Obituaries from September 2009

Russell Lee Carter (09/29/09)
Russell Lee Carter of Green Forest passed away peacefully at the Hospice House in Harrison Sept 24, 2009. He was born August 21, 1938 in Green Forest, AR, the son of Clyde and Myrtle (Moffitt) Carter, who preceeded him in death. As well as a son-in-law, Jack Fowler earlier this year...

Marjorie Sue Davis (09/29/09)
Marjorie Sue Davis, 71, of Green Forest, AR, died Thursday, September 24, 2009 in Eureka Springs Hospital. She was born April 17, 1938 in Lafayette, Louisiana. She is the daughter of Robert P. and Mary Jane Carter Davis, Jr. She was a homemaker and a member of Harvest Assembly Church of Oak Grove...

Velma Jean Moore (09/25/09)
Velma Jean Moore, of Berryville, AR was born October 17, 1957 in Alva, OK, a daughter of Wilburn and Margaret (Hollingshead) Anderson. She departed this life Saturday, September 19, 2009 in Springfield, MO, at the age of 51. On December 15, 2007 Velma was united in marriage with Vernon Moore who survives her of the home. ...

Roenia Johnson (09/25/09)
Roenia Johnson, a life long resident of Berryville, AR was born December 31, 1938 in Carroll County, AR, a daughter of Harve and Annis (Smith) Biggerstaff. She departed this life Saturday, September 19, 2009 in Berryville, AR, at the age of 70. Roenia was a cherished wife, loving mother, precious grandmother, and dear friend. She loved helping others and did so when she could. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her...

Edith Mae (Sherman) Scroggins (09/25/09)
Edith Mae (Sherman) Scroggins, age 65, of Golden, Missouri passed away on Monday, September 21, 2009 at Washington Regional Hospital in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Mrs. Scroggins, daughter of William "Bill" Sherman and Mary Alice Beck, was born on January 14, 1944 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. ...

Bobby Jack Holland (09/22/09)
Bobby Jack Holland, a resident of Berryville, Arkansas, was born November 29, 1935 in Sudan, Texas, a son of Cecil A. and Emma Josephine (Boatright) Holland. He departed this life Friday, September 18, 2009 at his home in Berryville, at the age of 73...

Jerry Fancher (09/22/09)
Jerry Fancher, a resident of Berryville, AR, was born August 10, 1926 in Berryville, AR, a daughter of Clay and Vera (LaShell) Fancher. She departed this life Saturday, September 19, 2009, in Berryville, AR, at the age of 83. She was an avid member of the Democratic Women's Association...

Jack C. Bell (09/18/09)
Jack C. Bell, 73, of Tampa, Florida was born January 17, 1936 at Delmar, Arkansas. He passed away September 5, 2009. He is preceded in death by his parents, Bryant and Myrtle Bell, of Green Forest, Arkansas and two brothers, R.C. and J.H. Bell and one sister, Diane McQueary...

Doris Krick (09/18/09)
Doris Krick, a resident of Springfield, MO, was born January 19, 1914 in Newton, AL, a daughter of Rev. Jesse Franklin and Ilah (Floyd) Taylor. She departed this life Monday, September 14, 2009 in Springfield, MO, at the age of 95. Ms. Krick was a member of the First Christian Church in Berryville, AR...

Gladys Lenora Bolinger (09/15/09)
Gladys Lenora Bolinger, 85, of Salinas, CA, passed away Monday, July 27, 2009, at Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital. Her parents were Lundy and Elmer Andrew. She was born Nov. 29, 1923, in Green Forest, AR. Gladys was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She enjoyed painting, quilting, traveling in the family motor home. She loved the Salinas Valley and all the seasons. She was loved and cherished and was the strength of the family...

Betty Caygill (09/15/09)
Betty Caygill, 87, of Berryville, AR, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at Brighton Ridge in Eureka Springs, AR. She was born February 23, 1922 in Oakland, California to the late Elmer Lewis and Ethel "Pickles" Lewis. Betty lived in California until she moved to Carroll County about 21 years ago...

Timmy Dwayne Lively (09/11/09)
Timmy Dwayne Lively, a resident of Green Forest, AR, was born May 5, 1965 in Berryville, AR, a son of John Dwayne Lively and Elaine (Bunch) Deatherage. He departed this life Saturday, September 5, 2009 in Berryville, at the age of 44. He was in the woodworking business...

Ruby Swofford Keeland (09/11/09)
Ruby Swofford Keeland, a resident of Grove Nursing Center, died Saturday, September 5, 2009. She was 94. Mrs. Keeland was born Nov. 16, 1914, at Berryville, AR, to Clarence and Alta (Plumlee) Swofford. She married Milford Austin Keeland on Aug. 26, 1933. ...

Rita (Schuck) Benson (09/11/09)
Rita (Schuck) Benson, 84, of Holiday Island, AR, passed away unexpectedly on September 4, 2009 in Eureka Springs, AR. Rita was born April 20, 1925 in West Point, Iowa, one of eight daughters to Dr. Frank and Mabel Schuck. She attended the University of Iowa. She met her husband, Charles R. Benson, in Des Moines, IA. They were married for 60 years...

Donna Leigh Sutton (09/11/09)
Donna Leigh Sutton, a resident of Holiday Island, AR, was born on July 21, 1958 in Bossier City, LA to Jack and Pamela (Smith) McCoy. She departed this life Wednesday, September 2, 2009 in Holiday Island, at the age of 51. Mrs. Sutton worked as a realtor. She was a member of the National Association of Realtors and also a member of the Eagles...

Virgil Ray Yarbrough (09/04/09)
Virgil Ray Yarbrough, 35 year resident of Green Forest, Arkansas departed this life August 20, 2009 in Springfield, Missouri. Ray was born to John Virgil and Nita Alene (Foster) Yarbrough on April 12, 1923 in Grenville, New Mexico. He and his four siblings were raised in west Texas and Ray became a Christian as a teenager. He graduated from Littlefield High School in 1941. He attended Texas Tech in Lubbock and Southwestern Aeronautical Institute in Dallas...

Martha Jane Shrum Whitaker (09/04/09)
Martha Jane Shrum Whitaker, a resident of Green Forest, AR, formerly of Peoria, IL, was born on January 15, 1943 in Hannibal, MO to Jasper Charles Shrum Sr. and Flora Jane (Meadows) Shrum. who both precede her in death. She was a homemaker and attended the First Baptist Church of Green Forest and a member of the Victor Baptist Church in Branson, MO...

Luther B. (Boogan) Wilson, Sr. (09/04/09)
Luther B. (Boogan) Wilson, Sr. of Eureka Springs, AR, departed this life August 29, 2009 in Eureka Springs. He was born on his family's property off Rockhouse Road, on March 19, 1920, son of Luther Wilson and Ethel (Ross) Wilson, He served his country in the United States Army during World War II from April 1942 until January 1946. After returning to Eureka Springs, he joined the Naval Reserve for several years...

Lottie Pearl Schellhorn (09/04/09)
Surrounded by her family, Lottie Pearl Schellhorn passed away August 20, 2009 at the age of 83. Born November 27, 1925 in Eureka Springs, AR to Zona and William Scates, she lived the majority of her life in the Dixon and Davis area of Northern California with her wonderful husband, William Schellhorn. They had three children...

Jesse "Carl" Whiteley (09/04/09)
Jesse "Carl" Whiteley, a resident of Huntsville, AR, was born February 26, 1928 in Dry Fork, AR, a son of John and Avo (Miller) Whiteley. He departed this life Saturday, August 29, 2009 in Huntsville, AR, at the age of 81. Carl was in the United States Army and served in WWII. He was a member of the Lower Camp Ground Church and was a logger. He loved riding horses, fishing, and telling his grandkids about "the good ole days." He was also a former member of the Kings River Riding Club...