Obituaries

Robert (Arthur) Allred (10/03/05)
ROBERT (ARTHUR) ALLRED, a resident of Wichita, Kan., was born Dec. 2, 1918, in George, Ark., a son of Robert Newell and Hazel (Lasley) Allred. He died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005, in Wichita at the age of 86. Arthur was a machinest for Cessna Aircraft in Wichita. He was also a farmer. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Huntsville, Ark. He was a veteran, having served with the United States Army during World War II...

Barbara Jean (Martin) Gaddy (10/03/05)
Barbara Jean (Martin) Gaddy, 73, died Monday, Sept. 26, 2005, in Eureka Springs. She was born April 21, 1932, in Clovis, N.M. Having spent most of her life in Lubbock Texas, she and her husband, Cless Gaddy, retired to Canyon Lake, Texas in 1989. She moved to Eureka Springs in 2005...

Donald Ray Huffman (10/03/05)
Donald Ray Huffman, 69, of Bentonville, died Friday, Sept. 23, 2005 at his home. He was born Aug. 11, 1936, in Busch, Ark. to Elmer Charles Huffman and Claudis Beatrice Pierce Huffman. He was raised and educated in Arkansas, graduating from Eureka Springs High School and the University of Arkansas at Monticello (then known as Arkansas A & M). He married Marilyn Jane Fields of Atkins in 1958...

Billy Ray Marriott (10/03/05)
BILLY RAY MARRIOTT -- A memorial service for Billy Ray Marriott, 66, a Nevada resident for the past 48 years, formerly of Green Forest, was held Aug. 19, 2005, at the Yerington Vineyard Fellowship Church in Yerington, Nev. Bill (Papa) died at his home in Wellington, Nev., on Aug. 14, 2005. He was born Sept. 22, 1938, in Denver, Ark. to William Clyde (Bill) and Edna (Jones) Marriott. He attended Parker and Green Forest Schools...

Junior Grigg (10/06/05)
Junior Grigg, a resident of Green Forest, was born March 10, 1931, in the Rule community of Carroll County, a son of Reta (Hittson) Wade. He died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2005, in Harrison, at the age of 74. Mr. Grigg was a veteran having served with the U.S. Army. He was a beef cattle farmer and had been a mail carrier for the past 13 years. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather...

Opal Sooter McCullough (10/10/05)
Opal Sooter McCullough, daughter of Eli and Molly Sooter, was born on May 27, 1906, in Carroll County, and died on Sept.27, 2005, at the nursing home in Berryville. She lived for 99 years and 4 months. On Oct. 26, 1924, she was united in marriage to Ertis Wesley McCollough. ...

Lucille Morris Barrett (10/10/05)
Lucille Morris Barrett "Mama Ceil", 88, of Lowell, Ark., died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005, at her home. She was born Sept. 22, 1917, in Clark, Kan., to William Seeb and Viola (Howerton) Morris. She was a homemaker and spent years helping yeterans through the Springdale chapter of the DAR...

Mary Margaret Moeller (10/13/05)
Mary Margaret Moeller, of Jerome, Idaho, died on Oct. 2, 2005, at Bridgeview Estates in Twin Falls, Idaho. Mary was born on Aug. 2, 1924, in Cleveland, Okla., to Edward Adam Conrad and Anna Johanna Moeller. She was one of 10 children. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005, at First Presbyterian Church, 262 E. Ave. A. in Jerome...

Beatrice Rosalea Angel (10/13/05)
BEATRICE ROSALEA ANGEL, of Everton, Mo., died Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2005, in Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Mo., at the age of 71. She was born on Nov. 23, 1933, in Everton to the late George and Della (Cantrell) Fite. Beatrice was united in marriage to Harold G. Angel on Nov. 13, 1964, in Lockwood, Mo...

Lewis Burks (10/13/05)
LEWIS BURKS, a resident of Green Forest, formerly of Berryville, was born Aug. 30, 1916, in Berryville, a son of Wesley and Lillie (Hawkins) Burks. He died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005, in his home at the age of 89. Mr. Burks was a veteran having served with the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a former deacon at the White Oak Church and was currently a member of the Huntsville United Baptist Church. He was a timber logger and an avid coon hunter...

Kathryne Trail Stauffer Strand (10/13/05)
KATHRYNE TRAIL STAUFFER STRAND, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Oct. 4, 1911, in Lexington, Mo., a daughter of Leonard Guy and Kathryne (Trail) Kelly. She died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 94. Kathryne was a homemaker. ...

Shirley (Pettit) Allen (10/17/05)
SHIRLEY (PETTIT) ALLEN, a resident of Hereford, Texas, was born March 24, 1937, in Harrison, a daughter of Martha Louise Pettit. She died Friday, Oct. 7, 2005, in Hereford at the age of 68. Mrs. Allen was a Christian and for many years attended the Bible Baptist Church in Hereford. She was a homemaker and a member of the Eastern Star...

Dorothy Theresa Bellia (10/17/05)
Dorothy Theresa Bellia a resident of Holiday Island, was born Feb. 14, 1921, in Mt. Clemens, Mich., a daughter of Loys and Theresa E. (Heies) Bowlier. She died Monday, Oct. 10, 2005 in Eureka Springs at the age of 84. Mrs. Bellia was a homemaker and a member of Holiday Island Lutheran Church...

Joellyn Garrett (10/17/05)
JOELLYN GARRETT 41, of Green Forest Arkansas passed away Monday, October 10, 2005 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. October 15, 2005 at the First Assembly of Green Forest with Rev. Mark Bryant officiating and Rev. Greg Mills assisting. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Friday at Nelson's Funeral Home in Berryville. Burial will be at the Hale Cemetery near Oak Grove, Arkansas...

Delores Ann Weber (10/20/05)
DELORES ANN WEBER, 78, of Holiday Island, formerly of Hastings, Neb., died Friday, Oct. 14, 2005, in Green Forest. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2005 at 10 a.m. at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Hastings, with Father Michael Houlihan officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings...

Lorene Mills (10/20/05)
LORENE MILLS, a resident of Harrison, was born Aug. 4, 1917, in Alberta, Ark., a daughter of Alford and Kizzie (Knox) Perry. She died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005, in Harrison at the age of 88. Mrs. Mills was a fabric and drapery designer. She attended the Living Faith Church in Berryville...

Ronald Leon Villines (10/20/05)
RONALD LEON VILLINES, 63, of St. Louis, Mo., died Saturday, Oct. 8, 2005, at St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis. He was born April 5, 1942, in Berryville, to Rex and Bobbe Villines. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Ellisville. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves...

Bill Jay Brite (10/24/05)
BILL JAY BRITE, 82, of Kimberling City, Mo., died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2005, at the Tablerock Retirement Village. He was born on Aug. 22, 1923, at Monett, Mo., the son of Desmond and Maud Withers Brite. He was a graduate of Central High School in Springfield and attended SMSU. He was a member of the Unity Church in Springfield. He was a decorated veteran, serving with the U.S. Marines during World War II in major South Pacific battles...

Patsy Hammons (10/27/05)
PATSY HAMMONS, a resident of Green Forest, was born Sept. 6, 1929, in Green Forest, a daughter of Roy and Lora (Braswell) Villines. She died Friday, Oct. 21, 2005, in Fayetteville, at the age of 76. Patsy was a homemaker. On Oct. 20, 1948, she was united in marriage with Ray Hammons, who survives her. ...

John Everett McCollum (10/27/05)
John Everett McCollum, 74, of Bella Vista, died Sept. 13, 2005. Born at Fordyce, Ark. on June 21, 1931, he was a United States Air Force veteran, and a member of a VFW Lodge in Missouri. He is survived by his wife, Betty McCollum; a daughter, Collen Calcote; a son, Johnny McCollum; two step-children, Debbie Hall and Donna Masseman...

Gerald (Joe) King (10/27/05)
GERALD (JOE) KING, a resident of Berryville, was born March 7, 1918, in DeGraff, Ohio, a son of Thomas and Mary Jane Olive (Stephenson) King. He died Thursday, Oct. 20, 2005, in Berryville, at the age of 87. Joe was a sergeant major in the United States Army and served during World War II, Korea, and the Vietnam conflict. He was a member of the American Legion, VFW, and the Reserve Officers Association of the United States...

Lorene Peden (10/31/05)
LORENE PEDEN, a resident of Friendswood, Texas, formerly of Oak Grove, was born April 9, 1917, in Marshall, Ark., a daughter of Silas Wayne and Irene (Willingham) Reece. She died Monday, Oct. 24, 2005, in Friendswood, Texas, at the age of 88. Lorene was a homemaker and was employed by Tyson Foods. She was a member of the Christ Tabernacle Church in Blue Eye...

Kenneth Wayne Wood (10/31/05)
KENNETH WAYNE WOOD a resident of Green Forest, was born Oct. 18, 1947, in Newton, Iowa, a son of Orviell and Crystal (Smith) Wood. He died Sunday, Oct. 23, 2005, in Berryville at the age of 58. Mr. Wood was a Tyson team member for 17 years. He was a member of the Wild Flower Church in Eureka Springs, the Christian Motorcycle Association and the Light Brigade...

Cleo B. Stockton (10/31/05)
CLEO B. STOCKTON, a resident of Holiday Island, was born Nov. 26, 1914, in Sparks, Okla., a son of Lonie G. and Grace (Collier) Stockton. He died Monday, Oct. 24, 2005, in Fayetteville, at the age of 90. Cleo worked for Johnson's Sheet Metal in Hutchinson, Kan. He was a 32nd degree Mason. He attended the Holiday Island Community Church...

Amanda Lake Murrah (10/31/05)
AMANDA LAKE MURRAH, of Eureka Springs, was born Sept. 1, 1951, in Dallas, Texas, a daughter of Ray Shelton and Dorthy Maude (Duncan) Murrah. She died Friday, Oct. 21, 2005, in Bentonville at the age of 54. Amanda was a homemaker. She is survived by her son, Avery Arnold, of Pineville, Mo.; a daughter, Amber Holly, of Purdy, Mo.; her brother, Michael Murrah, of Carlsbad, Calif.; a granddaughter, Hailey Moore, of Purdy, Mo.; two nieces, Morgan and Michaela; many other relatives and a host of friends.. ...