Obituaries from August 2004

Bobby Miller (08/30/04)
Bobby Miller, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Dec. 26, 1949, in Little Rock, the son of Leon Hoyt and Clara Mae (Rich) Miller. He died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2004, in his home at the age of 54. Mr. Miller was a bartender. He was of the Protestant faith...

2nd Lt. James Michael Goins (08/25/04)
2nd LT. JAMES MICHAEL GOINS, a resident of Copperas Cove, Texas, formerly of Green Forest, was born Dec. 6, 1980 in Springfield, Mo., a son of James "Jim," Jr. and Tammy (DeLozier) Goins. He died Sunday, Aug. 15, 2004 in Najaf, Iraq at the age of 23...

Herbert (Tiny) Fryar (08/25/04)
HERBERT (TINY) FRYAR, a resident of Green Forest, was born Feb. 1, 1944, in Huntsville, Ark., a son of Alvin Harolde and Linda Jessie (Quigley) Fryar. He died Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2004, in Berryville, at the age of 60. On June 7, 2003, he was united in marriage with Janice (McKown) Fryar, who survives him of the home. ...

Emma Bell Evans Turner (08/25/04)
Emma Bell Evans Turner of Sapulpa, Okla., died Aug. 17, 2004, after suffering a lengthy illness. Emma was born on Dec. 10, 1939 in Berryville. She attended high school in Berryville. She married Buel on Feb. 10, 1959 in Tulsa, Okla. Emma and Buel raised their children in Cushing, Okla., where Emma was employed by the Cushing Hospital and later moved to Sapulpa in 1984, where she lived until her death...

Phyllis (Lil) Ann Huston (08/25/04)
PHYLLIS (LIL) ANN HUSTON, a resident of Holiday Island, was born Jan. 28, 1935, in Parkersburg, W.Va., a daughter of George Washington and Bertha (Hendershott) Hartshorne. She died Friday, Aug. 20, 2004, in Holiday Island at the age of 69. Lil retired from school teaching after 41 years, having taught at Ohio University. She was a member of the Holiday Island Presbyterian Church, the Eureka Springs, Arkansas Hospital Guild, and the Holiday Island Fire Department Auxiliary...

Phyllis Ann Huston (08/30/04)
PHYLLIS (LIL) ANN HUSTON, a resident of Holiday Island, was born Jan. 28, 1935, in Parkersburg, W.Va., a daughter of George Washington and Bertha (Hendershott) Hartshorne. She died Friday, Aug. 20, 2004, in Holiday Island at the age of 69. Lil retired from school teaching after 41 years, having graduated from Ohio University. She was a member of the Holiday Island Presbyterian Church, the Eureka Springs Hospital Guild, and the Holiday Island Fire Department Auxiliary...

Jean Murray Mallett (08/30/04)
JEAN MURRAY MALLETT, a 29-year resident of Carroll County, residing in both Eureka Springs and Berryville, was born Feb. 2, 1914, in Mt. Vernon, Ill., a daughter of Alexander and Gertrude (Boswell) Murray. She died Wednesday, Aug.25, 2004, in Eureka Springs at the age of 90...

Helen Pauline (Grim) Neal (08/30/04)
Helen Pauline Neal, age 82, of Springdale, Ark., died Aug. 22, 2004 at Northwest Medical Center of Washington County. She was born April 12, 1922 in Green Forest, Ark., to Charles E. and Iva L. Grim. She married Robert Jack Neal on May 6, 1942. During their 62 years of life together, the first 22 were spent in the U.S. Air Force. Their tour of duty included Guam, France and several stateside locations...

Rita Louise White (08/30/04)
RITA LOUISE WHITE, a resident of Berryville, was born Aug. 4, 1947, in Berryville, a daughter of Tommy and Nava (Youngblood) Perkins. She died Monday, Aug. 23, 2004, in Berryville at the age of 57. Louise was employed by Tyson Foods. She was of the Baptist faith...

Wayne George (08/20/04)
Wayne George was a mountain of a man...6'4", 220 pounds with a smile and larger-than-life personality to match his size. On Friday 13, 2004, cancer conquered his physical being and stole his life, but it never conquered his indomitable spirit. He was a "people person" in every sense of the word, and...

James K. Trimble (08/20/04)
JAMES KERRY TRIMBLE, 80, of Berryville, died Monday, Aug. 16, 2004, in Springfield, Mo., after many years of battling heart disease. Graveside memorial services were held Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2004, in the Berryville Memorial Park Cemetery with Pastor Paul Elliott officiating. Funeral arrangements were by Nelson Funeral Service. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com...

Doris Baugh, and Santana Howard (08/20/04)
DORIS HOWARD BAUGH, 27, and her daughter, SANTANA MARIE HOWARD, age 6, residents of Berryville, died Friday, Aug. 13, 2004, near Berryville. Doris was born June 5, 1977, in Huntsville, Ark., a daughter of Gary Miles and Loretta Mae (Birchfield) Howard. Santana was born July 3, 1998, to William F. and Doris Marie Baugh...

Audrey Bonham (08/17/04)
Audrey Bonham, a resident of Kimberling City, Mo., was born Oct. 16, 1906, in Viola, Mo., a daughter of Denton Issac and Nancy Hannah (Downs) Smith. She departed this life Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004, in Kimberling City, at the age of 97. Mrs. Bonham was a homemaker...

Edward Wayne Crow (08/17/04)
Kenneth Wayne Crow, 58, of Chetopa, Kan., formerly of Monett, Mo., passed away at 10:23 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 7, 2004 at St. John's Hospital in Joplin, Mo., from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on Jan. 12, 1948, in Eureka Springs, Ark., the son of Maxine Clark Crow of Monett, Mo., and the late Bert Crow...

George Robert "Bob" Edwards (08/17/04)
George Robert "Bob" Edwards, 69, of Shell Knob, Mo., passed away Saturday, Aug. 7, 2004, in the Veteran Hospital at Fayetteville, Ark., after battling cancer for the past several months. He had been in ill health for several years. Bob was born Aug. 19, 1934, in Baxter, Mo. He was one of five children born to Elmer and Lydia Mills Edwards...

Andrea Nicole Fancher (08/17/04)
Andrea Nicole Fancher, 19, of Kingston, Ark., died Aug. 8, 2004, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kan. She was born April 7, 1985, at Huntsville, Ark., the daughter of Stillman Leon and Angela Kay Budeau Fancher. She was a student at The University of the Ozarks in Clarksville where she was a member of the Lady Eagles Basketball team. ...

Zelma A. Kigore (08/17/04)
Zelma A. Kilgore, 92, formerly of Rockford, Ill., died at 10:50 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 8, 2004, in the Carroll County Nursing and Rehab Center in Berryville, Ark. Born June 15, 1912, in Udell, Iowa, the daughter of William G. and Nanny (Peek) Crow. Zelma married Louis L. Kilgore March 4, 1931 in Rockford, Ill., he predeceased her April 12, 1963...

Dennis E. Webb (08/17/04)
DENNIS E. WEBB, 82, a resident of Farmington, formerly of Rudd, died Aug. 10, 2004, in Fayetteville. He was born Oct. 4, 1921, in Rudd, Ark., a son of John Roy and Della May (Fultz) Webb. Mr. Webb was a member of the Metalton United Baptist Church where he served as a deacon for many years. He was a poultry, dairy and beef farmer...

Bertie Hutchison Butler Cox (08/11/04)
BERTIE HUTCHISON BUTLER COX, a resident of Berryville, Arkansas, was born February 12, 1903, in Oak Grove, Arkansas, a daughter of G.W. and Belle (Pittman) Hutchison. She departed this life Thursday, February 29, 2004, in Berryville at the age of 101...

Mrs. Letha Muriel Ferguson (08/11/04)
Mrs. Letha Muriel Ferguson, 82, of Springdale, Ark., died Aug. 4, 2004 at the Northwest Medical Center of Washington County in Springdale. She was born July 16, 1922 at Kim, Colo., the daughter of Lester and Cora Brant Buis. She was a homemaker and a member of the Goshen Church of Christ. She was the widow of Isaac Newton Ferguson who preceded her in death on Dec. 4, 1998...

Frances JoAnn Gilbreath (08/05/04)
Frances JoAnn Gilbreath, 66, of Holiday Island, died Sunday, July 18, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rogers. She was born March 24, 1938, in Hardy to Robert Bryden and Bessie Mae Wise Sample. She was a real estate broker and a member of Spring River Baptist Church in Hardy...

Verna Mae Maberry (08/05/04)
Verna Mae Maberry, a long-time resident of Eureka Springs, died July 21 in Oklahoma City. She was born Oct. 31, 1922, in Lemesa, Texas, the daughter of Wesley and Eva Mae Umphrey. She was married to Cecile Maberry on Oct. 15, 1954, and they were previous owners of the New Orleans Hotel, the New Basin Theater in Eureka Springs, and the Main Theater in Berryville. ...

Rev. Joseph Sherman (08/10/04)
The Reverend Joseph Morrow Sherman died Saturday, July 31, 2004 at 4:12 a.m. Joe was born Oct. 7, 1940 in New York City. He will be fondly remembered by all. He attended Hendrix College, John Brown University and the University of Arkansas, where he graduated with a degree in Speech and Drama. He started seminary in Kansas City, Missouri and later graduated with a Masters of Theology at Memphis Theological Seminary in Memphis, Tenn...

Lynn Francis (08/10/04)
LYNN CHARLES FRANCIS, 100, of Jacksonville, Fla., died July 4 in Jacksonville following a short illness. He was born Aug. 14, 1903, to Charles C. and Cora B. (Sutton) Francis at Bado, Mo. He was married in October 1926 to the former Sarah Ruth Oxley, of the Simmons, Mo., area. ...

Margaret Swindells (08/02/04)
MARGARET (PEGGY) SWINDELLS, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Feb. 20, 1919, in Umatilla, Fla., a daughter of John Howard Dutill, Sr. and Ethel Mae (Kennedy) Dutill. She died Sunday, July 25, 2004, in Springdale at the age of 85. Peggy was a homemaker. She was a veteran, having served with the United States Navy during World War II. She attended St. Gabriel's Church in Springdale. She was a member of the Abendschone Chapter of NSDAR...

Robert Roper (08/02/04)
Robert Roper, 49, of Joplin, Mo., formerly of Eagle Rock, Mo., died Tuesday, July 27, 2004, at his home in Joplin.. Robert was born June 18, 1955, in Joplin, the son of Stanley Lee and Mary Margarete (Burgess) Roper. On June 19, 1998, in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, he was united in marriage to Gayla Deanne Hunt, who survives. ...

Martha Poyner (08/02/04)
MARTHA M. POYNER, 63, of Alpena, died July 26, 2004, at Hilltop Nursing Home in Harrison. She was born Nov. 19, 1940, in Leicester, N.C., the daughter of Roy and Fronia King. Martha moved from North Carolina to Boone County, Ark. 46 years ago. She was married for 43 years to Orville Poyner, of Alpena, who survives her...