Obituaries from January 2004

Melvin C. Rigg (01/28/04)
MELVIN C. RIGG, 58, of Shell Knob, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2004, in St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, Mo. The son of David Otis and Violet Marie Rigg, he was born Sept. 24, 1945, at home north of Mt. Sterling, Ill. He was a self-employed farmer in Franklin, Ill. until becoming disabled and retiring to Shell Knob in 1999...

Alberta R. (Bertie) Garver (01/28/04)
ALBERTA R. (Bertie) GARVER, 85, of Hereford, Colo., died Jan. 3, 2004, in Cheyenne, Wyo. She was born May 24, 1918, in Oberlin, Kan., to John and Frances (Cage) Colvin. At the age of eight, she and her family moved to Berryville, where she was raised and educated...

W. Josephine Davis (01/28/04)
W. JOSEPHINE DAVIS, 69, of Excelsior Springs, Mo., died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2004, at her home. Josephine was born Jan. 29, 1934, in Berryville, the daughter of Wilson and Jewell (Matthews) Jones. She was married to Hebert Gray on Aug. 24, 1949. On Sept. 21, 1979, she married John Herbert Davis. He preceded her in death on Sept. 21, 1982...

Carol Ann Conine (01/23/04)
CAROL ANN CONINE, 65, of Berryville, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2004, at St. John's Hospital -- Berryville. She was born Oct. 31, 1938, in Wichita, Kan. to the late Carl and Sammie Kathryn Williams Tharp. She was united in marriage Dec. 23, 1958, to the late Ralph Edward (Ed) Conine, who preceded heer in death in 1986...

J.T. Dockins (01/23/04)
J.T. DOCKINS, 82, of Springdale, formerly of Berryville, died Jan. 15, 2004, at Springdale. He was born Jan. 21, 1921, in Izard County to James Thomas and Mary Lovelace Dockins. He was an Army veteran of World War II, a Protestant and a retired Little Rock police officer...

Earl R. Eoff (01/23/04)
EARL RICHARD EOFF, 54, of Kingston, died Jan. 16, 2004, at his home. He was born Sept. 25, 1949, in Kingston, the son of W. Dennis and Mary Ruth Bowen Eoff. He had retired in 2001 as foreman for the Madison County Road and Bridge Department. He was a veteran of the Vietnam war, serving in the United States Army. He was a member of the Lower Campground Church and American Legion Post #230 at Kingston, where he served as adjutant for over 20 years...

William J. Martes (01/23/04)
WILLIAM JOSEPH MARTES was born Dec. 20, 1943, to the late Joseph and Josephine Martes. He was one of three children and is survived by one sister and one brother. He died on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004, at the age of 60. William, better known as Bill to all his friends, walked his own path in life and his accomplishments were many. ...

John Arthur Socin (01/21/04)
JOHN ARTHUR SOCIN, 82, of Holiday Island, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2003, in the Eureka Springs Hospital. He was born June 21, 1921, in Muncie, Ind., the son of Roy and Ada (Harshman) Socin. Mr. Socin served in the air force during World War II, serving overseas in the China-Burma theater. ...

Daisy Faye Napier (01/21/04)
DAISY FAYE NAPIER, daughter of William Frederick and Clara Clifton Garrison, was born Oct. 25, 1932, in Nauva, Mo. She died Friday, Jan. 9, 2004, in Glenwood Healthcare in Seymour, Mo. at the age of 71. On Sept. 22, 1952, she was united in marriage to Olin Elvin Napier, and to this union two daughters and one son were born...

Ruby Arnold (01/19/04)
RUBY B. ARNOLD, 100, died on Dec. 14, 2003, in McLean, Va., where she had resided for the past eight years. She was born in Huntsville, the oldest child of Dr. John and Bertha Bohannan. She was the sister of the late Geraldine B. Erickson, Edwin Bohannan, and John Bohannan, Jr., and the wife of the late Paul F. Arnold...

Mary Sue Austin (01/19/04)
MARY SUE AUSTIN, a resident of Berryville, was born Nov. 11, 1918, in Clifty, a daughter of Oscar and Bernie (Moss) Myers. She died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004, in Berryville at the age of 85. Mrs. Austin owned and operated a dress shop in Pompano Beach, Fla. She was a member of Beta Si Phi in Florida. She was of the Protestant faith...

Anthrea Cary (01/19/04)
ANTHREA CARY, a resident of Green Forest, was born Feb. 2, 1912, in Blue Eye, a daughter of Joe and Tellie (Jackson) Landon. She died on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, in Berryville at the age of 91. Mrs. Cary was a charter member of the United Pentecostal Church, now known as Christ Tabernacle. She enjoyed quilting and working in her flower beds, her family and her close friendships...

Charlotte Nichols (01/19/04)
CHARLOTTE NICHOLS, a resident of Green Forest, was born March 29, 1941, a daughter of Howard and Katharine (Bach) Foote. She died Friday, Jan. 9, 2004, in her home at the age of 62. Mrs. Nichols was self- employed for most of her life, but had been employed by Wal-Mart in Berryville for the past 10 years...

Robert Whiteley (01/19/04)
ROBERT ANDREW WHITELEY, a resident of Berryville, was born May 18, 1937, a son of Walter and Beatrice Whiteley. He died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004, in his home at the age of 66. Mr. Whitley worked for Tyson Foods for 35 years and attended the Wildflowers Chapel in Eureka Springs. He was a wonderful and beloved father and husband who will be dearly missed...

Ilene Faye Ball (01/14/04)
ILENE FAYE BALL of Eagle Rock, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 9, 2004. She was born Jan. 5, 1933, to Stacy and Bernice Comstock in Boone, Iowa. Ilene met Varl Ball while he was in the Marine Corps in Barstow, Calif., and they were married June 27, 1954. They made their home in Missouri and later attended Southwest Baptist College, where Ilene majored in music. ...

Karroll Alice Wilson (01/14/04)
KARROLL ALICE WILSON, a resident of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, was born Dec. 10, 1947, in Eureka Springs, a daughter of Clio R. and Mary Alice (Tarr) Miller. She died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2004, in Eureka Springs at the age of 56. Karroll was a homemaker. She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Eureka Springs...

Louella Yvonne Bohannan (01/14/04)
LOUELLA YVONNE BOHANNAN, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born July 24, 1965, in Eureka Springs, a daughter of Addison and Shirley Ann (Hatcher) Bohannan. She died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2004, in her home at the age of 38. She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Eureka Springs...

William E. "Gene" Roberts (01/14/04)
WILLIAM E. "GENE" ROBERTS, 86, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2003, at Harton Hospital in Tullahoma, Tenn. He was born in Castleford, Ida. on Jan. 17, 1917, to Jay Palmer and Sue (Sisco) Roberts. In 1918, the family moved to Conner, Ark., where Gene's grandfather had a store and was postmaster. (The post office is on display in the Carroll County Historical Museum in Berryville). Gene grew up in the communities of Conner, Clifty, Piney and Rudd, where his father farmed and taught school...

Jim McNutt (01/14/04)
JIM McNUTT, a resident of Berryville, was born Sept. 30, 1935, in Russellville, a son of James Warren and Gertrude Mae (Davis) McNutt. He died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, in Berryville at the age of 69. Mr. McNutt was retired from the state of Oklahoma Health Department and was of the Baptist faith...

Betty Jean Isaacs (01/14/04)
BETTY JEAN ISAACS, a resident of Green Forest, was born Sept. 5, 1930, in Nashville, Tenn., a daughter of Eugene and Lena Moreland. She died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2004, in Berryville at the age of 73. Mrs. Isaacs attended the Church of Christ in Green Forest and was employed by Tyson Foods in Berryville...

Dudley M. "Mack" Divine III (01/13/04)
DUDLEY M. "MACK" DIVINE III, 56, of Momence, Ill., died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003, at his home. A funeral Mass was celebrated on Wednesday, Dec. 31, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Momence, where he was a member. Father Vern Arseneau officiated. Burial, with military rites by the Momence Honor Guard, was in St. Patrick Cemetery in Momence...

German Miguel-Calderon (01/13/04)
GERMAN MIGUEL-CALDERON, a resident of Green Forest, was born Sept. 9, 2000, in Los Angeles, Calif., a son of Nicolas Miguel and Maricela Calderon. He died Monday, Jan. 5, 2004 in Berryville, at the age of 3. He is survived by his parents; two brothers, Bryan Miguel Calderon and Jonathan Miguel Calderon; his paternal grandparents, Alfonso Miguel and Micaela Francisgues; and his maternal grandparents, German Calderon and Berta Villanueva...

Berniece Blevins (01/13/04)
BERNIECE BLEVINS, of Aurora, Mo., died Dec. 25, 2003, in Ozark Methodist Manor in Marionville, Mo., at the age of 77. She was the daughter of John and Virgie (Gamble) Walker, born Oct. 19, 1926, in California. She was a homemaker and had spent most of her life in the area. She was a member of the Marionville Assembly of God...

Eugene McCall (01/07/04)
Eugene Finis "Gene" McCall, 87, of Ozark, died in his home on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2003. He was born Nov. 16, 1916, in Eureka Springs, the son of Finis Oakley and Harriett (McCormick) McCall. He and Elise Wolter were united in marriage on June 1, 1938, in Chicago...

Glenn B. Head (01/07/04)
GLENN B. HEAD, 85, of Marble, died Dec. 27, 2003, at his home. He was born Oct. 16, 1918, at Marble, the son of Frank Willie and Anna Elizabeth Doty Head. He had retired from the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department after more than 20 years of service. ...

James Reagan (01/07/04)
JAMES CLIFORD REAGAN, 72, of Blue Eye, Mo., died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2003, from injuries sustained in a two-car accident at Carr Lane, Mo. He was born on Sept. 7, 1931, at Blue Eye, the son of Lonnie and Mamie McCarter Reagan. He was a lifelong resident of the area, was a U.S. Marine, a veteran of the Korean conflict and was a member of the McGuire Pentecostal Church...

Mabel Williams (01/07/04)
MABEL MAHFOUZ WILLIAMS, 84, of Dermott, Ark., died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2003, in Little Rock. She was born March 16, 1919, in Dermott to the late Khalil and Josephine Goodson Mahfouz. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. She is survived by three sons, Lawrence L. ...

Norma F. O'Connor (01/07/04)
NORMA F. O'CONNOR, 92, of Garfield, Ark., died life Jan. 1, 2004, in Eureka Springs. She was born Feb. 22, 1911, in Chico, Calif., the daughter of Dante and Reby (Nelson) Fiorvanti. On June 19, 1927, she was united in marriage with George O'Connor, who preceded her in death in 1986. Norma was also preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Donna Patricia Williams; and four sisters, Elise Quigley, Virginia Davis, Catherine Rooney, and Rose Marie Brown...

Myrtle Pauline Haythorn (01/07/04)
MYRTLE PAULINE HAYTHORN, 78, of Kingston, died Dec. 31, 2003, at her home. She was born Jan. 26, 1925, at Compton, Ark., the daughter of Ellis and Emma Armer Clark. She had been an employee of the Madison County Record and First National Bank of Huntsville for many years and had also farmed most of her life...

Edna Cash (01/02/04)
EDNA CASH, a resident of Berryville, was born Jan. 31, 1914, in Eureka Springs, a daughter of Jake and Eva (Kelley) Dean. She died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2003, in Berryville at the age of 89. Mrs. Cash was a homemaker. She was a member of the Freeman Heights Baptist Church in Berryville...

Barbara Perkins (01/02/04)
BARBARA PERKINS, a resident of Berryville, was born Dec. 8, 1937, in Cincinatti, Ohio, a daughter of Horace and Rose (Potts) Hunley. She died Friday, Dec. 19, 2003 in Springdale at the age of 66. Mrs. Perkins retired from Tyson Foods after working there for 25 years. She was an active member of the Berryville Baptist Church, where she enjoyed volunteering for church activities. She had a giving, loving spirit and was always there to help. She was blessed with family and many friends...

Mabel Elnora Camp (01/02/04)
MABEL ELNORA CAMP, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Oct. 3, 1915, in Beaver, a daughter of Harvey and Myrtle (Beaver) Skelton. She died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2003, in Eureka Springs at the age of 88. Mrs. Camp was a homemaker and of the Assembly of God faith. One of her pastimes was writing about the local history of the Beaver and Eureka Springs areas. She was the great-granddaughter of Wilson A. Beaver, who was the founder of the town of Beaver...

Bernice Serwitz (01/02/04)
BERNICE SERWITZ, a resident of Berryville, was born July 28, 1909, in Duluth, Minn., a daughter of Michale and Sophie (Koblia) Bartecki. She died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2003, in Berryville at the age of 94. Mrs. Serwitz was a homemaker. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Anita and Ronald Boyd of Berryville; her son and daughter-in-law, Stanton and Shron Serwitz of Chicago; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren...

Lillian Nightingale (01/02/04)
LILLIAN NIGHTINGALE, 81, of Elgin, Ill., formerly of Aurora, Ill., died Dec. 14, 2003 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Elgin. Lillian was born Nov. 4, 1922, in Aurora, the daughter of Fred and Minnie Adam. She was united in marriage to Ralph F. Nighingale on April 24, 1948, in Aurora...

Archer Harris Reid (01/02/04)
ARCHER HARRIS REID, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born July 27, 1915, in Eureka Springs, a son of Stephenson William and Juanita Margaret (Kile) Reid. He died Friday, Dec. 26, 2003, in Eureka Springs at the age of 88. Arch graduated from Draughom Business College in Springfield, Mo. ...

Lisa Marie Galdamez (01/02/04)
LISA MARIE GALDAMEZ, 31, of Fayetteville, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003, in Fayetteville. She was born March 18, 1972, in Harvey, Ill., the daughter of Ted James Willman, Sr. and Valerie Donavon Willman. She was a graduate of Eureka Springs High School and Hyles-Anderson College from 1990 to 1993 with a minor in music education...