Obituaries from May 2006

Margaret Mary Larimer (05/30/06)
MARGARET MARY LARIMER, a resident of Green Forest, was born Jan. 17, 1918, in Cleveland, Ohio, a daughter of Clarence Edward and Marie Collette (Tyler) Oswald. She died on Sunday, May 21, 2006, in her home at the age of 88. Although her first loves were her home and children, she assisted her husband, Ted, in publishing the Green Forest Tribune, working as bookkeeper, proof reader, ad salesperson, or doing any chore required of her...

Lorene (Peters) Matthews (05/15/06)
LORENE (PETERS) MATTHEWS, a resident of Berryville, was born July 2, 1916, in Carthage, Mo., a daughter of Oliver James and Mary Elizabeth (Carney) Peters. She died Tuesday, May 9, 2006, in Springdale at the age of 89. Mrs. Matthews was a homemaker. She was a member of the Grandview Extension Club and she was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church of Golden, Mo...

Eldon Stewart (05/15/06)
ELDON STEWART a resident of Berryville, was born Aug. 26, 1931, in Carroll County, a son of Henry J. and Mattie K. (Deny) Stewart. He died Sunday, May 7, 2006, in his home at the age of 74. Mr. Stewart owned and operated Stewart Glass and Upholstery and was a farmer. He was a member of the Boyd Church...

Jeanne G. Stone (05/15/06)
JEANNE G. STONE, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born July 22, 1922, in Wapello, Iowa, a daughter of Howard B. and Alberta (Dykstra) Stone. She died Saturday, April 8, 2006, in Eureka Springs at the age of 83. Jeanne lived in Des Moines, Iowa for many years before moving to Arkansas 20 years ago. She worked as a United Airlines reservations supervisor in the Des Moines and Chicago Airports for more than 30 years...

Gladys Summers (05/15/06)
GLADYS SUMMERS, a resident of Berryville, was born May 16, 1916, in the Urbanette community in Carroll County, Ark., a daughter of Frank and Rilda (Standlee) Comer. She died Tuesday, May 9, 2006, in Berryville, at the age of 89. Mrs. Summers was a homemaker and a housekeeper...

Richard Clay Eckland (05/18/06)
RICHARD CLAY ECKLAND died Saturday, May 6, 2006, at his home in Eagle Rock, Mo. He was 62 and a former resident of Wichita, Kan. Richard was born on June 8, 1943, at Wichita to Paul Clay and Pauline Barbara (Current) Eckland. He graduated from high school and lived most of his life in the Wichita area...

Arlene Katherine Engert (05/18/06)
Arlene Katherine Engert, died May 13, 2006, at Springfield, Mo., at age 73. She was born Jan. 1, 1933, in Roggen, Colo. to William Edward Engert and Phyllis Elizabeth Collinson Engert. Her parents moved to Green Forest in 1934, where Arlene attended Green Forest Public School, graduating in 1957...

Cara Johnson (05/18/06)
CARA JOHNSON, a resident of Berryville, was born Dec. 6, 1912, in Berryville, a daughter of James Robert and Nora (Wyrick) Summers. She died on Wednesday, May 10, 2006 in Berryville at the age of 93. Mrs. Johnson was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother...

Lee Daniel Toquothty (05/18/06)
LEE DANIEL TOQUOTHTY, 75, of Shell Knob, Mo., died Wednesday, May 10, 2006, in his home. He was born Sept. 7, 1930, in Walters, Okla., the son of Robert and Mary M. (Kosechta) Toquothty. On May 15, 1974, in Newkirk, Okla., he was united in marriage to Donna Grace Glass, who survives...

Eugene M. Graves (05/22/06)
EUGENE M. GRAVES, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born June 1, 1928, in Cleveland, Okla., a son of Dewey Lafayette and Gladys Belle (Wickham) Graves. He died Sunday, May 14, 2006, at the age of 77. Mr. Graves was a member of the First Baptist Church in Shell Knob, and attended Lone Star Baptist Church in Eureka Springs. ...

Lois Louise Little (05/22/06)
LOIS LOUISE LITTLE, of Kingston, died May 13, 2006, at her home. She was born Aug. 5, 1923, at Kingston, the daughter of John Wesley and Ora Bell DuVall White. She was a homemaker and a Presbyterian. She was a 1943 graduate of Huntsville State Vocational School. She enjoyed quilting, sewing, gardening and canning...

Dorothy Maude McMurphy (05/22/06)
DOROTHY MAUDE McMURPHY, 98, of Eureka Springs, formerly of Warrensburg, Mo., died Saturday, May 13, 2006, at the Eureka Springs Hospital. She was born on May 4, 1908, in Warrensburg, the daughter of Luther David Marshall and Maude Ellison Kimball Marshall...

Donald Richard Hall (05/15/06)
Donald Richard Hall, 72, died April 30, 2006, at Hines Veterans Hospital in Maywood, Ill. He was born March 16, 1934, in National City, Calif., to Daniel Cooney and Thelma Cooney, who later married Lafe Hall in 1949. He was later adopted by Mr. Hall. His family moved to Eureka Springs in 1946, where he graduated from Eureka Springs High School in 1951. Mr. Hall served in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1954 on the aircraft carrier Philippine Sea...

William Goldinger (05/15/06)
WILLIAM ALDEN GOLDINGER, 85, of Neoga, Ill., formerly of Palos Heights, Ill. and Holiday Island, died Thursday, April 13, 2006, at his residence in Neoga. He was born Oct. 24, 1920, in Tarentum, Pa., the son of Carl M. and Martha A. (Marvin) Goldinger...

Theresa Agostini Armstrong (05/15/06)
THERESA AGOSTINI ARMSTRONG, a resident of Holiday Island, was born June 28, 1923, in Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies, a daughter of Athelstan and Marie Isabel (Farfan) Agostini. She died peacefully at her home on Saturday, May 6, 2006, at the age 82...

Chella Mann (05/08/06)
CHELLA MANN a resident of Berryville, was born Aug. 1, 1925, in Carr Lane, Mo., and died Monday, May 1, 2006, in Fayetteville, at the age of 80. She was the daughter of the late Isaac and Elizabeth (Scroggs) Reynolds. Mrs. Mann was a charter member of Living Faith Church and was a tour guide for Saunders Museum...

Danny Powell (05/08/06)
DANNY POWELL, a resident of Green Forest, was born Aug. 22, 1955, in Berryville, a son of Walter Clinton and Ruth Nadine (Ward) Powell. He died Wednesday, April 26, 2006, near Green Forest at the age of 50. Danny was a 1974 graduate of Green Forest High School. He was a farmer...

Dolores Smith (05/08/06)
DOLORES SMITH, 85, of Berryville, formerly of Salina, Calif. and Kaiser, Ore., died Sunday, April 30, 2006, at home with her family at her side. She was born Sept. 17, 1920, in Clayton, Kan., to the late Harley Woodside and Muriel Gallatin Woodside...

Mary Jane Beggs (05/11/06)
MARY JANE BEGGS, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Dec. 18, 1913, in Lawrence, Kan., a daughter of Abel James McAllister, Jr. and Lillie (Ellison) McAllister. She died Saturday, May 6, 2006, in Eureka Springs at the age of 92. Mrs. Beggs was a professional artist. She owned an art gallery on Spring Street in Eureka Springs. She was a member of P.E.O and D.A.R. She was of the Methodist Faith...

Eunice Taggart Finney (05/11/06)
Eunice Taggart Finney died Thursday, May 4, 2006, in Anaheim, Calif., of causes incident to age. She was born Nov. 14, 1909, in Grandview, Ark., to Bert and Dean Taggart. Eunice Finney was an accomplished musician who taught piano in the home for many years. ...

Nancy Gray (05/11/06)
NANCY GRAY, a resident of Shell Knob, Mo., was born Aug. 11, 1939, in Pocahontas, Ark., a daughter of McDawell and Mabel (Roach) Sparkman. She died Wednesday, May 3, 2006, in Berryville, at the age of 66. Ms. Gray was a charter member of the Eagle's Club Ladies Auxillary. She was a waitress...

Gloria Maxine Pitzer (05/11/06)
GLORIA MAXINE PITZER, a resident of Berryville, was born Sept. 5, 1961, in Columbus, Ga., a daughter of Gerald and Margie (Taylor) Pitzer. She died Sunday, April 30, 2006, in Berryville at the age of 44. Gloria was self-employed and worked in the poultry house equipment industry...

Lorene Ester Bailey (05/05/06)
LORENE ESTER BAILEY, a resident of Berryville, was born Oct. 14, 1918, in Berryville, a daughter of S.J. and Tennie (Gage) McKinney. She died Wednesday, April 26, 2006, in Fayetteville, at the age of 87. Lorene was a homemaker. She was a member of the Cattleman's Association and the Homemakers Club. ...

Virginia Frances "Lady" White (05/01/06)
VIRGINIA FRANCES "LADY" WHITE, of Blackwell, Okla, died Wednesday, April 26, 2006, in the Westminster Village in Ponca City, Okla., at the age of 91. She was born on Dec. 25, 1914, in Berryville to Digby John and Fannie (Clarke) West. She grew up in Berryville, graduating from Berryville High School in 1933. She then furthered her education by attending Phillips University in Enid, Okla., for the next four years, receiving a bachelor's degree...

Patricia A. (Pat) Reynolds (05/01/06)
PATRICIA A. (PAT) REYNOLDS, 75, of Waverly, Iowa, died Friday, April 7, 2006, at the Waverly Health Center. Pat was born on Dec. 25, 1930, in Green Forest, the daughter of Cassius Marcellus and Victoria (Smith) Dewey. She attended school in Arkansas, graduating from Eureka Springs High School in 1948...

Mava J. Larimore (05/01/06)
MAVA J. LARIMORE, 95, of Falls City, Neb., died April 3, 2006. She was born Feb. 17, 1911, at Berryville to Walter and Anna (Williams) Watkins. On June 19, 1953, she married Dale F. Larimore at Holton, Kan. He died on Dec. 12, 1975. Mava graduated from the School of the Ozarks at Hollister, Mo. She moved to Kansas City, Mo., and was employed by a loan company for several years...

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