Christine Ann Drane, 53, of Altus died Saturday, May 22, 2004, at
Countryside Manor Nursing Home.
She was a member of the Lord's Workshop in Ozark.
Survivors include her husband, Tom Drane; four sons and two
daughters-in-law, Isaac Drane and Timothy James Drane, both of Altus,
Peter and Kimberly Drane of Van Buren, and Abraham and Renea Drane of
Short, Okla.; and three grandchildren.
Graveside services and burial will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 27, at
Uniontown Cemetery under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Cynthia B. Privitt, 90, of Clarksville died Thursday, May 20, 2004, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was a daughter of the late Hilliard Henry and Sarah Lelitia Pearson
McAfee, native of Stephens, 1934 graduate of Lamar High School,
attended University of New Mexico, teacher at Minnow Creek School,
former employee of Carlsbad (New Mexico) Library and Museum for four
years and at Little Rock Library from 1965-76, was a World Bible School
teacher for several years, member of the Clarksville Church of Christ,
and was preceded in death by two sisters, Hildred McAfee Faucett and
Clara Beatrice McAfee.
Survivors include two daughters, Carolyn Sparkman of Clarksville and
Hilda Carman of Albuquerque, N. M.; two sons, Bob Privitt of Thousand
Oaks, Calif., and John E. Privitt of California; 12 grandchildren; and
18 great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Monday, May 24, at the Clarksville Church of
Christ with David Coats, John Ballard, Dale Carman, and Stephen Carman
officiating.
Burial was in Minnow Creek Cemetery under the direction of Hardwicke
Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers were Elvin Brown, Paul Martin, Darrell Plank, Jamey
Styles, Fred Taylor and Bob Frost.
Conrad U. Stouffer, 79, of Coal Hill died Saturday, May 22, 2004, at
Countryside Manor Nursing Home.
He was a native of Hartman, son of the late David Wesley and Eleanor
Pick Stouffer, Navy veteran of World War II, and member of the Hays
Chapel United Methodist Church.
Survivors include one son, Joe K. Stouffer of Butler, Mo.; one sister,
Phyllis Barger of Knoxville; three grandchildren, Marce Stouffer of
Chino Hills, Calif., Aaron Stouffer of Abilene, Texas, and David
Stouffer of Rogers; and one great-grandchild, Gabriel Conrad Stouffer
of Abilene, Texas.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 27, at Hays Chapel United
Methodist Church with burial in West Mount Zion Cemetery. Arrangements
are under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Glen L. Yeager, 82, of Tulsa, Okla., died Sunday, May 23, 2004, at
Parks Edge Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility in Tulsa, Okla.
He was a native of Johnson County, son of the late Vester and Pairlee
Tipton Yeager, preceded in death by his wife, Jerry Hudson Yeager,
World War II Air Force veteran, member of Hays Chapel United Methodist
Church, American Legion Bunch Walton Post No. 22, Franklin Lodge No. 9,
Fort Smith Consistory and the University of the Ozarks Booster Club,
Clarksville chief of police in the early 1960s and retired as a data
processor with the Arkansas State Police after 28 years.
Survivors include two brothers and sisters-in-law, Dean and Pauline
Yeager and Gene and Barbara Yeager, all of Tulsa, Okla.; and three
nephews, Kevin Yeager of Longview, Texas, Kendall Yeager of Tulsa,
Okla., and Stephen Yeager of Broken Arrow, Okla.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 26, at Hardwicke Funeral
Chapel with Rev. Gene Yeager officiating. Burial will be in Oakland
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Virgil Phillips, Charles Callahan, Wendell Self,
Bill Coats, Bobby Cooper, and Joe Carter.
Lawrence Winterbottom, 54, formerly of Clarksville, died Friday, May
14, 2004, in Lake Charles Memorial Hospital in Lake Charles, La.
He was a native and resident of Lake Charles, La., graduate of Lake
Charles High School, attended McNeese State University in Lake Charles,
La., and recipient of the Purple Heart during the Vietnam War where he
served in the U. S. Army.
Survivors include his widow, Linda Faye Fontenot Winterbottom; one son,
Jason W. Winterbottom of Lake Charles, La.; one daughter, Kelly Ann
Winterbottom of Lake Charles, La.; one stepdaughter, Tammy F. Yarbrough
of Clarksville; one stepson, Ray A. Barger Jr. of Clarksville; two
grandchildren, Brooke Yarbrough and Job R. L. Yarbrough; and three
brothers, Erric V. Wilkerson of Lake Charles, La., Walter Winterbottom
III of New Orleans, La., and Tim Winterbottom of Sulphur, La.
Miriam Hope Amos, 63, of Hagarville died Friday, May 21, 2004, at her
home.
A native of Burley, Idaho, she was a graduate of Freemont High School
in Freemont, Neb., pianist and organist for several churches during the
past 30 years and presently at Twin Oaks Baptist Church in Clarksville
where she was a member. She was active in Sunday school, Vacation Bible
School, and Good News Club work, and a supporter of the Pregnancy Help
Center.
Survivors include her husband of 49 years, Glen Amos; two daughters and
sons-in-law, Deborah and Larry Peterson of Russellville and Gina and
Jason Remer of Fairfax, Va.; two sons and one daughter-in-law, John
Glen (Jack) Amos of Hagarville and Michael David and Kristen Amos of
Hanover, Md.; parents, Dwight R. and Edith Pauline Humbert Droz of
Poulsbo, Wash.; one sister, Deanna Thome of Seattle, Wash.; one
brother, Dennis Droz of Bothell, Wash.; 11 grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 25, at Twin Oaks Baptist Church
with Rev. Ron Owens officiating.
Burial was in Minnow Creek Cemetery under the direction of Hardwicke
Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers were Dennis Droz, Larry Peterson, Jack Amos, Mike
Amos, Scott Remer and David Remer.
Honorary pallbearers were Jordon Melson, Michael F. Parker, Jason
Remer, Carl Thome, Bridges Crumrine, Ernest Hernandez, Dale Rowbotham,
Steve Hutchins, and men of the Twin Oaks Baptist Church.
Virgie Jane Mills, 91, of Clarksville died Friday, May 21, 2004, at
Countryside Manor Nursing Home.
She was a member of the Church of Christ, daughter of the late Sam
Brady and Alvira Willison Rosell, widow of Linneus E. Mills, and was
preceded in death by three sisters and three brothers.
Survivors include two daughters, Alline Wheeler of Paragould and
Pauline Ballard of Clarksville; one son, Leon Mills of Tulsa, Okla.;
nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and three
great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 25, at the Clarksville Church of
Christ with David Coats officiating. Graveside services and burial
followed at 4 p.m. at Kansas Cemetery in Kansas, Okla. Arrangements
were under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Zachary Lee Boswell, 2, of Altus, brother of Chelsie Boswell of Coal
Hill, died Friday, May 14, 2004, at Mercy Hospital/Turner Memorial in
Ozark.
He was born Jan. 1, 2002, at Clarksville and was the son of Jeremy
Boswell of Berryville and Jennifer Parrish of Ozark.
Other survivors include his custodial grandparents, W. H. and Becky
Boswell of Altus; maternal grandparents, Jerry and Cheryl Parrish of
Ozark; paternal great-grandparents, Bob and Lavonia Graham of Waterloo,
Iowa; and maternal great-grandparents, Henry and Inez Parrish of Ozark.
He was preceded in death by paternal great-grandmother, Peggy Russell
of Ozark and paternal great-grandfather, William Boswell Sr. of
Waterloo, Iowa.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 19, at Shaffer Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Jamie Kendrick officiating. Burial was in Nichols
Chapel Cemetery at Altus.