Obituaries

Helen (Poynor) Holderbaum (07/03/07)
HELEN (POYNOR) HOLDERBAUM, of Fort Worth, Texas, passed away on June 12, 2007, in Lubbock, Texas at the age of 97. A memorial service will be Saturday, July 7, 2007, at 11 a.m. at the Berryville Memorial Park Cemetery. On-line condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral. com...

Mary Elizabeth Nelson (07/06/07)
MARY ELIZABETH NELSON of Metalton was born on Sept. 22, 1913, in Frankfort, Kan., a daughter of Peter E. and Johanna J. (Pinn) Wagner. She died on Sunday, July 1, 2007, in Berryville at the age of 93. Ms. Nelson was a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church in Berryville...

Rosella (Rosie) Slape (07/06/07)
ROSELLA (ROSIE) SLAPE, 74, a resident of Alpena, died June 29, 2007, at the Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, at the age of 74. She was born Oct. 9. 1932, in Delmar, a daughter of James E. Warren and Eva L. (Binam) Warren. She was employed as a cook and custodian at Alpena Schools. She was also a homemaker, and a member of the Red Hat Club. She was of the Baptist faith...

Chancie Tucker Pete Bell (07/10/07)
CHANCIE TUCKER PETE BELL, age 85, of Green Forest, died July 4, 2007, at St. John s Hospital Berryville. He was born Feb. 11, 1922, in Alpena, o Thomas Tucker and Nora Bishop Bell. Pete was a lifetime resident of Carroll County. During his service time in the U.S. ...

Virginia Ginny Lee Hammons (07/10/07)
VIRGINIA GINNY LEE HAMMONS, 87, a resident of Siloam Springs, died July 3, 2007, at her home. Born May 24, 1920, in Tulsa, Okla., she was the daughter of Millard Dewey Burgess and Laura L. Meek Burgess. She married John Wesley Hammons in Metalton in January, 1939...

Christine D. Marler (07/10/07)
CHRISTINE D. MARLER, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born June 14, 1924, in Shaw, Miss., a daughter of John Edgar and Addie Lou (Wallis) Duke. She died on Friday, July 6, 2007, in Fayetteville, at the age of 83. Mrs. Marler was an operations officer for various banks. She was a member of the Eureka Springs Garden Club, a member of various church boards, and a member of the Eureka Springs Hospital Auxiliary...

Christina H. Opsahl (07/10/07)
CHRISTINA H. OPSAHL, 55, of Zellwood Station, Fla., died July 3, 2007, after a long illness. She was the owner of Purrrfect Painting. Her survivors include a brother, Frank, and his wife Barbara, of Eureka Springs; and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews...

Virgil D. Palmer (07/10/07)
VIRGIL D. PALMER, 75, of Berryville, died Thursday, July 5, 2007, at his home in Berryville. He was born on Aug. 21, 1931, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Jesse L. and E. Fern Irvin Palmer. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, was a Pentecostal miniser, and was retired from home-building...

Lillian 'Lenora' Plumlee (07/13/07)
LILLIAN "LENORA" (SCOTT) PLUMLEE, 83, formerly of Lampe, Mo., died on Sunday, July 8, 2007, at Maranatha Village following an extended illness. Lenora was born to Orley F. and Erma Scott on Jan. 24, 1924, in Baxter, Mo. She was united in marriage to A.E. "Bud" Plumlee on Sept. 30, 1945, who preceded her in death. To this union was born one daughter, Jacqueline...

Cecil K. Thomas (07/13/07)
CECIL K. THOMAS, 83, went to be with the Lord on July 10, 2007, at St. John's Hospital -- Berryville, while holding his daughter Euphama's hand and praying. His last words were, "I love you, Jesus." Cecil was born Oct. 8, 1923, to Roy and Charlotte Thomas of Monarch, Kan. ...

Gene R. Allen (07/17/07)
GENE R. ALLEN formerly of Berryville, as born on March 15, 1934, to Jewel Richard and Iris (Smith) Allen. Mr. Allen died July 10, 2007, in Hereford, Texas, at the age of 73. Gene was a 1952 graduate of Berryville High School and was manager of Holly Sugar Division for more than 40 years in Texas. He attended the Bible Baptist Church in Hereford, Texas, and was affiliated with the Masonic Lodge #62 AF and AM and the Elks Lodge...

Tarry Doree Guess (07/17/07)
TARRY DOREE GUESS of Berryville was born on Aug. 9, 1967, in Lodi, Calif. to Dwight E. and Betty (Lee) Martin. Tarry died July 11, 2007, at her home at the age of 39. On Feb. 14, 1986, she was united in marriage with Jimmy Guess, who survives her of the home. ...

Erbie Savannah Parkhill (07/17/07)
ERBIE SAVANNAH PARKHILL, a resident of Berryville, was born Feb. 16, 1926, in Compton, a daughter of Henry and Dovie Barlett Phillips. She died Friday, July 6, 2007, at the age of 81. Ms. Parkhill was the owner of Country Bazaar. She and her husband wrote several books on cooking with honey. She was a nurse for Dr. Carter. She was also a Christian of the Baptist Faith...

Sandra Kay Sewell (07/17/07)
SANDRA KAY SEWELL, 64, a resident of Springdale, died July 11, 2007, at Westwood Health and Rehab in Springdale. She was born Nov. 15, 1942, a daughter of Herbert Lloyd and Hazel Marie Pinkley Subastian. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Robert Sewell, her father, and a sister, Suzanne Subastian...

Linda Kay Thurston (07/17/07)
LINDA KAY THURSTON, 58, of the Liberty Community near Dry Fork, died July 9, 2007, at St. John s Regional Health Center in Springfield. She was born Oct. 12, 1948, at Lima, Ohio, the daughter of Leonard and Peggy Bronson Cupples. She had been an employee of LaBarge Electronics in Huntsville for more than 29 years, and a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving in the U.S. Army. She was of the Baptist faith. She was a member of Post No. 230, American Legion, at Kingston...

Vernell Jane Anderson (07/27/07)
VERNELL JANE ANDERSON, of Berryville, was born on Oct. 29, 1937, in Tontitown, to Virgil Clark and Mitilda Jane (Scruggs) Wilkinson. She died Sunday, July 22, 2007, in Berryville, at the age of 69. Vernell was of the Baptist faith and was baptized on July 14, 1974. She was a school bus driver and a cook in the school cafeteria...

Daniel Dean Burket (07/27/07)
Daniel Dean Burket, 76, of Rudd, died July 19, 2007, at Carroll County Nursing and Rehab. He was born Feb. 19, 1930, in Cambrook, Pa., the son of George Burket and Viola (Weaver) Burket. A retired oilworker, he was a 30-year resident of Carroll County, moving to Rudd with his late wife, Patsy Ann Burket, in 1978...

GLEN G. CLEFISCH (07/27/07)
Glen G. Clefisch, 84, of Berryville, died at his home on July 13, 2007. He was born in Spencer, S.D. to the late John G. Clefisch and Juanita Masters. Glen served in the U.S. Army during WWII, and was awarded a Purple Heart. On Feb. 24, 1946, he married Betty Chalkley, and to this union one son was born. ...

Lewis E. Conner (07/27/07)
LEWIS E. CONNER, a resident of Green Forest, was born Aug. 29, 1926, in Rudd, a son of Everett and Margie (Miller) Conner. He died Tuesday, July 24, 2007, in Fayetteville, at the age of 80. Mr. Conner was a veteran, having served in the Navy during WWII. He was also a farmer...

Adam J. Jannise (07/27/07)
ADAM J. JANNISE, 64, of Green Forest, died in his home on July 12, 2007. He was born in China, Texas to the late Clarence Jannise and Helen Hoffpower. On July 18, 1985, he married Patricia Quine. After moving to Carroll County, Adam worked at Tyson Foods in Green Forest for more than 16 years. He enjoyed NFL football games...

Juanita Hamilton Lamprecht (07/27/07)
JUANITA HAMILTON LAMPRECHT, 75, of Berryville, died Thursday, July 19, 2007, at her home. The daughter of George G. and Sarah Edna (Denning) Hamilton, she was born Oct. 5, 1931, in Lubbock, Texas. She had worked for Levi Strauss as a seamstress for nine years, retiring in 1971...

Larry C. Sisco (07/27/07)
LARRY C. SISCO, born May 2, 1953, son of the late A.J. and Lovitta Anderson of Berryville, passed away on Monday, July 16, 2007, at Cox Hospital in Springfield, Mo. He is survived by his mother, Lovitta Anderson; one daughter, Heidi Sisco; one son, Jason Sisco; and three grandchildren...

Netta Stone (07/27/07)
NETTA STONE, of Green Forest, was born on Aug. 28, 1953, in Ponca, to Arie and Cynthia (Henderson) Villines. She died Monday, July 23, 2007, at her home in Green Forest, at the age of 53. Netta loved being and working outdoors. She was devoted to the First Assembly of God Church in Green Forest, where she attended for more than 20 years. She was not only a huge sports fan, but she was a fan of her family and friends. She loved, cared, and adored each of them with all of her heart...

Ann Burk (07/31/07)
ANN BURK, a resident of Holiday Island, was born July 24, 1953, a daughter of Bill and Valetta (Pruett) Matthews. She died Thursday, July 26, 2007, in Holiday Island, at the age of 54. Mrs. Burk was a legal secretary. She was a member of the Holiday Island Baptist Church...

Florence Frances Schloss (07/31/07)
Florence Frances Schloss, 82, of Ozark, Mo., died Saturday, July 14, 2007. She was born Dec. 11, 1924, in Chicago, Ill., the daughter of Thomas and Margaret (Hughes) O Hara. She graduated from Notre Dame High School in Chicago. On May 10, 1958, she was united in marriage to Philip A. Schloss, Jr. She served as a legal secretary for three Supreme Court Justices while living in Chicago...

Helen Sisco (07/31/07)
HELEN SISCO, a resident of Berryville, was born May 2, 1914, in Des Moines, Iowa, a daughter of Fredrick and Marie Ricker. She died Thursday, July 26, 2007, in Berryville, at the age of 93. Mrs. Sisco graduated from Iowa State University in 1938 and was a member of the Alumni Association. While living in Iowa she was a home management supervisor for the FSA administrator of Woodbury County...