Obituaries from January 2003

Edward H. House (01/21/03)
Edward H. House, 73, of Shell Knob, Mo., died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, at Skaggs Community Hospital in Branson, Mo. He was born July 10, 1929, in Maud, Okla., son of George and Florence House. Mr. House was a veteran, having served his country with the United States Air Force during World War II. ...

Alveda West Hatfield (01/21/03)
Alveda West Hatfield, 67, of Berryville, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, in Berryville. She was born Feb. 19, 1935, in Berryville, daughter of Thomas Charles and Ruth Almedia (Skipworth) West. Alveda was an accountant. Survivors include her son, Darrin Hatfield of Berryville; her daughter, Bridget Martin of Sylmar, Calif.; a brother, John West of California; a sister, Pat Heitzman of Joplin, Mo.; three grandchildren, Sydney Martin and Demi Martin, both of Sylmar, and Daniel Hatfield of Berryville; and a step-grandchild, Kris Rosselet of Berryville.. ...

James Herbert Pinkston Jr. (01/21/03)
James Herbert Pinkston Jr., 72, of Shell Knob, Mo., died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at Aurora Community Hospital in Aurora, Mo. He was born July 12, 1930, in Haviland, Kan., son of James H. and Lydia (Welch) Pinkston. He graduated from high school in Pratt, Kan., in the class of 1948...

Juanita Johnson (01/21/03)
Juanita Johnson, 77, of Beaver, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003, in Eureka Springs. She was born Sept. 30, 1925, in Seneca, Mo., daughter of James and Ida (Coleman) Day. Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker. She attended the Church of Christ. She was a member of the Beaver Fire Department Ladies' Auxiliary...

Edward H. House (01/17/03)
Edward H. House, 73, of Shell Knob, Mo., died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, at Skaggs Community Hospital in Branson, Mo. He was born July 10, 1929, in Maud, Okla., son of George and Florence House. Mr. House was a veteran, having served his country with the United States Air Force during World War II. ...

Alveda West Hatfield (01/17/03)
Alveda West Hatfield, 67, of Berryville, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2002, in Berryville. She was born Feb. 19, 1935, in Berryville, daughter of Thomas Charles and Ruth Almedia (Skipworth) West. Alveda was an accountant. Survivors include her son, Darrin Hatfield of Berryville; her daughter, Bridget Martin of Sylmar, Calif.; a brother, John West of California; a sister, Pat Heitzman of Joplin, Mo.; three grandchildren, Sydney Martin and Demi Martin, both of Sylmar, and Daniel Hatfield of Berryville; and a step-grandchild, Kris Rosselet of Berryville.. ...

James Herbert Pinkston Jr. (01/17/03)
James Herbert Pinkston Jr., 72, of Shell Knob, Mo., died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at Aurora Community Hospital in Aurora, Mo. He was born July 12, 1930, in Haviland, Kan., son of James H. and Lydia (Welch) Pinkston. He graduated from high school in Pratt, Kan., in the class of 1948...

Juanita Johnson (01/17/03)
Juanita Johnson, 77, of Beaver, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003, in Eureka Springs. She was born Sept. 30, 1925, in Seneca, Mo., daughter of James and Ida (Coleman) Day. Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker. She attended the Church of Christ. She was a member of the Beaver Fire Department Ladies' Auxiliary...

Wanda J. Dunham (01/10/03)
Wanda J. Dunham, 73, of Eureka Springs, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2002, in Ardmore, Okla. She was born April 20, 1929, in Maud, Okla., daughter of Rayburn and Georgia Lee Cheatum Christian. Mrs. Dunham retired in 1990, having worked in technical assurance with Uniroyal in Ardmore. She was of the Baptist faith...

Earl L. Trigg (01/10/03)
Earl L. Trigg, 81, of Springdale, formerly of Green Forest, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003, at his home. He was born April 9, 1921, in Carroll County, son of Jesse F. and Valera (Erwin) Trigg. Mr. Trigg was a veteran, having served his country with the U.S. ...

David Paul Sims (01/10/03)
David Paul Sims passed away at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Ark., on Dec. 25, 2002. He was born August 23, 1981, at Washington Regional Medical Center, and was a resident of Garfield, Ark. Sims was a Specialist in the Arkansas Army National Guard, and believed in the protection and defense of his country. ...

Christine (Gibbs) Emitt (01/10/03)
Christine (Gibbs) Emitt, 64, of Springdale, died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2003, in Springdale. She was born June 30, 1938, in Newton County, daughter of George and Goldie (Pitcher) Gibbs. Mrs. Emitt was a homemaker. She was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by two sons, Bud Bland and wife Jane of Purdy, Mo., and Charlie Bland and wife Jessie of Springdale; two daughters, Mary Parks of Berryville, and Tracy Davidson and husband Sonny of Exeter, Mo.; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; four brothers, Richard Gibbs of Gainesville, Texas, Roy Gibbs, Lonnie Gibbs, and Larry Gibbs, all of Springdale; five sisters, Pauline Conner and Darlene Lamproe, both of Springdale, Eula Hipp of Salinas, Calif., Wanda Oglesby of Rincon, Ga., and Pearl Claytor of Nacona, Texas; many nieces and nephews; and her special friend, Vinnie Collins.. ...

Cleva H. Plumlee (01/10/03)
Cleva H. Plumlee, 97, of Mesquite, Texas, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 2003, in Garland, Texas. She was born Jan. 26, 1905, in Arkansas, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Holland. Mrs. Plumlee was co-owner of Plumlee Hatchery in Berryville. She also worked as a clerk for the Berryville Post Office. She was a long-time member of the Berryville First Baptist Church, and she also attended the Lakeside Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas. She was also a member of the Garden Club in Berryville...

Betty Lou Doss (01/10/03)
Betty Lou Doss, 57, of Berryville, died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2003, at her home. She was born June 25, 1945, in Fayetteville, daughter of Ray K. and Dorothy (Chamblee) Roberts. Mrs. Doss was an appraiser for the Carroll County Assessor's Office for 18 years, and she joined Equity Evaluations in 1998 when the county chose to have independent appraisals. ...

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