Obituaries from May 2007

Gladys Poppy Bell Wolven (05/29/07)
GLADYS POPPY BELL WOLVEN of Holiday Island, formerly of Huntington Beach, Calif., was born April 23, 1933, in Verona, N.J., a daughter of Albert Joseph and Gladys Maude (Vincent) Felt. She died Sunday, May 20, 2007, at Holiday Island, at the age of 74...

John Beran (05/18/07)
JOHN BERAN, 33, of Berryville, was born Nov. 20, 1973, in Fort Smith, Ark., a son of John Charles and Joan Gail (Payne) Beran. He died Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at his home in Berryville. Mr. Beran was a Tyson line worker. On July 26, 2000, was was married to Alena (Peggy) Sutton, who survives him of the home. ...

Mildred L. Doss (05/18/07)
MILDRED L. DOSS, a resident of Berryville, was born Sept. 13, 1922, in Harrison, a daughter of William and Susie (Speaks) McDonald. She died Thursday, May 10, 2007, in Berryville, at the age of 84. Mildred was a homemaker and she attended the Southern Heights Baptist Church in Berryville...

Norma Mae Frolkey (05/18/07)
NORMA MAE FROLKEY, 82, of Shell Knob, Mo., died Friday, May 11, at Red Rose Inn, Cassville, Mo. She was born Aug. 26, 1924, in Marcus, Iowa, the daughter of Albert and Ruby (McCorkell) Herzig. On July 30, 1944, in LeMars, Iowa, she was married to Nathan Frank Frolkey, who survives. ...

Floyd Lee Pendergraft (05/18/07)
FLOYD LEE PENDERGRAFT, 74, of Eureka Springs, died May 12, 2007, in Springdale, Ark. He was born April 30, 1933, in Beaver, Ark., a son of Burris and Kathryn (Cadwell) Pendergraft. Mr. Pendergraft retired from the American Bank of Louisiana after 25 years of service and relocated to Eureka Springs where he began working in real estate sales. He recently obtained his broker's license. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and fishing, and being with family and friends...

Alexa M. Ovalle Wallis (05/18/07)
ALEXA M. OVALLE WALLIS, infant daughter of Lindsey Renea Ovalle Wallis and Horacio Tomas Ovalle Figueroa, of Green Forest, died May 12, 2007, at St. John's Hospital - Springfield, Mo. She was born May 3, 2007. Along with her parents, she is survived by her grandparents, Carlos and Sue Mustafa and Miguel Angel Ovalle, all of Green Forest, Maria Fredevinda Figuaroa Caseros, of Guatemala; and great-grandparents Joyce Disheroon, of Green Forest, and Feliza De Ovalle...

David Rajnah Deal (05/22/07)
DAVID RAJNAH DEAL, a resident of Rogers, was born Sept. 20, 1946, in Philadelphia, Pa,, a son of Walter Francis and Bette Ruth (Salmon) Deal. He died Friday, May 18, 2007, in Rogers, at the age of 60. Mr. Deal was a systems analyst. He was also a musician, having played the piano for more than 40 years, and a Scout Master for a couple of years. He was a veteran, having served in the Navy during the Vietnam War...

Novella Jones (05/22/07)
NOVELLA JONES, a resident of Oak Grove, was born Nov. 13, 1916, in Oak Grove, a daughter of Issac Henry and Delia V. (Plumlee) Jones. She died Thursday, May 17, 2007, in Berryville, at the age of 90. Ms. Jones was a homemaker. She attended the First Baptist Church of Blue Eye...

Robert Thomas Rogers (05/22/07)
ROBERT THOMAS ROGERS, 74, of Hiwasse, died Friday, May 18, 2007, at his home. He was born Nov. 11, 1932, in Stamps. Mr. Rogers was a resident of northwest Arkansas for 45 years. He received an MBA from the University of Arkansas and was a retired U.S. Navy pilot. He was the former owner of Rogers Hardware and Lumber in Hiwasse...

Robert Franklin Varner (05/22/07)
ROBERT FRANKLIN VARNER, 63, a resident of Berryville, died Tuesday, May 15, 2007, in Bartlesville, Okla. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 25, 2007, at United Baptist Church in Green Forest with Rev. Jerry Scitern officiating. Cremation arrangements were under the direction of the Stumpff Funeral Home and Crematory...

Zola Brown (05/25/07)
ZOLA BROWN, a resident of Russellville, a daughter of Roy A. and Jack (Garver) Littrell, was born Sept. 10, 1924, in Berryville. She died Saturday, May 19, 2007, in Russellville at the age of 82. Ms. Brown was a homemaker. She is survived by several nieces and nephews, Fred and June Brown of Russellville, Harold and Essie Brown of Portland, Ore., Ola Brown of Dardanelle, Mildred Brown of Kyle, Texas; and one sister-in-law, Opal Littrell of Berry?ville...

Bryan McCallister (05/25/07)
Bryan McCallister, 34, of Lowell, died Sunday May 20, 2007. He was born Sept. 25, 1972, in Vallejo, Calif. to Van McCallister and Robbi McCallister. Bryan graduated from Broken Arrow, Okla., High School, Class of 1992. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Okla...

Lee C. Sills (05/25/07)
Lee C. Sills of Holiday Island, died Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville. He was 74. Sills was born Nov. 7, 1932, in Quapaw, Okla., to Homer and Grace Mae (Dooley) Sills. He formerly lived in Quapaw. He was a Korean War veteran of the Army. He worked as a mechanic for American Airlines in Tulsa for many years...

Helen M. Negley (05/15/07)
HELEN M. NEGLEY, of Sand Springs, Okla., died on Monday, May 7, 2007, at St. John Hospital in Sapulpa, Okla., at the age of 84. Helen was born on Aug. 16, 1922, in Alpena, Ark., to Garrett and Ruth (McCracken) Boyd. She received her education in the Alpena school system and graduated from Alpena High School. In the 1940s, she and Doy Hammons were united in marriage in Alpena. He preceded her in death. She then married Charles Negley in Las Vegas, Nev. in 1984...

Joe Warren Hussey (05/15/07)
JOE WARREN HUSSEY, 89, of Springdale, died Sunday, May 6, 2007, at Fayetteville Veterans Home. He was born Oct. 17, 1917, in Eureka Springs to the late McKinley and Nellie Benefield Hussey. He served in the U.S. Army from 1940 through 1962 and retired at the rank of major. ...

W.R. "Bob" Stone (05/11/07)
W.R. (Bob) Stone, a resident of Holiday Island, was born July 28, 1921, in Smith Center, Kansas, a son of Edward and Daisy (Achenbach) Stone. He died Sunday, May 6, 2007, in Fayetteville at the age of 85. Mr. Stone was an electrical engineer and a member of the Classic Car Clubs of America, R.E.A.C.T. He also attended the First Presbyterian Church in Eureka Springs...

Betty Lou Alvard (05/08/07)
BETTY LOU ALVARD, of Berryville, was born June 21, 1939, in Temple, Texas, a daughter of Harvey Charles and Jessie Eula (Wilson) Smith. She died Thursday, May 3, 2007, in Berryville at the age of 67. Mrs. Alvard was a homemaker and attended the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Berryville...

Elneita Dorothy Bennett (05/08/07)
ELNEITA DOROTHY BENNETT, 86, of Berryville, died Sunday, May 6, 2007, at St. John s Hospital Berryville. She was born Sept. 9, 1920, in Cook County, Ga., to the late Wiley Rowe and Blannie Ray Rowe. In her younger years, Eleneita lived in Homestead, Fla., where she was employed as an inspector at Brooks Vegetable Co. ...

Patty Jo (Davis) High (05/08/07)
PATTY JO (DAVIS) HIGH, a resident of Oak Grove, was born Nov. 30, 1931, the daughter of Carl and Frances (Laptad) Flowers. She died Thursday, May 3, 2007, in Russellville at the age of 75. Mrs. High was a teacher s aide at Green Forest Schools for 22 years and also worked at Green Forest Flowers. She was a member of the Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church and was also a member of the Oak Grove City Council for 16 years...

John Richard Ladewig (05/08/07)
JOHN RICHARD LADEWIG, 42, died April 7, 2007, in Fayetteville. John was born Nov. 26, 1964, in Independence, Mo., the son of Orval and Shirley Cassidy Ladewig. He moved to Arkansas 15 years ago, where he made his home. John worked in the grocery business most of his life. In 2005, he was employed by Dollar Tree Stores as assistant manager in Berryville. In 2006, he moved to Fayetteville to become manager of the Dollar Tree in that location...

William Lawson Bennett (05/11/07)
WILLIAM LAWSON BENNETT, 77, of Royal Oak, Mich., died May 5, 2007, at Brighton Ridge Nursing Home in Eureka Springs. He was born June 14, 1929, at Miami Beach, Fla., the son of Frank Andrew and Verna Lawson Bennett. He was a former public school teacher and a retired land developer. He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the United States Army...

Charles H. Brooks, Jr. (05/11/07)
CHARLES H. BROOKS, JR., 56, of Green Forest, died Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at his home. He was born Oct. 12, 1950, in Waverly, Mo. (Lafayette County) to the late Charles Howard Brooks, Sr. and Olean Brooks. On Oct. 20, 1973, Charles married Julia Jones Brooks. To this union, three sons were born. He was employed for several years as a deputy sheriff for the Wyandotte County Sheriff's Department in Kansas City, Kan...

Harold Eugene Oldham, Jr. (05/11/07)
HAROLD EUGENE OLDHAM, JR., a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Aug. 18, 1944, in Dennison, Texas, a son of Harold E., Sr. and Margaret (Phillips) Oldham. He died Sunday, May 6, 2007, in Fayetteville at the age of 62. Mr. Oldham was a travel agent and a member of Button Memorial United Methodist Church in Little Elm, Texas. He also attended the First United Methodist Church in Eureka Springs...

Reverend Burt Birchfield (05/04/07)
REVEREND BURT BIRCHFIELD, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born July 28, 1910, in Eureka Springs, a son of James Samuel and Lula Kate (Evans) Birchfield. He died Sunday, April 29, 2007, at the age of 96. Rev. Birchfield was a minister of the gospel for many years. He also drove the school bus for Eureka Springs and was a rock mason. He was the spiritual leader for his family and many others...

Margaret Buell (05/04/07)
MARGARET BUELL, a resident of Green Forest, was born Jan. 9, 1914, in Morrison, Tenn., a daughter of Charles James and Alice (Stroud) Seneker. She died Saturday, April 28, 2007, in Eureka Springs at the age of 93. Mrs. Buell was a homemaker and was a member of the Church of Christ in Green Forest. She was also a former city council member in Green Forest...

Kietha Buschbom (05/04/07)
KIETHA BUSCHBOM, 100, of Green Forest, died Saturday, April 28, at Carroll County Nursing and Rehab Center in Berryville. She was born Jan. 13, 1907, in Marshalltown, Iowa, to the late George and Clara Halverson Bru. Kietha married Bill Buschbom Sr. ...

Ruby Lee Sagarsee (05/02/07)
Ruby Lee Sagarsee, 85, of Monett, Mo., died Tuesday, April 24, 2007, in Monett Health Care Center, Monett. She was born June 22, 1921, in Tennessee, the daughter of Lunis and Cora Lee (Campbell) Shoffner. On Sept. 29, 1941, in Kokomo, Ind., she was united in marriage to Henry Murphy Sagarsee, who preceded her in death on Dec. 9, 2002. She was also preceded in death by her parents and 10 brothers and sisters...

Hallie P. Ripley (05/02/07)
HALLIE P. RIPLEY, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Nov. 10, 1912, in Beaver, a daughter of George Franklin and Julia Elizabeth (Dunlap) Wilson. She died Friday, April 27, 2007, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 94. Ms. Ripley was a homemaker and was also the first female postmaster at Beaver. She was of the Pentecostal faith...

Kimberly Harrison (05/02/07)
KIMBERLY HARRISON, a resident of Berryville, was born Sept. 24, 1965, in Gary, Ind. She died Tuesday, April 24, 2007, in Berryville, at the age of 41. Mrs. Harrison was a homemaker and was also a member of the Faith Apostolic Church of Berryville On March 15, 1990, she was united in marriage with George L. ...

Russell Clay (05/02/07)
RUSSELL CLAY, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born July 25, 1924, in Thayer, Mo., a son of Gilbert and Velma Gladys (Newberry) Clay. He died Monday, April 23, 2007, at Eureka Springs Hospital at the age of 82. Mr. Clay was a structural engineer in the oil industry...