Obituaries from May 2008

Barnsie "B.W." Schwartz (05/27/08)
BARNSIE "B.W." SCHWARTZ, a resident of Greenwood, Mo., was born Sept. 8, 1915, in Dewey County, Okla., a son of John F. and Frances (Houts) Schwartz. He died Wednesday, April 30, 2008, in Greenwood, Mo,, at the age of 92. Mr. Schwartz was a farmer and a member of the Grandview Baptist Church...

Donald "Donnie" Ray Scroggins (05/27/08)
Donald "Donnie" Ray Scroggins, age 43, of Golden, Mo., went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at his home in Golden, surrounded by his family and friends. Mr. Scroggins, son of Donnie and Edith (Sherman) Scroggins, was born on Sept. 20, 1964, in Eureka Springs, Ark. They survive. He was united in marriage to Oleta Tootsie Burrington on July 31, 1987, at the First Southern Baptist Church in Golden. She survives...

TABITHA EVELYN (WOOD) GINN (05/23/08)
TABITHA EVELYN (WOOD) GINN, a resident of Berryville, was born May 2, 1924, in Berryville, a daughter of Dock Alonzo and Julina Mae (Medlin) Wood. She died Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at St. John's Hospital -- Berryville at the age of 84. Mrs. Ginn was attending First Baptist Church in Berryville and was a mother, retired child care provider and a homemaker...

NOAH FLETCHER PUTMAN (05/23/08)
NOAH FLETCHER PUTMAN, a resident of Holiday Island, was born Nov. 26, 1922, in Moro, Lee County, Ark., a son of Charley and Nellie (St. John) Putman. He died Tuesday, May 20, 2008, in Holiday Island, at the age of 85. On June 28, 1996, Noah was united in marriage with Aileen Lydia Mary Murphy, who survives him of the home. ...

KENNETH OLEN GEORGE (05/23/08)
KENNETH OLEN GEORGE, a resident of Berryville, was born June 22, 1926, in Louisville, Tenn., a son of Charles and Susie (Key) George. He died Sunday, May 18, 2008, in Berryville, at the age of 81. Mr. George worked at Tyson Foods. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved to camp and fish...

Edith Creech Craig (05/23/08)
EDITH CREECH CRAIG, a resident of Holiday Island, AR, was born June 3, 1927 in Cumberland, KY, a daughter of Douglas and Beulah (Tweed) Creech. She died Thursday, May 22, 2008, in Eureka Springs, AR, at the age of 80. Mrs. Craig attended the Holiday Island Community Church and was in many presentations presented by the Holiday Island Community Theater. She was also and avid reader...

Jack Francis Wolven (05/21/08)
JACK FRANCIS WOLVEN, a resident of Holiday Island, AR was born February 5, 1928 in Detroit, MI, a daughter of Edith (Cook) Wolven. He departed this life Saturday, May 10, 2008 in Holiday Island at the age of 80. Mr. Wolven served in the Korean War as a Corporal with the Army and was honored with a Korean Service Medal with Two Bronze Stars and the UN Service Medal. After returning home he entered California State Long Beach and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Education in 1955...

Abitha Evelyn (Wood) Ginn (05/21/08)
ABITHA EVELYN (WOOD) GINN, a resident of Berryville, was born May 2, 1924, in Berryville, a daughter of Dock Alonzo and Julina Mae (Medlin) Wood. She died Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at St. John's Hospital Berryville at the age of 84. Mrs. Ginn was attending First Baptist Church in Berryville and was a mother, retired child care provider and a homemaker...

Jason Dean Atkins (05/21/08)
JASON DEAN ATKINS, a resident of Las Vegas, Nev., was born Feb. 18, 1976, in Mountain Home, a son of Laura Elaine Mitchell McBroom. He died Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Las Vegas, at the age of 32. Jason was a veteran, having served in the United States Army National Guard. He also loved music...

Charles R. "Chuck" Mendlick (05/21/08)
CHARLES R. CHUCK: MENDLICK, 91, passed away on May 16, 2008. Many of his family members were present. Chuck was the son of Charles R. and Lucretia B. Mendlick (Wiedaman) and was born on Dec. 26, 1916, in Mission, Kan. His entire work career was in management with Procter & Gamble in Kansas City, Kan...

Kenneth L. Andrews (05/21/08)
Kenneth L. Andrews, 50, of Green Forest, died Friday, April 25, 2008 at St. John's Hospital in Berryville. He was born April 18. 1958, in Morrilton, the son of Lester Andrews Jr. and Donetta Timmons Andrews. Mr. Andrews married Shelly Farmer, who preceded him in death. He was a loving father and was very devoted to his whole family. He had worked at Tyson s in Green Forest and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and riding his motorcycle...

Cecil Mae Wright (05/16/08)
CECIL MAE WRIGHT, a resident of Harrison, was born Aug. 27, 1916, in Fox, a daughter of John and Leona (Carnett) Lindley. She died May 11, 2008, in Harrison, at the age of 91. Ms. Wright was a member of Eagle Heights Baptist Church in Harrison and a member of the Harrison Bowling League...

Ronald C. Wiggins (05/16/08)
RONALD C. WIGGINS, 57, of Huntsville, died Sunday, May 11, 2008, in Huntsville. He was born Oct. 22, 1950, in Tulsa, Okla., the son of Carl K. and Vivian Louise Hickman Wiggins. He was a professional musician and worked in the receiving department of Lowe's...

Helen L. White (05/16/08)
Helen L. White HELEN L. WHITE, a resident of Berryville, was born Jan. 27, 1929, in Blue Eye, Mo., a daughter of Charley H. and Mildred (Newman) Clevenger. She died Sunday, May 11, 2008, in Berryville, at the age of 79. Ms. White was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church...

Edward Melvin Stidham (05/16/08)
Edward Melvin Stidham Edward Melvin Stidham, 74, of Cabot, died May 14, 2008. He was born June 25, 1933, in Eureka Springs, to the late Edward Arthur Stidham and Florence Taylor Morrison. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Tabor Stidham, of Cabot; one daughter, Lori D. Stidham, of Maumelle; one sister, Mildred Jones, of Bentonville; and one brother, William Arthur Stidham, of Eureka Springs; along with many other family members and friends...

Joanne E. Howard (05/16/08)
Joanne E. Howard, born April 13, 1939, in Cleveland, Ohio, died on May 9, 2008, at Lexington Nursing home in Rusk, Texas. Joanne was a former resident of Berryville. She is survived by brother Perry and his wife Mae Clark, a former resident of Eureka Springs. Graveside services were held at Cedar Hills Cemetery on May 13, 2008, in Rusk, Texas...

Verna Faye Fancher (05/16/08)
VERNA FAYE (WILSON) FANCHER, a resident of Dean, was born April 28, 1935, in Metalton, a daughter of Franklin Warner and Lillie Mae (Ramsey) Wilson. She died Saturday, May 10, 2008, in Springdale, at the age of 73. Mrs. Fancher was a homemaker and a member of the Metalton United Baptist Church...

Leslie Annette Ray (05/13/08)
LESLIE ANNETTE RAY, a resident of Kansas City North, Mo., was born Aug. 1, 1961, in Kansas City, Mo., a daughter of Odell Ray and Linda Lou (Simmers) Sparks. She departed this life Monday, May 5, 2008, in Kansas City North, at the age of 46. Miss Ray was a graduate of Berryville High School and attended College of the Ozarks in Hollister, Mo. ...

Richard Charles Powell (05/13/08)
RICHARD CHARLES POWELL, a resident of Green Forest, was born Oct. 10, 1939, in Carrollton, a son of Willis and Hazel (Gaddy) Powell. He died Sunday, April 27, 2008, in Berryville, at the age of 68. Mr. Powell raised poultry and was an avid coon hunter...

Thomas George (Tom) Neely (05/13/08)
THOMAS GEORGE (TOM) NEELY, long-time resident of Holiday Island, born Nov. 21, 1925, passed away on April 29 in Topeka, Kan., at the age of 82. Tom was preceded in death by his wife Hazel, to whom he was married Nov. 23, 1946. Tom was survived by his brother Alan Neely, his sons Daniel and David Neely, and daughter Deborah Shaugnessey, daughters-in-law Linda and Patricia, eight grandchildren, and 22 great-grandchildren...

Verda Dotson (05/13/08)
VERDA DOTSON, a resident of Green Forest, was born Oct. 1, 1917, in Madison County, a daughter of Semp and Mentie (Jones) Phillips. She died Saturday, April 26, 2008, in Green Forest, at the age of 90. Ms. Dotson was of the Assembly of God faith and was a member of the Home Demonstration Club...

Eva Lea Ann Austin (05/13/08)
EVA LEA ANN AUSTIN, daughter of the late Oather and Roxie Ann (Youngblood) Bradley, was born on Oct. 21, 1934, in Carroll County and died on Friday, May 2, 2008, in the St. John's Regional Health Center in Springfield, Mo., following a short illness, at the age of 73...

Eva Lee McDonald Armstrong (05/13/08)
EVA LEE McDONALD ARMSTRONG, 88, of Springdale, died April 27, 2008, at The Maples in Springdale. She was the firstborn of eight children of Huey Rodney and Hattie Viola Stuart Thompson. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Leta Wilson and Dorothy Davis; one brother, Bob Thompson; and one infant son, Oliver, Jr...

Kenneth L. Andrews (05/13/08)
KENNETH L. ANDREWS, 50, of Green Forest, died Friday, April 25, 2008, at St. John's Hospital � Berryville. He was born in Morrilton, the son of Lester Andrews Jr. and Donetta Timmons Andrews. Kenneth married Shelly Farmer, who preceded him in death. He was a devoted father. He was employed at Tyson Foods in Green Forest for several years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and riding his motorcycle...

Janice Allen (05/13/08)
JANICE ALLEN, a resident of Berryville, was born March 11, 1948, in Berryville, a daughter of Ernest N. and Helen Lorene (High) Williams. She died Friday, April 25, 2008, in Green Forest, AR, at the age of 60. Janice was a beautician for more than 25 years and owned and operated Janice's Beauty Barn in Carr Lane, Mo. She was a member of Harvest Assembly in Oak Grove...

Paul James P.J. Smith (05/13/08)
PAUL JAMES P.J. SMITH, 80, of Hindsville, died May 10, 2008, at the Earlene Howard Hospice Home in Springdale. He was born Oct. 3, 1927, at Hindsville, the son of Paul and Florence Jean Bandeen Smith. He had varied careers in life as the owner of a general store, a restaurant, and had been an insurance salesman, livestock dealer, and his main love and staple, farming. ...

Dixie Elizabeth Cochran (05/13/08)
DIXIE ELIZABETH COCHRAN, 60, of Kingston, died May 10, 2008, at the Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville. She was born Sept. 17, 1947, at Rogers, the daughter of Boyd and Ina Benton Harp. She was a homemaker, a Christian and a member of the Lower Campground United Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Nita Sue Cochran, her mother, one brother, and one sister...