Obituaries from March 2003

Norma Turner (03/31/03)
Norma Turner, 90, of Holiday Island, died Monday, March 24, 2003, at her home. She was born Nov. 8, 1912, in Iowa Falls, Iowa, daughter of Darrell and Agnes Hadley. Mrs. Turner was a member of the Holiday Island Presbyterian Church. She was also a member of the 99 Women's Pilot Association, Little Switzerland Radio Club, and the Carroll County Republican Women...

Roy Theo Hayden (03/31/03)
Roy Theo Hayden, 82, of Belle, Mo., died Saturday, March 22, 2003, in Jefferson City, Mo. He was born Sept. 26, 1920, near Oak Grove, one of eight children born to Robert Junior Hayden and Flory Mae Humbard Hayden. He grew up on a small dairy farm in Carroll County. He attended high school in Arkansas and began attending Arkansas Tech at Russellville. During college he joined the National Guard unit...

Dora Ann Fryar (03/31/03)
Dora Ann Fryar, 65, of Green Forest, died Tuesday, March 25, 2003, in Hollister, Mo. She was born April 13, 1937, in Hindsville, daughter of Albert and Sadie (Moppins) Lane. Mrs. Fryar was a homemaker and a member of the Osage Baptist Church. On Jan. ...

Mabel Marie Ferrell (03/31/03)
Mabel Marie Ferrell, 73, of Oak Grove, died Sunday, March 23, 2003, in Springfield, Mo. She was born May 23, 1929, in Owensville, Mo., daughter of George Andrew and Elsir Myrtle (Rogers) Pope. Mrs. Ferrell was a nurse's aid. She attended the Oak Grove Freewill Baptist Church...

Virginia Mae Birchfield (03/31/03)
Virginia Mae Birchfield, 70, of Eureka Springs, died Sunday, March 23, 2003, at the Carroll County Nursing and Rehab Center in Berryville. She was born Aug. 26, 1932, at Wylie, Texas, daughter of Lou Anna Smith. She was a retired nursing assistant and had been an employee of Meadowview Healthcare and Rehab in Huntsville and Pleasant Valley Nursing Home in Springdale. She was preceded in death by the father of her children, Jesse Alfred Foster; and by her mother, and several brothers and sisters...

Ronald Franklin Duncan (03/27/03)
Ronald Franklin Duncan, 41, of Berryville, died Friday, March 22, 2003, at his home. He was born Aug. 21, 1961, in Panama City, Panama, son of Clifton LeeRoy and Ruby Mae (Clark) Duncan. Mr. Duncan was a disabled veteran, having served his country in the U.S. Army with the 1st and 142nd Field Artillery Brigade during Desert Shield and Desert Storm...

Adele Raishel Speltz (03/27/03)
Adele Raishel Speltz, 84, of Eureka Springs, died Monday, March 17, 2003. She was born May 26, 1918, in Memphis, Tenn., daughter of Matt and Annie (Fabacar) Raishel. Mrs. Speltz was a devout Roman Catholic, attending daily mass for the past several years. ...

Wilma F. Williams (03/27/03)
Wilma F. Williams, 87, of Berryville, died Tuesday, March 18, 2003, in Berryville. She was born Jan. 30, 1916, in Waka, Texas, daughter of Austin Pearl and Ernestine (Woodhouse) Coleman. She was a graduate of Waka High School. She married George A. Pope, who preceded her in death. She resided in San Isabel, Colo., for several years. In 1962, she moved to Tucson, Ariz., and was employed by the University of Arizona. In 1972, she married Ola Williams. She moved to Berryville in 1976...

Stillman Bert Fancher (03/21/03)
Stillman Bert Fancher, 82, of Dinsmore, Ark., died Saturday, March 15, 2003, at the Carroll Regional Medical Center in Berryville. He was born July 14, 1920, at Dinsmore, son of Henry Oliver and Genia Bunch Fancher. Mr. Fancher was a farmer. He was a veteran of World War II, having served his country with the United States Army...

Ruby Mae Clay (03/21/03)
Ruby Mae Clay, 78, of Golden, Mo., died Tuesday, March 11, 2003, at her home. She was born Sept. 17, 1924, in Kaw City, Okla., daughter of Carl and Anna Bennett Whitford. She received her education in Oklahoma. She resided in Kansas City, Mo., for about two years and then moved to Arkansas City, Kan., remaining there for eight years. In 1959, she moved to Golden to make her home. She was employed for 22 years at the Inn of the Ozarks...

Ruth L. Smith (03/21/03)
Ruth L. Smith, 83, of Berryville, died Thursday, March 13, 2003, at her home. She was born May 30, 1919, in Shell Knob, Mo., daughter of Ed and Polly (Doran) Alexander. Mrs. Smith was a cook. She attended the Airway Chapel near Berryville. She is survived by a son, Cecil Smith of Bentonville; three daughters, Margie Dennis of Des Moines, Iowa, Louise Ledford of Berryville, and Connie Jean Thompson of Portland, Ore.; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; a brother, Joe Alexander of Huntsville; several nieces and nephews; and other relatives and friends.. ...

Helen M. Mead (03/21/03)
Helen M. Mead, 87, of Spokane, Wash., formerly of Golden, Mo., died Wednesday, March 12, 2003, in Valley General Hospital, Spokane. She was born Nov. 24, 1915, in Monett, Mo., daughter of John and Cleva Allison Bridgman. She received her education in Monett, Mo., and Wichita, Kan. She attended Wichita State University for two years...

Morna Lou Crawford (03/21/03)
Morna Lou Crawford, 97, of Springfield, Mo., died Tuesday, March 4, 2003, in Springfield. She was born March 21, 1905, in Eureka Springs, to Robert and May Meek Kendall, early Carroll County pioneers. She was a resident of Green Forest for many years prior to 1956...

Marie Johnson (03/21/03)
Marie Johnson, 84, of Tracy, Calif., died Saturday, Feb. 22, 2003, at her home. She was born Feb. 6, 1919, in Eureka Springs. Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker. She also worked at Old Mission Baker for 15 years. She was a 35-year member of the American Legion Auxiliary, where she served as president in 1972 and 1973, and again in 1973 and 1974. ...

Lois Holman (03/21/03)
Lois Holman, 95, of Berryville, died Saturday, March 15, 2003, in Berryville. She was born Aug. 12, 1907, in the Wolf Pen Hollow area of Carroll County, daughter of Emmet and Lilly (Davis) Hanby. Until her retirement, Mrs. Holman worked at Ocoma Foods in Berryville. She was of the Freewill Baptist faith...

Charlie Andrew Swofford (03/21/03)
Charlie Andrew Swofford, 73, of Carr Lane, Mo., died Thursday, March 13, 2003, at his home. He was born April 8, 1929, in Stone County, Mo., son of Virgil and Bessie (Roberts) Swofford. He attended school and was raised in the Carr Lane area. On Dec. ...

Guthrie V. "Gussie" Kahrl (03/16/03)
Guthrie V. "Gussie" Kahrl, 87, of The Villages, Fla., died Friday, Feb. 28, 2003. She was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, and moved to The Villages from Eagle Rock, Mo., in 1999. Mrs. Kahrl was a Lutheran. She was a member of the Four Score and More Club, The Villages, and of the Ladies Classic Bowling. ...

Manuel "Sy" Syrie (03/16/03)
Manuel "Sy" Syrie, 87, of Oak Grove, died Sunday, March 9, 2003, in Berryville. He was born Jan. 12, 1916, in Woodard, Okla., son of Nelson Underwood and Gracie Mae (Pay) Syrie. Mr. Syrie was a commercial construction worker. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lou (Wilson) Syrie, of the home; his stepdaughter, Teresa Doolin of Oak Grove; his stepson, Terry Wilson of Oak Grove; three step-grandchildren, David Wilson, Beth Doolin, and Lacey Doolin, all of Oak Grove; and several nieces and nephews...

James E. "Gene" Stanphill (03/16/03)
James E. "Gene" Stanphill, 81, of Alpena, died Tuesday, March 11, 2003, at his home. He was born Dec. 29, 1921, in Carroll County, son of John Edward and Cora Mae (Larimer) Stanphill. Mr. Stanphill was a veteran, having served his country with the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Alpena, and of the Green Forest Masonic Lodge. Until his retirement, he managed a hardware store in Alpena...

Oleta Standlee (03/16/03)
Oleta Standlee, 84, of Berryville, died Tuesday, March 11, 2003, in Berryville. She was born Jan. 19, 1919, in the Urbanette community of Carroll County, daughter of Frank and Rilda Flora (Standlee) Comer. Mrs. Standlee was a member of the Grandview Baptist Church. Until her retirement, she worked in school food services...

Jerry Dean Peden (03/16/03)
Jerry Dean Peden, 55, of Lincoln, Calif., died Wednesday, March 5, 2003, in Lincoln. He was born March 31, 1947, in Oak Grove, son of Audrey and Eulys Peden. Mr. Peden was a heavy equipment operator for more than 25 years. He was a resident of Lincoln for the past six years. He loved people, and the highlight of his life was his grandchildren...

Velma Janeway (03/16/03)
Velma Janeway, 72, of Berryville, died Sunday, March 2, 2003, in Berryville. She was born July 15, 1930, in Elmore City, Okla., daughter of Edward and Neva (Harmon) Tomlinson. Mrs. Janeway was a retired nurse. She is survived by her daughter, Billie Janeway-Denney and husband William L. ...

Rose Goodwin James Balentine (03/16/03)
Rose Goodwin James Balentine, 89, of Kimberling City, Mo., died Sunday, March 9, 2003, in Kimberling City. She was born Dec. 15, 1913, in Baxter, Mo., daughter of Albert Warren and Frances Isabel (Kenezal) Goodwin. Mrs. Balentine was a nurse at Burge Hospital, now Cox Medical Center North. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Lampe, Mo...

Cleve Amos Rex Warren (03/12/03)
Cleve Amos Rex Warren, 86, of Shell Knob, Mo., died Saturday, March 1, 2003, at his home. He was born April 14, 1916, near Grandview, son of Willie Edgar and Martha Ann Summers Warren. He grew up in the Grandview community and attended the Grandview School...

Ricki Dianne (Holman) Smith (03/12/03)
Ricki Dianne (Holman) Smith, 57, of Springfield, Mo., died Monday, March 10, 2003, in Springfield. She was born April 5, 1945, in Salt Lake City, Utah, daughter of John Henry and Vera (Burel) Holman. She was a homemaker and a loving mother and grandmother...

Velma Janeway (03/07/03)
Velma Janeway, 72, of Berryville, died Sunday, March 2, 2003, in Berryville. She was born July 15, 1930, in Elmore City, Okla., daughter of Edward and Neva (Harmon) Tomlinson. Mrs. Janeway was a retired nurse. She is survived by her daughter, Billie Janeway-Denney and husband William L. ...

Bob Weathers (03/07/03)
Bob Weathers, 72, of Berryville, died Monday, March 3, 2003, in Berryville. He was born Oct. 14, 1930, in Salem, Ark., son of Omery C. and Lucy E. (Rowden) Weathers. Mr. Weathers was associated for 18 years with North Arkansas EC in Salem, where he worked successively as a billing clerk, bookkeeper, and sales manager before being named assistant to the general manager in 1957. ...

Jack A. Whiteley (03/07/03)
Jack A. Whiteley, 88, of Berryville, died Tuesday, March 4, 2003, in Berryville. He was born Jan. 15, 1915, in Berryville, son of Chester "Check" and Emma (Snow) Whiteley. Mr. Whiteley owned Check's Restaurant. He was a veteran, having served his country during World War II. He attended the Berryville First Baptist Church...

Teresa Lynn Teter (03/07/03)
Teresa Lynn Teter, 37, of DeQueen, Ark., died Saturday, March 1, 2003, in Fort Worth, Texas. She was born July 22, 1965, in Harrison, daughter of Larry and Myrna (Chaney) Teter. Teresa was a member of the First Baptist Church of DeQueen. She was a graduate of Williams College in Walnut Ridge and a former employee of Farm Service Agency...

Rev. Clifford Fornie McGehee (03/07/03)
The Rev. Clifford Fornie McGehee, 69, of Alpena, died Monday, March 3, 2003, at North Arkansas Medical Center in Harrison. He was born Sept. 13, 1933, in Harrison, son of Clifford Elbert McGehee and Jewel Mae Weaver McGehee of Alpena. He was the pastor of the Osage Assembly of God Church for 37 years. ...

William "Willy" Bever (03/05/03)
William "Willy" Bever, 73, of Holiday Island, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2003, in Springdale. He was born April 2, 1929, in Bedford, Ind., son of Huston and Violet Viola (Williams) Bever. Mr. Bever was a retired salesman. He was a veteran, having served his country with the United States Army. He was a member of the Elks Lodge in Holiday Island...

Tom Earls (03/05/03)
Tom Earls, 67, of Berryville, died Friday, Feb. 28, 2003, at his home. He was born Nov. 2, 1935, in Steele, Mo., son of James Cleadeth and Lottie Dee (Lester) Earls. Mr. Earls moved to Berryville in 1978. In 1982, along with his son, Jim, he bought KTHS Radio Station, where he was manager and CEO...

James Eddie Hale (03/05/03)
James Eddie Hale, 60, of Cullman, Ala., died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2003, in Alabama. He was born Jan. 29, 1943, in Berryville, son of James Edward and Lola C. (High) Hale. Mr. Hale was a federal and state eggs and poultry supervisor for 29 years. He was married to Margaret (Brown) Hale, who survives him, of the home. He is also survived by a son, James Hale of Cullman; his mother, Lola Hale of Berryville; and other relatives and friends...

J.D. Lynch (03/05/03)
J.D. Lynch, 56, of Golden, Mo., died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003, in Berryville. He was born April 24, 1946, in Lubbock, Texas, son of James Perry and Jewell (Walden) Lynch. Mr. Lynch was a self-made businessman. He was a strong-willed leader who motivated many of his friends to reach their personal goals. He enjoyed many hobbies, including computers, dachshunds, and especially RC Airplanes. He said that nothing made him happier than cooking for his friends and watching their enjoyment...

Edna Louvena Popplewell (03/05/03)
Edna Louvena Popplewell, 100, died Friday, February 28, 2003, at Harrison Nursing Center in Harrison. She was born October 19, 1902, at Batavia, daughter of Peter and Mahalia Thacker Daniel. Mrs. Popplewell was a housewife and a resident of Carroll County for many years, with a prior residence in Wichita, Kan...

Ruth Andrew Redmon (03/05/03)
Ruth Andrew Redmon, 89, of Tacoma, Wash., died Friday, Feb. 7, 2003, in Tacoma. She was born Aug. 1, 1913, near Green Forest, daughter of Elmer and Lundy Andrew. She was very young when she married Jack Hammett. They moved to Formosa, Ark., where their five children were born...

Walter D. Rusterholz (03/05/03)
Walter D. Rusterholz, 92, of Central City, Neb., died Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2003, at Litzenberg Long Term Care in Central City. He was born April 29, 1910, in Dunlap, Iowa, to Jacob and Minnie (Steinkuller) Rusterholz. He grew up and received his education in the Dunlap and Dennison areas...

Janice Ada Baker (03/05/03)
Janice Ada Baker, 70, of Holiday Island, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2003, in Eureka Springs. She was born July 21, 1932, in Prescott, Ariz. She was one of triplet daughters born to Arthur George and Ethel Beatrice (Robinson) Baker. Fran Light of Holiday Island, recently deceased, was another of these triplets...