
Active pallbearers for Killough will be Keith McCarley, Robert Clark,
Roy Lemaster, Raymond Young, Roger Holman, and Kelly Fox. Honorary
pallbearers will be his brothers, Jerry Ogden and Bubba Noyes.
Naomi Denise Turner Shomber, 21, of Hartman, and her brother, Randy
Derek Turner, 16, of Ozone died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2004, from injuries
sustained in a two-vehicle accident on Highway 109 one-tenth mile from
Clarksville city limits.
Shomber was a graduate of Lamar High School and Turner was a student at
Oark Public School. They were Baptist.
Shomber is survived by her husband, Justus Shomber; and one son,
Matthew Ryan Shomber of the home.
Shomber and Turner are survived by their parents, Darrell and Andrea
Turner of Ozone; grandparents, Bobby and Ruth Turner of Ozone and Jerry
and Evelyn Oliver of Clarksville; and one brother, Ronnie Turner of
Ozone.
Funeral service for Shomber and Turner will be at 10 a.m. Thursday,
Feb. 5, at the First Baptist Church in Clarksville with Rev. Ray Brown
officiating. Burial will be in Ozone Cemetery under the direction of
Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers for Shomber will be Chris Boen, Josh Holt, Robert
Stepp, Zeeke Herrod, Kenny Stepp and Josh Owens. Honorary pallbearers
will be Don English, Dan English, Darren Turner, Wesley Oliver and
Zachary Oliver.
Active pallbearers for Turner will be members of the Oark Senior High
basketball team. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Oark
Junior High basketball team.
Lola A. Phillips, 98, of Clarksville died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004.
She was a native of Newton County, daughter of the late James Monroe
and Tamer Carolin Wheeler Rutledge, member of the Church of Christ and
in 1996 was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years Claud Phillips.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Verda and Robert
Bartlett of Clarksville; one sister, Ertie Light of Ramona, Calif.;
four grandchildren, Linda Betnar, Jan Hilton and Robert Bartlett II,
all of Clarksville, and Debra Wofford of Ozark; four
great-grandchildren, Kelly Betnar, T. J. Hilton, Melissa Ford and Brock
Sexton; and two great-great-granddaughters, Tamer Ford and Callie
Hilton.
Funeral was at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel
with David Coats officiating. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery.
Sandra L. Jones, 43, of Scranton died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2004, at Mercy
Hospital/Turner Memorial in Ozark.
She was a native of Pomona, Calif., daughter of the late Ralph Vaughn
and Norma Jeanette Perkins Bray, graduate of Russellville High School
and attended Arkansas Tech University in Russellville for two years.
Survivors include her husband, Samuel Jones; one daughter, Destiny
Jones of Scranton; one son, Ryan Richie of Dover; two nephews, Anthony
Bray and wife, Teresa, of Scranton and Noah Bray of Clarksville; and
two nieces, Jennifer Bray of Dover and Laura Bray of Atkins.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at Hardwicke Funeral
Chapel. The body will be cremated.
Sedric M. Richardson, 65, of London died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004, at his
home.
He was a truck driver and carpenter, son of the late Sanford Dewey and
Mary Ellen Tucker Richardson, and a Baptist.
Survivors are three sons, Glenn Richardson and Sedric D. Richardson,
both of Clarksville, and Jay Richardson of Lawton, Okla.; eight
grandchildren; and two nieces.
The body was cremated.
Delbert Ray Turner, 77, of Seal Beach, Calif., died Friday, Jan. 30,
2004.
He was a former resident of Lamar, son of the late Alford and Lena
Turner of Lamar, 50-year resident of Seal Beach, Calif., and retired
superintendent for the city of Westminster, Calif.
Survivors include his widow, Marcella Burgess Turner; one son, Larry
Turner of Las Vegas, Nev.; two daughters, Betty Crutchfield and Marsha
Becker, both of California; four brothers, Arnold Turner and Kenneth
Turner, both of Lamar, Ottis Turner of Oregon, and Burl Wayne Turner of
California; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.