Obituaries from January 2009

Mary Ann Scarrow (01/31/09)
MARY ANN SCARROW, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Nov. 9, 1938, in Eureka Springs, a daughter of John and Bertha Ethel (Evans) Roberts. She died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 70. Mary Ann worked for Thurman's Lodge and Apple Blossom Inn for many years, as well as several other hotels and restaurants...

Betty Langum (01/31/09)
BETTY LANGUM, a resident of Berryville, was born Feb. 27, 1946, in Berryville. She died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, in Berryville at the age of 62. On Oct. 8, 1965, Betty was united in marriage with Wayne Langum, who survives her of the home. She is also survived by one son, Scott Langum of Berryville; one daughter, Anita and husband Danny Beeson of Berryville; three sisters, Shirley Doss of Berryville, Delores Gutherie of Centerton, and Diane Metcalf of Rogers; three grandchildren, Amber and Danielle of Berryville and Kace of Rogers; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other family and friends.. ...

Sonya J. Farmer (01/31/09)
SONYA J. FARMER, a resident of Green Forest, was born Nov. 10, 1961, in Harrison, Ark. She died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009 in Berryville at the age of 47 years. Sonya attended the Green Forest United Methodist Church. She was also a member of Emmans. Miss Farmer is survived by one daughter, Lacey Ayn Farmer of Green Forest; one brother, John Denny Farmer of Berryville; two sisters, Sandra Farmer and Cindy and husband Lonnie Robbins both of Berryville; special friend, Cynthia Burkit of Green Forest; Papa Jim and Granny Mary Glisson of Berryville; three aunts, Joanne Morris, Barbara Canada and Peggy Phfister; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other family and friends.. ...

Violet Catron (01/31/09)
VIOLET CATRON, a resident of Berryville, was born March 25, 1923, in Carroll County, a daughter of Frank and Fannie (Gunnels) Robinson. She died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, in Berryville, at the age of 85. Ms. Catron was a member of the Faith Christian Family Church in Eureka Springs. She loved to trout fish on the White River...

Carl M. Fiveash (01/23/09)
CARL M. FIVEASH, a resident of Berryville, was born March 17, 1947, a son of Virgil Mac and Lillean Mae (Tennison) Fiveash. He died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, in Berryville, at the age of 61. He attended the Moore First Baptist Church. Carl is survived by one son, Bobby Fiveash and wife Lisa of Berryville; two daughters, Willow of California and Casey Parton of Blue Eye, Mo.; one brother, Otis Fiveash and wife Ella Fay of Green Forest; one sister, Marie and husband Gene Pillow of Reeds Spring, Mo.; two grandchildren, Phillip Fiveash and Alicia Fiveash; three nieces; and a host of other family and friends.. ...

Zanada Lavon Boman (01/23/09)
ZANADA LAVON BOMAN of Odessa, Texas, was born Jan. 17, 1936, at Viola, Mo., a daughter of Mary Jane (Allen) and Warren Albert Goodwin. She died Jan. 9, 2009, at Hospice House at the age of 72. She is survived by her husband of 32 years, Eugene Boman; three sons, Randy Laughlin, Jeffery Laughlin and Matthew Laughlin, all of Odessa; three daughters, Pamela Laughlin of Lancaster, Texas, Lavon (Vonnie) York and Rhonda Walker, both of Odessa; and a sister, Lou Etta Allen and her husband John of Berryville; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews in Berryville.. ...

Terry Grant Hayden (01/21/09)
TERRY GRANT HAYDEN, 63, of Centerton, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, at the Villa Marie Skilled Nursing Facility. He was born Dec. 17, 1945, in Berryville, a son of Roy Theo and Irene Margaruite Carter Hayden. He was a 1963 graduate of Maries County R-11 High School in Belle, Mo., and was a graduate of Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, Mo. Terry served in the U.S. Air Force in England during the Vietnam War era from 1966 to 1969, attaining the rank of sergeant...

Allen F. Schneider (01/21/09)
ALLEN F. SCHNEIDER, a resident of Holiday Island, was born Sept. 27, 1935, in Kansas City, Mo., a son of Wesley Allen and Frances D. (Tucker) Schneider. He died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, at the age of 73...

Martha Steidley Stark (01/17/09)
MARTHA STEIDLEY STARK, a resident of Berryville, was born Jan. 10, 1923, in Green Forest, a daughter of Edward Gordon and Lillie (Jones) Steidley. She died Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, in Berryville, at the age of 86. Ms. Stark is survived by one daughter, Carole and husband John Powell of Green Forest; one granddaughter, Cheryl (Powell) and husband Todd Johnson of Van Buren; one grandson, Randall Powell and wife Venus of Picayune, Miss.; three great-grandsons, Xander Johnson, Parker Johnson and Johnathan Powell; one brother, Ben Steidley of Juno, Alaska; several nieces and nephews and a host of other family and friends.. ...

Jessie Faye Cullison (01/17/09)
JESSIE FAYE CULLISON, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born June 15, 1919, in Wichita, Kan., a daughter of Hugh Melvin and Mable (Holler) Davenport. She died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 89. Ms. Cullison was a homemaker and a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Eureka Springs...

Troy Dee Evans (01/13/09)
TROY DEE EVANS, a resident of Berryville, Arkansas, was born February 2, 1955 in Eureka Springs, a son of Dean and Louie Evans. He departed this life Thursday, January 8, 2009, at Springdale hospital, at the age of 53. He is survived by two sons, Shannon and Timmy, his grandson Daxton and his wife Barb of 32 years. ...

Dr. Wayne P. Doc Jones (01/13/09)
DR. WAYNE P. DOC JONES, a resident of Berryville, was born Oct. 7, 1924, in Batesville, a son of Charles Grant and Lorraine (Plummer) Jones. He died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, in Berryville, at the age of 84. Dr. Jones was a member of the United Methodist Church in Berryville. ...

Joyce Charlene Powell (01/13/09)
JOYCE CHARLENE POWELL, of Green Forest, was born Dec. 18, 1930, in Hollister, Mo., a daughter of Charles E. Chod and Hazel Marie (Fine) Wells. She died Saturday, Dec. 6, in Springfield, Mo., at the age of 77. She was of the Baptist faith. She is survived by one daughter, Pam and husband Bill Foster of Nixa, Mo.; two sons, Eddie Powell and wife Rebekah of Green Forest, and Rick Powell and wife Connie of Albuquerque, N.M.; four grandchildren, Mindy and husband Alex Hall, and Brad Foster and wife Marsha, all of Nixa, R.D. ...

Mary Lou Morrison (01/13/09)
MARY LOU MORRISON, a resident of Green Forest, was born Aug. 24, 1932, in Long Beach, Calif., a daughter of Arthur William Thomas and Clara Bernice (Logan) Parks. She died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, at her home in Green Forest, at the age of 76. Mrs. Morrison took care of Cove Community Church. She was a pastor s wife and a homemaker...

Garnie Theoria Riley (01/13/09)
GARNIE THEORIA RILEY, 88, of Huntsville, died Jan. 9, 2009, at her home. She was born May 5, 1920, at Saint Paul, the daughter of Matthew and Oma Elizabeth Ritchie Shipp. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. She was the widow of Stant Riley, whom she married on May 12, 1934, and who preceded her in death on Oct. ...

Archie Stanphill (01/09/09)
ARCHIE STANPHILL, a resident of Harrison, was born Aug. 13, 1944, in Alpena, a son of James Eugene and Mary (Johnson) Stanphill. He died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009, in Harrison, at the age of 64. Mr. Stanphill was a member of the Bear Creek Springs Baptist Church. He was a retired air traffic controller for the F.A.A...

Sharon Deanne Kunz Waugh Smith (01/09/09)
Memorial services for Sharon Deanne Kunz Waugh Smith, of Berryville, were held Jan. 5, 2009, at Towering Oaks Church in Berryville. She was born Jan. 28, 1956, in Lebanon, Ore., and died Jan. 1, 2009, in St. Louis, Mo., at the age of 52. She was the daughter of Emil and Chrys Frederick Kunz...

Euell Thompson 'Tompie' Newberry (01/09/09)
EUELL THOMPSON "TOMPIE" NEWBERRY, a resident of Green Forest, was born April 18, 1929, in Rule, Ark., a son of William Burk and Mary Bessie (Griffith) Newberry. He departed this life Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, in Fayetteville, at the age of 79. Mr. Newberry was a life-long member of International Union of Operating Engineers Local # 302. He helped build the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline...

William 'Bill' Kovach (01/09/09)
WILLIAM "BILL" KOVACH, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Nov. 18, 1940, in Chicago, Ill., a son of Bert and Anna (Novack) Kovach. He died Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 68. Mr. Kovach was a member of the Eureka Springs Volunteer Firefighters. He loved his Yorkies, Muffin and Sassie, his Schnauzer, Charlie and his Sheltie, Candy...

Robert 'Bob' Hartman (01/06/09)
ROBERT "BOB" HARTMAN, a resident of Eureka Springs, AR, was born March 2, 1944 in Monticello, NY, a son of Bernard and Helen (Moore) Hartman. He departed this life Sunday, December 28, 2008, in his home at the Dinner Bell Ranch in Eureka Springs at the age of 64...

Winifred (Freddie) West (01/06/09)
WINIFRED (FREDDIE) WEST, a resident of Berryville, was born Dec. 24 1912, in Enid, Okla., a daughter of Fred and Augusta (Nelson) Gensman. She died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, in Berryville, at the age of 96. Mrs. West was a member of the First Christian Church in Berryville. ...

Terry Lee Carpenter (01/06/09)
TERRY LEE CARPENTER, 49, of Alpena, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008, at his home with his family by his side. He was born Feb. 5, 1959, in Wichita, Kan., the son of Jerry and Lillian Carpenter. He attended Alpena School and on June 29, 1999, he was united in marriage to Cindy Rudd. Terry was self-employed and worked along with his dad as a mason. He took pride in his work and was very talented as a mason. He was devoted to his family. He enjoyed looking for arrowheads and grilling hamburgers...

Kensie jo Hostetler (01/06/09)
KENSIE JO HOSTETLER, of Green Forest, infant son of Kenyon and Josie Hostetler, was born Nov. 5, 2008, and died in Little Rock on Jan. 3, 2009. Survivors include his parents; grandparents Danny and Wilma Hostetler of Green Forest and Richard and Donna Hostetler of Berryville; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins...

Caroline McGillivray (01/02/09)
CAROLINE McGILLIVRAY, 82, of Eureka Springs, died Monday, Dec. 29, 2008, of natural causes. She was born in Spiritwood, N.D., on Feb. 7, 1926. She came to Eureka Springs in June of 2008 to live with her daughter, Thresa Ball. She is preceded in death by her husband, John McGillivray; a son, Richard; three sisters; and six brothers...