Obituaries from March 2007

Troy Woods (03/30/07)
TROY WOODS, 77, of Berryville, died Sunday, March 25, at his home. He was born Aug. 21, 1929, in Madison County to the late Loss and Eula Willhite Woods. He married Loral Howard Woods and after living in Springdale for 30 years, they moved to Rudd to retire. Mr. Woods retired from Ashland Oil Company in Springdale where he drove a gravel truck for several years and then operated the crusher...

Denise Ann West (03/30/07)
DENISE ANN WEST, a resident of Berryville, was born Nov. 12, 1955, in Frankfurt, Germany, a daughter of Robert and Ethel (Bower) West. She died Tuesday, March 27, 2007, in Berryville at the age of 51. She had been a resident of the Berryville area since 2005. ...

Jimmy L. Riddle (03/30/07)
JIMMY L. RIDDLE, 58, of Green Forest, died Saturday, March 24, 2007. He was born in Tyonza, Ark., to the late William Oscar Riddle and Annie Ruby Knott Riddle. He was an active member of Christ Tabernacle Church in Blue Eye, attending church faithfully and loving to sing Christian songs. He was known as "The Peanut Brittle Boy" who served the Lord, had a beautiful smile and loved everyone...

Paul Edward Hise, Jr. (03/30/07)
PAUL EDWARD HISE, JR., a resident of Alpena, was born Feb. 21, 1963, in Hindsville, Ga., a son of Paul Edward Sr. and Ruth (Kipf) Hise. He died Saturday, March 17, 2007, in Alpena, at the age of 44. Paul worked in construction as a bridge builder, but he will always be remembered as a "Jack of all trades." He was also a member of the Coin Church...

Artie Smith Gunnels (03/27/07)
ARTIE SMITH GUNNELS, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born April 14, 1917, in Carroll County, a daughter of Causby and Bessie (Bilyu) Smith. She died Thursday, March 22, 2007, in Eureka Springs at the age of 89. Mrs. Gunnels was a homemaker. She is survived by one son, Sherl Gunnels of Eureka Springs; three brothers, Roscoe Smith, Donald Gene Smith, and Leon Smith, all of Berryville; three sisters, Ovown Enix Gilmore of Harrison, Juanita Anderson of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Dorothy Lee Terry of Berryville; several nieces and nephews, and a host of other family and friends.. ...

Jody Ann Turnbull (03/27/07)
JODY ANN TURNBULL, of Harrison, was born Nov. 4, 1953, at Valentine, Neb., the daughter of Dale and Jean (Keller) Campbell. She died March 20, 2007, at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center, at the age of 53. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her mother, Jean Campbell, and her grandparents...

Edward Louis Rambo (03/19/07)
EDWARD LOUIS RAMBO, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Dec. 14, 1949, in Hollywood, Calif., a son of Carroll Gordon and Mary Lou (Hull) Rambo. He died Sunday, March 11, 2007, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 57. Ed was a police officer for several years with several agencies within Carroll County. ...

Lena Sims (03/19/07)
LENA SIMS, a resident of Rogers, was born July 17, 1924, in Osage, a daughter of William Jackson and Lillian Sue (Tatum) Smith. She died Sunday, March 11, 2007, in her home at the age of 82. Lena retired from J.M. Smuckers Co. after a long career. She was a member of the American Legion...

James Russell Albin (03/20/07)
JAMES RUSSELL ALBIN JR., of Green Forest, died March 15, 2007, in Berryville at the age of 76. He was born Dec. 8, 1930, to parents James and Delta Albin of Wilsey, Kan. After high school, James served in the United States Air Force as a military police officer in Korea. Upon returning to the states in 1956, he met and married Arvilla Reddell of Newton County, Ark...

Rick Curtis (03/20/07)
RICK CURTIS, a resident of Berryville, was born Dec. 4, 1954, in Fresno, Calif., a son of James L. and Mildred (Throop) Curtis. He died Friday, March 16, 2007, in Berryville, at the age of 52. Rick was a sanitizer in the poultry business and owned a tree trimming service...

Levada Imogene Grammer (03/20/07)
LEVADA IMOGENE GRAMMER, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born April 3, 1923, in Wetumka, Okla., a daughter of Johnny Elmer and Nannie Mae (Carlton) Roberts. She died Thursday, March 15, 2007, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 83. Ms. Grammer was a seamstress...

Paul D. Reynolds (03/20/07)
PAUL D. REYNOLDS, a resident of Green Forest, was born April 8, 1956, in Hanson, Ky., a son of Rosco and Geneva (Lagate) Reynolds. He died Thursday, March 15, 2007, in Green Forest, at the age of 50. On June 4, 1993, he was united in marriage with Linda Perkins, who survives him of the home. He is also survived by one son, Paul Reynolds of Madisonville, Ky.; seven brothers; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other family and friends...

Elsie Donaldson (03/23/07)
ELSIE DONALDSON, a resident of Shell Knob, Mo. was born May 7, 1920, in Watts, Okla., a daughter of George and Arminta (Landon) Hudson. She died Sunday, March 18, 2007, in Cassville, Mo., at the age of 86. She is survived by two sons, Albert Lee Donaldson of Oakton, Va., and James David and wife Sharon Donaldson of Cassville, Mo.; one sister, Jewell Mayes of Springdale; one granddaughter, Lindsey Donaldson of Shell Knob, Mo.; several nieces and nephews, and a host of other family and friends...

Ross Flake (03/23/07)
ROSS FLAKE, a resident of Berryville, was born Dec. 13, 1918, in Snowflake, Ariz., a son of Osmer D. and Ethel (Ray) Flake. He died Saturday, March 17, 2007, in Berryville, at the age of 88. Mr. Flake was a veteran, having served in the Air Force in Korea during WWII. He was a pilot and commander. Mr. Flake was also a farmer for more than 35 years...

Gladys P. Hanson (03/23/07)
GLADYS P. HANSON, a resident of Holiday Island, formerly of Indiana, was born March 12, 1907, in Cambridge, Minn., a daughter of John and Helena (Olson) Lindgren. She died Friday, March 16, 2007, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 100. Ms. Hanson was a homemaker. She attended the Holiday Island Presbyterian Church. Her favorite hobby was sending cards to her friends for special occasions...

Harvey Standlee (03/13/07)
HARVEY STANDLEE, 77, of Clifty (Madison County), died March 7, 2007. He was born in Carterville, Mo., on Jan. 27, 1930, to the late William Monroe Standlee and Mary Florence Wright. He served from 1949 to 1954 in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict...

Oletha Roberts (03/13/07)
OLETHA ROBERTS, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Aug. 4, 1920, a daughter of William J. and Delilah Grace (Allen) Rederford. She died Thursday, March 8, 2007, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 86. Mrs. Roberts was a loan officer at a bank in Wichita, Kan. She was also a member of the Beaver Lake Fellowship Church...

Bud King (03/13/07)
BUD KING, 75, of Alpena, died Saturday, March 3, 2007. He was born Nov. 28, 1931 in Hale Center, Texas to the late Leslie Earl King and Olga Huntley King. Bud graduated from Abernathy Public School, Abernathy, Texas, and went on to Abilene Christian College to further his education. On Sept. 2, 1950, he married Janie Owen. Bud spent 40 years in the trucking industry before retiring in 2003. Prior to that he had been a rancher and a telegraph operator for the Santa Fe Railroad...

June Rebecca Henderson (03/13/07)
JUNE REBECCA HENDERSON, 90, of Carlisle, Ark., died at her home on Sunday, March 4, 2007. June was born June 5, 1916 at Cripple Creek, Colo. She was the daughter of Perry Monroe Smith and Violet Walter Smith. She graduated from Stuttgart High School and later attended Arkansas State University at Beebe and was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, A.L. Toad Henderson; by her parents; and her brothers, Perry Smith and Bill Smith...

Gary L. Compton (03/09/07)
GARY L. COMPTON, a resident of Green Forest, was born Nov. 16, 1948 in Berryville, a son of Clyde D. and Lucille (Head) Compton. He died Sunday, March 4, 2007, in Berryville, at the age of 58. Gary was a customer service and automotive technician for many years...

Remmel Fancher (03/09/07)
REMMEL FANCHER, a resident of Burlington, Ark., was born April 4, 1927, in Connor, Ark., a son of John Kenner and Mary (Hoppins) Fancher. He died Monday, March 5, 2007, in his home at the age of 79. Mr. Fancher was a truck driver. He was a member of the Ridgeway Church of Christ...

Leota Gann (03/09/07)
LEOTA GANN, a resident of Huntsville, was born Sept. 20, 1910, in Snyder, Texas, a daughter of Thomas E. and Hettie (Chism) Harrod. She died Monday, March 5, 2007, in Fayetteville at the age of 96. Ms. Gann was a homemaker. She is survived by one son, John and his wife Jonell Gann of Little Rock; two daughters, Miriam and her husband Howard Williams of Green Forest, and Ruth Collier of Fayetteville; one brother, Guy and his wife Louise Harrod of Lovington, N.M.; four grandchildren, Brian Atchley, Bruce Atchley, Jo Nell Hogrefe, and Jeff Cantwell; six great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of family and friends.. ...

Donald "Don" Allen Harrington (03/09/07)
DONALD "DON" ALLEN HARRINGTON, a resident of Green Forest, was born Sept. 12, 1923, in Kerwin, Kan., a son of Allen and Rena (McQueen) Harrington. He died Monday, March 5, 2007, in Springfield, Mo., at the age of 83. On Sept. 10, 1947, he was united in marriage with Wilma Hale, who survives him of the home. ...

Rosita (Da-anoy) Canoy (03/13/07)
ROSITA (Da-anoy) Canoy, 63, of Green Forest, died Sunday, March 4, 2007, at St. John s Regional Medical Center in Springfield, Mo. She was born Sept. 2, 1943, in Iloilo City, Phillippines, the daughter of Pedro and Ristetota (Guiteirez) Da-anoy. Rosita was raised in the Catholic Church. She had been attending the Lead Hill Community Church. She had been in the United States for seven years and obtained her American citizenship in 2006...

J.B. Harp (03/13/07)
J.B. HARP, 57, of Huntsville, died March 9, 2007, at the Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville. He was born Oct. 23, 1949, at Bentonville, the son of Boyd and Ina Benton Harp. He was a retired truck driver. Survivors include two sons; one daughter; his father; one brother, Luke Harp of Huntsville; four sisters, Dixie Cochran of Kingston, Doris Bumgarner of Huntsville, Alberta Fort of Rogers, and Leona Harp of Berryville; and several nephews and nieces...

Mary Bailey (03/06/07)
MARY BAILEY, a resident of Green Forest, was born Jan. 30, 1951, in Ft. Scott, Kan., a daughter of Clayton C. and Lois M. (Johnson) Fritter. She died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, in her home at the age of 56. Mrs. Bailey was a member of the Church of Christ in Green Forest, where she served as a Sunday school teacher. She was a special education teacher. She was a member of the Missouri State Teacher s Association and a Missouri University alumnus...

Ruby Darline (Chidester) Cupples (03/06/07)
Ruby Darline (Chidester) Cupples of Concord, Calif., formerly of Berryville, died on Feb. 22, 2007 in Concord, where she had lived since 2004. Ruby Darline died at Willow Pass Healthcare Center, near her daugher and grandsons home. Ruby Darline was born in Monroe County, Iowa, on Nov. ...

Richard Halfpenny (03/06/07)
�RICHARD HALFPENNY, a resident of Berryville, was born Jan. 31, 1931, in Chicago, Ill., a son of Walter and Betty (Vanek) Halfpenny. He died Monday, Feb. 26, 2007, in Springfield, Mo., at the age of 76. Mr. Halfpenny was in retail sales. He is survived by one niece, Linda Manning of California; two sons, Richard and Robert Halfpenny; and a very close and special friend, Kay Belk of Eureka Springs, and her family...

Ray Hammons (03/06/07)
�RAY HAMMONS, a resident of Green Forest, was born Aug. 21, 1925, in Denver, Ark., a son of Ervin and Bethla (Campbell) Hammons. He died Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007, in Springdale, at the age of 81. Mr. Hammons was a veteran, having served in the Army during WWII. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge in Missouri and a truck driver...

Harry Edward Janky (03/06/07)
Harry Edward Janky, 69, of Holiday Island, passed away Feb. 28, 2007 after a sudden illness. He was born Sept. 21, 1936, in Corning, Iowa, the son of Mima and Rev. Edward Janky. He is survived by his wife, Kay Janky, of Holiday Island, son Steve Janky and his wife Allison, of Eagan, Minn. ...

Valence Dodson Powell Jones (03/06/07)
Valence Dodson Powell Jones of Henderson, Nevada, formerly of Green Forest, Arkansas, passed away on February 27th,2007 at Life Care Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday March 8th at the Green Forest United Methodist Church with Pastor David Hanshaw officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday March 7th, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Green Forest Methodist Church...

Ronald David "Ron" Thompson (03/02/07)
RONALD DAVID "RON" THOMPSON, a resident of Green Forest, was born Nov. 17, 1957, in Salem, Ill., a son of Terry E. Thompson and Sharron (Plumlee) Benda. He died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, in Springfield, Mo., at the age of 49. Ron was a plumber and instructor for AAA Snake and Rooter Drain Cleaning...

Jessie John Mercer (03/02/07)
JESSIE JOHN MERCER, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born March 7, 1925, in Rapides Parrish, La., a son of Lee M. and Olive (Swinaford) Mercer. He died Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 81. Mr. Mercer was a veteran, having served in the Navy during WWII. He was also a steel worker. Mr. Mercer attended the Beaver Lake Fellowship Church...

John William Crouse (03/02/07)
JOHN WILLIAM CROUSE, a resident of Harrison, died Feb. 22, 2007, at the age of 85. He was born Aug. 15, 1921, at Jasper to Rudolph and Molly Austin Crouse. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church. He was married to his wife, Betty, for 55 years...

Dennis Dale Creekmore (03/02/07)
DENNIS DALE CREEKMORE was born Oct. 29, 1927, in Carroll County, a son of John and Bell (Christian) Creekmore. He died Monday, Feb. 19, 2007, in Berryville at the age of 79. He was united in marriage to Juanita Mae (Stewart) Creekmore on July 8, 1950. Dennis was a dairy farmer in his earlier years until his retirement in 1974...