Wilbert Albert Curry

ELKINS — Wilbert Albert Curry, 86, of Elkins died Oct. 27, 2009, at Quail Ridge Living Center in West Siloam Springs, Okla. He was born March 1, 1923, in Fayetteville to Jim “Bud” Curry and Nancy Gibson.

Survivors include his children, Ronnie Curry of Fayetteville, Ravonda Selby of Springdale, Buddy Curry of Johnson, Kimmy Wood of Watts, Okla., Marquita Sorce of Fayetteville; brother, Glen Curry of Fayetteville; sister, Maxine Henson of Springdale; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Services were Oct. 30 at College Avenue Baptist Church in Fayetteville.

Arrangements were by Beard’s Funeral Chapel in Fayetteville.

Jimmie Lewis Elenbarger

KANSAS, Okla. — Jimmie Lewis Elenbarger, 80, of Kansas, Okla., died Oct. 31, 2009 at Northwest Medical Center, Springdale.  He was born Nov. 15, 1928 in Springdale, the son of Jimmy Roscow and Jessie Mae Gammel Elenbarger. He worked as a truck driver for Jones Truck Line.

Survivors include his wife, Levon; two sons, Johnnie Allen Elenbarger of Blytheville and Jessie Lynn Elenbarger of Springdale; one daughter, Cindy Wade and husband, Scott, of Nob Hill; one step-daughter, Sue Master and husband, Larry, of Derby, Kan.; one step-son, Joe Luttrell and wife, Robbie, of Bella Vista; three brothers, John Elenbarger of Springdale, Joe Elenbarger of Prairie Grove, and Jeff Elenbarger of Springdale; one sister, Jerry Mitchell of Farmington; nine grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren and six great great-grandchildren.

Services were Nov. 3 at Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs. Burial was at Bluff Cemetery in Springdale. 

Billy Carl Casey

LINCOLN — Billy Carl Casey, 77, of Lincoln died Nov. 1, 2009 at his home. He was born Dec. 26, 1931 in Limestone to Kermit Taft Casey and Gladys Robinson Casey. He was self-employed as a carpenter and was preceded in death by his wife, Joan Casey, in 2006.

Survivors include two daughters, Debbie Kelley and Pam Caldwell, both of Lincoln; a son, Danny Casey of Lincoln; two sisters, Wanda Prince of Prairie Grove and Ava Robertson of Van Buren; and three grandchildren.

No services are scheduled at this time.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.beardsfuneralchapel.com.

James W. Pershall

WEST FORK — James W. Pershall, 79, of West Fork died Oct. 31, 2009 in West Fork. He was born March 20, 1930 in Evansville to Jim Platt and Katie Copeland Pershall. He was retired from the United States Navy.

He was preceded in death by two sisters, Eva Gay Goldman and Betty Butler.

Survivors include his wife, Beatrice Bagby Pershall, of the home; three children, Linda Ruble Ralston, Terry Ruble and Gary Ruble; two sisters, Joy Gullett and Cheryl Pettit, both of Prairie Grove; three brothers, Gerald Pershall of Prairie Grove, Royce Pershall of Lincoln and Wendell Pershall of Morrow; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

No services are planned. Burial will be in the National Cemetery.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.beardsfuneralchapel.com.

 John Van Horn

RUSSELLVILLE — John Van Horn, 84, of Russellville died Nov. 1  at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center. He was born Sept. 15, 1925, at Sabetha, Kan., to Archibald Glenn and Clelia Lowe Van Horn.

He and his wife, Sara, moved to Russellville in 1963, as he took on the duties of general manager of Rockwell’s parking meter plant. Later they moved to Texarkana, Texas, and then to Lima, Ohio, but his thoughts were back in Arkansas. He worked with Rockwell management to sell he and other local investors the parking meter business in Russellville, which was then renamed POM (Park-O-Meter), Incorporated as it is known today.

After two years, he left POM due to an investor dispute, and was hired by its larger competitor, Duncan parking Meters in Harrison.  This move, although difficult at the time, worked extremely well as he brought efficiencies and quality control measures that improved the company’s performance significantly.

He also went to work on the next generation of parking meters — the electronic meter and current industry standard — which he brought to market in the late 1980’s. 

He retired from Duncan in 1992, and he and Sara decided to return to Russellville. He was an active golfer, hunter, fisherman, and supporter of his entire family.  Further, as both a historian and an adventurer, he and Sara have spent their retirement years traveling the world.  

Survivors include his wife, Sara Braly Van Horn of Russellville; three sons, Dan Braly Van Horn of Atlanta, John William Van Horn Jr. of Russellville, and Clay Dennis Van Horn of Mt. Ida; a daughter, Sally Zelenka of Farmington; and eight grandchildren.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. today, Nov. 4, at the Central Presbyterian Church, 400 West Main Street, Russellville, under the direction of Shinn Funeral Service, with the the Rev. Dave Schneider officiating.

Burial will be private in Rest Haven Memorial Park.  

John spent his entire years deaf in one ear and impaired in the other. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials go to the Memorial of John Van Horn Sr. for Hearing Impaired Children at any Simmons Bank.

 Arrangements are by Shinn Funeral Service, online at www.shinnfuneral.com.  

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Martha Mae Acklin

SPRINGDALE — Martha Mae Acklin, 78, of Springdale died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 at Northwest Medical Center-Springdale. She was born Dec. 4, 1930 in Advance to John and Mary Davis Carrier.

Survivors include three sons, James E. Queary and wife Debra of Rogers, Eddy L. Queary and wife Becky of Springdale, Johnny A. Acklin and wife Cindy of Westville, Okla.; one daughter, Dorothy M. Cordell of Springdale; nine grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren.

Services were held Oct. 24 at Sisco Funeral Chapel in Springdale.

Burial was in the Bluff Cemetery in Springdale.

Arrangements were by Sisco Funeral Chapel in Springdale, www.siscofuneral.com.

Harold Ray Bartholomew

HOGEYE — Harold Ray Bartholomew, 86, of Hogeye died  Oct. 23, 2009, in Farmington. He was born Sept. 2, 1923, in Strickler, to William H. and Mary Hannah Stewart Bartholomew.

He was a veteran of World War II, where he flew 29 missions over Germany, including Berlin, as a tail gunner. He worked at the Washington County Sale Barn from 1939 to the mid 1970’s, most of that time as the auctioneer. 

He served as the pastor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Prairie Grove and in Fayetteville from 1957 to 1987. 

For one year during that time he pastored both churches. He also sang most of his life with several gospel groups, most recently with the Golden Harvest Quartet.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers, Jack, Wallace and Willard. His sisters, Bea Copeland, Marie Foren and Nellie Dean Traylor.

Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Maudileen Cates Bartholomew; three sons, Jerry Bartholomew of Hogeye, Jimmy Bartholomew and his wife, Debbie of Hogeye, and David Bartholomew and his wife, Linda of Hogeye; one daughter, Sue Bartholomew of Farmington; one brother, Argil Bartholomew and his wife Emma Belle of Prairie Grove; four brothers-in-law, Earl Cates and his wife, Mildred of Farmington, Bill Cates of Beebe, Gene Cates and his wife, Kathleen of Hogeye and J.B. Traylor and his wife, Shirley of Fayetteville; eight grandchildren, Chris Bartholomew and his wife, Gina of Lowell, Matthew Bartholomew and his wife, Gwen of Lamar, Mo., Stephanie Elling and her husband, Paul of Prairie Grove, Susan Trantham and her husband, Chuck of Farmington, Doug Lossing of Farmington, Bridgette Caples and her husband, Devin of Jonesboro, Kara McConnell and her husband Mike of Hogeye, and Candice Stephens and her husband, Kevin of Hogeye: 21 great-grandchildren, Madison, Christian, Kylie, Miranda, Izzy, Brittany, Hayden, Mason, Eliana, Kaustin, Christian, Ashley, Madilyn, Meredith, Bailey, Cole, Claire, Katharine, Karaline, Rheis and David, two great-great-grandchildren, Lillian and Jack.

Services were held Oct. 26 at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Prairie Grove, with burial in Rutherford Cemetery near Hogeye.

Pallbearers were Billy Don Cates, Dee Bartholomew, Rick Bartholomew, Mike Traylor, Carlis Bartholomew, Dwight Bartholomew, Billy Joe Bartholomew and Tommy Bartholomew.

Honorary Pallbearers were Jack Thompson, Ronnie Rinehart, George Schooler, John Cates, Billy Wayne Cunningham and Robert Abercrombie.

Memorials may be made to the Rutherford Cemetery 13395 S Hwy 265, Prairie Grove, 72753; or the Cumberland Presbyterian Church c/o Lynn Nall, 16195 Blue Mountain Rd., Prairie Grove, 72753.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, www.luginbuel.com.

Tommy Dale Rose 

CANE HILL — Tommy Dale Rose, 66, of Cane Hill died Oct. 24, 2009, at his home in Cane Hill.  He was born Oct. 2, 1943 in Morrow, to Ezekiel and Georiga Irene Walker Rose.  

He was preceded in death by his parents and a baby brother, Johnny Gale Rose. 

Survivors include his wife, Loraine Rose of the home; three sons and daughters in law, Dewayne and Kim Rose of Prairie Grove, Eddie and Diana Rose of Cane Hill, and Jessie and Ronna Rose of Springdale; two daughters, Glenna Young of Cane Hill, and Andrea Rose of Auro, Mo.; one brother, Bud Rose of Westville, Okla.; four sisters and brothers-in-law, Bobby and Junior Rymel of Lincoln, Jo and Robert Wilhite of Lincoln, Jimmie and Leroy Curtis of Vancouver, Wash., and Sue and Duck Pergeson also of Lincoln; 13 grandchildren. 

Services were held Oct. 27 at the Summers Baptist Church in Summers,  with Paul Young officiating. Burial was in Antioch Cemetery near Morrow. 

Arrangements are under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, visit www.luginbuel.com.

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Dylan Wayne Thurman
SUMMERS — Dylan Wayne Thurman, 15, of Summers died Oct. 11, 2009, near his home. He was born Aug. 13, 1994, in Fayetteville to Jimmy D. and Danelle Thurman.
Survivors include his parents; grandfather; four sisters, Ashton Glenn of Summers, and Jaelyn Thurman, Rae Thurman and Josie Thurman, all of the home.
Services were Oct. 16 at Sager Creek Community Church in Siloam Springs.
Burial was at Weddington Cemetery in Wedington.
Arrangements were by Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home in Siloam Springs.

James Joseph Kretschmar 
PRAIRIE GROVE — James Joseph “Joe” Kretschmar Junior., 75, of Prairie Grove died Oct. 14, 2009, at his home. He was born May 2, 1934, in Jefferson City, Mo., to Jim and Ruby Barbour Kretschmar.
He was a member of the Viney Grove United Methodist Church where he was a Sunday School teacher. He attended high school in Jefferson City where he was a three-year letterman in basketball and baseball and All-State in 1952 in basketball.
He graduated in 1954 from Jefferson City Junior College where he was a two-year letterman in basketball, he then received a basketball scholarship to the University of Arkansas, where he lettered in basketball and baseball for two years. In 1956 he graduated with a bachelor’s degree and later went on to receive his Masters in Education in 1964.
After graduation from the University of Arkansas, he signed a professional baseball contract with the Kansas City Royals. He played in the West Texas league with the Pampa Oilers.
In the summer of 1954, Joe played professional baseball in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada, for the Boston Red Sox. 
In the summer of 1955, Joe played baseball in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and in the same summer, played shortstop in the first baseball Global World Series, representing Canada in Milwaukee, Wis. 
His first coaching job was in Iberia, Mo., from 1956 until 1959. He coached high school boys and girls’ basketball and baseball. He coached in Centralia, Mo., from 1959 until 1962. He was the high school boy’s basketball coach and assistant football coach and taught ninth grade civics.
He returned to Fayetteville in September of 1962 as the junior high baseball, football and track coach at Hillcrest Junior High, now known as Ramay Junior High.
From 1965-1966 he was the assistant basketball and football coach at Fayetteville High School. From 1966 until 1992 he was the head men’s basketball coach and athletic director until his retirement.
He was assistant basketball coach for the West All-Star team in 1975, coach of the year in 1987, National Federation Interscholastic Coaches Association Coach of the Year in Arkansas 1987. His teams played in the State Tournaments 24 of the 26 years. 
He was selected AAAA West coach of the year eight times. He won 10 conference championships, sent 38 athletes onto college on athletic scholarships and six were All-Americans. Five assistants who worked with Joe became head basketball coaches in Arkansas’ largest classification schools. He won 3 state championships and was inducted into the Arkansas High School Coaches Hall of Fame in 2007.
He coached the first high school basketball game on prime time television in Northwest Arkansas. He was the first coach to take teams to the “next level” of National High School Tournaments and the first active basketball coach to become athletic director and coach at a AAAA high school. In 1975, Joe was assistant coach to the University of Arkansas’ Coach Pat Foster in the Arkansas College Senior All-Star Game. In 26 years as Fayetteville High School head coach his record was 535-230 (over 20 wins/season).
He was a member of Phi Delta Kappa at the University of Arkansas, a lifetime member of the Razorback A Club and a lifetime member of the Arkansas Activities Association.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Frances Carnahan Kretschmar of the home; two sons, Mike Kretschmar and wife Pam of Minneapolis, Minn., and Jason Daugherty and fiance Mary Kate Chambliss of Fayetteville; two daughters, Kelly Kretschmar Smith of Farmington and Christi McKnight and husband TJ of Frisco, Texas; three grandchildren, Lauren Smith, Ryder McKnight, and Finley McKnight.
Services were held Oct. 17 at the C.A.C. Building Central United Methodist Fayetteville, with Randy Nix officiating. Burial will be in the Prairie Grove Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Bill Brunner, Tommy Lee, John Everett, Don Pinkley, Jack Gabler and Harold McDowell.
Honorary Pallbearers will be his former Fayetteville High Athletes.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Viney Grove United Methodist Church, 721 East Parks Street, Prairie Grove AR 72753.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, www.luginbuel.com.

Earl Leo Wilhite
PRAIRIE GROVE — Earl Leo Wilhite, 59, of Prairie Grove died Oct. 17, 2009, at his home. He was born Feb. 10, 1950, in Lincoln to Orvel and Syble Hite Wilhite.
Leo retired from the United States Army after 24 years of service.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Victor Neal Wilhite and one sister, Neva Wilhite. 
Survivors include three children, Kandi Holderly and her husband, Lee Graham of Prairie Grove,  Karla Fisher of Prairie Grove and Kevin Wilhite of Fairmont, Okla.; one sister, Erma Jean Martin and her husband, Leonard of Decatur; one sister-in-law, Nita Wilhite; four grandchildren, Christopher, Kimberly, Jimmie and Lane.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. today, Oct. 21at Luginbuel Chapel in Prairie Grove. Burial will be in Edmiston Cemetery near Morrow,  with military honors.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, www.luginbuel.com.

James A. Jones
LINCOLN — James A. Jones, 74, of Lincoln died Oct. 16, 2009, at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale. He was born Sept. 6, 1935, in Porum, Okla., to Claude and Alice Brasuell Jones.
He served two years in the United States Army stationed in Germany, later serving four years in the Oklahoma National Guard. He graduated from Stilwell High School in 1955 and retired from the Arkansas Highway Department. 
Survivors include his wife, Wilma Jones of the home; five children, Karen Barnes of Siloam Springs, Bobby Russell and his wife, Dianna, James “Bo” Jones Jr. and his wife, Kim, Goy Jones and his wife, Vicky, and Delana Russell all of Lincoln; 11 grandchildren, Monica Russell Shue, Adam Barnes, Jennifer Huffmaster, Jimmie Chambliss, Crystal Sisemore, Jessie Jones, Madison Jones, Michael Hoops, Denny Jones, Debbie Jones and Devin Jones; 11 great-grandchildren. 
Services were held Oct. 19 at the Hall Cemetery Pavilion in Natural Dam, with Jack Thompson officiating.
There will be no visitation held at the funeral home.
Pallbearers were Gene Hollaway, Preston Roberts, Curt Roberts, Wayne Lee, Duck Pergeson, Frankie Curtis and Jack Risley.
Honorary Pallbearers were Leroy Tindle, Kenneth Farris, Kenneth Decker, Eugene Mooney and Boyce Davis.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, www.luginbuel.com. 

Leonard Ray Brown
SUMMERS — Leonard Ray Brown, 57, of Summers died Oct. 18, 2009, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Fayetteville. He was born May 8, 1952, in Lincoln to Mack D. and Minnie Bell Brown.
He was an Army veteran of the Persian Gulf War.
Survivors Include, his wife, Cheryl Brown; a son, Christopher Brown; twin daughters, Latisha and Patricia Brown; a stepson, Tony L Taylor of Summers; a stepdaughter, Torie L Inge of Fayetteville; numerous stepgrandchildren; a stepgreat-grandchild; three brothers; three sisters, including Irene Sykes of Rogers.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today, Oct. 21, at Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home in Siloam Springs.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Burial will be at Bell Cemetery in Watts, Okla.

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John Henry Crites
GENTRY — John Henry Crites, 73, of Gentry died Oct. 4, 2009, at Circle of Life Hospice House in Springdale. He was born Sept. 19, 1936, in Picher, Okla., to Henry Melton and Francis Mae Young Crites.
He was an Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Ida C. Crites; a daughter, Penny Sue Crites of Decatur; a son, Michael John Crites of Lincoln; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; four sisters; three brothers.
Services were Oct. 8 at Springtown Pentecostal Church.
Burial was in Fairmount Cemetery in Gentry.
Arrangements were by Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs.

Juanita Gregorin
CINCINNATI — Juanita Gregorin, 88, of Cincinnati died Oct. 5, 2009, at her home. She was born Aug. 11, 1921, in Anderson, S.C., to Charlie Carter and Rilla Bray Leaird.
Survivors include two daughters, Donna Schwieder of Summers and Debbie Jensen of Gentry; two sons, David Gregorin of Fayetteville, N.C., and Dennis Gregorin of Little Falls, N.Y.; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a sister, Anne Pruitt of Siloam Springs.
Services were Oct. 9 at Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home in Siloam Springs.
Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery under the direction of Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home in Siloam Springs.

Bobby Daryl Dobbs
PRAIRIE GROVE — Bobby Daryl Dobbs, 64, of Prairie Grove died Oct. 9, 2009, at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale. He was born May 10, 1945, in Prairie Grove to Marvin Lee and Frances M. Cole Dobbs.
He was a member of the New Sulphur Freewill Baptist Church in Prairie Grove.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma Dobbs and his father Marvin Dobbs and his stepfather, Floyd Rose.
Survivors includes three sons, Billy Wayne Dobbs, Barry Gene Dobbs and his wife, Karen, Brian Dale Dobbs and his wife, Melinda, all of Prairie Grove; his mother, Frances Rose of Owasso, Okla.; four brothers, Jerry Dobbs of Garfield, Leon Dobbs of Prairie Grove, Lloyd Wayne Rose of Owasso, Okla., and J.C. Dobbs of Prairie Grove; one sister, Brenda Kay Hanchett of Owasso, Okla.; six grandchildren, Cody Dobbs, Courtney Dobbs, Haylie Dobbs, Lane Dobbs, Korbin Dobbs and Brinley Dobbs; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services were held Oct. 12 at the New Sulphur Freewill Baptist Church in Prairie Grove with burial in the Prairie Grove Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers family ask that memorials be made to the New Sulphur Freewill Baptist Church, 13425 Hogeye Road, Prairie Grove, 72753.
Pallbearers were Keith Pergeson, John Castor, Larry Cole, LeRoy Cole, Travis Dobbs, Lee Dobbs, Otheo Cole and Ray Dobbs.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, www.luginbuel.com.

Anna Green
LINCOLN — Anna “Janette” Green, 84, a resident of Lincoln died Oct. 10, 2009, in Springdale. She was born Jan. 5, 1925, at Cane Hill to William James and Mary Etta (Little) Snodgrass.
Janette was a member of The Sanctuary (United Pentecostal Church) of Lincoln. She loved to garden and canned her own food that she raised. She loved and enjoyed cooking and having people over for dinner her specialty was her delicious fried chicken and her special canned green beans, topped off with homemade apple pie. She really enjoyed her flowers, and roses were her favorite. She also enjoyed old time gospel music and going to church. She was always taking her neighbors food, they all bragged on her cooking and was always happy to see her come, most of her early years she cooked on wood stoves.
Survivors include her husband, Cyrus Green, to whom she was married for 66 years; four sons, Bobby Darrell Green of Cane Hill, Kenneth Dale Green and wife Linda of Houston, Texas, Dennis Ray Green and wife Theda of Anna, Texas, and Randy Eugene Green of Zephyrhills, Fla.; two daughters, Betty Lou Green and Linda Sue Hassell both of Lincoln; one sister, Dorothy Flanary of Oakley, Calif.; nine grandchildren, Charles Baldwin, Sandra Willis, Shane Green, Vonetta Baldwin, Daren Green, Tina Hockenberry, Britian Green, Jason Green and Andrea Green; 17 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. today, Oct. 14, at The Sanctuary (United Pentecostal Church) in Lincoln, with the Rev. John Hassell and the Rev. David McBride officiating. Burial will be in Cox Cemetery in Morrow.
Pallbearers will be Charles Baldwin, Daren Green, Steve Willis, Britian Green, Shane Green and Jason Green.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, www.luginbuel.com.

LeRoy McNett
PRAIRIE GROVE — LeRoy Charles McNett, 87, of Prairie Grove died Oct. 8, 2009, at his home. He was born Nov. 21, 1921, in Toledo, Ohio, to Louis and Magdaline Stump McNett.
He was a veteran of the Army, serving during World War II.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth Cecelia McNett; three daughters, Cheryl George of Prairie Grove, Nancy Hulshizer of Lincoln and Karen Jenkins of St. Charles.
Services were Oct. 13 at Peace Lutheran Church under the direction of Moore’s Chapel. Burial will be at 2 p.m. today, Oct. 14, at Fayetteville National Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Peace Lutheran Church, 800 Bush St., Prairie Grove, 72753.

Coleton Dale Magnuson
LOWELL — Coleton Dale Magnuson, 20 months, died Oct. 9, 2009, at his home in Lowell. He was born Jan. 30, 2009, in Fayetteville to Josh Dale and Crystal Nicole Cluck Magnuson.
Coleton loved his baby doll and his monkeys.
Survivors include his parents, Josh and Crystal Magnuson, of the home; his paternal grandparents: Sharon and Craig Goettsch and Rick and Julie Magnuson; his maternal grandparents: Maurice Cluck and Rhonda and Brad Pace; his great grandparents: Loree Boyd, Virginia Cluck, Piney Luper and Donna Drake.
Services were Oct. 12 at the First Baptist Church in Lowell, with Josh Hall and Jeremy Morris officiating. Burial was in Bethesda Cemetery, in Morrow under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Matt Cluck, Chad Coleman, Chase Sutherland and David Carter. Online condolences may be sent to www.memfuneral.com.

Charles Donald Watson
GEORGETOWN, Texas — Charles Donald Watson, 77, died Oct. 3, 2009 in Georgetown, Texas. He was born on Sept. 28, 1932 in Dutch Mills to Bill and Neva Watson.
He was a member of The Worship Place in Georgetown.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Bob Watson of Fort Worth, Texas.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Shirley Watson of Georgetown; son Gary Watson and wife Vicki of Groesbeck, Texas; daughter Judy Parma and husband Jim of Selma, Texas; brothers, Dale Watson of Irving, Texas and Larry Watson of Broken Arrow, Okla.; grandchildren, Chris Watson of Lewisville, Texas, Brandon Watson of Royce City, Texas, Chad Watson of Rockwall, Texas, Mandy Spooner of Selma, Texas and Bryan Parma of Addison, Texas; five great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Oct. 6 at The Worship Place in Sun City. Burial, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen, Texas, will be held at a later date. Pallbearers will be Chris Watson, Brandon Watson, Chad Watson, Bryan Parma, Craig Spooner, Andy Watson, Billy Watson and Doug Watson.

Arrangements are by Cook-Walden/Davis Funeral Home, www.mem.com.

Ronnie E. Peoples
PRAIRIE GROVE — Ronnie E. Peoples, 45, of Prairie Grove died Oct. 7, 2009 at Washington Regional Medical Center. He was born Aug. 22, 1964 to Roy Peoples and Flora Boen Peoples.
He married the former LaJeana Kilgore on July 25, 1988 in Prairie Grove. He was a member of White Rock Pentecostal Church of God and loved farming and drag racing. He was also a member of the Backwoods Drag Racing Association. He was employed by the City of Fayetteville in the transportation department.
Survivors include his wife of 21 years, LaJeana Peoples of the home; two daughters, Leslie Peoples of the home and Nicole Rodden of Gravette; four brothers, Bill Peoples, Bob Peoples and his wife Laurie, Harold Peoples and his wife Vicki, all of Prairie Grove and Jerry Peoples and his wife Debbie of Wesley; sister Deloris Gilbert and her husband Gary of Pineville, Mo.; two grandchildren, Lexi and Isaac Wilf of Gravette; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service was Oct. 12 at Beards Chapel with Reverend H. M. Shipp officiating. Burial was in Walnut Grove Cemetery under the direction of Beards Chapel, www.beardsfuneralchapel.com.

H.K. “Ballie” Brown
LINCOLN — H.K. “Ballie” Brown, 90, of Lincoln died Oct. 12, 2009 in Springdale. He was born July 28, 1919 in Hazel Valley to Robert Corbe and May Corene Carter Brown.
He served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1942 to 1945 in Company A 68d Armored Infantry Battalion. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 171 in Lincoln. In 1997 he was awarded the 50-year certificate for appreciation for faithful and dedicated allegiance to the ideals of the American Legion. He loved to hunt, fish and sing. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Lincoln.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother; two brothers, Artie Lee “Mutt” Brown and Archie Thurman Brown; and one sister, Agnes Ellen Brown.
Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Grace Reed Brown, of the home; one son, Gary Lee Brown and his wife Sharon of Sapulpa, Okla.; two daughters, Colene Hoaldridge and her husband Hank of Burelson, Texas and Jolleen Adams and her husband Greg of Bethel Heights; one brother, John P. Brown of Lowell; two sisters, June Reed of Fayetteville and Hazel Reed of Lincoln; 10 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14 at Luginbuel Funeral Home in Prairie Grove.
Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 15 at Luginbuel Chapel in Prairie Grove with Herman Cox officiating. Burial will be in Reese Cemetery near Clyde. There will be no graveside services at the cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, www.luginbuel.com.

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Cecil Cleo Bowling
PRAIRIE GROVE — Cecil Cleo Bowling, 94, of Prairie Grove died Sept. 29, 2009, at his home. He was born July 26, 1915, in Prairie View to James and Telitha Rhine Bowling.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Prai­rie Grove, where he served as an usher. He was a charter member of the Prairie Grove Lions Club.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred, in 2001; his son and daughter-in-law, Ray and Cuba Bowling; two sisters, Goldie Shepley and Geneva Hig­ginbotham; and one brother, Otis Bowling.
Survivors include one son, Jimmie Bowling and wife, JoAnn, of North Little Rock; seven grand­children, David Bowling and his wife, Cynthia, of Vilonia, Jim Bowling Jr. and his wife, Gay, of Conway, Laura Quicksall and her husband, James, of North Little Rock, Doug Bowling and his wife, Lisa, of Moundville, Mo., Eddie Bowling and his wife, Ginger, of Tontitown, Gary Bowling and his wife, Christie, of Bentonville, and Traci Hartin and her husband, Chris, of Prairie Grove; 18 great­grandchildren, Carolyn Bowling Jez and her husband, Daniel, of Massachusetts, Joshua Bowling and his wife, Virginia, of Massa­chusetts, Shana Bowling Touton and her husband, Justin, of Mas­sachusetts, Zachary and Jacob Bowling of Vilonia, Craig and Callie Bowling of Conway, Chris­topher Quicksall of North Little Rock, Candace Bowling Dyer and her husband, Joshua, of Moundville, Mo., Dennis Bowling and his wife, Wendy, of Mound­ville, Hayden, Gracie and Noah Bowling of Tontitown, Chanse and Catherine Bowling of Ben­tonville, Bradley, Mattie and Tay­lor Hartin of Prairie Grove; six great-great-grandchildren, Elijah and Keagan Jez, Chayton Bowl­ing and Jonas Touton, all of Mas­sachusetts, Lucas Bowling and Tegan Dyer of Moundville, Mo.
Service were held Oct. 2, at the First United Methodist Church in Prairie Grove, with Matthew Johnson and Ernest DeSoto officiating. Burial was in the Prairie Grove Cemetery in Prairie Grove.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 1401 East Parks Street, Prairie Grove, 72753.
Pallbearers were David Bowl­ing, Doug Bowling, Gary Bowl­ing, Jim Bowling Jr., Eddie Bowl­ing, Dennis Bowling and Chris Hartin.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Luginbuel Funer­al Home of Prairie Grove, www.luginbuel.com.

Raymond Travis West
PRAIRIE GROVE — Raymond “Ray” Travis West, 73, a resident of Prairie Grove, died Oct. 2, 2009, at Spring­dale Health and Rehab in Springdale.Ray was born Nov. 26, 1935, in Sudan, Texas, to Dudley Raymond and Vera Eaton West and grew up in Lin­coln and in Los Angeles County, California.
He graduated from Bell High School in 1955 at Bell, Calif., and served in the Army in Germany from 1958-60. He retired from Bethlehem Steel in California in 1975 and moved his family to Arkansas in 1975. In 2001 he re­tired from Franklin Electric in Si­loam Springs. Ray was an active member of First Baptist Church of Lincoln.
Ray was preceded in death by his parents, Dudley and Vera West of Lincoln, and a sister, Sybil Howard of Lincoln.
Ray is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Brenda; two sons, Wayne West of Prairie Grove and Neil West and wife, Karen, of Ocean Springs, Miss.; a granddaughter, Emily West of Ocean Springs; a grandson, Joseph Humphreys of New Or­leans; and a sister, Clara Reed of Farmington.
The family would like to thank the fellowship of First Baptist Church of Lincoln for their sup­port and kindness as well as thank the staff at Springdale Health and Rehab for their com­passion and care given to Ray.
Services were held Oct. 6 at the First Baptist Church in Lin­coln with Harold Leo Reed of­ficiating. Burial was in Bethesda Cemetery near Morrow.
Arrangements were under the direction of Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, www. luginbuel.com.

Ken Branstetter
FARMINGTON — Kenneth Wayne Branstetter, 61, of Farm­ington died Sept. 29, 2009, at Fayetteville Health & Re­h abilitation Center. He was born Aug. 29, 1948, at Cam­eron, Okla., to Leo Neal and Dovie Lee Walker Brans­tetter.
He was pre­ceded in death by a son, Con­nor Robbins; his parents; a brother, Neal Branstetter; and a niece, Tammy Gottlieb.
He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War, where he re­ceived the National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal Clasp, Bronze, Two Loops and Expert Rifle Medal. He was a member of Farmington Baptist Church.
He was an employee of the Walmart Distribution Center. He was an avid fisherman and enjoyed war movies and John Wayne Westerns.
Survivors include his wife, Donna Spillars Branstetter, whom he married Aug. 19, 1976; a son, Kenneth W. Branstetter II of Evansville, Ind.; a daughter, Dawn Robbins Williams of Elkins; a brother, Harold Ray Branstetter of Oklahoma City; a sister, Linda Withey of Oklahoma City; eight grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services were held Oct. 2 at Moore’s Chapel, with the Rev. Preston Beeks officiating.
Burial was in Farmington Cemetery.
Arrangements were by Moore’s Funeral Chapel, www. mooresfuneralchapel.com.

Bob Folsom
FAYETTEVILLE — James Rob­ert Folsom, 54, of Fayetteville died Oct. 4, 2009, at Washing­ton Regional Medical Center. He was born March 14, 1955, in the Panama Canal Zone to James Rayford and Veva Sasse Fol­som.
He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Ar­kansas, and taught fifth grade in Farmington schools for 20 years. He received numerous recogni­tions for teaching including two teacher-of-the-year awards and having Bob Folsom Elementary School named in his honor in 2008.
He was a loving son, husband, father and grandfather. He was preceded in death by his father, James R. Folsom, and a sister, Mary Stalvey.
Survivors include his wife, Joey Folsom; a son, Rusty Fol­som of Fayetteville; three daugh­ters, Amber Walker of Fayette­ville, Nell Sisco and husband, Steve, of Fayetteville, Tabitha Christensen and husband, Lea­than, of Sheboygan Falls, Wis.; his mother, Veva Folsom of the home; one sister, Faye Morris of Forest Park, Ga.; and four grandchildren, Drew Blackburn, Lexi Walker, Maris Sisco, Mattox Sisco.
Services will be held at 4 p.m. Oct. 7 at University Baptist Church, under the direction of Moore’s Chapel. A private burial will be in Fairview Memorial Gar­dens.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Washington Regional Hospice, 34 W. Colt Square, Suite 1, Fayetteville, 72703; or Bob Folsom Elemen­tary School, 230 S. Grace Lane, Farmington, 72730; or Randall G. Lynch Middle School, 459 W. Rheas Mill Road, Farmington, 72730.

Maureen Janice Cargill
ELKINS — Maureen Janice Car­gill, 76, of Elkins died Sept. 29, 2009, at her home. She was born Oct. 12, 1933, in Grand Island, Neb., to George Bradley and Jackie Keptle Bradley.
She was a homemaker and at­tended Covenant Word Ministry.
Survivors include two sons, Daniel L. Cargill of Elkins and Timmy L. Cargill of Huntsville; one daughter and son-in-law, Sharon K. and Ed Mount of El­kins; two grandsons and their wives, Eddie and June Mount of Prairie Grove, and Daniel and Allta Cargill of Elkins; one brother, Bob Bradley of Califor­nia; three sisters, Patty and Ken Sweeney, Kathy Bradley and Jenni Bradley, all of California; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great­grandchildren.
Graveside services were held Oct. 1 at Mount Salem Cemetery under the direction of Beards Chapel, www.beardsfuneralcha­pel. com.

Kerry Wade Carter
PRAIRIE GROVE — Kerry Wade Carter, 39, of Prairie Grove died Sept. 30, 2009, at Washington Regional Medi­cal Center in Fayetteville. He was born Nov. 6, 1969, in Fayetteville to Linard and Pa­tricia Slaughter Carter. Kerry served in the Navy during the Gulf War as a heavy equip­ment operator.
He worked for the University of Arkansas as a master plumber.
He was preceded in death by his stepfather, John Clark, ma­ternal grandparents, Lub and Virginia Slaughter; and paternal grandparents, Frank and Vera Carter.
Survivors include one son, Kody Carter, and one daughter, Katy Carter, both of Booneville; his father, Linard Carter and wife, Bettie of Prairie Grove; his mother, Patricia Clark of Prai­rie Grove; one brother, Kevin Carter and wife, Tracy, of Prai­rie Grove; one sister, Kimberly Pinkley and husband, Donald, of Prairie Grove; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and neph­ews.
Services were held Oct. 3 at the First Baptist Church in Prai­rie Grove, with burial in Rose Cemetery near Viney Grove.
Pallbearers were Kary Reed, Jason Skelton, Blake Sargent, Gary Dick, Mike Witherspoon, Jeff Slocum, Shawn Carlton, Brent Johnson and Windy Hol­land.
Memorials may be made to a scholarship fund for Kody and Katy, c/o Kim Pinkley at Arvest Bank Account No. 20648455.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Luginbuel Funer­al Home of Prairie Grove, www. luginbuel.com.

Wilma Dean Whiteley
ROGERS — Wilma Dean White­ley, age 84, went home to be with the Lord on Oct. 1, 2009, at her home in Rogers. She was born Feb. 5, 1925, in Hepler, Kan., to Leslie and Anna Gregory.
She was an active member of First Baptist Church in Rog­ers and the wife of John F. Whiteley, who was a pastor in the northwest Arkansas area for 36 years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John F. Whiteley, and one son, Gary Whiteley.
Survivors include Gary’s wife, Jerry Ann Whiteley of Springda­le; one son, Grady Whiteley and his wife, Teresa, of Wesley; two daughters, Deanna Walker of Rogers, and Melesa Daugherty and husband, David, of Rog­ers; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services were held Oct. 3 at Rollins Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial was at Dutch Mills Cemetery near Lincoln.
Memorials may be made to the Circle of Life Hospice or First Baptist Church of Rogers.

Goldie Campbell
WINSLOW — Goldie Campbell, 58, of Winslow died Oct. 3, 2009, in Winslow. She was born March 21, 1951, in Winslow to Orval and Dovie Hampton Perry.
Survivors include her hus­band, William D. Campbell; a son, Mark Christison of Lincoln; two daughters, Christine Camp­bell and Brenda Reed, both of Winslow; two stepsons, William A. Campbell of Winslow and Pe­ter Campbell of Oklahoma City; six brothers; seven sisters; eight grandchildren; and five great­grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Brentwood Commu­nity Building.
Arrangements are by Nelson­Berna Funeral Home in Fayette­ville.

Tony Ray Mongold
WITTER — Tony Ray Mongold, 84, of Witter died Sept. 29, 2009, at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale. He was born May 11, 1925, at Cove City to Andy and Tishey Bryant Mongold.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Ann Crawley Mongold; a son, Wayne Mongold of Hunts­ville; two daughters, Carol Cook of Little Rock and Peggy Mon­gold of Huntsville; a sister, Fay Jones of Prairie Grove; and three grandchildren.
Private services and burial will be held in Ogden Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Brashears Funeral Home in Huntsville.

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Tina Smith
ROUND MOUNTAIN — Tina Louise Smith, 49, of the Round Mountain Community, died Sept. 18, 2009, at her home. She was born Sept. 9, 1960, at Batesville to Floyd Carl and Stella Louise Tando Shelley.
She was a homemaker, a former dental assistant and operated a cleaning service. She was a member of Round Mountain Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her father, Floyd C. Shelley and a sister, Tamora Shelley.
Survivors include her husband, Paul G. Smith; two sons, Billy T. Smith of St. Paul and Carl G. Smith of Eureka Springs; mother, Louise Shelley of Farmington; two brothers, Michael Shelley and Blake Shelley, both of the Round Mountain Community; maternal grandparents, G. S. and Maxine Tando of Farmington.
A graveside service was held Sept. 26 at the Round Mountain Cemetery, under the direction of Moore’s Chapel, with Eric Howerton officiating.
To sign the online guest book, visit www.mooresfuneralchapel.com.

Carl Shipley
FAYETTEVILLE — Carl Shipley, 83, of Fayetteville died Sept. 23, 2009, at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale. He was born Sept. 29, 1925, in Formosa, Ark., to Thelma Pearl Shipley.
He retired from the United States Navy after 20 years of service. The last ship that he served on was the USS Kitty Hawk, on her maiden voyage.
He was preceded in death by two former wives, Billee and Phyllis; one daughter, Caryn Jean; two sons, Curtis Shipley and Ralph Shipley; one grandson, Jared Shipley; one granddaughter, Katie Bazant; one stepdaughter, Tracy Johnson; one sister, Lucille Mabry; and one brother, Weldon McClure.
Survivors include two sons, Carl Shipley Jr. of Portland, Ore., and James Shipley of Fayetteville; one daughter, Carol Shipley of Springdale; one stepson, Gene Myers and stepdaughter, Toni Myers; four brothers, Orvin McClure of Morrilton, Bill McClure of Bloomfield, Mo., Gene McClure of Clinton, and L.J. McClure of Spiro, Okla.; five sisters, Ruby Greene of Clinton, Owedia Crum of Rochell, Ill., Margaret Dowdy of Cape Girardeau, Mo., Shirley Tesreau, Fredrickstown, Mo., and Patricia Risenhoover of Spring, Texas; 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Services were held Sept. 28 at the National Cemetery Pavilion in Fayetteville with John Hooser officiating.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Fayetteville National Cemetery, P.O. Box 4221, Fayetteville, 72702.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, www.luginbuel.com.

Luellen McCarty Burt
FAYETTEVILLE — Luellen McCarty Burt, 83, of Fayetteville died Sept. 23, 2009, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville. She was born May 16, 1926, in St. Paul to Woodson McCarty and Mary Collins.
Survivors include her husband, Joseph Burt of Tulsa, Okla.; three daughters, Reta Collins of Winslow, and Linda Thomas and Beverly Tuck, both of Fayetteville; a son, Joseph Merideth of Fort Smith; a sister, Bonnie Cunningham of Springdale; a brother, Eugene McCarty of Prairie Grove; 16 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren.
Services were held Sept. 26 at Beard’s Funeral Chapel. Burial was in Farmington Cemetery.
Arrangements were under the direction of Beard’s Funeral Chapel, www.beardsfuneralchapel.com.

Dr. Betty C. Marie
PRAIRIE GROVE — Dr. Betty C. Marie, 67, of Prairie Grove, former Farmington Assistant Superintendent, died Sept. 23, 2009.
She had served as a lifetime mother and educator in Texas, California, and Arkansas that spanned more than 44 years. Teaching and learning was her lifelong vocation. She held two masters’ degrees, one in special education and the other in education leadership and supervision. She received her doctoral degree from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville in May 1996.
Her life was filled with serving her community and in her teaching field. Some of her accomplishments included being a former president of the Arkansas Association of Special Education Administrators and Arkansas Federation of the Council for Exceptional Children. She served as a board member of the Arkansas Association for Education Administrators. Also, she was a member of the Association for Supervision and Curriculums Development and the Arkansas Association of Education Administrators. She was an officer of Farmington Chamber of Commerce, A deacon of Rolling Hills Baptist Church, helped to organize a world wide candle lighting service for families who have lost children.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Beth Ann Marie and her parents Guy and Cleon Hughes Highnote.
Survivors include her brother, Jerry Highnote and wife Kay; a cousin, Barbara
Hendrix; along with numerous cousins, nieces and nephews and a multitude of friends.
Services were held Sept. 26 at the Rolling Hills Baptist Church in Fayetteville.
Memorials may be sent in memory of Betty C. Marie to Rolling Hills Baptist Church.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, www.luginbuel.com.

Hayden Ray Washington
FARMINGTON — Hayden Ray Washington, 74, of Farmington died Sept. 24, 2009 at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville. He was born May 16, 1935, in Summers to Albert and Edith Willey Washington.
He spent much of his life involved in team roping and supporting youth rodeo. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Cincinnati where he served was a past Master.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Gerri Collins.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Janette Washington of the home; one daughter, Susan McDonald of Farmington; two brothers, Doyle Washington of Cincinnati and Charlie Washington of Summers; one granddaughter, Vicki Charles and her husband, Shane of Vinita, Okla.
Services were held Sept. 28 at the Summers Baptist Church in Summers with Paul Young officiating.
Burial will be in the Ganderville Cemetery in Summers.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, www.luginbuel.com.

Edward Matthew Gleich
PRAIRIE GROVE — Edward Matthew Gleich, 82, of Prairie Grove died on Sept. 27, 2009, at his home in Prairie Grove. He was born May 15, 1927, in Chicago to Edward and Helen Simms Gleich.
Ed served in the United States Army during World War II.
Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Billie Ruth Gleich of the home; one son, Edward Gleich and wife Myong of Tigard, Ore.; five daughters, Monica Magee and husband Paul of Prairie Grove, Maryjean Murphree and husband David, Pat Ogle and husband Joe and Carol Wilkins and  husband Jim, all of Bee Branch,  and Carleen Arinello and husband Dennis of Virginia Beach, Va.; 11 grandchildren, Keri Bullington, Michael Brogen, Delores Clark, Amanda Swofford, Josie Ogle, Briannon Ogle, Kyle Wilkins, Bryan Gleich, Dennis Arinello, Sara Johnson and Megan Hyler; 14 great-grandchildren, Alexa, Allison, Kaitlyn and Joshua Bullington, Jonathon and William Brogen, Nathan Ogle, Jordan Hyler, Baylee and Sidni Clark, Easton and Riley Swofford, Emma and Avrie Wilkins.
Family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. tonight, Sept. 30, at Luginbuel Funeral Home in Prairie Grove.
Services will be held at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at Luginbuel Chapel in Prairie Grove. Graveside services will follow at 2 p.m. in the National Cemetery in Fayetteville.
Pallbearers will be grandsons Michael Brogen, Kyle Wilkins, Bobby Swofford, Dallas Clark, Jimmy Bullington and Bryan Gleich
Arrangements are under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, visit www.luginbuel.com.

Margaret Elizabeth Oliver
PRAIRIE GROVE — Margaret Elizabeth Oliver, 57, of Prairie Grove died Sept. 28, 2009, at her home in Prairie Grove. She was born March 25, 1952, in Fayetteville to Walter Guy and Alta Lee Cannon Oliver.
She was an active member of the Prairie Grove Church of God where she was song leader. She loved sewing and crocheting and working in her church, she played on a bowling team for the disabled. She was a paper carrier for the Northwest Arkansas Gazette.
She was preceded in death by her parents, the Rev. Walter Guy and Alta Oliver, her little sister, Bobbie Jean, one brother-in-law, Paul Richard Dickerson.
Survivors include one sister, Pat Dickerson of Prairie Grove; three nephews, Walter H. Dickerson and his wife, Misty, of Lincoln, Richard L. Dickerson and his wife, Loretta, of Prairie Grove, and Tech. Sgt. Thomas Dickerson and his wife, Erin, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; seven great-nieces and nepews, Emma Paige Ryan, Dakota Wayne Dickerson, Madison Dann Raines, Gabriella Denise Raines, Tyler Tucker Dickerson, Paul Dawson Dickerson and Molly Kathrine Dickerson.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at Luginbuel Chapel in Prairie Grove, with Kevin Stewart officiating with burial in Bethesda Cemetery near Morrow.
Pallbearers will be Walter Dickerson, Richard Dickerson, Tsgt Thomas Dickerson, Justin Davenport, Ronnie Sampley and Tommy Tucker.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, www.luginbuel.com.

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Bonnie S. Williams
FAYETTEVILLE — Bonnie S. Williams, 83, of Fayetteville, died Sept. 17, 2009, at Regency Hospital of Northwest Arkansas. She was born Jan. 4, 1926, at Johnson to David I. and Jessie Combs Spurlock.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester F. Williams; a brother, Paul E. Spurlock; and a sister, Annie Bell Spurlock.
She was retired from Southern Illinois University. She was a graduate of University High School and attended Fayetteville Business College. She was a member of Christian Life Cathedral.
Survivors include a step-daughter, Mary Ann Baker of Lowell; a niece, Janet Spurlock McChristian and husband Dick of Farmington; a great-niece, Alicia McChristian of Farmington; A sister-in-law, Jean Spurlock of Fayetteville; Several nieces, nephews & cousins.
Services were Sept. 21 at Christian Life Cathedral in Fayetteville with the Rev. Paul Westberg and Red Dixon officiating.
Burial was at Fairview Memorial Gardens, under the direction of Moore’s Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Christian Life Cathedral Church Library, 1285 Millsap Rd., Fayetteville, 72703.

Vaneta May Hurley
SPRINGDALE — Vaneta May Hurley, 65, of Springdale died Sept. 22, 2009, in Springdale. She was born May 23, 1943, in Lincoln to Luke B. and Alma Gordan Hurley.
Survivors include one sister, Juanita Gearheart of Bullard, Texas.
Burial was in the National Cemetery in Fayetteville.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, www.luginbuel.com.

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Christopher Thomas Kilroy
LINCOLN — Staff Sgt. Christo­pher Thomas Kilroy, 31, of Lin­coln died Sept. 8, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers af­ter unexpected complications due to a sur­gery. He was born March 22, 1978, in Cam­den, N.J. to Margaret “Peg­gy” Petruzzi and was the beloved son of Gene Petruizzi.
He moved from New Jer­sey to Lincoln in 1992. He gradu­ated from Lincoln High School having served as captain of the football team, the first male Lin­coln cheerleader and was infec­tious with his attitude and his smile.
He was an active member of the Army National Guard where he served honorably in Opera­tion Noble Eagle. He began re­cruiting in 2004 in Logan County and later started recruiting in Washington County and the Lin­coln area.
Survivors include his wife, Amber Kilroy of the home; three sons, Noah, Michael and Chris­topher Jacob all of Lincoln; his mother and father, Gene and Peggy Petruzzi of Florida; father and mother-in-law, Lynn and Lisa Davison of Fayetteville; grand­parents, Dolores and Dennis Fox; father-in-law, Michael Fox and his wife, Peggie of Texas; sister­in- law, Jessica Maynard and her husband, James; one niece, Lau­ren and one nephew, Jacob.
Services were held Sept. 12 at the Lincoln High School Au­ditorium. Burial will be held at Bethesda Cemetery near Morrow with full military honors.
Pallbearers were Kenny Hulse, Brady Springer, Jeremy Coleman, Jordan Harrelson, Sgt. 1st Class Jason Wilson, Sgt. 1st Class Clint Flood, Staff Sgt. Anthony Moats and Cpl. Jason Cole.
Arrangements were under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, www. luginbuel.com.

Steve Davis
HINDSVILLE — Steve Davis, 58, of Hindsville died Sept. 13, 2009, in Hindsville. He was born Dec. 8, 1950 in San Di­ego to Gay and Betty Donahou Davis. He gradu­ated from Fay­etteville High School in 1970.
He served in the Army from 1970-73. He worked for Pine Creek Lumber in Clifty. He was a member of the Church of Christ in Farmington.
He was preceded in death by his soul mate, Brenda Ames; his brother, Phil Davis and his par­ents, Gay and Betty Davis.
Survivors include his sons, Staff Sgt. Chris Davis and Staff Sgt. Danny Davis, both of Ft. Ben­ning, Ga.; a stepson, Cody Ames of Ardmore, Okla.; a stepdaugh­­ter, Tammy Ames of Fayetteville; two sisters, Joyce Patrick and husband Chuck of Winslow and Barbara Elliott and husband Paul of Hindsville; a sister-in-law, Jayne Davis of Farmington; six grand­sons and 2 granddaughters.
Services will be at 1 p.m. today, Sept. 16, at the funeral home with Jay Walker officiating.
Burial will follow in Fayetteville National Cemetery with full mili­tary honors.
Pallbearers will be Chuck Pat­rick, Paul Elliott, Clinton Preston, Shem Davis, Staff Sgt. Chris Da­vis and Staff Sgt. Danny Davis.
Arrangements are by Benton County Funeral Home in down­town Rogers.
Online condolences may be made at www.bentoncountyfu­neralhome. com.

Imogene Frances Edwards
PRAIRIE GROVE — Imogene Frances Edwards, 81, of Prairie Grove died Sept. 9, 2009, at the Washington Regional Medi­cal Center in Fayetteville. She was born Dec. 3, 1927, at Dalhart, Texas, to Frank and Imogene Edgar Tindell Silcott.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Prairie Grove. Frances was preceded in death by her husband Emmett Earl Ed­wards and one sister, Mary Jan­ice Lewis.
Survivors include three sons, Steve Edwards of Siloam Springs, David Edwards of Lincoln, and Joel Edwards of Springdale; one daughter, Laura Nash of Prairie Grove; two sisters, Roberta Babb and Anne Briggs both of Pampa, Texas; six grandchildren, Neal, Jason, Tracy, Karen, Andrea and Marcie; one great-granddaugh­­ter, Breanna.
Services were held Sept. 12 at the First Baptist Church in Prairie Grove, with the Rev. Er­nest DeSoto officiating. Burial was in the Prairie Grove Cem­etery.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, www.luginbuel.com.

Jeremy Paul Ostrowski
FARMINGTON — Jeremy Paul Ostrowski, 33 of Farmington, died at home on Sept. 3, 2009. He was born Dec. 5, 1975, in Bull Shoals to Claude A. Mills and Di­ane M. Ostrowski-Mills.
He was employed by the City of Fayetteville for eight years. He attended Shiloh Christian School, Springdale, K-3, and graduated from Fayetteville Public Schools where he played the trumpet in the junior high and high school orchestra and marching bands.
He was honored in Who’s Who Among American High School Students 1993-94 and 1994­95 editions, and won numerous awards while competing on the Young American Bowling As­sociation. He graduated from Northwest Technical Institute in 1996 with a degree in Architec­tural Drafting Technology, at­tended classes at the Northwest Arkansas Community College and received his degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Arkansas.
He was an avid soccer player on the Springdale Adult League.
He loved playing golf, bowling, riding his motorcycle, cheering for the Razorbacks and was a true fan of the Chicago Cubs. He was a member of St. Paul’s Epis­copal Church, Fayetteville.
He married Sharon McCourt of Topeka, Kan., on May 13, 2000. She survives of the home.
He is also survived by his parents and his sisters: Amber Mills of Springdale, Heather Parsons of Springdale, Becke Ferrell of Springdale, Sarah (Mike) Thompson of Spring­dale and Jaime Ostrowski-Wit­zsche of Fayetteville, as well as grandparents Thad and Marilyn Ostrowski of Little Rock, Earl and Loretta Witzsche of Mead­ows Place, Texas, Ree Mills of Springdale, and Joe and Alberta Vernola of Winnebago, Il.
Services were held Sept. 13 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville with committal in the St. Paul’s columbarium, with the Rev. Lowell Grisham and the Rev. Suzanne Stoner officiating.
Memorials can be made to: The Road to Recovery Fund, Uni­versity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Attn: Sarcoma Clinic 1515 Holcombe Blvd Hous­ton, Texas, 77030; The American Cancer Society; or St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Healing Touch Ministry PO Box 1190, Fayette­ville, 72702

Ted Roger Stuart
PRAIRIE GROVE — Ted Roger Stuart, 63, of Prairie Grove died Sept. 11, 2009 near Prairie Grove. He was born July 30, 1946, in Sweetwater, Texas, to Tom­mie and Mary Helen Roden Stuart He grew up in Texas at various ranches managed by his father. He attended Hen­derson County Junior Col­lege in Athens, Texas, where he played football. His team won the Junior College Rosebowl in Pasadena, Calif. He went on to play football on schol­arship at the University of New Mexico. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in finance. Lat­er he studied philosophy at Tulsa University and then Horticulture at Oklahoma State University.
After spending time in the Army reserves, he worked as a bank examiner with home base in Tulsa, Okla. He later became a Vice President of a bank in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. After studying Horticulture he found his true career path and worked as a Landscape Maintenance supervi­sor for 27 years. He and his wife, Marcia, moved to Prairie Grove in 1976. He was semi-retired and worked part time at Colonia Hills Landscaping.
Survivors include his wife, Mar­cia of the home; two daughters, Anne Thurman and her husband, Guy, and Brooke Chandler and her husband, Matt; his mother, Mary Helen Stuart of Dripping Springs, Texas; two brothers, Mike Stuart of Cane Hill, Tommie Stuart of Dripping Springs; one sister, Barbara Wolf of Giddings, Texas; three grandchildren, Col­lin, Eli and Kayla.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. today, Sept. 16, at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayette­ville with Bob Holland officiating.
Memorials may be made to the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, P.O. Box 10407, Fayetteville, 72703 or Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, One Capi­tol Mall, Little Rock, 72201.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, www. luginbuel.com.

Rachel Stepp
PETTIGREW — Rachel Stepp, 93, of Pettigrew died Sept. 9, 2009, at Fayetteville Health and Rehabilita­tion Center.
She was born Oct. 26, 1915, in Tecumseh, Okla., to Jobe and Lizza Bri­son Bohannon.
She was a homemaker and a mem­ber of the New Home Church of Christ. She loved gardening and sharing her “Rachel Bean” seeds with family and friends. She liked quilting and making her great apple pies to share.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jubal Stepp; one son, Charles “Joe” Stepp; one son-in-law, Ivan Williams; two brothers, Henry Bohannon and Robert Bohannon; one sister, Annie Bohannon; and one grand­son.
Survivors include two daugh­ters, Fern Williams of Lincoln and Fawn Newton and her hus­band Troy of Torrance, Calif.; one daughter-in-law, Connie Williams Stepp of Elkins; five grandchil­dren; eight great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren.
Services were held Sept. 12 at Radford-Freewill Cemetery near Red Star with Larry Johnson of­ficiating.
Arrangements were under the direction of Brashears Funeral Home, www.brashearsfuneral­home. net.

Samuel Anderson Moses
RAMONA, Okla. — Samuel An­derson Moses, 72, of Ramona, Okla. died Sept. 14, 2009. He was born Feb. 12, 1937 to Clar­ence and Grace Moses, who were natives of Natural Dam.
Sam retired from Westco Inter­national Insulation Company of which he was employed for about 35 years. In addition to being a member of the local Carpenters’ Union 943, he held various other jobs related to carpentry.
He was preceded in death by both his parents; and three sis­ters, Lula Bolster of Natural Dam, Oma Jones of Prairie Grove and Ruth Hyatt of Cedarville.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Loyce Moses of Ramo­na, where they have lived for the past 17 years; two sons, Darrell and wife Diane Moses of Ochelata, Okla. and Doyle and wife Amelia Moses of Ramona; four daughters, Sandra and husband Paul Pace of Lincoln, Rose and husband Duane Kirk of Ramona, Linda Tatum of Ochelata, Okla. and Darlene and husband Tom Hatfield of Fayette­ville; four grandsons, eight grand­daughters, one great-grandson, and seven great-granddaughters; one sister and her husband, Flor­ence and Cecil Fredrick of Farm­ington; one brother and his wife, Jesse and Jane Moses of Cedar­ville; and several other extended family members.
Memorial graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Satur­day, Sept. 19 at the Natural Dam Cemetery in Natural Dam. Funeral services are under the direction of the Neekamp­ Luginbuel Funeral Home, www.honoringmemories.com.

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Leola Gertrude Hayes
GENTRY — Leola Gertrude Hayes, 87, of Gentry died Sept. 3, 2009, in Siloam Springs. She was born March 7, 1922, in Weatherford, Okla., to George and Myrtle Martin Pascher.
She attended the First Assembly of God in Gentry. She was the mother of 11 children and a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Sidney William Hayes; one daugther, Peggy Hayes; and one son, William Sidney Hayes.
Survivors include four sons, Duane Little of Bakersfield, Calif., Kenneth Little of Gentry, John Hayes of Fayetteville and Wayne Hayes of Prairie Grove; five daughters, Sharon Hayes of Baton Rouge, La., Rosa Lee of Watts, Okla., Lois Farrell of Bakersfield, Donna Norris of Fayetteville, Doris Hayes of Gentry; 15 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services were held Sept. 4, at the National Cemetery Pavilion in Fayetteville.
Arrangements were by Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, www.luginbuel.com.

Laura T. Smith
PUEBLO, Colo. — Laura T. Smith, 70, died Aug. 18, 2009. She was born Feb. 25, 1939, in Dutch Mills.
She was retired from the state hospital.
Survivors include her husband, Glen Smith; three sons, Eugene “Gene” Smith, Ron Smith and wife Sandy, and Larry Smith and wife Julie; her sister, Bonnie Melton of Lincoln; three grandchildren.
Services were Aug. 21 at Imperial Memorial Gardens, under the direction of Imperial Funeral Home of Pueblo.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Fellowship of the Rockies or the American Cancer Society.

Jeanne Marie Cary Rigler
Jeanne Marie Cary Rigler, 55, of Lincoln died Sept. 4, 2009, at her home near Lincoln. She was born Feb. 13, 1954 in Springdale to Bobby L. and Gladys Marie Weber Cary.
Survivors include her parents of Springdale; three sisters, Linda Thornburgh, Barbara Bowman and husband Frank, and Bobbi Sue Bowman and husband Sam, all of Springdale; eight nieces and nephews; one great-niece and one great-nephew.
Memorials may be made to the Springdale Animal Services, 321 E. Randall Wobbe Lane, Springdale 72764.
A Celebration of her life will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, www.luginbuel.com.

Michael Ray Gier
WATTS, Okla. — Michael Ray Gier, 37, of Watts died Sept. 3, 2009, at his home. He was born Aug. 19, 1972, in Siloam Springs to Kenneth and Sharon Kicheloe Gier.
Survivors include his wife, Donna, and his parents of Cincinnati.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today, Sept. 9, at Church of the Nazarene in Siloam Springs. Burial will follow at Weddington Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs.

Doyle Willis McCarty Sr.
LINCOLN — Doyle Willis McCarty Sr., 73, of Lincoln died Sept. 6, 2009. He was born Aug. 8, 1936 in Dutch Mills to Robert Franklin and Lillie Bell McCarty.
He enjoyed rebuilding engines, there wasn’t anything he couldn’t fix. He loved his family, and always built up the people in his life, a true man of integrity, never compromising his beliefs. He retired at J.V. Manufacturing as a machine shop foreman.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Lucille McCarty; three brothers, Calvin McCarty, Darrell McCarty and Robert L. McCarty; and four sisters, Evelyn Curtis, Linda McCarty, Lena McCarty and Leona McCarty.
He is survived by two sons, Doyle McCarty, Jr. of Springdale and Galen McCarty of Oklahoma City, Okla.; one daughter, Charlene Reed of Lincoln; three step-sons, Wyatt Wilson, Rod Wilson and Curtis Wilson all of Springdale; one step-daughter, Sheila Smith of Elm Springs; two brothers, Alvin McCarty of Springdale and Dwaine McCarty of Stella, Mo.; three sisters, Alice McClung of Springdale, Ruth Corter of Rogers and Lorene McCarty of Springdale; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; four step-grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Septe. 9. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sept. 10 at Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home Chapel in Springdale with Pastor Bobby Main officiating.
Pallbearers will be Dwaine McCarty, Cody McCarty, Kevin McCarty, Randy Skaggs, Travis Skaggs and Keith Smith. Committal service will follow at Friendship Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Lincoln Senior Center. To sign the online guestbook please visit www.backstrom-pyeatte.com

Janna Glennis Rice Powell
JOHNSON — Janna Glennis Rice Powell, 45, of Johnson died Sept. 6, 2009 at her home in Johnson. She was born Dec. 7, 1963 in Fayetteville to Marvin and Janice Ann Calvert Rice.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Prairie Grove, and the Eastern Star.
Survivors include her husband, Michael Powell of Jupiter, Fla.; three daughters, Leann Renae Cook and husband Andrew of Prairie Grove, Stephanie Jana Higby of Elkins and Adrianne Michale Powell of the home; her mother and father of Farmington; one brother, Vance Rice of Farmington; and three grandchildren, Corey Cook, Joseph Cook and Olivia Cook.
Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Luginbuel Chapel in Prairie Grove. Funeral services will be Sept. 10 with burial in Sharp Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, www.luginbuel.com.

Christopher T. Kilroy
LINCOLN — Christopher T. Kilroy, 31, of Lincoln died Sept. 8, 2009. He was born March 22, 1978.
Arrangements will be by Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, www.luginbuel.com.

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Betty Louise Waldrop
FORT WORTH, Texas — Betty Louise Waldrop, 74, of Fort Worth died Aug. 27, 2009, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville.
Survivors include her children, Patricia Moore of Kennedale, Texas, Sharon and Cecil McLeroy of Rogers, Kathy and J.P. Roff of Fort Worth, John and Valerie Waldrop of Lincoln and Susan Waldrop of Stilwell, Okla., Ron and Dee Ann Waldrop of Westville, Okla.; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.
Services were Aug. 28 at Hart Funeral Home in Stilwell. Burial was in Bethesda Cemetery at Morrow.

Bobby Frank Whitlow
FAYETTEVILLE — Bobby Frank “Bob” Whitlow, 76, of Fayettteville died Aug. 28, 2009, at Washington Regional Medical Center. He was born Feb. 21, 1933 in Lincoln, the son of Clora Cheatham Whitlow and Chester Whitlow. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War, a retiree of Tyson Foods and a volunteer for Fayetteville’s Meals on Wheels program. He was a member of Eastside Missionary Baptist Church in Fayetteville.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and four siblings, Vern Whitlow, Leslie Whitlow, Glen Whitlow and Vera Mae Smith.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Sue Reed Whitlow; three children, David Whitlow of Fayetteville, Douglas Whitlow of Van Buren and Susan Whitlow of Fort Smith; a brother, Wayne Whitlow of Amarillo, Texas; two grandsons, Nathan and Luke Whitlow of Van Buren; and several nieces and nephews.
Services were held Aug. 31 at Eastside Missionary Baptist Church with pastor James Goff and Cotton Presley officiating. Burial was in Mount Comfort Cemetery under the direction of Beard’s Funeral Chapel and Crematory of Fayetteville, www.beardsfuneralchapel.com.

Walter Lee Sands, Jr.
PRAIRIE GROVE — Walter Lee “Skip” Sands, Jr., 78, of Prairie Grove died Aug. 29, 2009 at Regency Hospital of Northwest Arkansas in Fayetteville. He was born July 21, 1931 in Louisville, Ky. to Walter and Emma Sands.
He graduated from DuPont Manual High School in Louisville in 1949 and received a bachelor’s of science degree in fire protection engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology in 1954. He was an Eagle Scout and a member of the Alpha Phi Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi. He served his country as a member of the U .S. Army from 1954 through 1956 as a high speed radio instructor at the Southeastern Signal School at Camp Gordon, Ga. He worked for many years with the Western Actuarial Bureau in Louisville and with Insurance Services Offices in Chicago, Ill. before retiring to Holiday Island and later moving to Prairie Grove. He was an avid golfer and Chicago Bears fan.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Gladys Siegel Sands, of the home; a daughter, Cecile M. Sands and husband Samuel A. Saxon III of Gainesville, Fla.; a son, Walter L. Sands III and his wife Lisa and grandchildren Robert Lee and Theresa Lynn Sands, all of Prairie Grove.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Sept. 3 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Fayetteville, under the direction of Moore’s Chapel. Burial will be at St. Michael’s Cemetery in Louisville, Ky. Father John Antony will officiate. To sign the online guest book, visit www.mooresfuneralchapel.com.

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