Obituaries from July 2003

Robby Estes (07/30/03)
ROBBY ESTES, a resident of Harrison, Ark., was born Oct. 8, 1957, in Harrison, a son of Bobby L. and Barbara (Reece) Estes. He died Saturday, July 19, 2003, in Berryville at the age of 45. Robby worked at Boone County Special Services. He attended Moore Baptist Church...

Kate Grim Wilson (07/22/03)
KATE GRIM WILSON, a resident of Green Forest, Ark. was born October 4, 1912 in Green Forest a daughter of Columbus Jay and Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Looney) Grim. She died Thursday, July 17, 2003 in Harrison, Ark. at the age of 90. Mrs. Wilson was a seamstress who served the people of Green Forest and the surrounding area for 60 years. ...

Ron Phillips (07/22/03)
RON PHILLIPS, a resident of Holiday Island, Ark. was born July 23, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York a son of Bernard and Mary (Winiski) Phillips. He died Friday, July 18, in his home at the age of 69. Mr. Phillips served with the 82nd Airborne during the Korean Conflict, receiving two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart. He was an iron worker on riggers...

Richard Lewis Anderson (07/22/03)
RICHARD LEWIS ANDERSON, a resident of the Farewell community in Carroll County, Arkansas was born March 31, 1931 in Albany, New York a son of Charles Leonard and Mary Jane Anderson. He died Wednesday, July 16, 2003 in his home at the age of 72. Mr. Anderson was a veteran having served his country with the U.S. ...

Isabelle Daniels (07/22/03)
ISABELLE DANIELS, the daughter of the late Henry Allen and Jencie Cassey Henderson, was born in Wayton, Ark., on march 15, 1918, and died at the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., on July 13, 2003, at the age of 85 years. Mrs. Daniels had moved to Missouri in 1948, and had lived in Essex since 1970. She was a member of the Emanuel Baptist Church in Dexter...

Jack Hall (07/22/03)
JACK HALL, a resident of Eagle Rock, Missouri, was born July 28, 1929, in Newton, Kansas, a son of Noble J. and Mildred May (Rhodes) Hall. He died Friday, July 18, 2003, in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the age of 73. Mr. Hall was a switchman for Santa Fe Railroad. He was of the Protestant Faith...

Helen Bayley Huchendorf (07/22/03)
HELEN BAYLEY HUCHENDORF, former resident of Berryville, died July 2, 2003, at Seaview Care Center in Eureka, Calif., at the age of 98. She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, Betty Bayley Rector, four brothers, and husbands Warren Bayley and George Huchendorf...

Brianna Kay LeNoue (07/22/03)
BRIANNA KAY LeNOUE, a resident of Branson, Mo., was born June 26, 1999, in Fargo, N.D., a daughter of Craig LeNoue and Sheila (Disheroon) LeNoue. She died Saturday, July 12, 2003, near Branson, Mo., at the age of 4. Brianna is survived by her mother, Sheila, of the home; her father, Craig, of Barnsville, Minn.; her brother, Justin Gilyon of Springfield, Mo.; six half-brothers of Barnsville; her maternal grandparents, Jimmy and Charlene Disheroon of Green Forest; her paternal grandparents, Robert and Doris LeNoue of Barnsville; a nephew, Cole Sutton, of Springfield; several great-aunts and uncles; many other relatives and friends.. ...

James Cottrell (07/21/03)
JAMES L. COTTRELL, age 82, of Green Forest, Arkansas, died Monday, July 14, 2003, in his home. James was born May 1, 1921, to Grover C. and Elsie (Willis) Cottrell in Dyer, Arkansas. James had resided in Green Forest for 32 years and had previously lived in Dyer, Huntsville, Mountain View, Jasper, and Berryville. ...

Barbara Stanphill (07/21/03)
BARBARA ANN (HOLLAND) STANPHILL, a resident of Green Forest, Arkansas was born February 22, 1940 in Berryville, Arkansas a daughter of Cecil Arlis and Emma Josephine (Boatright) Holland. She died Tuesday, July 15, 2003 in her home at the age of 63. Mrs. Stanphill was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith...

Dorothy Ann Henson (07/16/03)
DOROTHY ANN HENSON, 90, of Berryville, and formerly of Independence, Mo., died July 9, 2003, at the Carroll County Nursing Home in Berryville. Services were held Saturday, July 12, at George C. Carson & Sons Funeral Home, and burial followed in Lawson Cemetery, Lawson, Mo...

Ruth Mae Capps (07/16/03)
RUTH MAE CAPPS, a resident of Berryville, Ark. was born May 5, 1926 in Tyronza, Ark. a daughter of William Frank and Linda (Bennett) McMullin. She died Saturday, July 12, 2003 in Berryville at the age of 77. Mrs. Capps worked in nursing at Cordell Memorial Hospital in Cordell, Okla. She was a member of Freeman Heights Baptist Church in Berryville...

DR. JOHN P. SPURLIN (07/16/03)
Dr. John P. Spurlin left this world on Friday, July 11, 2003. His family, friends, his staff, and community have all suffered a great loss. John will be dearly missed by his wife and friend Sharon, his children John Frank and Mary Elizabeth, his son-in-law Phillip Springer, and granddaughters Taylor Elise and Sarah Parker, currently living in Lima, Peru...

Elsie Mae Lively (07/14/03)
ELSIE MAE LIVELY, a resident of Green Forest, Arkansas, was born December 27, 1937 in West Plains, Missouri, a daughter of Fred and Pauline N. (Hicks) Billups. She died on Saturday, July 5, 2003, in Harrison, Arkansas at the age of 66. Elsie was a homemaker and a member of the Rudd Baptist Church...

Brenda L. Hereth (07/14/03)
BRENDA L. HERETH, a resident of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, was born January 12, 1955, in Kankakee, Illinois, a daughter of Harland and Berdell (Soucie) Wingert. She died on Sunday, July 6, 2003, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, at the age of 48. Mrs. Hereth was a homemaker. She was a member of the Faith Christian Family Church in Eureka Springs...

Oscar R. Baker (07/09/03)
OSCAR R. BAKER, a resident of Berryville, was born on June 14, 1915, in the Shady Grove community west of Berryville, a son of Frank S. and Bertha (Hunt) Baker. Oscar was a descendant of the pioneer family of John Baker who arrived with his family in Carroll County, Ark., from South Carolina via Tennessee, in January 1833. Oscar died Thursday, July 3, 2003 in Berryville at the age of 88...

Ruby Elizabeth Mandolini (07/09/03)
RUBY ELIZABETH MANDOLINI, a resident of Berryville, Ark., was born October 3, 1912, in Marion County, Ala., a daughter of James David and Mattie L. (Rose) Bussey. She died Saturday, July 5, 2003, in her home at the age of 90. Mrs. Mandolini was a dietician. She was a member of the Grandview Baptist Church...

Katherine Sue Passmore Mitchell (07/09/03)
KATHERINE SUE PASSMORE MITCHELL, 61, of Harrison, Ark., and resident of Sugar Land, Tex. for many years, died on Wednesday, July 2, 2003. Katherine was employed with Fluor Daniel Corporation as a Project Controls Scheduler. She was preceded in death by her parents, Manuel Page and Edna Oris Passmore. ...

Evert Donaldson (07/09/03)
EVERT DONALDSON, a resident of Stone County, Mo. was born February 14, 1917 in Stone County a son of Floyd Worth and Mary Matilda (Corbin) Donaldson. He died Tuesday, July 1, 2003 in Berryville, at the age of 86. Mr. Donaldson was a beef cattle farmer and attended the Living Faith Church north of Berryville...

Louise Gipson (07/09/03)
LOUISE GIPSON, 71, of Anchorage, Alaska, died June 18, 2003 in Anchorage. Mrs. Gipson was born Jan 12, 1932, in Omaha, Ark., to John Troy and Atta Potts. She moved from Missouri to Alaska in July, 1972, with her family and lived in Palmer until 1973, when she moved to Anchorage...

Michael Jack Langston (07/09/03)
MICHAEL JACK LANGSTON, 50, of Shell Knob, Mo., died Saturday, June 28, 2003, in his home. He was born Oct. 14, 1952, in Kansas City, Mo., the son of Jack and Louis (Hoag) Langston. On Jan. 28, 1972, in Parsons, Kan., he was united in marriage to Cheryl Green, who survives. ...

Ronald Robert Smith (07/09/03)
Ronald Robert Smith of Holiday Island died July 5 at home following a lengthy illness. He was born in Toledo, Ohio, Dec. 29, 1924, the son of Helen and Forrest Smith. After serving in the Marine Corps in World War II, he was graduated from Bowling Green University in Bowling Green, Ohio...

Raymond Bunch (07/07/03)
RAYMOND LEE BUNCH, a resident of Berryville, Arkansas was born January 28, 1940 in Dallas, Texas a son of Raymond and Stella Mae (Norris) Bunch. He died Saturday, June 28, 2003 in Berryville, Arkansas at the age of 63. Raymond was a 1958 graduate of Green Forest High School. ...

Ray Jennings (07/07/03)
RAY ALBERT JENNINGS, a resident of the Dry Fork community was born April 23, 1909 in Green Forest, Arkansas a son of Perry Alonzo and Frances Elizabeth (Martin) Jennings. He died Sunday, June 29, 2003 in Dry Fork at the age of 94. Mr. Jennings was a Veteran of World War II having served his country with the U.S. Army in Germany. He retired from the Arkansas Highway Department was a farmer and of the Baptist faith...

Walter Burton Collins (07/02/03)
WALTER BURTON COLLINS, a resident of Berryville was born May 1, 1932 in Holdenville, Okla. a son of James Ralph and Dollie (Hill) Collins. He died on Thursday, June 26, 2003 in Fayetteville, Ark. at the age of 71, Before his retirement Mr. Collins worked for Kraft Foods in Berryville for 35 years. He was a member of the Towering Oaks Church in Berryville...

Michael Kirk Greenlee (07/02/03)
MICHAEL KIRK GREENLEE was born May 5, 1963, in Rogers, Ark. to Roger and Kathryn Greenlee and died June 13, 2003 in Chicago, Ill., at the age of 41 years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Eureka Springs, a graduate of Rogers High School and a member of the Ironworkers Local No. 1 in Chicago...

Jane Marie Shonka (07/02/03)
JANE MARIE SHONKA, 63, of Eureka Springs, died Monday, June 23, at Eureka Springs Hospital. The daughter of Posey and Adelle Little was born Aug. 22, 1939 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She had lived in Eureka Springs for 12 years, moving from Sioux Falls, S.D. She was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Eureka Springs and she and her husband were owners of the KOA Campground...

Bonnie Beatrice Huffman Sparks (07/02/03)
BONNIE BEATRICE HUFFMAN SPARKS, a resident of Sand Springs, Okla., was born February 29, 1904, in Caney, Kan., a daughter of Orlin Moffet and Emma Elizabeth (Bowers) Huffman. She died Friday, June 27, 2003, in Mannford, Okla., at the age of 99. Mrs. Sparks was a secretary for the Westing House Company for many years. She was a member of the Key Stone Hills Baptist Church in Sand Springs, Okla....

Danny Lee Cook (07/02/03)
DANNY LEE COOK, a resident of Conway, Ark., was born October 23, 1948, in Berryville, Ark., a son of Dale E. and Lucille O. (Youngblood) Cook. He died Friday, June 27, 2003, in Conway at the age of 54. Danny was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his parents, Dale E. ...

Carlis Andy (Barley) Peden (07/02/03)
CARLIS ANDY (BARLEY) PEDEN, a resident of Berryville, Ark. was born April 4, 1920, near Blue Eye in Stone County, Mo., a son of John Monore and Ova Deliah (Jones) Peden. He died Saturday, June 28, 2003, in Carroll Regional Medical Center at the age of 83...