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Obituaries from May 2003

William Robert "Bob" Lynch (05/29/03)
WILLIAM ROBERT "BOB" LYNCH, a resident of Berryville, Arkansas since 1948, was born February 6, 1927 near Clifty, Arkansas a son Isaac Thurman and Gladys Beryl (Potts) Lynch. He died on Wednesday, May 21, 2003 in Berryville at the age of 76. Bob enjoyed music and played with various bands in the area and had three bands of his own, including the Kings River Playboys, the Carroll County Accident and the Boston Mountain Playboys. ...
Geneva Bareika (05/29/03)
GENEVA BAREIKA, 79, of Holiday Island, died May 18, 2003, at her home. The daughter of Downey and Florence Watson Chaney, she was born Dec. 2, 1934, in Roswell, N.M. She was preceded in death by one son, Joseph Bareika; two sisters, Geraldine and Christine; and her husband, Felix Bareika...
Alexis Louis House (05/21/03)
ALEXIS LOUIS HOUSE, a resident of Berryville, Arkansas, was born August 31, 1952, in Springfield, Missouri, a daughter of Edward Howard and Billie Louise (Williams) House. She died Thursday, May 15, 2003, in Berryville, at the age of 50. Alexis was a medical secretary working in Hawaii, California, Nevada, Utah, and Berryville. ...
Rear-Admiral Margaret McLaughlin (05/21/03)
Rear-Admiral Margaret McLaughlin, retired Assistant Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service, died May 16, 2003, at Carol Woods Retirement Community, Chapel Hill, N.C. She was born in Eureka Springs, Ark., in March, 1910, daughter of Homer and Florence McLaughlin. She received a diploma in nursing from Cook County School of Nursing, Chicago, Ill.; a BS from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., and an M...
Shirley Elaine Angevine (05/21/03)
SHIRLEY ELAINE ANGEVINE, 82, of Cassville, Mo., died Friday, May 16, 2003, in her home. She was born Dec. 21, 1920, in Denver, Colo., the daughter of Clarence C. and Jessie M. (Neighbor) Anthony. On Sept. 17, 1942, in Denver, Colo., she was united in marriage to H. Gilbert Angevine, who preceded her in death on March 23, 1992. She was also preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Carmen Neighbor...
Robert (Bob) Hoffmann (05/21/03)
ROBERT (BOB) HOFFMANN, a resident of Holiday Island, Arkansas, was born February 2, 1923, in Eldridge, Iowa, a son of Albert and Freda (Nielson) Hoffmann. He died Thursday, May 15, 2003, in his home at the age of 80. Mr. Hoffmann was self-employed businessman, selling natural vitamin supplements to doctors. He was a member of Holiday Island Men's Golf Association. He was a veteran, having served our county with the United States Air Force during World War II...
Walter Evan Johnson (05/21/03)
WALTER EVAN (JOHNNY) JOHNSON was born Sept. 9, 1917, in Haskell, Tex., to Ava (Hooten) and Walter Richmond Johnson. Upon Johnny's retirement from Luper Transportation in Wichita, Kan. in 1972, he and his wife, Juanita LaVera (Day) became permanent residents of Beaver, Ark...
Fred Rudd (05/21/03)
FRED RUDD, a resident of Alpena, Arkansas, was born September 19, 1913, in Green Forest, Arkansas, a son of Olney A. and Vergie E. (Gibbs) Rudd. He died Friday, May 16, 2003, in Harrison, Arkansas, at the age of 89. Mr. Rudd was a cattle farmer. He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Joyce Rudd of Alpena, Arkansas, and Edgar and Pauline Rudd of Harrison, Arkansas; five grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; one sister, Lois Allred of Springdale, Arkansas; and several nieces and nephews.. ...
George C. Miller (05/20/03)
GEORGE C. MILLER, a resident of Holiday Island, Arkansas was born November 7, 1912 in Peru, Illinois, a son of John F. and Minnie B. (Wheeler) Miller. He died Saturday, May 10, 2003 in Eureka Springs at the age of 90. Mr. Miller was a veteran having served his country with the U.S. ...
Dean Newman (05/20/03)
DEAN NEWMAN, a resident of Berryville, Arkansas was born April 13, 1924, in Berryville a son of Clyde Altus and Beulah (Fulton) Newman. He died Thursday, May 8, 2003 in this home at the age of 79. Dean had worked in the Berryville Drug since the age of 16 and graduated from the St. ...
Hood G. Newton (05/20/03)
HOOD GERALD NEWTON, 92, of Rogers, died Monday, May 12, 2003, at Washington Regional Medical Center. He was born May 30, 1910, in Kansas City, Mo., to the late Roy Bingerman Newton and Grace Greenwood VonHood. He was retired from the U.S. Navy. He was the owner of Mount Air Court and Cafe, Ozark Postcard Publishers, Inc., K.O.A. Campground of America and the Hillbilly Gift Shop...
Walt Record (05/20/03)
WALT RECORD, of Alpena, died Tuesday, May 13, 2003 in Green Forest, Ark. at the age of 56. He was the son of Roy and Ruth (Meyenberg) Record, born May 27, 1946, in Greenfield, Calif. Mr. Record had been a resident of Boone County for 30 years and was fire chief of the Alpena Fire Department. ...
Anthony 'Tony' Weber (05/20/03)
ANTHONY "TONY" WEBER, a resident of Green Forest, Arkansas, was born August 7, 1916, in Chicago, Illinois, a son of Joseph and Anna (Toth) Weber. He died on Saturday, May 10, 2003, in his home at the age of 86. Mr. Weber was a carpenter and painter. ...
Oliver Joe Taylor (05/14/03)
OLIVER JOE TAYLOR, a resident of Green Forest, Arkansas was born December 21, 1936 in Green Forest, Arkansas a son of Alpha Dallas and Janie Barbara (Scarbrough) Taylor. He died on Monday, May 5, 2003 in Berryville, Arkansas at the age of 66. Mr. Taylor was a veteran, having served with the United States Army. He was employed by Tyson Foods...
James Delmer Smith (05/14/03)
James Delmer Smith, 90, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas (formerly of Alpena) died Thursday, May 1, 2003, in Pine Bluff. He was born February 8, 1913, in Delmar, Arkansas, son of Millard Smith and Mandy Plumlee Smith. Mr. Smith was a retired farmer and had also worked 13 years at Hammerschmidt Lumber Co. in Harrison, Ark. He was a devout Church of Christ member. He owned and operated a sorghum mill in Carrollton for many years. He was an avid gardener and enjoyed fishing and hunting...
Warren Dale Smith (05/14/03)
WARREN DALE SMITH, a resident of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, was born July 15, 1948, in Little Rock, Arkansas, a son of Warren Steward and Doris Annette (Mills) Smith. He died Wednesday, May 7, 2003, in Springdale, Arkansas, at the age of 54. Mr. Smith was an industrial engineer. He was one of Jehovah's Witnesses...
Eathen Robert McGehee (05/14/03)
EATHEN ROBERT McGEHEE, infant son of Shalla Marie (McGehee) Parks and Kenneth Matney was born Wednesday, May 7, 2003 and also died May 7, 2003 in Berryille, Arkansas. He is survived by his mother and father, Shalla Marie (McGehee) Parks of Eureka Springs and Kenneth Matney of Lowell, Arkansas; a sister, Josie Kelley; two half brothers, Joseph Tyler and Dylan Thomas Matney both of Berryville; grandparents, Darrell and Margie McGehee of Eureka Springs and Patrick and Debbie Matney of Lowell, Arkansas; great grandparents, Robert and Irene Kile; an aunt, Wendi Villanueva of Ontario, California; several other aunts, uncles, cousins and other loved ones.. ...
Shirley Harris (05/14/03)
SHIRLEY HARRIS, 65, of Lucien, Okla., died February 28, 2003, at the St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Enid, Okla. Burial followed in the Waukomis Cemetery. Mrs. Harris was born Oct. 23, 1937, in Berryville, to Charles and Bessie Pennington Middleton. She grew up in berryville and graduated from Berryville High School in 1955...
Marjorie Flo Daniel (05/14/03)
MARJORIE FLO DANIEL, a resident of Napa, California, formerly of Berryville, Arkansas, was born March 23, 1924, in Berryville, a daughter of Frank Lee and Edith (Hanna) Rawlins. She died Monday, May 5, 2003, in her home at the age of 79. Mrs. Daniel was a homemaker. She was a graduate of Phillips University, a member of the Women's Republican Party, and she strongly supported the Carson City, Nevada local symphony. Mrs. Daniel was a lifetime member of the First Christian Church in Berryville...
Nola Louis Tanner (05/12/03)
Nola Louis Tanner, a resident of Green Forest, Arkansas, was born November 8, 1919 in Flippin, a daughter of George Washington and Thenie Moore (Tucker) Williams. She died Thursday, May 1, 2003 in Springdale, at the age of 83. Nola was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Green Forest...
Lester McCormick (05/12/03)
Lester L. McCormick, a resident of Green Forest, Arkansas, was born December 6, 1915, in Reeds Spring, Missouri, a son of William Benjamin and Eva M. (Emerson) McCormick. He died Monday, May 5, 2003, in Berryville, at the age of 87. Mr. McCormick was an engineer for the Nuclear Aviation Regulatory Commission. ...
Robert 'Bob' Hooten (05/12/03)
Robert J. "Bob" Hooten, a former longtime resident of Green Forest, was born Feb. 13, 1939 in Sanger, Texas, a son of Robert Lee and Mary Magdelene (Conley) Hooten. He died Sunday, May 4, 2003 in Fayetteville, Arkansas at the age of 64. Mr. Hooten was a veteran, having served his country with the U.S. Army during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was a businessman and a cattle farmer...
Eathan R. McGehee (05/12/03)
Eathan Robert McGehee, infant son of Shalla Marie (McGehee) Parks and Kenneth Matney was born Wednesday, May 7, 2003 and also departed this life May 7, 2003 in Berryille, Arkansas. He is survived by his mother and father, Shalla Marie (McGehee) Parks of Eureka Springs and Kenneth Matney of Lowell, Arkansas; a sister, Josie Kelley; two half brothers, Joseph Tyler and Dylan Thomas Matney both of Berryville; grandparents, Darrell and Margie McGehee of Eureka Springs and Patrick and Debbie Matney of Lowell, Arkansas; great grandparents, Robert and Irene Kile; an aunt, Wendi Villanueva of Ontario, California; several other aunts, uncles, cousins and other loved ones.. ...
Lucille Lenora Wright (05/07/03)
LUCILLE LENORA (PINKLEY) WRIGHT, a resident of Berryville, Arkansas, was born December 12, 1910, in the Rock House Community of Carroll County, Arkansas, a daughter of Christopher C. and Mary Elizabeth (Clark) Pinkley. She died Sunday, April 27, 2003, in Berryville at the age of 92...
Richard G. Grinnell (05/07/03)
RICHARD G. GRINNELL, a resident of Holiday Island, Arkansas was born May 13, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan a son of Alvin L. and Meda (Asher) Grinnell. He died Sunday, April 27 in Berryville, Arkansas at the age of 77. Mr. Grinnell was a member of the Holiday Island Baptist Chapel. He was past President of the Carroll County AARP, and a member of the Masonic Lodge, the Lola Valley Lodge in Redford Township, Michigan...
Harry G. Pyatt (05/07/03)
HARRY G. PYATT, 89 of Eureka Springs died Tuesday, April 29, 2003, at the Eureka Springs Hospital. He was born September 24, 1913, at Eureka Springs a son of James and Daisy Dean Pyatt. He was a life-long truck driver in business for himself. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Reba (McCullough) Pyatt of the home, three sons, Harry E. ...
Mary Beth Buxton (05/02/03)
MARY BETH BUXTON was born January 23, 1944, in Corpus Christi, Texas, to Elizabeth V. and Frederick Arthur (Bux) Buxton. Her mother, Beth and father, Bux cherished her pixie smile and her utterly devoted love. Mary Beth was fortunate to have Mark Brewer as a caring stepfather after the family moved to Eureka Springs, Arkansas...
Bonnie Ree Phillips Usrey (05/01/03)
Bonnie Ree Phillips Usrey, 90, of Berryville, died Thursday evening, April 24, 2003, in Berryville, Arkansas. She was born February 14, 1913, at Osage to James and Arey Simson (Seeten) Phillips. Mrs. Usrey was a homemaker and an avid gardener. She was a devoted Christian...
Ilene Robinette (05/01/03)
ILENE ROBINETTE, a resident of Green Forest, Arkansas, was born December 10, 1922, in Carroll County, Arkansas, the daughter of Charley and Floris (Sooter) Butler. She died Tuesday (April 22, 2003) in Berryville, Arkansas, at the age of 80. Mrs. Robinette was a line worker at Tyson Foods. She was of the Baptist Faith...
Maletta Marion Kamrath (05/01/03)
Maletta Marion Kamrath, 81, of Washburn, Mo., died Sunday, April 20, 2003, at her home. She was born Jan. 11, 1922, in Red Wing, Minn., to Edward and Gladys (Carlin) Gruhlke. In November 1941, in Bear Valley, Minn., she married Walter Fredrick Karl Kamrath. He preceded her in death in November 1976. She was also preceded by her parents; two sons, John and Ernest; a daughter, Margo; and three sisters, Leila, Myrna, and Catherine...
Mary Beth Buxton (05/01/03)
MARY BETH BUXTON was born January 23, 1944, in Corpus Christi, Texas, to Elizabeth V. and Frederick Arthur (Sooter) Buxton. During the last four years of Mary Beth's life, she lived at the Eureka Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mary Beth died on Wednesday, April 22, 2003. ...