Obituaries from March 2009

Jimmy A. Sybrandt (03/27/09)
Jimmy A. Sybrandt age 68 passed away March 23, 2009 in Prescott, AZ. He was born July 24, 1940 in Fairfield, Nebraska to Herman and Alyce (Faubian) Sybrandt. Jimmy owned his own business as a locksmith and worked in La Crescenta, Calif. and Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Jimmy was proud to be a Rotarian for 21 years and had a perfect attendance to the meetings. He was a Paul Harris Fellow and was a member of the Prescott Valley Rotary club...

Kaya Morgan Lamae Grigg (03/27/09)
Kayla Morgan Lamae Grigg, a resident of Green Forest, AR, was born January 12, 1989 in Harrison, AR, a daughter of Michael and Jaretta Kay (Shelton) Grigg. She departed this life Tuesday, March 24, 2009 in Green Forest, AR, at the age of 20. Kayla played basketball, volleyball, and was active in FFA, and the Renaissance...

Nettie Mildred Fisher (03/27/09)
Nettie Mildred Fisher, a resident of Holiday Island, AR, was born August 18, 1919 in Eustace, Texas. She departed this life Tuesday, March 17, 2009 in Eureka Springs, AR at the age of 89 years. Online condolences may be sent to the family at nelsonfuneral.com...

Matthew Poerner (03/24/09)
Matthew Poerner, a resident of Eureka Springs, AR, was born June 5, 1944 in San Antonio, TX, a son of Mervin and Naomi (Nugent) Poerner. He departed this life Thursday, March 12, 2009 in Eureka Springs, at the age of 64. Mr. Poerner was a Regional President for the Banking Industry. He was also of the Jehovah Witness faith...

Maxine J. Elliott (03/24/09)
MAXINE J. ELLIOTT, a resident of Eureka Springs, AR was born May 18, 1922 in Blair, OK, a daughter of Elmore and Hattie Marie (Scott) Davis. She departed this life Saturday, March 21, 2008 in Springdale, AR, at the age of 86. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Helen E. Davis and niece and nephew, Janet and Barney Simpson...

Debra Kaye Finch McCalister (03/20/09)
Debra Kaye Finch McCalister, a resident of Springdale, AR, was born July 24, 1952 in Texas, a daughter of Allen and Loucille Redmon. She departed this life Tuesday, March 17, 2009 in Springdale, at the age of 56. Debra was a homemaker and a member of the Rock Springs Baptist Church...

Deborah Lynette Foster (03/20/09)
Deborah Lynette Foster, a resident of Green Forest, AR, was born September 10, 1963 in Martinez, CA, a daughter of Loren and Sue (Frazier) Foster. She departed this life Saturday, March 14, 2009 in Harrison, at the age of 45. Ms. Foster was a Certified Nursing Assistant and a Paramedic. She was also a member of the Green Forest United Methodist Church. She loved the outdoors, camping and fishing. Debbie was a wonderful cook and caretaker...

John S. Baker (03/20/09)
John S. Baker, a resident of Berryville, AR, was born February 8, 1923 in Eureka Springs, AR, a son of Berl Baker and Leona (Roberts) Baker. He departed this life Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at the age of 86. Mr. Baker served in the United States Army during World War II and with the Coast Artillery & Field Artillery from 1942-1946...

Rev. James W. Madewell (03/13/09)
Rev. James W. Madewell, a resident of Berryville, AR, was born September 17, 1939 in Kingston, AR, a son of Roy and Agnes (Gibbs) Madewell. He departed this life Saturday, March 7, 2009 in Fayetteville, R, at the age of 69. He was a minister of the Full Gospel Faith. He was also an avid coon hunter, deer hunter and fisherman...

John Richard Lester (03/13/09)
John Richard Lester, 79 died at his home in Kansas City, MO on March 2, 2009. He was born in Oklahoma City, OK on October 4, 1929 to Richard Anderson Lester, Jr. and Louise Haley Lester. He grew up in Eureka Springs, AR and graduated from Eureka Springs High School in 1947. He served in the United States Marine Corp during the Korean War, 1952-1954...

Sharon G. Jeffrey (03/09/09)
Sharon G. Jeffrey, age 68, of Holiday Island, AR, passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2009 after a lengthy illness. A memorial service was held on Wednesday, March 4 at 1 p.m. at the Holiday Island Community Church, 188 Stateline Drive, Holiday Island, AR...

Sylvia Mae Smith (03/09/09)
Sylvia Mae Smith, 81, of Green Forest, AR went home to be with her Lord, Friday, February 27, 2009 with her family by her side. She was born July 29, 1927 in Lahoma, Oklahoma, daughter of the late Charles A. and Sylvia E. Orleans. On November 17, 1958 she was united in marriage to Everett Paul Smith and together they raised a family of six children...

Karen Engla Shaffer (03/09/09)
Karen Engla Shaffer of Eureka Springs, Arkansas passed away peacefully Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at Eureka Springs Hospital. The daughter of Michael and Anna (Matson) McCulloch was born March 4, 1933 in Alameda, California. She had lived in Eureka Springs since 1992 moving from California. She had been a bookkeeper for many years...

Ruth Elizabeth Daly (03/09/09)
Ruth was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois and passed into the arms of her heavenly Father at home here in Eureka Springs. She attended nursing school in Chicago and that desire to care for others expanded and grew even more while she attended and ultimately graduated from Moody Bible Institute, dreaming of going to China as a missionary...