Bertha Mae Felkins, 78, of Lodi, Calif., died Friday, Oct. 1, 2004, at
her home.
She was a native of Hartman, grew up in the Goose Camp Community,
former resident of Clarksville, Connecticut, and San Bernardino,
Calif., employee of Safeway Stores in Lodi, Calif., and served as
secretary for the Retail Clerk's Union for several years prior to
retiring in 1973, member of Century Assembly for approximately 30 years
and the Women's Ministries of the church, and a seamstress.
She was preceded in death by one son, Steve Felkins; three brothers,
Lawrence Shoeffler, Milburn Shoeffler and Joseph F. Shoeffler; one
sister, Agnes Guthrie; and two brothers-in-law, Ben Robertson and Homer
McCleary.
Survivors include her husband, William Lee Felkins; one daughter,
Delores Haze of Lodi, Calif.; one son and spouse, Donald and Melva
Felkins of Lodi, Calif.; two daughters-in-law, Jeanette Felkins of
Lodi, Calif., and Linda Lake of Boise, Idaho; nine grandchildren; 17
great-grandchildren; one brother and sister-in-law, Harold L. and
Elaine Shoeffler of Stockton, Calif.; and two sisters, Ruby A. McCleary
and Melba Robertson of Manteca, Calif.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, at Century Assembly with
Dale Edwards and Harold Duncan, pastors, officiating.
Burial will be in Cherokee Memorial Park under the direction of Lodi
Funeral Home, Inc.
Eleonora M. Thompson, 102, of Clarksville died Wednesday, Sept. 29,
2004, at her home.
She was a native of Fort Smith, daughter of the late Emil and Martha
Kauffeld Steuber, widow of Jess W. Thompson, member of Second Baptist
Church, graduate of Draughn's School of Business in Fort Smith, former
employee of Stewart-Donnell and Stewart Sheppard dress shops for
several years, and was preceded in death by one daughter, Dorothy T.
Edwards, and one grandson, Brian Thompson.
Survivors include three daughters, Mary Henderson of Rogers, Anna
Brewer of Tulsa, Okla., and Barbara Wilson of Clarksville; two sons,
Jess Thompson Jr. of Clarksville and Raymond Thompson of Whispering
Pines, N. C.; one half-sister, Mary Talmadge of South Hampton, N. Y.;
nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel
with Rev. Sammie Brown officiating. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Jack Cecil, Hank Sparks, Jack West, Carl Kirshberger,
Virgil Knight, and Jim Dickerson.
Josee Toth, 77, of Las Vegas, Nev., died Friday, Oct. 1, 2004, at
Desert Springs Hospital.
She was a native of Belgium, former resident of Clarksville and Johnson
County, and a retired bookkeeper and accounting employee.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Heather Toth
of Las Vegas, Nev.; two granddaughters, Karlee of Phoenix, Ariz., and
Hannah of Las Vegas, Nev.; and two grandsons, Sean and Seth, both of
Las Vegas, Nev.
Oda Monroe Edwards, 86, of Mayflower died Monday, Sept. 27, 2004.
A native of Clarksville, he was a son of the late Sid and Beulah Frost
Edwards, farmer, truck driver, veteran of World War II having served
four years and six months as a tech sergeant and cook in the South
Pacific, and was preceded in death by one sister, Inez Padgett Jobe,
and four infant siblings.
Survivors include his widow, Modine Troutman Edwards; one son, Charles
R. Edwards of Mayflower; one granddaughter and spouse, Melanie and Troy
Loftin of Texarkana, Texas; two great-granddaughters; one brother, Fay
Edwards of Mayflower; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral was at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, at Roller-McNutt Chapel in
Conway with Rev. Leon Troutman officiating. Burial was in Mayflower
Cemetery.