Obituaries from July 2005

George E. Cadwell (07/28/05)
GEORGE E. CADWELL, 72, Branson, Mo., died Wednesday, July 20, 2005, in the North Arkansas Regional Medical Center at Harrison. He was born Nov. 28, 1932, at his grandparents' home at White Rock Bluff, near Kimberling Bridge, Mo., to Gideon F. and Bertha (Roberts) Cadwell...

Joy J. Youngblood Webb (07/22/05)
Mrs. Joy J. Youngblood Webb, 52, of Springdale, died Thursday, July 7, 2005, in Fayetteville. She was born March 8, 1953, in Berryville to Joy Dale and Hazel (Kesner) Youngblood. She was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her father and one son, John Michael McGeehee...

R.B.Morris (07/22/05)
R.B. MORRIS, a resident of Berryville, was born Oct. 16, 1919, in Aden, Ill., a son of Wallace George and Julia Christina (Witter) Morris. He died Thursday, July 14, 2005, in Berryville, at the age of 85. R.B. was a farmer. He attended the Church of God Holiness in Berryville...

Edward Louis Miller (07/22/05)
EDWARD LOUIS MILLER, 68, of Berryville, died July 14, 2005, at his home. He was born Oct. 8, 1936, at Huntsville, the son of Edward and Emma Irene Bush Miller. He was a retired diesel mechanic for the Carroll County Road and Bridge Department and a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the United States Marine Corps. He was a member of the American Legion at Green Forest...

Edna Beatrice Crow (07/22/05)
EDNA BEATRICE CROW, a resident of Fayetteville, was born Sept. 22, 1910, in Weleeka, Okla., a daughter of George T. and Freddie (James) Dunn. She died Wednesday, July 13, 2005, in Springdale, at the age of 94. Edna was a homemaker. She was of the Methodist faith...

Ken (The Blademan) Sikorsky (07/22/05)
KEN (THE BLADEMAN) SIKORSKY, a resident of Grandview, was born July 5, 1951, in Flemington, N.J., a son of Leon and Bertha (Baumgartner) Sikorsky. He died Wednesday, July 13, 2005, in Berryville at the age of 54. Ken was also known as the Blademan. He was an artist who painted pictures on old saw blades. He was of the Christian faith. He was a veteran, having served with the United States Army in Vietnam...

Martha Alice Foster King (07/22/05)
MRS. MARTHA ALICE FOSTER KING, 78, of Marble, died July 13, 2005, at the Regency Hospital of Northwest Arkansas in Fayetteville. She was born May 3, 1927, at Kingston, the daughter of Beverly and Willie Doshie Ross Carr. She was a retired nursing assistant for Meadowview Healthcare and Rehab in Huntsville and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Alford Foster, on May 8, 1998. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Larry Martin Foster and by Herman Ray Foster...

Gerald Neil George (07/28/05)
GERALD NEIL GEORGE, a life-long resident of Berryville, died at his home on July 20, 2005 at the age of 82. Gerald was born Jan. 13, 1923, in Berryville, a son of Burton Osbert George and Helene Schrader George. He was a member of the Berryville First United Methodist Church. Gerald attended Berryville Public Schools, graduating in the class of 1940. He went on to attend Wentworth Military Academy and the University of Arkansas...

Burton O. George, Jr. (07/28/05)
Burton O. George, Jr., 78, of Berryville died Saturday, July 23, 2005, at his home. He was a life-long resident of Berryville, born on April 26, 1927, to Burton O. and Helene Schrader George, Sr. Mr. George served in the U.S. Army at the end of World War II in the Army of Occupation in Korea as a member of the 61st Ordinance Group. ...

Leana Gustafson Wagner (07/28/05)
LEONA GUSTAFSON WAGNER, age 82, of Denver, Ark., died Friday, July 22, 2005. Leona was born Sept. 2, 1922, in Bayard, Neb., to the late Paul D. Roberts and Ermine Watts Roberts. In October 1939 she married Russell Gustafson, and to this union 11 children were born. Russell died in 1985, and she later married Ira Wagner, who also preceded her in death...

John Robert Wilson (07/18/05)
JOHN ROBERT WILSON, a resident of Harrison, was born Dec. 28, 1962, in Harrison, a son of Jay Frank and Rena Mae (Dickens) Wilson. He died Wednesday, July 13, 2005, in Harrison, at the age of 42. John was employed by Tyson Foods. He was a member of the Ridgeway Church of Christ...

Joan Kay Phillips (07/18/05)
JOAN KAY PHILLIPS, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born April 30, 1947, in Denver, Colo., a daughter of Marvin H. and Frances (Snell) Runner. She died Tuesday, July 12, 2005, in Eureka Springs at the age of 58. Mrs. Phillips was an apartment manager...

Stanley Graves Patterson (07/18/05)
STANLEY GRAVES PATTERSON, 90, of Shell Knob, Mo., died July 12, 2005, at his home with his family at his side. He was born oct. 23, 1914, in Jefferson City, Mo., to the late Alexander Zachariah and Agatha (Weidemeyer) Patterson. He was educated in the Kansas City, Mo., public school system. ...

David Alan Harkrider (07/14/05)
DAVID ALAN HARKRIDER, a resident of Berryville, was born July 16, 1958, in St. Joe, Mo., a son of Harlyn and Elsie (King) Harkrider. He died Nov. 26, 2004, in Berryville at the age of 46. On July 30, 1994, he was united in marriage with Stephanie (Mathis) Harkrider, who survives him. He is also survived by his four children, Kayla, Ashley and Laura, all of Shell Knob, Mo., and Deidre of Harrison; and his parents, harlyn and Elsie Harkrider of Shell Knob...

Marge Dickerson (07/14/05)
MARGE DICKERSON, 77, died on July 6, 2005, at her home in Eagle Rock, Mo. Mrs. Dickerson, formerly of Prairie Village, Kan., was born on Aug. 2, 1927, in Kansas City, Mo. She is survived by her husand, Fred Dickerson of the home, two daughters, two step-daughters, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren...

Tommy Lynn Gonce (07/14/05)
TOMMY LYNN GONCE, a resident of Alpena, was born Oct. 17, 1956, in Springdale, a son of Jessie Eugene Gonce and Rosa L. (Slape). He died Thursday, July 7, 2005, his home at the age of 48. He is survived by four daughters, Katrina Hurt, Heather Gonce and Tiffany Gonce, all of Berryville, and Milissa Strite of Van Buren; one son, Tommy Strite of Van Buren; two sisters, Glenda McCracken of Lead Hill, and Helen King of Fayetteville; his mother, Rosa Hobbs of Green Forest and eight grandchildren...

Wayne Eames (07/12/05)
WAYNE EAMES, 70, of Wyandotte, Okla., died Saturday, July 2, 2005, at Integris Grove General Hospital. He was born Feb. 25, 1935, in Eureka Springs to the late Earl and Elsie Amos Eames. Wayne was a Korean War veteran and a Christian. He is survived by his wife of 14 years, Charlene Brannon Eames; one step-son, Carl Brannon of Springdale; two step-daughters, Linda Scott of Fayetteville and Patricia Been of Springdale; three sisters, Jo Ann Ball of Eureka Springs, Betty Meeks of Bentonville, and Julia Benson of Eureka Springs. ...

Albert Adolph Ficht (07/12/05)
ALBERT ADOLPH FICHT, 94, of Kingston, died June 30, 2005, at his home. He was born Oct. 23, 1910, at Kingston, the son of Michael and Zizilia (Huber) Ficht. He was a farmer and was preceded in death by three brothers and seven sisters. Survivors include two sons and one daughter-in-law, Floyd and Emily Ficht of Kingston and Dean Bowles of Killeen, Texas; four daughters and sons-in-law, Iva Jean and Johnnie Hutsell and Bertha and Carroll Thurlow, all of Kingston, Freda Jean and Al Lutz of Mariposa, Calif., and Sharon Kay and Rudy Thach of Shelton, Wash.; 34 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.. ...

John J. Kortebein, Jr. (07/12/05)
JOHN J. KORTEBEIN, JR., a resident of Holiday Island, was born June 6, 1959, in Glen Cove, N.Y., a son of John J., Sr. and Joan E. (Miremont) Kortebein. He died Sunday, July 3, 2005, in his home at the age of 46. Mr. Kortebein was a Paramedic and of the Catholic faith. He is survived by his mother, Joan Kortebein of Holiday Island; one brother and sister-in-law, Hank and Donna Kortebein, and niece, Kristen Kortebein of Jacksonville, Fla.; several other nieces, nephews and friends...

Edith E. Mishler (07/12/05)
EDITH E. MISHLER, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born April 26, 1916, in Cherokee County, Kan., a daughter of William Dee and Ethel (Sturgeon) Jessup. She died Tuesday, July 5, 2005, in Eureka Springs at the age of 89. For 22 years Mrs. Mishler was employed by Ocoma Foods, which later became Tyson Foods. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Berryville...

Jimmy Earl "Jim" Morris, Jr. (07/12/05)
JIMMY EARL "JIM" MORRIS, JR., 58, of Lowell, died Friday, July 1, 2005, in Lowell. He was born Aug. 8, 1946, in Hanford, Calif., the son of Jimmy Earl Sr. and Sibyl McCollough Morris. He was a carpenter, working in the construction business. He is survived by his wife, Janice Counts Morris, of the home; one daughter, Tracie Tackett and husband Tommy of Lowell; and three grandchildren...

Luella (Jane) Crews Thomson (07/12/05)
LUELLA (JANE) CREWS THOMSON, a resident of Berryville, was born April 4, 1912, in Eureka Springs, a daughter of Thomas Loren and Matilda (Shannon) Crews. She died Friday, July 1, 2005, in Berryville, at the age of 93. Mrs. Thomson was a supervisor at the plastic bottling company. She attended the Raytown Baptist Church in Raytown, Mo., and was a member of the Daughters of American Revolution...

Katherine (Lucy) Finger (07/06/05)
Katherine (Lucy) Finger, 95, died Wednesday June 29, 2005, at the Concord (New Hampshire) Hospital. She was born on Jan. 10, 1910, in Eureka Springs, the daughter of William N. and Mary (Kennedy) Lucy. Mrs. Finger had lived in Mountain Home, Ark. for many years before moving to New London, N.H. in 1993. She was active in the garden clubs in both Mountain Home, and Tallahassee, Fla. , and the Herb Gardeners Group in New London, N.H...

Danny Lee Edmondson (07/06/05)
DANNY LEE EDMONDSON, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Aug. 21, 1955, in Berryville, a son of Charlie "Speck" and Dorothy May (Hayes) Edmondson. He died Thursday, June 30, 2005, in his home at the age of 49. Mr. Edmondson was a member of the Rock Springs Baptist Church. He was a talented welder and carpenter, and he transported exotic animals...

Freddie Joe Wright (07/06/05)
FREDDIE JOE WRIGHT, 65, of Eureka Springs, died June 25, 2005, at the Eureka Springs Hospital. He was born March 31, 1940, at Kingston, the son of Jeanie and Fannie Elizabeth Bowen Wright. He was a retired police officer and was preceded in death by two sisters, Marie Seals and Lauren Wright...

Pearl Schroeder (07/06/05)
PEARL SCHROEDER, a resident of Eureka Springs, Ark., was born April 5, 1909, in Eureka Springs, a daughter of Adam and Junia (Cline) Schroeder. She died Saturday, June 25, 2005, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 96. Pearl was a homemaker. She is survived by two nephews, James Price of Berryville and Woodrow Harlan Price; a great-niece, Betty Christian of Springdale; several nieces and nephews; many other relatives; and a host of friends...

John A. Scates (07/06/05)
JOHN A. SCATES, a resident of Berryville, was born Jan. 20, 1945, in Huntsville, a son of John Isaac and Mary Effie (Wilson) Scates. He died Sunday, June 26, 2005, in Berryville at the age of 60. Mr. Scates worked in maintenance at Tyson Foods. He was of the Baptist faith...

William Kevin Lewis (07/06/05)
WILLIAM KEVIN LEWIS, 41, of Eureka Springs, died Thursday, June 23, 2005, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville. He was born Oct. 6, 1963, in Eureka Springs, the son of William Robert Lewis and Linda Ash Weston. He was a carpenter. He is survived by his parents; two brothers, Robert Lewis of Mineral Wells, Texas and Joe Robinson of Butterfield, Mo.; and two sisters, Robin Tabor of Fort Worth, Texas and Susie Enquist of Fort Worth, Texas...