Obituaries from April 2007

Ruth Staven (04/27/07)
Ruth Staven, 93, of Victorville, Calif., died on April 7, 2007. Ruth was born July 19, 1913, in Green Forest, the daughter of Joseph and Rebecca Norris. Ruth attended Douglass grade school and Green Forest High School. She then went on to beauty school in Kansas City, Mo. She was a manicurist in Chicago, Ill., for more than 50 years...

Doris Lenora Anderson-Hoffman (04/24/07)
DORIS LENORA ANDERSON-HOFFMAN, 64, of Rogersville, died Saturday, April 21, 2007, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Mo. She is survived by Robert (Bob) Hoffman, her husband of 26 years; her mother, Lenora D. Anderson of Eureka Springs; sons Kent Roberts and his wife Teresa and granddaughter Ashley, all of Springdale, Brent Roberts and his wife Rita and granddaughter Madison, all of Lowell; two step-sons, Robert Hoffman and his wife Pam and grandchildren Alesha and Jared, all of Jacksonville, Fla., Roger McCool of Boston, Mass.; one sister, Blanche Cate of Springdale; and six brothers, Bill Anderson of Alpena, Jim Anderson of Fayetteville, David Anderson, Darrell Anderson, and Scott Anderson, all of Eureka Springs, and Paul Anderson of Berryville.. ...

Jean L. Bowman (04/24/07)
JEAN L. BOWMAN, a resident of Green Forest, was born Feb. 22, 1924, in Oakdale, Tenn., a daughter of Everett and Minnie (Thomas) Langley. She died Friday, April 20, 2007, in Hollister, Mo., at the age of 83. Ms. Bowman was a registered nurse, having worked at Bass Memorial Hospital in Enid, Okla. She also attended First Baptist Church of Green Forest...

Virgil Elmer Capps (04/24/07)
VIRGIL ELMER CAPPS, a resident of Holiday Island, was born Jan. 6, 1913, in Capps Valley (Hogscald), Ark., a son of Thomas Jefferson and Rozetta Mae (Hammon) Capps. He died Sunday, April 14, 2007, in Eureka Springs at the age of 94. Mr. Capps was a heavy equipment operator in the construction industry. He was a Mason, a member of the Holiday Island Baptist Church, and a member of the Elks Lodge...

Ruth Pauline Peden (04/24/07)
RUTH PAULINE PEDEN, a resident of Green Forest, was born Dec. 29, 1921, in Hilltop Community in Boone County, a daughter of Joshua B. ( JB ) and Letha (Martin) Smith. She died Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at St. John s Hospital Berryville, at the age of 85...

Glen Edwards (04/27/07)
glen edwards, a resident of Berryville, was born Dec. 6, 1940, in Berryville, a son of Jefferson Monroe and Dorothy Naomi (Sanders) Edwards. He died Tuesday, April 24, 2007, in Berryville at the age of 66. Mr. Edwards was a retail manager for grocery stores...

Samuel Otto Henry (04/27/07)
SAMUEL OTTO HENRY, a resident of Green Forest, was born July 10, 1915, in Dunlap, Tenn., a son of James Sanford and Frances Ruby (Knight) Henry. He died Sunday, April 22, 2007, in Springfield, Mo., at the age of 91. Mr. Henry was united in marriage to Delsa Mallonee on July 8, 1933. He was a farmer and was also a line worker at Tyson Foods in Berryville in his later years. He was also an avid gardener up to the age of 88. He was a member and senior deacon of Airway Chapel in Berryville...

Allie May Walker Duncan (04/20/07)
ALLIE MAY WALKER DUNCAN, a resident of Berryville, was born Aug. 24, 1915, in Rule, a daughter of Roy and Lizie (Ussrey) Walker. She died Saturday, April 14, 2007, in Berryville, at the age of 91. Ms. Duncan was a homemaker. She is survived by one daughter, Thelma Harrison of Oklahoma City, Okla., one son, Lee Roy Duncan of Berryville; two sisters, Thelma Phillips and Wilma Wilcox; one brother, Keith Walker; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren...

Kenneth Edward Drezinski (04/20/07)
KENNETH EDWARD DREZINSKI, a resident of Grandview, was born July 31, 1934, in New Orleans, La., a son of Herman and Johnnie (Green) Drezinski. He died Monday, April 16, 2007, in Springdale, at the age of 72. Mr. Drezinski served two years in the Army during the Korean War. ...

Autumn Pauline Knight (04/17/07)
AUTUMN PAULINE KNIGHT, age two months, died at Northwest Arkansas Medical Center in Harrison on Thursday, April 12, 2007. She was born Jan. 18, 2007, in Harrison, the daughter of Michael Knight and Jennifer (Williams) Knight. Autumn is survived by her parents, Michael and Jennifer Knight of Alpena; two brothers, Dakota Williams and Terry Knight; one sister, Burgandy Knight; grandparents Terry and Linda Williams of Harrison and Patsy Knight of Alpena; and great-grandparents Carol and George Johnson of Osage and Robert Knight of Kansas.. ...

Anna Lue Hussey (04/17/07)
ANNA LUE HUSSEY, a resident of Holiday Island, was born June 28, 1919, in Gould, Okala., a daughter of Samuel and Etta Ozella (Enyart) Galbraith. She died April 13, 2007, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 87. Ms. Hussey did social work for the federal and state government. She was a member of the Faith Christian Family Church in Eureka Springs...

Clara V. Kerby (04/13/07)
CLARA V. KERBY, 89, of Berryville, died April 9, 2007, at St. John's Hospital -- Berryville. She was born April 12, 1917, at Elvins, Mo., the daughter of George Emory and Birdie Vandrene Harnold McClary. She as a retired nursing assistant, having worked in hospitals for 14 years and in private nursing for five years. She was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Navy. She was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church in Berryville...

Charles Edward Payne (04/13/07)
Charles Edward Payne, 70, of Berryville, died Monday, April 9, 2007, at Skaggs Community Health Center in Branson, Mo. He was born in Tulia, Texas, the son of Charlie and Freddie Divinity Payne. He was a retired machinist. Survivors include his wife, Agnes Austin Payne, of the home; two daughters, Beverly Furqueron and her husband Jim of Argos, Ind. ...

Marilyn Viola Smith (04/06/07)
MARILYN VIOLA SMITH, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Aug. 25, 1934, in New York, N.Y., a daughter of Bernard Phillip and DeRetta Pearl (Williamson) Smith. She died Monday, March 26, 2007, in Eureka Springs at the age of 72. Ms. Smith was a pharmacist...

Herman A. "Bud" Stoppel (04/06/07)
HERMAN A. "BUD" STOPPEL, a resident of Fayetteville, was born Sept. 12, 1930, in Eureka Springs, a son of Herman and Mary (Hilgenberg) Stoppel. He died Friday, March 30, 2007, in Fayetteville, at the age of 77. Mr. Stoppel was a fishing guide. He was also a veteran, having served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict...

Sharon Lou Yates (04/06/07)
SHARON LOU YATES, 58, of Berryville, died March 29, 2007, at her home. She was born Nov. 9, 1948, at Dalhart, Texas, the daughter of George and Zee Crawford Guthrie. She was a graduate of Gentry High School, a homemaker and a veteran of the United States Army. She was a member of the Church of Christ and the widow of Thomas Sylvester Yates, who preceded her in death in 2000...

Marjorie Beatrice (Dickey) Balfour (04/10/07)
MARJORIE BEATRICE (Dickey) BALFOUR, 86, of Hammond, Ind., died on Friday, April 6, 2007. She was born January 10, 1925, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She is survived by her daughter, Candace V. (David) Templeton of Hammond, Ind.; two granddaughters, Denise Templeton of Merrillville, Ind., and Christine Bailey of Australia...

Dorris L. Coffee (04/10/07)
DORRIS L. COFFEE, a resident of Berryville, was born Jan. 25, 1914, in Watson, Mo., a daughter of Truel Lee and Agnes Mae (South) Brown. She died Wednesday, April 4, 2007, in Berryville at the age of 93. Mrs. Coffee was a cook. She is survived by one daughter, Colleen and her husband, Danny High of Berryville; one grandson, Will Giles of Charlottesville, Ma., and several nieces and nephews...

Lee Eddie Graham (04/10/07)
LEE EDDIE GRAHAM, 69, of Forum, died April 5, 2007, at his home. He was born Dec. 21, 1937, at Rockhouse, the son of Melvin Barren and Dena Maude Obenshain Graham. He was the owner and operator of Graham s Truck and Auto Salvage and Graham s Mobile Home Moving Service. He was a Baptist and attend the People s Mission Church in Alabam...

Derek Anthony Ward (04/10/07)
DEREK ANTHONY WARD, 34, of Shell Knob, Mo., died Sunday, April 1, 2007, at his home. He was born Oct. 13, 1972, in Overland Park, Kan. He graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School and received a bachelor of science in biology from Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kan...

Warren Clinton Yohn (04/10/07)
WARREN CLINTON YOHN, 83, of Harrison, formerly of Huntsville, died April 3, 2007, at the North Arkansas Regional medical Center in Harrison. He was born May 18, 1923, at Alva, Okla., the son of George Clinton and Myrtle Eva Green Yohn. He was a veteran of WW II, serving in the United States Army, and was a member of the Huntsville Free Will Baptist Church. He was also a member of Hayes-Smith Post No. 137, American Legion in Huntsville and the VFW...

George Conway Wright (04/03/07)
GEORGE CONWAY WRIGHT, D.C., 57, of Fayetteville passed away, Saturday, March 31, 2007, at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale. He was born June 8, 1949, in Texarkana, Ark., to the late Roy Joseph Wright, Sr. and Bridgean Conway Wright. He was a past member of the Fayetteville Jaycees, Northside Rotary Club, and a member of Central United Methodist Church. A graduate of Logan College of Chiropractic, he was most recently employed as a radiology technician at Eureka Springs Hospital...

James Allred (04/03/07)
�JAMES ALLRED, 63, of Green Forest, died Thursday, March 29, 2007, at St. John s Hospital in Springfield, Mo. He was born Aug. 9, 1943, in Cheyenne, Wyo. to the late Waco James Allred and Artie Ruth Deweese Allred. James graduated from Green Forest High School and on Nov. 24, 1965, he married Donna Gale Etchison. To this union three children were born...