Obituaries from August 2003

Velma Edith Keeland Ray (08/29/03)
VELMA EDITH KEELAND RAY, a resident of Shell Knob, Mo., was born Nov. 5, 1921, in Nauvoo, Mo., a daughter of Walter L. and Alpha Avis (Garrison) Keeland. She died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2003, in Springfield, Mo., at the age of 81. Mrs. Ray was a homemaker...

Bernice R. Nelson (08/29/03)
BERNICE R. NELSON, 96, of Rockford, Ill., formerly of Eureka Springs, died Saturday, Aug. 9, 2003, at Fairhaven Christian Retirement Center in Rockford, after a brief illness. Born July 25, 1907 in Rodutt, Ill., to Oscar and Martha (Lincoln) Weiler. ...

Chris Biossat (08/20/03)
CHRIS BIOSSAT, Grassy Knob resident since 1980, died Sunday, Aug. 10, 2003, of heart failure in the Fayetteville nursing home, where she lived for 10 years. She would have been 84 on Aug. 22. Mrs. Biossat leaves behind her daughter, Christina (Sunny) of Springdale; her son, Bay, and his wife Carolyn of Grassy Knob, and their two sons, Adam and David. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bayard, in 1980, her mother and sister...

Sylvia Jewell Lemke (08/20/03)
Sylvia Jewell Lemke, 82, of Rogers, Ark., died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2003, at St. Mary's Hospital. She was born Feb. 15, 1921, in Featherston, Okla., to the late George Washington McMillan and Sabrena Jewell Nichols McMillan. She was a homemaker and a veteran of the Women's Army Air Corps, First Division...

Dorothy A. Ensor (08/13/03)
DOROTHY A. ENSOR, a thirty year resident of Holiday Island, Arkansas was born February 14, 1912 in Marion, Illinois a daughter of Jewell Edmond and Grace Mae (Simmons) Avis. She died Wednesday, August 6, 2003 in Eureka Springs at the age of 91. As a child, Mrs. ...

Neff Cannafax (08/19/03)
NEFF CANNAFAX, a resident of Berryville, Arkansas was born Oct. 28, 1916, in Berryville, a son of John Smith and Laura (Snow) Cannafax. He died Sunday, Aug. 10, 2003, in Berryville at the age of 86. Mr. Cannafax was a 1938 graduate of Berryville High School and then taught school at Clearwater School and at New Hope until 1940, when he joined the U.S. ...

Lloyd Garner (08/19/03)
LLOYD R. GARNER, of Fort Smith, died Aug. 11, 2003, in Fort Smith at the age of 77. He was retired from the armed forces and a member of the Arkansas Retired Military Assn. He is survived by his wife, Florence Garner, of the home; three daughters, Paula Garner Harris of Berryville, Mary White of Fort Smith, and Donna Carter of Van Buren, Ark.; three sons, James L. ...

Mary Maurer (08/19/03)
MARY EUNICE BEESON MAURER, a resident of Berryville, Arkansas, was born Dec. 28, 1914, in Chelsea, Okla., a daughter of Frank and Ida (True) Stephenson. She died Monday, Aug. 11, 2003, in Eureka Springs at the age of 88. Mrs. Maurer loved to travel and traveled extensively through the United States mainland and Hawaii. She loved to garden and grew many beautiful flowers and wanted to share them with anyone who visited her...

Jessie Taylor (08/19/03)
Funeral services for Jessie Durbin Taylor, 65, formerly of Walters, Oklahoma, were conducted at the Church of the Nazarene in Walters, Wed., May 28, with Rev. Paul Metcalfe officiating. Burial was in the Walters Cemetery under the direction of Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home...

Sylvia Jones (08/11/03)
SYLVIA JONES, a resident of the Dry Fork Community was born July 1, 1922 in Clear Water, Arkansas a daughter of Wesley and Nora (Emitt) Miller. She died Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2003 in her home at the age of 81. Mrs. Jones was a member of the Marble United Baptist Church and a homemaker...

Dorothy Davison (08/11/03)
DOROTHY FISHER DAVISON, a resident of Eureka Springs, Arkansas was born November 22, 1920, in Eureka Springs, Arkansas a daughter of Andrew S. and Lona M. (Stamps) Fisher. She died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2003, in her home at the age of 82. Mrs. Davison attended the West Leatherwood School and the Old Red Brick School House. ...

Charles T. Brown (08/11/03)
Charles Thomas Brown died July 29, 2003, in Newburyport, Mass. He was 91. A native of Braddock, Penn., Brown attended Geneva College and completed his Bachelor of Arts degree at Westminster College in 1934. In 1936, with the support of his young wife Martha, Brown began a lifelong adventure as an educator. ...

Noel Elbert Harp (08/06/03)
NOEL ELBERT HARP died on Friday, Aug. 1, 2003 in the Eureka Springs Hospital at the age of 81 years. He was born in Marble, Ark., on Dec. 29, 1921 to James and Sarah Harp. Noel married Margie (Haley) Harp who preceded him in death. Noel was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy (Turnbough) Harp to whom he married on Jan. 18, 1980; two brothers, Delbert Harp of Green Forest and Lloyd Harp of Sonora; and two sisters, Ada Haley and Elsie Littrell of Marble...

Toni Michelle "Shelly Farmer" Andrews (08/06/03)
TONI MICHELLE "SHELLY FARMER" ANDREWS, a resident of Green Forest, was born Feb. 12, 1968, a daughter of Michael and Patsy J. (Tipton) Farmer. She died Sunday, July 27, 2003 in her home at the age of 35. Mrs. Andrews was a homemaker and attended the Mulberry Baptist Church. Shelly was a great lover of the outdoors and photography. Her children were the priority in her life and she will be remembered as a wonderful mother...

John S. Brown (08/05/03)
JOHN SPENCER BROWN, a resident of Whittier, Calif., died June 25, 2003. He was born Aug. 6, 1940, in Eureka Springs Ark., the son of Weslie and Alice (Hatcher) Brown. He is survived by half-brother Weslie Brown, Jr., of Fayetteville; two aunts, Agnes Hatcher Johnson of Eureka Springs, and Maxine Brown of Rogers, Ark.; and uncles Elveh Brown, Victor Brown, Richard Brown and Paul Brown...

Fred D. Ellis (08/05/03)
FRED D. ELLIS, 72, of Western Grove, Ark., died at his residence on Friday, July 25, 2003. He was born Nov. 19, 1930, at Berryville, the son of Roy T. and Grace I. (Stacey) Ellis. He was a lifetime resident of this area, a member of the First Baptist Church of Wesstern Grove, served with the 25th division of the Army during the Korean conflict and worked at Flexsteel in Harrison...

Ronald D. Webster (08/05/03)
RONALD DENNIS WEBSTER, 54, of Shell Knob, Mo., died Saturday, July 19, 2003, at his home. He was born April 29, 1949, in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Willie and Florence (McFadden) Webster. On Aug. 21, 2001, in Eureka Springs, Ark., he was united in marriage to Diana Marie Widhalm, who preceded him in death on Dec. 27, 2002. He was also preceded in death by his parents...

Carl Youngblood (08/01/03)
CARL YOUNGBLOOD, a resident of Oak Grove, was born May 20, 1922 in the Yocum community of Carroll County, Ark. a son of Fred and Ottie Irene (Wyrick) Youngblood. He died Wednesday, July 23, 2003 in his home at the age of 81. Mr. Youngblood was a veteran having served his country with the U.S. Army during World War II. Until his retirement he was a machinist at Automatic Casting in Green Forest...

Bill Webb (08/01/03)
BILL WEBB, a resident of Berryville, was born Nov. 17, 1918, in Rudd, a son of Roy and Dellar Mae (Fultz) Webb. He died Friday, July 25, 2003, in his home at the age of 84. Mr. Webb was a poultry and cattle farmer. He was of the Baptist faith. On Aug. ...

Matthew Isaac Beavers (08/01/03)
MATTHEW ISAAC BEAVERS, infant son of Doug and Melissa (Periman) Beavers died Thursday, July 17, 2003, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rogers, Ark. He is survived by his parents, Doug and Melissa Beavers of the home; two brothers, David Periman-Beavers and Bryan Beavers; one sister, Kimberly Tuggle-Beavers; many grandparents; and numerous other relatives...

Kate W. Armer (08/01/03)
KATE W. ARMER, a resident of Berryville, Ark., was born March 26, 1918, in Compton, Ark., a daughter of Thomas Calvin and Mattie E. (Newberry) Luper. She died Wednesday, July 16, 2003, in Green Forest at the age of 85. Mrs. Armer was a homemaker. She atteded the Antioch Church...