Obituaries from December 2005

Charles (Chic) Severe (12/29/05)
CHARLES (CHIC) SEVERE, 92, most recently of Holiday Island, died Dec. 14, 2005, while in the Eureka Springs Hospital. He was born March 21, 1913, in Elmhurst, Pa. He was a carpenter and building for almost 60 years in the northwestern part of New Jersey. He was the last of his ten brothers and sisters...

Lottie L. Eastep (12/29/05)
LOTTIE L. EASTEP, 82, of Eureka Springs, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005, at Eureka Springs Hospital. She was a longtime resident of Newton County and a member of Mountain Springs Church and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Denver Eastep; sons James Eastep, Denver Eastep, Jr., and Boyd Dexter Eastep; and a daughter, Irma Sams...

Charles William Mathis (12/27/05)
charles william mathis, 78, of Florence, Ore., died on Nov. 2, 2005, in Eugene, Ore., after a long struggle with illness. He was the son of William Thomas Mathis and Helen Mathis. He was born in Eureka Springs on Aug. 8, 1927. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Agnes (Phillips) Mathis, two daughters, Ann Hill and Pat Maac, one granddaughter, four grandsons, and several great-grandchildren, all of Eugene, Ore.; a sister, Lela Mae Fancher of Rogers; two nieces and three nephews...

Sandra M. Brinton (12/27/05)
SANDRA M. BRINTON, a resident of Holiday Island, was born Dec. 5, 1938, in Goldsboro, N.C., a daughter of Rudolph and Charlotte Hargrove. She died Sunday, Dec.18, 2005, in Eureka Springs at the age of 67. Mrs. Brinton was a bookkeeper and was a member of the Rotary and Elks clubs...

Shirley Eileen Fundaburg (12/27/05)
SHIRLEY EILEEN FUNDABURG a resident of Holiday Island, was born April 27, 1928, in Ithaca, Neb. a daughter of Fritz and Sylvia (Wing) Holz. She died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2005, in Fayetteville at the age of 77. Mrs. Fundaburg was a secretary for Mutual of Omaha and was a member of the Holiday Island Community Church...

Gary Lynn Bohannan (12/27/05)
GARY LYNN BOHANNAN, 49, of Marble, Ark., died Dec. 16, 2005, at Berryville. He was born March 30, 1956, at Huntsville, the son of Howard Eugene and Sarah Kathern Tice Bohannan. He was a foreman for Floyd's Construction and a member of the New Home United Baptist Church at Lower Campground...

Ruth Lavonne Callen (12/19/05)
RUTH LAVONNE CALLEN, a resident of Berryville, formerly of Oak Grove, was born June 10, 1924, in Kingston, a daughter of Norval and Daphne (Maxwell) Walker. She died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2005, in Berryville at the age of 81. For many years Mrs. Callen owned and operated Plumlee and Callen Grocery & Feed in Oak Grove with her husband Clate. ...

Robert Charles Rudolph (12/19/05)
ROBERT CHARLES RUDOLPH, a resident of Holiday Island, was born November 22, 1935 in St. Louis, a son of Justin and Louise (Heilemann) Rudolph. He died Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, in his home at the age of 70. Until his retirement, Mr. Rudolph was a business attorney. He was a member of the Holiday Island Community Church...

August E. Mansker (12/22/05)
AUGUST E. MANSKER, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born June 8, 1938, in Kansas City, Mo., a son of Larry and Sarah A. (Barstow) Mansker. He died Friday, Dec. 16, 2005, in his home at the age of 67. Mr. Mansker owned and operated fitness centers. He is survived by his daughter, Regina Mansker of Springfield, Mo.; one son, Mark Mansker, of Independence, Mo.; one brother, Larry Mansker, of Eureka Springs; five grandchildren, Matthew and Nick Mansker and Jessica, Joseph and Rachael Miner of Springfield, Mo.. ...

CECIL EUGENE WOODS (12/22/05)
CECIL EUGENE WOODS of Forum, Ark., took the hand of Jesus at eight a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, and left this world for a much deserved rest. He will be strolling with those that have preceded him in death, his parents Loss and Eula M. Willhite Woods, three sisters, Lottie Woods, Helen DuVall, and Betty Harp, one son, Parker Eugene "Sonny" Woods, and two granddaughters, Angela and Sherry Woods...

Jon Eldon McKown (12/15/05)
JON ELDON McKOWN was born in Topeka, Kansas on June 11, 1937. He was preceded in death by an infant brother, Jerry Paul, and his parents, Arch and Pearl McKown. Survivors include wife, Carol and daughter Coleen of Holiday Island, and two sons, Daniel Sean McKown of Hollywood, California and Patric Aaron McKown of Houston, Texas; two grandsons, Eric Hughes and Oliver Patric McKown of Houston; two sisters, Pat Smith of Coffeyville, Kansas; Kathryn Coleman of Eden, Idaho; two brothers, Mark McKown of Coffeyville, Kansas and Charles McKown of Lakeville, Minnesota; eleven beloved nephews and nieces. ...

Dixie Ruth Roberts (12/12/05)
DIXIE RUTH ROBERTS, a resident of Green Forest, was born June 17, 1912, in Muskogee, Okla., a daughter of Lon Newton and Bonnie Lee (Price) Hudson. She died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005, in Berryville at the age of 93. Mrs. Roberts retired from teaching school after teaching at Friendship, Rule, Marble, Gobbler and the Green Forest school system. She was a member of the United Baptist Church in Green Forest...

Helen Proctor (12/12/05)
HELEN PROCTOR, a resident of Berryville, was born Dec. 29, 1925, in the Rudd community of Carroll County, a daughter of Ed and Tiney Amo (Webb) Turner. She died Sunday, Dece. 4, 2005, in her home at the age of 79. Mrs. Proctor was a homemaker. She is survivied by her son, Glen, and his wife, Teena Proctor, of Berryville; her daughter, Jo Ann Harris, of Berryville; two grandchildren, Brook Proctor of Calgary, Canada and Shannon Jones of Berryville; four great-grandchildren, Dustin, Morgan, Kennedy and Lakeyn; three brothers, Robert E. ...

Gladys Bishop (12/12/05)
GLADYS BISHOP, a resident of Springfield, Mo., formerly of Green Forest, was born Sept. 2, 1907, in Osage, a daughter of Charles Seaborn and Cordelia (Allred) Bishop. She died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005, in Springfield at the age of 98. Gladys worked at Bishop's Drug in Green Forest for many years. She was a member of the Methodist Church in Green Forest...

Marlene Tampa (12/12/05)
MARLENE TAMPA, a resident of Holiday Island, was born Jan. 18, 1934, in Bowling Green, Ky., a daughter of Gaydon and Laura (Raymer) Mitchell. She died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005, in Eureka Springs at the age of 71. Mrs. Tampa was a member of the Holiday Island Baptist Church. She was an artist and a homemaker...

Tommie B. Owens Satragni (12/12/05)
TOMMIE B. OWENS SATRAGNI, a resident of Berryville, was born May 13, 1921, in Berryville, a daughter of Dan and Zelfie (Bunch) Walters. She died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005, in Eureka Springs at the age of 83. Mrs. Satragni was a business manager, owned and operated a ranch and was a real estate agent. She was of the Baptist faith and a member of Job's Daughters...

James M. Eberhardy (12/05/05)
JAMES M.EBERHARDY, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Sept. 6, 1934, in Tulsa, Okla., a son of Aloysis "Butch" and Rosa (Ray) Eberhardy. He died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, in his home at the age of 71. Mr. Eberhardy was a veteran having served with the U.S. Navy for 23 years, including tours of duty in Korea and Vietnam...

Jack Fuller (12/05/05)
JACK FULLER, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born April 20, 1927 in Milwaukee, Wisc., a son of Floyd and Lillian (Opperman) Fuller. He died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005, in Eureka Springs at the age of 78. Mr. Fuller was a veteran, having served with the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He was a 32nd degree Mason. He had been a member of the Basin Spring Masonic Lodge 386 in Eureka Springs for more than 50 years. Before his retirement he was a warehouse supplier for a drug company...

Molly Keith Milligan (12/05/05)
MOLLY KEITH MILLIGAN, a resident of Eureka Springs, died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, at the age of 44. Memorial funeral services for Ms. Milligan will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to the Good Shepherd Humane Society. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com...

Helen Florence Swink (12/05/05)
HELEN FLORENCE SWINK, formerly of Berryville, died on Nov. 25, 2005, at the age of 91 in Phoenix, Ariz. She was born on Oct. 7, 1914, in Richmond, Ind., the second of 11 children born to William and Myrl (Eadler) Blue. Helen graduated from Fountain City High School in Fountain City, Ind.. ...

Amanda M. Wright (12/05/05)
MRS. AMANDA M. WRIGHT, 98, of Rantoul, Ill., a former Grandview resident, died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005, at the Illinois Knights Templar Home, Paxton, Ill., where she had resided one and a half years. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, at the Grandview Southern Baptist Church with Rev. ...

Dale Edward Cook (12/08/05)
DALE EDWARD COOK, a resident of Siloam Springs, was born Sept. 4, 1920, in Oak Grove, a son of John A. and Janie (Standlee) Cook. He died Friday, Dec. 2, 2005, in Siloam Springs at the age of 85. Dale was retired from Tyson Foods and was a member of the Valley View Baptist Church in Berryville. He was a veteran, having served as a sergeant in the United States Army in the South Pacific during World War II. Dale was leader for the honor guard during several military funerals...

W. D. Pritchard (12/01/05)
W.D. PRITCHARD, 69, died Friday, Nov. 18, 2005, at his home in West Branch, Mich., where he had lived since moving from Mulberry, Fla. He served in the military from January, 1958, to January, 1978, completed three tours of duty in Germany, was in charge of the motor pool during the Kennedy era, and was a flight control instructor in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970, earning a Bronze Star, Purple Heart and the Air Medal...

Mrs. Amanda M. Wright (12/01/05)
MRS. AMANDA M. WRIGHT, 98, of Rantoul, Ill., a former Grandview resident, died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005, at the Illinois Knights Templar Home, Paxton, Ill., where she had resided one and a half years. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, 2005, at the Grandview Southern Baptist Church with Rev. ...

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