Obituaries from October 2006

Betty Jean Stirn (10/30/06)
BETTY JEAN STIRN, 75, died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006 in Wichita, Kan. She was born and raised in Eureka Springs. Funeral services were to be held on Friday, Oct. 27, 2006, at Broadway Mortuary in Wichita. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald R. Stirn. Survivors include her daughter, Julie and husband Chris Windham of Wichita; a grandson, Walker Windham; sisters and their husbands, Bonnie and Lee Hinds, Andover and Sharon Shipley of Wichia; and several nieces and nephews...

Marion R. Hester (10/23/06)
Marion R. Hester, 50, of Pea Ridge, died on Friday, Oct. 13, 2006, at his home. Mr. Hester, son of Howard and Ona Lerene Magee Hester, was born on July 24, 1956, in Pomona, Calif. Mr. Hester was a 1974 graduate of Southwest High School in Washburn, Mo. and was a veteran of the U. S. Marine Corp. He was a machinist with Bekaert Corporation in Rogers, and was a hunting and fishing enthusiast. Mr. Hester attended the Robinson Avenue Church of Christ, Springdale...

Doyle M. King, Jr. (10/23/06)
DOYLE M. KING, JR., 71, retired Wichita, Kan., Federal Aviation Administration district manager, died Aug. 12, 2006, in Peck, Kan. He was born in Mount Pleasant, Ark., a son of Doyle, Sr. and Berta King. Survivors include his wife, Yvonne (Meek), a native of Green Forest; sons Allan Sr. and Steven of Wichita, three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; his mother, Berta; brothers Paul and his wife Shirley and Mike and his wife Debbie, of Wenatchee, Wash; and numerous other relatives...

Wally Lintecum (10/23/06)
WALLY LINTECUM, 79, of Rogers, died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006, in St. Mary's Hospital. He was born Jan. 25, 1927, in Eureka Springs to Thomas Lintecum and Minnie Wilder Lintecum. Wally retired after 23 years of service with Emerson Electric, enjoyed hunting, fishing, and listening to classical music. He attended First United Methodist Church in Rogers...

Walter Reginald Ward (10/23/06)
WALTER REGINALD WARD, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born July 11, 1941, in Hollandale, Miss., a son of Dannie Albert and Ella F. (Nichols) Ward. He died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 65. Mr. Ward owned and operated the Pine Lodge in Eureka Springs for 20 years. He was a veteran, having served with the United States Navy...

William (Bill) F. White (10/26/06)
WILLIAM (BILL) F. WHITE, a resident of Branson, Mo., formerly of Green Forest, was born July 16, 1950, in Berryville, a son of Frank Jackson and Stella Mable (Davis) White. He died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006, in Springfield, Mo., at the age of 56. Bill s parents owned White s Locker Plant in Green Forest, where he learned his skill in meat processing. He was of the Baptist faith...

Donald C. Blevins (10/30/06)
DONALD C. BLEVINS, 58, of Lampe, Mo., died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006, with his family and many friends at his bedside. He was born Feb. 3, 1948, in Enon, Ark., to Lonnie Howard Blevins and Evelyn Estella Peden Blevins. He was a truck driver. He was an avid outdoorsman. Some of his pastimes were hunting, fishing, and riding and breaking horses. His favorite pastime was spending time with his grandchildren. He loved all children and was known as Grandpa to many children in the area...

Dorothy M. Laney (10/30/06)
Dorothy M. Laney, 69, of Cassville, Mo., died Monday, Oct. 23, 2006, at her home. Mrs. Laney, daughter of John and Inez Beaver Vanderpool, was born on March 22, 1937, in Cassville. Mrs. Laney was a lifelong resident of Barry County and attended the Cassville Church of the Nazarene...

Margaret 'Marge' Ellen Smith (10/30/06)
MARGARET "MARGE" ELLEN SMITH a resident of Berryville, was born Nov. 11, 1951, in Peakin, Ill., a daughter of James Lee and Betty L. (Hasty) Dwyer. She died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006 in her home at the age of 54. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Living Faith Church. She was employed at Economy Drug for nine years but spent most of her lifetime as a homemaker...

Pauline Legatha Long (10/19/06)
PAULINE LEGATHA LONG, a resident of Mobile, Ala., formerly of Berryville, was born May 16, 1922, in Hollywood, Mo., a daughter of Sam and Betheny (Mayhand) Buck. She died Monday, Oct. 10, 2006, in Mobile at the age of 84. Mrs. Long was a member of Port City Church of Christ in Mobile, formerly a member of Rolling Meadow, Ill. Church of Christ and the Eastside Church of Christ in Eureka Springs. She worked as a cashier in a restaurant and a grocery store. She was a homemaker...

James Jim Dwight Cline (10/19/06)
JAMES JIM DWIGHT CLINE, 53, of Eagle Rock, Mo., died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006, in St. John's Hospital Cassville, Mo. He was born March 30, 1953, in Mountain Grove, Mo., the son of Clarel A. and Denna Lee (Bledsoe) Cline. On Sept. 5, 1987, he was united in marriage to Sheila Wiedower, who survives. He is also survived by a son, Cody Cline of Florida; twin daughters, Natalie and Olivia Cline of the home; one brother, Richard Cline of Springfield, Mo., and aunts, uncles and nephews...

Olen Norris (10/16/06)
OLEN NORRIS, a resident of Green Forest, was born July 2, 1925, in Green Forest, a son of Riley and Bessie (Molder) Norris. He died Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006, in Rogers at the age of 81. Mr. Norris was a veteran, having served with the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a farmer...

Jeremy Lloydlee Brunk (10/11/06)
JEREMY LlOYDLEE BRUNK, a resident of Huntsville, was born Dec. 8, 1977, in Hot Springs, a son of Floyd Dean and Shirley Ann (Nobles) Brunk. He died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006, in Fayetteville, at the age of 28. Jeremy was employed by Tyson Foods in Berryville. He was of the Assembly of God Faith. He attended Brownsville Revival School of Ministry in Pensacola, Florida and the Latin American Bible Institute in San Antonio, Texas...

Howard Lewis Randall (10/11/06)
HOWARD LEWIS RANDALL, 63, of Springdale, died Oct. 4, 2006, at Northwest Medical Center of Washington County at Springdale. He was born Aug. 26, 1943, at Berryville, the son of Grover Franklin and Mary Cleo Rogers Randall. He was a Baptist, a member of the Kingston Oddfellow Lodge and a veteran of Desert Storm and had retired from the Army National Guard. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Mary Sue Carter...

Grace Evalene (Carter) Stamps (10/11/06)
Grace Evalene (Carter) Stamps, 96, died Oct. 7, 2006, at the Bentonville Manor. She was born July 17, 1910, in Kingston. She attended school, married and raised her family in Kingston. In 1953, she and her husband followed three of their sons to Chelan, Wash. She worked in the apple packing sheds for a number of years, returning to Arkansas in 1995. She was an active member of the Chelan First Baptist Church and the Rebecca Lodge of Kingston...

Gregory Gene Brooks (10/16/06)
Gregory Gene Brooks, 45, of Cassville, Mo., died Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006, as the result of an automobile accident east of Cassville. Greg, son of Royle and Lucille (Lester) Brooks, was born on May 17, 1961, in Stella, Mo. He was a lifelong resident of the Oak Ridge community and attended Cassville High School where he played football. ...

Blanche Hudspeth Karnes (10/16/06)
Mrs. Blanche Hudspeth Karnes, 99, of Springdale, died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006, at the Circle of Life Hospice House. She was born March 13, 1907, in Eros, Ark. to J.C. and Essie Martha (King) Blankenship. She was a homemaker and a member of Springdale First Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Singing Saints Choir and T.E.L. Sunday School Class...

Donald Joe Lippe (10/16/06)
DONALD JOE LIPPE, a resident of Camden, S.C., was born April 4, 1962, in Berryville, a son of Delmar (Sonny) and Fern (Stratton) Lippe. He died Saturday, Oct. 7, 2006, in Camden, S.C. at the age of 44. Donald worked in the maintenance department for Target. He was of the Baptist faith. Donald was a veteran, having served with the United States Army during Desert Storm...

Loren W. Rose (10/05/06)
Loren W. Rose, 78, of Exeter, Mo., died Friday, Sept. 29, 2006, St. John s Hospital in Springfield, Mo. Mr. Rose, son of Claude and Pearl Dent Rose, was born on Nov. 8, 1927, in Seligman, Mo. He was a lifelong resident of Barry County and was a 1946 graduate of Washburn High School. He was owner-operator of Rose Trucking, and was a past member of Exeter Lions Club and the Exeter School Board. Mr. Rose attended the Exeter Church of Christ...

Destiny Ashlyn Marie Harris (10/05/06)
Destiny Ashlyn Marie Harris, infant daughter of Viola Harris, died on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006, at her residence in Rogers. In addition to her mother she is survived by one brother, Isaiah Harris, of Rogers; her maternal grandmother, Neva Jo Galyen Tucker of Cassville, Mo.; her godmother, Linda King, of Bentonville; and several loving aunts and uncles. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Frank Marvin Harris...

Harold Mark Brewer (10/05/06)
HAROLD MARK BREWER, 46, of Huntsville, died Sept. 27, 2006, near Clifty. He was born July 1, 1960, at Biloxi, Miss., the son of Harold Loyed Bill and Veronna Knock Brewer. He was employed at Pine Creek Lumber and attended the Berryville Christian Fellowship...

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