Obituaries from June 2007

Helen Standlee White (06/26/07)
HELEN STANDLEE WHITE, of Berryville, was born on Feb. 3, 1917, a daughter of Thomas Matthew and Letha Francer (Biggerstaff) Standlee. She died on Thursday, June 21, 2007, in Berryville, at the age of 90. Ms. White was a member of the Grandview Baptist Church since she was 13 years old...

Glenda Marie Camp (06/22/07)
GLENDA MARIE (ROACH) CAMP, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born July 4, 1944, in Eureka Springs, a daughter of Glenn Forrest Roach and Ruth Marie (Fisher) Clark. She died Tuesday, June 19, 2007, in Springfield, Mo., at the age of 62. Ms. Camp worked at the Crescent Hotel, Wheeler Printing, and the Inn of the Ozarks for many years. ...

Arthur Ellis Gadberry (06/22/07)
ARTHUR ELLIS GADBERRY, of Eureka Springs, was born on May 3, 1918, in Shirley, a son of John C. and Clara Gray Gadberry. He died Wednesday, June 20, 2007, in Eureka Springs at the age of 89. Arthur is survived by one brother, John Gadberry of Berryville; one nephew, Billy Joe Gadberry of Bixby, Okla.; one great-great niece, Patty Owens of Berryville; and a close family friend who thought of him as a father, Linda Curry of Berryville...

Dorothy McCurry (06/22/07)
DOROTHY McCURRY of Holiday Island, was born on Oct. 14, 1922, in Kansas City, Mo. She died on Sunday, June 17, 2007, at Holiday Island at the age of 84. On Oct. 14, 1943, Dorothy was united in marriage with Randall J. McCurry, who survives her of the home. ...

M. Kay Turner-Guess (06/22/07)
M. KAY TURNER-GUESS of Berryville was born on May 10, 1952, in Lake County, Calif., the daughter of Juanita Crawford and the late William Boyle. She died Tuesday, June 19, 2007, in Berryville at the age of 55. Kay is survived by her companion, Brian Guess of the home; one daughter, Tina Kay Hoover and husband Ken of Osage; one grandson, Josh Hoover of Osage; her mother, Juanita Crawford, of Witter Springs, Calif.; three brothers, Richard and Michael Boyle, both of California, and Danny Crawford of Nevada; three sisters, Judy Jones of California, Carrie Roeder and husband Frank of Iowa, and Carolyn Boyle of Utah; several aunts, uncles, cousins and a host of friends.. ...

Jimmy Dick Garrison (06/26/07)
Memorial services for Jimmy Dick Garrison, 73, of Tulsa, Okla., will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, June 29, 2007 at Alpena Baptist Church with Rev. Dean Smith officiating. Jim was born March 8, 1934, in Alpena the son of Ray and Fern Ayers Garrison and died June 19, 2007, at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla...

Christopher William Hinson (06/26/07)
CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM HINSON of Eureka Springs was born on Jan. 30, 1982, a son of William Roy Hinson and Katherine (Murray) Hinson Chilcutt. He died on Thursday, June 21, 2007, in Eureka Springs at the age of 25. Christopher is survived by his mother; his step-father, Gaylon Chilcutt; one brother, Chet Chilcutt; one sister, Chelsea Chilcutt, all of Little Rock; his maternal grandparents, Wayne and Ann King of Dallas, Texas; paternal grandparents William and Betty Hinson of Eureka Springs; one aunt, Suzanne Reed of Pakistan; and two uncles, Robbie and Frank Murray of Dallas.. ...

Ellen Story (06/26/07)
ELLEN STORY, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Dec.8, 1910, in Tahlequah, Okla., a daughter of James Francis and Della (Littrell) Bennett. She died June 22, 2007, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 96. She is survived by two daughters, Betty Lee Hoskins of Eureka Springs and Nancy Mehan of Kansas City, Mo.; one sister, Virginia Wolfe of Eureka Springs; six grandchildren, Lee Ellen Kinser of Berryville, Teresa Christine Mazurek of St. ...

Jeanne Schenck (06/20/07)
JEANNE SCHENCK, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Nov. 1, 1925, in La Porte, Ind., a daughter of Harry and Madelina (Fenton) Schenck. She died Thursday, June 14, 2007, in Eureka Springs at the age of 81. Ms. Schenck was a physical therapist, having graduated from the University of Texas. She attended St. James Episcopal Church in Eureka Springs and was a member of the Eastern Star...

Zona Marie Rosebrock (06/18/07)
Zona Marie (Burns) Rosebrock, 92, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2007 in Berryville. She was born Sept. 30, 1914 in Brownsberg, Ind., the daughter of James Elliott and Reona Pearl (Hornaday) Burns. Marie, as she was called by her friends, was united in marriage to Herman Henry Rosebrock, on Dec. 31, 1934, in Indianapolis, Ind., a marriage that lasted 65 years until his passing in 2000...

Bonnie Hausman (06/18/07)
BONNIE HAUSMAN, a resident of Berryville, was born on June 19, 1944, in St. Louis, Mo., the daughter of Edgar and Mary Melba Zollman. She died on Sunday, June 10, 2007, in Berryville at the age of 62. Bonnie was a retired forensic accountant and was a member of the Eureka Springs chapter of the Red Hat Society...

Harold Couey (06/18/07)
HAROLD COUEY, of Springdale, a former resident of Berryville, was born on Feb. 18, 1930, in Castle, Okla., a son of William Allen and Martha Metilda (Glenn) Couey. He died on Monday, June 11, 2007, in Springdale at the age of 77 years. On Aug. 13, 1973, Harold was united in marriage with Fannie Pearl Farmer, who survives him of the home. ...

Vinnie Wilson (06/11/07)
VINNIE WILSON, a resident of Green Forest, was born Nov. 14, 1911, in Rule, a daughter of Tom and Mattie (Chase) Hittson. She died Monday, June 4, 2007, in Eureka Springs at the age of 95. Vinnie was a homemaker. She was a kind and loving person to everyone. She was an avid gardener and quilter and was a member of the H.D. Grim Brawley Club and a member of the United Baptist Church of Green Forest...

Richard A. Weaver (06/11/07)
Richard A. Weaver, 72, of Holiday Island, died May 31, 2007. He was surrounded by his wife and children at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Rich is survived by his wife and best friend, Alice French; his children Kay Weaver Serrins, R. ...

Leona Elaine Midkiff (06/01/07)
Leona Elaine Midkiff, 64, died on Wednesday, May 23, 2007, at her home in Golden, Mo., following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Midkiff, daughter of Eugene Perigen and Jewell Lela (Williams) Perigen, was born on Aug. 22, 1942, in Sholten, Mo. She grew up in Aurora, Mo. and worked as a dietary assistant in the food and customer service industry...

Patricia 'Trish' Pennebaker (06/01/07)
PATRICIA "TRISH" PENNEBAKER, a resident of Green Forest, was born Dec. 27, 1951, in West Point, Miss., a daughter of William Durwood and Mary J. (Gordon) Gray. She died Wednesday, May 23, 2007, in Green Forest at the age of 55. Mrs. Pennebaker was a nurse...

Geraldine Porter (06/01/07)
GERALDINE PORTER, 73, of Berryville, was born April 30, 1934, in Carroll County, the daughter of Rossetta Keeland and Thomas L. McClain. She died Wednesday, May 23, 2007, at Circle of Life in Springdale. Geraldine, also known as Jeri, was a woman of God who loved Jesus, her church and her family. She loved to cook, and loved being a wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of the St. John's Hospital Auxiliary...

Sue Owens Quick (06/01/07)
SUE OWENS QUICK, a resident of Reeds Spring, Mo., daughter of Junior and Hazel (Hayes) Owens, was born March 20, 1947, in Springfield, Mo., and died May 19, 2007, in her home at the age of 60. She was raised in Berryville and was a 1965 graduate of Berryville High School. ...

Velma Clair Shuey (06/01/07)
VELMA CLAIR SHUEY, following a lengthy illness, died at Carroll County Nursing and Rehab in Berryville on May 18, 2007. She was born on Dec. 10, 1917, in Morning Sun, Iowa, to the late Thomas Russell Bras and Sylvia Hope Bras. Velma married Gifford L. Shuey on Aug. 11, 1936, and to this union, two children were born...

Elaine Simmons Wafford (06/01/07)
ELAINE SIMMONS WAFFORD, a resident of Holiday Island, was born Feb. 17, 1922, in Dallas, Texas, a daughter of Eldred Porter and Lucile (Davis) Simmons. She died Sunday, May 27, 2007, in Springdale at the age of 85. Mrs. Wafford was a homemaker and Realtor and attended Holiday Island Community Church...

Doriene Jerrell (06/05/07)
DORIENE JERRELL, 67, of Kingston, died May 30, 2007, at St. John s Regional Health Center in Springfield, Mo. She was born May 15, 1940, at Tampa, Fla., the daughter of Clarence and Daisy Eldora Easterly Walker. She was a certified nursing assistant and a member of the Kingston Assembly of God. She was preceded in death by one son, Earl George Little Beaver Maddox, Jr...

Damon Claude Fentress (06/11/07)
DAMON CLAUDE FENTRESS, a resident of Berryville, was born Sept. 17, 1968, in Altamont, Kan., a son of Donald and Barbara (Robbins) Fentress. He died Monday, June 4, 2007, in Berryville at the age of 38. He was of the Baptist faith. On Aug. 18, 2000, he was united in marriage with Jane Fentress, who survives him of the home. ...

Helen M. Flowers (06/11/07)
HELEN M. 'HALENE' FLOWERS was born to Timothy C. Thompson and Kate E. Nauman Thompson on Nov. 24, 1915, in Carroll County and died on June 3, 2007, in Visalia, Calif. Both parents preceded her in death. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Charles E. Flowers in 1984; her sister, Anna May Lane, in 1995; and her niece, Arlene Kate Sanders, in 2002...

Erby Lasley (06/11/07)
ERBY LASLEY, a former resident of Green Forest, was born March 6, 1910, in Osage, a daughter of Charles Seaborn and Cordelia (Allred) Bishop. She died Monday, June 4, 2007, in Springfield, Mo., at the age of 97. Mrs. Lasley was a homemaker and was a member of the Methodist Church of Green Forest...

Richard Jay Miller (06/11/07)
RICHARD JAY MILLER, 73, of Clifty, Ark., died June 3, 2007, at his home. He was born Dec. 11, 1933, at Rudd, the son of William Parker and Opal Casebolt Miller. He was a farmer, a Baptist, and a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the United States Army. He was a member of Hayes-Smith American Legion Post No. 137, in Huntsville...

Charles Frank Kesner (06/01/07)
CHARLES FRANK KESNER, of ?Berryville, was born July 3, 1933, in Kingston, a son of Charlie W. and Donnie (Mitchell) Kesner. He died Sunday, May 27, 2007, in Eureka Springs at the age of 73. Mr. Kesner was a paint and body mechanic and gun maker. He also managed the Luther Owens Gun Range Park for more than 20 years and attended the Eureka Springs Church of Christ...