Obituaries from July 2004

James Michael (Mickey) Wise (07/29/04)
JAMES MICHAEL (MICKEY) WISE, a resident of Eureka Springs, died Saturday, July 17, 2004, at the age of 54. Born December 9, 1949 in Ohio, Mickey spent many years in northwest Arkansas before settling in Eureka Springs in 1997. An artist, musician, and master woodworker, Mickey's ebullient good spirits touched the lives of all he met. He loved babies, little kids, octagenarians, and everyone in between!...

Catherine (Katie) Hennig (07/29/04)
CATHERINE (KATIE) HENNIG, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Dec. 20, 1924, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a daughter of Joseph and Margie (Carrie) Winans. She departed this life Tuesday, July 20, 2004, in Berryville, at the age of 79. Katie loved all kinds of music and enjoyed listening to her husband play the guitar and sing. She also loved people and going to church. She was currently attending the Church of God Holiness in Berryville until an extended illness left her bedridden...

Mickey Wise (07/29/04)
JAMES MICHAEL (MICKEY) WISE, 54, of Eureka Springs, moved on to that Big Meeting in the Sky on Saturday, July 17, 2004. Born Dec. 9, 1949 in Ohio, Mickey spent many years in Northwest Arkansas before settling in Eureka Springs in 1997. An artist, musician, and master woodworker, Mickey's good spirits touched the lives of all he met. He loved babies, little kids, octagenarians, and everyone in between...

Thomas James Norris (07/29/04)
Thomas James Norris, 68, formerly of Green Forest, died June 25, 2004, in Needles, Calif. He was born April 22, 1936, a son of Ordia and Rita Norris. He is survived by his wife, Maryland; four children; several grandchildren; and many relatives in the Green Forest area...

Wanda I. Nierman (07/29/04)
Wanda I. Nierman, age 84, of Shell Knob, Mo., died Sunday, July 18, 2004, at her home in Shell Knob. She was born July 27, 1919 in Newton, Kan., the daughter of Orie and Rita Sisco Davis. On Aug. 18, 1960, she was united in marriage to Dick Nierinan who survives. She is also survived by one brother, Ode Davis, Jr., and his wife Jane of Bella Vista; two sisters, Billie Barker and her husband Duane of Hesston, Kan., and Patty Perkins of Wichita, Kan...

Alma Hittson Lee (07/29/04)
ALMA HITTSON LEE, 79, of Green Forest, died Sunday, July 18, 2004, in Fayetteville. She was born Aug. 17, 1924, in Alpena, a daughter of Ernest Monroe and Margaret (Maggie) Florence (Morris) Davis Alma was a hard worker and a homemaker. She attended the First Assembly of God in Green Forest. She was a great caretaker and loved her family dearly. She also loved to travel and enjoyed gardening and canning. She was an avid quilter and a member of the Grim Brawley Quilting Club...

Barbara Herrington (07/29/04)
Barbara (Barb) Herrington, of Orlando, Fla., died at her home on July 20, 2004. She was pre-deceased by her parents. She graduated from Berryville High School in 1954. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Jim Herrington; son, Dr. Jim Herrington III; daughter, Jane Ellen Dorough; grandchildren, Morgan, Tyler, Gena; brother, Tom Reber; and sister, Kay Stupey...

Larry Dell Freeman (07/29/04)
Larry Dell Freeman, 59, of Eureka Springs, died Saturday, July 17, 2004, at Concordia Care Center Nursing Home in Bella Vista. He was born June 7. 1945 in Union City, Tenn. He was the son of Bob and Sue Robinson Freeman. He is survived by his wife Catherine of the home; two daughters Kim Bardin of Dodge Center, Minn., and Carrie Freeman of Springdale; one sister Carol Sinco-Coombs of Olathe, Kan., and his mother Sue Freeman of Olathe, Kan. and two grandchildren...

Dorothy Ilene Bradshaw (07/29/04)
Dorothy Ilene Bradshaw, 91, of Springdale, died Thursday, July 15 at her home. She was born Oct. 15, 1912, in George, Ark., to John Franklin and Kissie Anri Alired Newberry. She was the last of nine children. Mrs. Bradshaw was a member of Revival Tabernacle Church. She retired from both Tyson and Allen Canning. She enjoyed gardening, quilting, pictures and time with her family...

Dallas Sneed (07/21/04)
Dallas Sneed, 67, of Green Forest, died July 13 in Berryville. He was born Nov. 8, 1936, in Weiser, Idaho, a son of Silas Orpha and Willard (Gibson) Sneed. He was a construction worker and at one time worked as a sheet metal worker on nuclear power plants. He was a member of the Ridgedale, Mo., Moose Lodge and the Brotherhood of Sheet Metal Workers...

Rebecca Epperson Campbell (07/21/04)
Rebecca "Becky" Epperson Campbell, formerly of Eureka Springs, died June 28 on her birthday in Evansville, Ind. She is survived by her husband, Bill Campbell, of Evansville; son Brad Beard and wife Allison, of Swifton, Ark., and his father, Jim Beard of Little Rock; son Travis Hagar and wife Shenell, of Searcy, and his father, Larry Hagar, also of Searcy; grandchildren Connor Beard, Jason Goldsberry, Eddie Campbell, Cory Davis, Billy Campbell, Eryn Campbell, Perry Campbell and Richie Campbell; her parents, Emeral and Dorothy Epperson, of Newport, Ark..; sister Cynthia Moore and husband Robert of Bryant, Ark; sister Kimberly Henderson and husband Johnny, of Newport; a special grandnephew, Jack Young, of Maumelle, Ark.; and many other special nieces and nephews.. ...

Frederick M. Allard (07/21/04)
Frederick M. Allard, 96, of Shell Knob, Mo., died Saturday, July 10, 2004, in Johnson Hopson Care Home, Marion, Ark. He was born March 21, 1908 in Vergennes, Ark., the son of Charles and Della Anne (Greer) Allard. On July 20, 1935, in Murphysboro, Ill., he was united in marriage to Lillian Inez Coffey, who preceded him in death on Nov. 12, 2003. He was also preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Lucille and one brother, Kenneth...

Kitty Gay Walker (07/21/04)
Kitty Gay Walker, 47, of Berryville, died July 13, 2004, at Eureka Springs. She was born Jan. 14, 1957, at Sterling, Colo., a daughter of David V. and Carol H. (Heft) Killion. She lived in this area for 22 years, moving here from Nebraska. She was a registered nurse with St. John's Regional Hospital, and was of the Seventh-day Adventist faith...

Heather Louise Smith (07/14/04)
HEATHER LOUISE SMITH, a resident of Green Forest, was born Dec. 23, 1978 in Visalia, California, a daughter of Bill Schaman and Alexis Louise House. She died Friday, July 9, 2004, at the age of 25. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Berryville...

Lester Baldwin (07/13/04)
LESTER BALDWIN, a resident of Berryville, was born May 3, 1916 in Friend, Kansas, a son of Wesley Beldon "W.B." and Ethel (McKee) Baldwin. He died Sunday, June 27, 2004, at the age of 88. Mr. Baldwin was a farmer and a member of the Wesleyan Church in Syracuse, Kansas...

Donald Wayne McCormack (07/13/04)
DONALD WAYNE McCORMACK, a resident of Berryville, was born Feb. 10, 1936, in Neodesha, Kansas. He died Tuesday, July 6, 2004, in his home at the age of 68. Mr. McCormack was a percision machinist who retired from Roseburg Forest Products, Inc. in Roseburg, Ore...

Joseph "Obie" Obermuller (07/13/04)
JOSEPH "OBIE" OBERMULLER, a resident of Green Forest, was born Feb. 6, 1929, in Mitchell, S. D., a son of Joseph and Minnie (Cunningham) Obermuller. He died Sunday, July 4, 2004, in Green Forest at the age of 75. Mr. Obermuller was a veteran, having served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion and the V.F.W. He was a self-employed computer programer and contractor...

June Jackson (07/07/04)
JUNE JACKSON, a resident of Green Forest, was born June 22, 1928, in Denver, Ark., a daughter of Perry Clyde and Eunice Manilla (Clemence) Ayers. She died Monday, June 28, 2004, in Green Forest at the age of 76. Mrs. Jackson was a retired insurance agent for the Farmers Insurance Group. She was a homemaker and of the Protestant faith...

Marvin C. Russell (07/07/04)
MARVIN C. RUSSELL, a resident of Green Forest, was born July 22, 1919, in Grand Quivira, N.M., a son of Claud and Annie Ruth (Jones) Russell. He died Monday, June 28, 2004, in Green Forest at the age of 84. Marvin was a farmer and he also worked in oil fields in Texas and New Mexico. He was a veteran, having served with the United States Army during World War II, where he was taken as a P.O.W. Marvin was a member of the VFW...

Cleta Jane Armstrong (07/07/04)
CLETA JANE ARMSTRONG, a lifelong resident of Carroll County, was born May 7, 1908, in Dean, Ark., a daughter of William Marion and Mary (Carr) Whiteley. She died Monday, June 28, 2004, in Berryville at the age of 96. Mrs. Armstrong was a homemaker. She was a Christian and a member of the Dean United Baptist Church. She loved flowers, gardening, crocheting, and making quilts...