Obituaries

Frank W. Allen (06/05/06)
FRANK W. ALLEN, a resident of Oak Grove, was born Jan. 29, 1950, in Berryville, a son of Ira and Alda Elizabeth (Phillips) Allen. He died Saturday, May 27, 2006, in Oak Grove at the age of 56. Frank was a mechanic, having owned and operated Oak Grove Garage for several years. He was a member of the Oak Grove Fire Department, where he served as chief for several years...

Enriquita Dela Calzada Bills (06/05/06)
ENRIQUITA DELA CALZADA BILLS, a resident of Berryville, was born July 30, 1948, in Moabog Pilar Cebu, Philippines, a daughter of Bartolome N. and Gonzala C. (Lorijas) Andoy. She died Friday, May 26, 2006, in Berryville at the age of 57. Enriquita worked for Tyson Foods. She attended St. Anne's Catholic Church in Berryville...

Hubert R. Foster (06/05/06)
HUBERT R. FOSTER, a resident of Berryville, was born Sept. 10, 1925, in Berryville, a son of John H. and Edna H. (Doss) Foster. He died Friday, May 26, 2006, in Berryville at the age of 80. Mr. Foster was a farmer. He was a veteran, having served with the United States Army during World War II...

Esther Ilene Howard (06/05/06)
ESTHER ILENE HOWARD, 95, of Berryville, died on May 28, 2006. She was born Feb. 2, 1911, in Dry Fork, to John David and Henry Belle (Seitz) Sugg. Mrs. Howard was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Berryville. She is survived by two daughters, Betty and her husband Dr. Lyman Squires of Berryville, and Maribel and her husband Bill Nelson of Springfield, Mo.; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, several other relatives and friends...

J.T. Littrell (06/05/06)
J.T. LITTRELL, a resident of Ozark, Mo., was born April 18, 1931, in Roland, Okla., a son of John Daniel and Martha (Davis) Littrell. He died Thursday, May 25, 2006, in Ozark at the age of 75. Mr. Littrell was a carpenter and painter. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt, fish, camp, and canoe. He was always the chief camp cook. In January 2003, he gave his heart to the Lord...

Mellie Marie Peterson (06/05/06)
MELLIE MARIE PETERSON, a resident of Blue Eye, Mo., was born Dec. 3, 1925, in Enon, Ark., a daughter of Lloyd and Gladys (Smith) Blevins. She died Monday, May 29, 2006, in Berryville, at the age of 80. Marie was a homemaker. She was a member of the Mt. Olivet Freewill Baptist Church in Blue Eye...

Raymond L. Pinkley (06/05/06)
RAYMOND L. PINKLEY, a resident of Berryville, was born Feb. 9, 1922, in Longmont, Colo., a son of Benjamin Harrison and Cora Ada (Lewis) Pinkley. He died Saturday, May 27, 2006, in Harrison, at the age of 84. Raymond was an electrician for Consolidated Edison in New York City. ...

Barbara Pritchard (06/05/06)
BARBARA PRITCHARD, a resident of Berryville, was born April 7, 1951 in Green Forest, a daughter of John and Rosella (DeLong) Coker. She died Saturday, May 27, 2006, in her home at the age of 55. Mrs. Pritchard was a homemaker. On Aug. 29, 1988, she was united in marriage with Dale Pritchard, who survives her of the home. ...

Pearl Reece (06/05/06)
PEARL REECE, a resident of Green Forest, was born July 13, 1916, in Marshall, a daughter of Charles and Mary (Hendricks) House. She died Saturday, May 27, 2006, in Harrison, at the age of 89. Pearl was employed by Tyson Foods until her retirement. She was a member of the Fanning Freewill Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star in Marshall...

Clifford F. Roth (06/05/06)
CLIFFORD F. ROTH, 86, former of Gridley, Ill. and Eureka Springs, died on Sunday, May 28, 2006, at McLean County Nursing Home, Normal, Ill. Clifford was born Nov. 26, 1919, at Waldo Township, Livingston County, Ill., a son of William and Nettie Frey Roth. He married Evelyn L. Kiefer on June 7, 1941, at Gridley. She died May 25, 2004...

Louise Walker (06/05/06)
LOUISE WALKER, 86, of Yellville, died on Sunday, May 28, 2006, in the Marion County Nursing Home in Yellville. Louise was born in Yocum on June 29, 1919. She was the daughter of the late Linford and Dovie (Dooling) Barrett. Louise married Carl Walker on Nov. 2, 1938. Mr. Walker preceded her in death on Oct. 29, 1999. She was a member of the Yellville First Baptist Church...

George Edward Bilyeu (06/07/06)
GEORGE EDWARD BILYEU, 77, of Omaha, Ark., died Thursday, June 1, 2006, near Hollister, Mo. The son of Shird and Ella (Rose) Bilyeu was born Feb. 21, 1929, in Berryville. George Bilyeu served with the United States Army in California and Korea from 1950 to 1955. He retired from the Armco Steel Co. in Kansas City, Mo., where he was employed for 30 years. He was currently working for Lowe's in Branson, Mo. George was of the Baptist faith...

Truman Leroy (Doby) Tharp (06/07/06)
TRUMAN LEROY (DOBY) THARP, a resident of Blue Eye, was born Dec. 23, 1932, in Blue Eye, Ark., a son of Garland and Elva (Head) Tharp. He died Friday, June 2, 2006, in Branson, Mo., at the age of 73. Doby was an iron worker. He was a member of Masonic Lodge #626 in St. Louis, Mo...

Goldie Edmondson (06/12/06)
GOLDIE E. EDMONDSON, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Sept, 7, 1908, in Carroll County, a daughter of Claude Elmer and Mary Elizabeth (Carney) Warren. She died Monday, June 5, 2006, in Eureka Springs at the age of 97. In 1944, Mrs. Edmondson became a member of the Rock Springs Baptist Church, where her membership remained until her death. She was a homemaker and worked at Ocoma Foods from 1953 until 1973...

Winnie Blanche Robertson (06/12/06)
WINNIE BLANCHE ROBERTSON, 83, of Green Forest, died Tuesday, June 6, 2006, at St. John's Hospital -- Berryville. Winnie was born on Nov. 8, 1922, the youngest of nine children of the late Archie and Alice Chaney. In her younger years, Winnie worked at the Antique Doll Museum outside of Green Forest and played in the Memory Makers Band in Green Forest. ...

Rachel Bell Smith Wheatley (06/12/06)
RACHEL BELL SMITH WHEATLEY was born in Mulberry, Kan., April 16, 1911, daughter of George Arthur Smith and Susannah Isabell (Turner) Smith. She died June 4, 2006, at the age of 95. She moved with her parents to Carroll County in 1915. Her Mother traded a house for 84 acres, then within a year, the family moved to Oklahoma, returning to Carroll County, Concord School District, in 1927...

Ginger Bishop (06/15/06)
GINGER BISHOP, 61, of Harrison, died Sunday, June 4, 2006, at Baptist Health Center in Little Rock. She was born the daughter of William B. and Elsie V. (Freeman) Millikan in Seattle, Wash., on Aug. 29, 1944. She was preceded in death by her father...

Marjorie A. Whiteley (06/15/06)
MARJORIE A. WHITELEY, a resident of Berryville, was born Sept. 24, 1935, in Midland, Texas, a daughter of Robert and Dorothy (Webber) Meadows. She died Friday, June 9, 2006, in Berryville, at the age of 70. Marjorie was a homemaker. She attended the Wild Flowers Chapel in Eureka Springs...

Margaret S. Amussen (06/19/06)
MARGARET S. AMUSSEN, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Jan. 9, 1923, in Washington, D.C., a daughter of Dr. Fred R. and Margaret (Madden) Sanderson. She died Saturday, June 10, 2006, in her home at the age of 83. Mrs. Amussen was a member of St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church, where she was a past president of the Women's Diocesean. She was a homemaker and a member of the Lane House...

Clair Irene Dunn (06/19/06)
CLAIR IRENE DUNN, 95, of Vinemont, Ala., died Wednesday, June 14, 2006, at Cullman Long-Term Care in Cullman, Ala. She was a member of Bethlehem Methodist Church. She was born on Aug. 17, 1910, in Morgan County, Ala., to Grover Cobb and Vada Woodruff Cobb...

Norma Lea George (06/19/06)
NORMA LEA GEORGE, a resident of Blue Eye, Mo., was born Sept. 25, 1931, in Blue Eye, a daughter of Palmer "Buck" and Gladys (Nelson) Stephenson. She died on Saturday, June 10, 2006, in her home at the age of 74. Mrs. George was a homemaker. On Nov. ...

Michael Dewayne Knott (06/19/06)
Michael Dewayne Knott, 44, of England, Ark., died Friday, June 9, 2006. He was a member of First Baptist Church, a Mason and an avid fisherman. He loved woodworking and was a former World Champion Soap Box Derby racer. Michael was preceded in death by his father, Donald Knott. ...

Frances McClelland (06/19/06)
FRANCES McCLELLAND, a resident of Fayetteville, was born Jan. 10, 1915, in Mt. Home, a daughter of Enness and Francesca (Posey) Shiras. She died Sunday, June 11, 2006, in Fayetteville at the age of 91. Mrs. McClelland grew up working on her family's newspaper, the Baxter Bulletin, at Mountain Home. ...

Jeanne Stone (Wright) Ramu (06/19/06)
JEANNE STONE (WRIGHT) RAMU, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born July 23, 1943, in Thessaloniki, Greece, a daughter of John and Efrosini (Pouliopoulos) Rongoti. She died Saturday, June 10, 2006, in Eureka Springs at the age of 62. She was orphaned at the age of three and was lovingly chosen and adopted by Dr. E. Carroll, Jr. and Althea (Brownville) Stone, who raised her, and provided for her from the age of three...

Thomas Edward Wiley (06/19/06)
THOMAS EDWARD WILEY, a resident of Berryville, was born May 1, 1963, in Hot Springs, a son of Ed and Opal (Patterson) Wiley. He died Saturday, June 10, 2006, in Berryville at the age of 43. Mr. Wiley worked in waste management. He is survived by his mother, Opal Thompson, of Berryville; four sons, Greg, Luke and Newt, all of Muskogee, Okla., and "T.J." Timothy Wiley of Berryville; one brother, Kirk Jason Wiley of Berryville; two sisters, Valorie Webb and Brenda Clark, both of Berryville; one granddaughter, several nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.. ...

Barry A. Buchanan (06/22/06)
Barry A. Buchanan, 59, of Atlantic, Iowa, died June 11, 2006, at his home. Barry Allison Buchanan was born on Sept. 1, 1946, in Guymon, Okla. to Bobby and Willibelle (Smith) Buchanan. He graduated from Hooker High School in Hooker, Okla., in 1964 and majored in math and statistics at Oklahoma State University, where he graduated in 1969...

Maudie Hendrickson Meadows (06/22/06)
MAUDIE HENDRICKSON MEADOWS, of Berryville, was born Oct. 30, 1914, in Nauvoo, Mo., a daughter of Lemual Allen and Cora Alice (Freeman) Hendrickson. She died Sunday, June 18, 2006, in Berryville at the age of 91. She professed her faith in Christ at an early age...

Oneta Faye Webb (06/22/06)
ONETA FAYE WEBB, a resident of Berryville, was born October 4, 1927, in Cabanal, Ark., a daughter of Steve Clifford and Vella Ann (McKinney) Howard. She died Sunday, June 18, 2006, in Berryville at the age of 78. Faye attended the Metalton United Baptist Church. She loved to work in her flower and vegetable gardens, but loved to spoil her grandchildren...

Ruth Aleen Ellis Hale (06/26/06)
Ruth Aleen Ellis Hale, a daughter of Mana Mae Hilton Ellis and Fred James Ellis, was born March 5, 1909, near Crane, Mo. She died June 21, 2006, at The Christian Care Center in Garland, Texas at the age of 97. She spent her youth on a farm between Baxter and Nauvoo, Mo., on Indian Creek...

Juania Helmlinger (06/26/06)
JUANITA HELMLINGER a resident of Berryville, was born June 6, 1908, in Carroll County, a daughter of Jeremiah and Fanny (Teters) Warren. She died Wednesday, June 21, 2006, in Berryville at the age of 98. Juanita was a member of the Cove Church and the Cove Extension Club. She was a homemaker...

Raymond Biggerstaff (06/29/06)
RAYMOND BIGGERSTAFF, a resident of Berryville, was born Dec. 23, 1925, in Grandview, a son of Harve Issac and Annis (Smith) Biggerstaff. He died Thursday, June 22, 2006, in Berryville, at the age of 80. Raymond was a farmer and a school bus driver for Carroll County. He attended Airway Chapel and was a member of I.O.O.F. He was a veteran, having served with the United States Army during World War II. He was awarded two Purple Hearts for his service in the Army...

Walter Edwin Coshow (06/29/06)
WALTER EDWIN COSHOW, Jr., 86, of Shell Knob, Mo., died Friday, June 23, 2006, in his home. He was born April 16, 1920, in St. Louis, Mo., the son of Walter, Sr. and Eleanor V. (Coyne) Coshow. In 1959, in St. Louis, he was united in marriage to Mary Adelee Hart, who preceded him in death on May 3, 1984. He was also preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Robert; and one grandson...

J.C. Tipton (06/29/06)
J.C. TIPTON, a resident of Green Forest, was born Jan. 23, 1917, in Green Forest, a son of Benjamin Monroe and Mattie Frances (Jackson) Tipton. He died Thursday, June 22, 2006, in Berryville at the age of 89. Mr. Tipton was a member of the First Baptist Church in Green Forest and a farmer...