Obituaries from September 2005

Ollie Jennings (09/29/05)
OLLIE JENNINGS, currently of Harrison, died Monday, Sept. 19, 2005. She was born in Locust Grove, Mayes County, Okla. on Nov. 17, 1914, the daughter of the late J.P. and Dora (Neel) Hargis of Coffeyville, Kan. In 1931 she was united in marriage with William Price Jennings of Coffeyville, who preceded her in death in August of 1994...

Jack Wallner (09/26/05)
JACK WALLNER, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Nov. 5, 1926, in Miami, Fla., a son of Siegfried and Marcia Delores (Jarrett) Wallner. He died Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005, in Eureka Springs at the age of 78. Jack graduated from the University of Texas. He was a chief geophysicist in the oil exploration industry. Jack was a veteran, having served with the United States Army Air Force during World War II...

Donald G. Allen (09/26/05)
DONALD G. ALLEN, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Aug. 23, 1934, in Viola, Mo., a son of Noah D. and Addie M. (Roush) Allen. He died Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 71. Donald was a farmer. He was of the Pentecostal faith...

Jim Powers (09/26/05)
Jim Powers was born April 18, 1939, in Grosse Point, Mich. He died Sept. 12, 2005. He moved to Berryville when he and Happy Miles relocated Adventure Air from California to the Carroll County Airport. When the company later dissolved, Jim had become accustomed to the lifestyles of the Ozarks and chose to stay on. He adapted his way of life to include buying boats, cars and airplanes on Ebay and repairing, then selling them...

Ruth Mowbray (09/15/05)
RUTH MOWBRAY, a resident of Green Forest, was born June 2, 1916, in Green Forest, a daughter of William Henry and Edna (Wise) Howard. She died Thursday, Sept. 8, 2005, in Berryville at the age of 89. Ruth was a homemaker. Ruth and her husband owned and operated Green Forest Lumber from 1960 to 1974. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Green Forest and was a founding member of the hospital auxiliary...

Harold L. Freed (09/19/05)
Harold L. Freed, 90, of Gridley, Ill., formerly of Eureka Springs, Ark., died Sunday, Sept.11, 2005, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, El Paso, Texas. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, at the First United Church of Gridley with the Rev. Jack Nicolay officiating. Burial will follow at Gridley Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday at the church and one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday...

William G. Harrison (09/19/05)
WILLIAM G. "BILL" HARRISON, a resident of Holiday Island, formerly of Memphis, was born April 25, 1939, in Walnut, Miss., a son of William Gene and Beulah (Martin) Harrison. He died Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005, in Fayetteville at the age of 66. Mr. Harrison was a retired engineer with Burlington Northern Railroad. He was a member of the Holiday Island Baptist Church...

Dixie Dean Johnson (09/19/05)
DIXIE DEAN (CASH) JOHNSON, a resident of Berryville, was born May 4, 1952, in Eureka Springs, a daughter of James Charles and Edna Lorene (Dean) Cash. She died Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005, at the age of 53. Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker and a member of the Kings River Full Gospel Church in Eureka Springs...

Daniel Richard Plumlee (09/22/05)
DANIEL RICHARD PLUMLEE, a resident of Berryville, was born Aug. 30, 1928, in Berryville, a son of Daniel Richard Plumlee, Sr. and Julia Alberta (Ford) Plumlee. He died Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 77. Richard was a farmer and an antique collector...

Gloria Jean Fry Baughman (09/22/05)
GLORIA JEAN FRY BAUGHMAN, 58, of Oak Grove, died Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005, in her home. She was born on Jan. 20, 1947, in Greenville, Penn., the daughter of Ray and Evelyn Fry. She was employed by Tyson Foods. She was a member of the First Baptst Church in Blue Eye...

Arlie G. Williams (09/15/05)
ARLIE G. WILLIAMS, a resident of Berryville, was born Aug. 30, 1921, in Carroll County. A son of William Asbury and Cora (Cudney) Williams died Friday, Sept. 9, 2005, at his home in Berryville, at the age of 84. Arlie is survived by his wife of 55 years, Nora Williams, two sons, Jimmy and his wife Evelyn Williams, Gerald and his wife, Dedra Williams, all of Berryville, and a daughter, Marcella and her husband, Jeff Darby of Shell Knob, Mo., a brother, Otis Williams of Berryville; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.. ...

Dewayne Coleman Herren (09/15/05)
DEWAYNE COLEMAN HERREN, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Sept. 26, 1938, in Thomas, Okla., a son of Doyle Henson and Etna Lou (Coleman) Herren. He died Saturday, Sept. 10, 2005, in his home at the age of 67. Mr. Herren was a veteran, having served with the U.S. Army. He was an electrical engineer and made the booster engine that helped put the first man on the moon. He was a general contractor who built custom homes, a 32nd degree Mason and a Shriner...

Terry Elwin Hurley (09/15/05)
TERRY ELWIN HURLEY, 47, died Aug. 31, 2005, at his home in North Little Rock. A memorial service was held on Tuesday, Sept. 6, at the Coffman Funeral Chapel in Harrison. Burial is to be a private family service at the Alpena Cemetery at a later date...

Virginia Jewell (Boatright) Colvin (09/15/05)
VIRGINIA JEWELL (BOATRIGHT) COLVIN, a resident of Berryville, was born June 11, 1921, in Berryville, a daughter of Robert Raymond and Vinnie (Snow) Boatright. She died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2005, in her home at the age of 84. Mrs. Colvin was a homemaker, a secretary and a charter member of the Southern Heights Baptist Church in Berryville...

Mary B. Welch (09/15/05)
Mary B. Welch passed away at home Aug. 18, 2005, surrounded by family and friends who loved her dearly. Born Feb. 24, 1922 in Marshall, she moved with the family by covered wagon to Sand Springs, Okla., in 1926. She moved back to Arkansas in 1932 and settled in a rural area near Berryville. She grew up on Pension Mountain and moved back to Tulsa, Okla., in 1942...

Earl V. Buckner (09/12/05)
EARL V. BUCKNER, 76, of Seattle, Wash., formerly of Blue Eye, Mo., died on Aug. 15. He was born Sept. 25, 1928, in Versailles, Mo., to Floyd Raymond and Mary Belle (Blevins) Buckner. After military services during the Korean War, he went to work for Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, Kan., then was transferred to Seattle in 1956 where he worked for 38 years...

Edith Harryman (09/08/05)
EDITH HARRYMAN, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Aug. 24, 1911, in Beaver County, Okla., a daughter of William E. and Lilly Mae (Mooney) Hacker. She died Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005, in Eureka Springs at the age of 94. Mrs. Harryman owned and operated the E & E Steakhouse in Eureka Springs and was a member of the Eastern Star...

Kenneth Joseph O'Toole (09/08/05)
Carroll County lost one of its most accomplished journalists last Thursday when Ken O'Toole died at his Berryville home following a long illness. Ken was Carroll County Newspapers lead investigative reporter, and was dogged in his efforts to uncover facts for the award-winning in-depth pieces he wrote. He was also editor of Carroll County News Weekend Edition...

Veda Rae Wallis (09/08/05)
VEDA RAE WALLIS, a resident of Alpena, was born Nov. 8, 1938, in Bear Creek, Ark., a daughter of Clyde and Edith (Ladd) Billingsley. She died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005, in Berryville, at the age of 66. Veda was a homemaker. She was employed by Tyson Foods. Veda was of the Baptist faith...

Virginia Jewell Colvin (09/12/05)
VIRGINIA JEWELL (BOATRIGHT) COLVIN, 84, of Berryville, died at her home on Tuesday, Sept. 6. She was born June 11, 1921, in Berryville, a daughter of Robert Raymond and Vinnie (Snow) Boatright. Mrs. Colvin was a homemaker, a secretary and a charter member of the Southern Baptist Church in Berryville...

Herbert (Herb) Suggs (09/02/05)
Herbert (Herb) Suggs, 63, of Green Forest, died Thursday, Aug. 25, at his home. He was born on May 8, 1942, in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. to the late Herbert Suggs and Irene Cumming Malloy. Herb was of the Baptist faith. He worked as a senior trainer for H20 Technical Services He is survived by his wife, Sue Suggs of the home; two daughters, Melody Seitz of Berryville, Paula Lodwick of Berryville; one son, Eldon Nickell and wife LaDonna of Green Forest; two sisters, Sue Burkes and husband W. ...

Sammy Kay Moppin (09/02/05)
SAMMY KAY MOPPIN, 48, of Eureka Springs, died Aug. 24, 2005, at the Northwest Medical Center of Washington County in Springdale. He was born Aug. 16, 1957, at Huntsville, the son of Raymond Ivan and Wanda Josephine Scates Moppin. He was an automobile mechanic and a United States Army veteran. He was preceded in death by one brother, Jerry Moppin, and one sister, Jean Ann Moppin...

Kenneth Dean Kendall (09/02/05)
KENNETH DEAN KENDALL, 81, a resident of Barlesville, Okla., died Friday, Aug. 26, 2005, in Bartlesville. Mr. Kendall was born Nov. 24, 1923, at La Braea, Calif., to Amos Price and Bess (Hanby) Kendall. He was raised and received his education in Huntsville and Berryville. ...