Obituaries

James A. "Andy" Carl (12/04/06)
JAMES A. 'ANDY' CARL, 81, of Marble, died Nov. 23, 2006, at St. John's Hospital -- Berryville. He was born March 30, 1925, at Sherman, Texas, the son of John Arthur and Florence Maybelle Wisdom Carl. He was a truck driver and a veteran of WWII, serving in the U.S. Marine Corps...

Billie Joe Howard Coleman (12/04/06)
Billie Joe Howard Coleman, 78, widow of Evangelist Jamie Coleman, died on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2006. Mrs. Coleman was a resident of the Albuquerque, N.M. area since 1970. She is survived by their children, Paula Joe Coleman May of Topeka, Kan., Rev. David J. ...

Maudie Crawford Ellis (12/04/06)
Maudie Crawford Ellis died at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mildred and Chester Miles in Berryville, on Nov. 25, 2006, at the age of 86. She was born on Dec. 4, 1919 in Mangham, Louisiana to the union of Samuel and Effie Crawford. Funeral services for Mrs. Ellis, originally from Mangham, La., were held Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006, at Brown-Holley Funeral Chapel in Rayville, La., with Reverend Kyle Coates officiating. Burial followed in Lone Cherry Cemetery, Mangham, La...

Susie Jo Lovett (12/04/06)
SUSIE JO LOVETT of Berryville, died Nov. 11, 2006, in Springfield, Mo., at the age of 64. She was born May 18, 1942, a daughter of Charlie Marion Matney and Ruth (Percival) Matney. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Kenny Lovett, whom she married Sept. ...

Jose Antonio Solano Luevano (12/04/06)
JOSE ANTONIO SOLANO LUEVANO, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Jan. 20, 1985, in San Felipe, Guanajuato, Mexico, a son of Ernesto Solano Hernandez and Maria del Refugio Luevano Olivares. He died Friday, Nov. 24, 2006, in Eureka Springs at the age of 21...

Charley A. Minick (12/04/06)
CHARLEY A. MINICK, a resident of Berryville, was born July 4, 1912, in Oak Grove, a son of George I. and Nora K. (Kiper) Minick. He died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006, in Berryville at the age of 94. Charley was a fruit cannery mechanic. He was a member of the Antioch Church of God of the Apostolic faith...

Donald G.K. Smith (12/04/06)
Donald G.K. Smith, 65, of Berryville, died Nov. 17, 2006 in Fayetteville. He was born Sept. 5, 1941 in Blue Island, Ill. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Judy Smith of Berryville, his brother Harry Smith of Eureka Springs, and brother Alan Smith of Berwyn, Ill...

Iola Mae Trost (12/04/06)
IOLA MAE TROST, 83, of Green Forest, died at her son's home in Harrison on Monday, Nov. 27, 2006. The daughter of Charlie Bert and Flossie Belle (Anderson) Mostellar was born Jan. 6, 1923, in Green Forest. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Ray Mosteller, and sisters Velma Livingston and Ruth Douglas...

Patricia Helen Warren (12/04/06)
PATRICIA HELEN WARREN, 69, of Huntsville, died Nov. 28, 2006, at her home. She was born July 26, 1937, at Harrison, the daughter of Doyle and Helen Harmon Eoff. She was a bank teller, homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Huntsville. She was preceded in death by one step-son, Jerry Mac Warren...

Jerry Clyde Hudspeth (12/06/06)
JERRY CLYDE HUDSPETH, 58, of Marble, died Nov. 29, 2006, at the Northwest Medical Center Springdale. He was born Feb. 14, 1948, at White Oak, Ark., a son of Frank Owen and Cora Ann Smith Hudspeth. He was retired from the Madison County Road and Bridge Dept. and was a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving in the United States Army. He was a member of American Legion Post No. 230 at Kingston...

Renate H. Lowery (12/06/06)
RENATE H. LOWERY, a resident of Berryville, was born Jan. 26, 1938, in Saalfeld, Germany, a daughter of Ludwig and Gertrude (Meyer) Wagner. She died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006, in her home at the age of 68. Mrs. Lowery was a homemaker. She is survived by two sons, Robert Lowery of Berryville, and David Lowery of Green Forest; a daughter, Christine Davis of Berryville; one brother, Gerd Ludwig Wagner of Germany; one sister, Irmtraud Heineman of Arizona; five grandchildren, Cindy, James, Jake, Bobby, and Billy; three great-grandchildren, Cynthia, Jada, and Bruce; several nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.. ...

Patricia Inez Allen (12/08/06)
PATRICIA INEZ ALLEN, a resident of Hereford, Texas, formerly of Eureka Springs, was born Dec. 14, 1934, in Eureka Springs, a daughter of Grant and Cleo (Allen) Kelley. She died Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, in Hereford at the age of 71. Pat was an assistant chemist for Holly Sugar Co. in Hereford. She was of the Baptist faith...

Alice Phoebe Penn Bottomley (12/08/06)
ALICE PHOEBE PENN BOTTOMLEY, 61, of Eureka Springs, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006, at her home. She was born Oct. 21, 1945, in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of William H. and Janet Rosain Penn. She was a retired teacher, having taught at Eureka Springs Elementary School for 25 years...

Vernon Cooper Bright (12/08/06)
VERNON COOPER BRIGHT, a resident of Green Forest, was born Oct.15, 1933, in Lincoln, Neb., a son of Finley Metcalf and Queen Henrietta (Weinheime) Bright. He died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006, in Berryville, at the age of 73. Mr. Bright was a poultry farmer...

Thelma Myrl Pinkley (12/08/06)
THELMA MYRL PINKLEY, a resident of Berryville, was born Feb. 28, 1916, in the Rock House Community, a daughter of Louis and Clem (Johnson) Worley. She died Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, in her home at the age of 90. Mrs. Pinkley became a Christian at the age of 17. She was a charter member of the West Side Christian Church, which she attended faithfully until her health failed...

Evelynn Belle Gregg (12/12/06)
EVELYNN BELLE GREGG, 84, the daughter of Allan Lynn and Olive Belle (Blakely) Rogers, was born Dec. 1, 1922, in Schell City, Mo., and died on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, at St. John s Hospital in Springfield, Mo. Evelynn lived in Schell City then moved with her paternal grandparents, George and Myrtle Rogers, to Gravette. She graduated from Gravette High School in May 1940 as Class Valedictorian. Upon graduation she moved to Hollis, Okla. to live with her mother...

Thelma Myrl Pinkley (12/12/06)
THELMA MYRL PINKLEY, a resident of Berryville, was born Feb. 28, 1916, in the Rock House Community, a daughter of Louis and Clem (Johnson) Worley. She died Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, in her home at the age of 90. Mrs. Pinkley became a Christian at the age of 17. She was a charter member of the West Side Christian Church, which she attended faithfully until her health failed...

Maralyn Loveall (12/15/06)
MARALYN LOVEALL, a resident of Berryville, was born Dec. 23, 1923, in Perry, Mich., a daughter of George Owen and Pearl (Cloar) Loomis. She died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006, in Berryville at the age of 82. Mrs. Loveall was a clerk for Gamble Hardware and was of the Methodist faith...

Zillah Blanch (Holt) Seitz (12/15/06)
ZILLAH BLANCH (HOLT) SEITZ passed away Dec. 11, 2006, at Berryville. Mrs. Seitz was born Feb. 26, 1908, at Marble, to the Rev. John D. and Lula Belle (Robinson) Holt. Mrs. Seitz became a Christian at an early age. She was teaching Sunday school by age 15 and continued for 75 years. ...

Virginia Warren (12/15/06)
VIRGINIA WARREN, a resident of Berryville, was born Sept. 7, 1924, in Grandview, a daughter of Austin and Lillie Mae (Thompson) Karnes. She died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006, in Berryville at the age of 82. Mrs. Warren was a homemaker. She was a longtime member of the hospital auxiliary and was a Wal-Mart greeter...

Dr. Roger J. Andrus (12/19/06)
DR. ROGER J. ANDRUS, 91, a former resident of Siloam Springs, died Dec. 13, 2006, in Tahlequah, Okla. Born Oct. 17, 1915, in Clear Lake, Iowa, he was the son of Max and Lucy Potter Andrus. The family moved to Minnesota in 1921, and Roger graduated from Mora High School, Mora, Minn., in 1933. He married Mary Roth, his childhood sweetheart, on Dec. 6, 1939, in Phoenix, Ariz...

Gary Noole Fultz (12/19/06)
GARY NOOLE FULTZ, a resident of Green Forest, was born March 29, 1956, in Salinas, Calif., a son of Joe Noole Fultz and Wilma Jean Usrey. He died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006, in Springfield, Mo., at the age of 50. Mr. Fultz was a truck driver. He is survived by one daughter, Sonja Savage of Alpena; two sons, Scott Harp of Harrison and Kenneth Shane Fultz of Green Forest; one sister, Linda Poyner of Green Forest; one brother, Eric Fultz of Green Forest; six grandchildren, Evan and Haley Savage of Alpena, Whitney, Miranda and Kenna Harp of Green Forest, and Christina Fultz of Green Forest; several nieces and nephews and a host of family and friends.. ...

Mildred Masters (12/19/06)
MILDRED MASTERS, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Dec. 7, 1928, in Wheatley, Ark., a daughter of Bernard and Ebb (Miller) Bruce. She died Thursday, Dec. 14, 2006, in Eureka Springs at the age of 78. Mrs. Masters was an elementary school librarian. ...

Edna Ellen Winkle (12/19/06)
EDNA ELLEN WINKLE formerly of Blue Eye, Mo., died Dec. 14, 2006, at James River Care Center at the age of 100. She had been a resident of Springfield, Mo., for 10 years. She was the third child of 11 born to Frank and Paulina Jane Wise Swofford on Nov. 20, 1906 near Oak Grove...

Geneva Boothe (12/22/06)
GENEVA BOOTHE, a resident of Berryville, was born Feb. 10, 1927, in Crickett, Ark. a daughter of Samuel and Florence (Morgan) Box. She died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006, in Berryville, at the age of 79. Geneva was a housewife and was of the Pentecostal faith...

John Daniel Conner (12/22/06)
JOHN DANIEL CONNER, a resident of Berryville, was born Jan. 8, 1968, in Harrison, Arkansas, a son of George Daniel and Mary Louise (Smith) Conner. He died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006, in Berryville at the age of 38. John was a mechanic and a handyman. He is survived by a son, Anthony Blake Conner and a daughter, Andrea Beth Conner, both of Green Forest; five sisters; three brothers; several nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends...

Gladys Berneice Griffith (12/22/06)
GLADYS BERNEICE GRIFFITH, a resident of Green Forest, was born July 8, 1923, in Berryville, a daughter of Leslie and Bertha (Betterton) Jennings. She died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006, in Springfield, Mo., at the age of 83. Mrs. Griffith was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Green Forest...

Helen Louise Luney (12/26/06)
HELEN LOUISE LUNEY died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2006, at Hilltop Nursing Center in Harrison at the age of 84. She was born Sept. 1, 1922, in Burlington, Ark. She was the daughter of the late James Earnest and Effie Middleton Roe of Burlington. Louise was a long-time resident of Boone County. She was a house wife...

Nellie Jean Crawford (12/29/06)
NELLIE JEAN CRAWFORD, 83, of Eureka Springs, died on Dec. 19, 2006. She was born on March 31, 1923, in Prospect Park, N.J., the daughter of Harry and Mae Norman. Mrs. Crawford, loving wife and mother, was a Yeoman Second Class in the U.S. Naval Service in 1943. The family moved to Eureka Springs in 1960, where she held jobs in the revenue office, the hospital and the Country Cousin before retirement...

Jerry Lynn Jones (12/29/06)
Jerry Lynn Jones, age 57, died in his home in La Habra Heights, Calif., on Dec. 19, 2006. Jerry was born to Clifford Floyd Jones (1922-1989) and Marie (Trantham) Jones (1927-1998). He was born in Seligman, Mo., but the family moved to southern California when he was less than two years old. Both of his parents were born and raised in Green Forest...

Hiluard (Dave) Mattox (12/29/06)
HILUARD (DAVE) MATTOX, of Shell Knob, Mo., was born Sept. 4, 1931, in Lavina, Tenn., a son of Dave and Irene (Walker) Mattox. He died Monday, Dec. 25, 2006, in Springfield, Mo., at the age of 75. Dave was a farmer. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Golden, Mo., and the Men's Monday Night Bowling League in Berryville...

Elsie Birtie Plott (12/29/06)
ELSIE BIRTIE PLOTT, a resident of Abilene, Kan., was born June 8, 1918, in Rom, Ark., a daughter of Jess and Bell (Cox) Riley. She died Friday, Dec. 22, 2006, at the age of 88. Elsie was a seamstress and a homemaker. She was a member of the Green Forest First Assembly of God...

Mary Prestin (12/29/06)
MARY PRESTIN, a resident of Berryville, was born Sept. 10, 1912, in La Porte County, Ind., a daughter of Warren and Flossie (Andusen) Rodgers. She died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, at the age of 94. Mary was a seamstress and was of the Nazarene faith. She is survived by one daughter, Phyllis Cooper of Berryville; three grandchildren, Tim Cooper and wife Grace of Berryville, Penny Morris and husband Don of Berryville, and Peggy Largen of Berryville; three great grandchildren, Melinda Largen, David Kell, and Faith Cooper, all of Berryville; and one great-great- grandchild, Ashley Largen.. ...

Buford T. Reid (12/29/06)
BUFORD T. REID, a resident of Berryville, was born Dec. 11, 1921, in Tuscaloosa County, Ala., a son of Robert James and Jennie Lee (White) Reid. He died Friday, Dec. 22, 2006, in Berryville, at the age of 85. Buford was a meat cutter for 42 years. He is survived by his friend, Mary G. ...

Don Robert Shusta (12/29/06)
DON ROBERT SHUSTA, 66, of Beaver, died on Christmas night at the Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale. He was born on Feb. 10, 1940, in Wahoo, Neb., to Robert Shusta and Virginia Walter Shusta. He was raised and educated in San Gabriel Valley, Calif. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1958 to 1960. He was a firefighter for Monterey Park, Calif. and later at Huntington Beach, Calif. He retired in 1994. He and his wife traveled throughout the country and moved to Beaver in 2005...

John Edward Williams (12/29/06)
JOHN EDWARD WILLIAMS, 78, of Green Forest, died Dec. 22, 2006, at his home. He was born on Dec. 17, 1928, in Lonoke, Ark., a son of the late Carroll and Kathaline Hand Williams. On Oct. 9, 1948, he married Geneva Vey Thompson of Alpena. Mr. Williams honorably served in the Navy during WW II as a seaman first class. ...