Obituaries from February 2010

Elsie A. Johns (02/26/10)
Elsie A. Johns, 77, formerly of Oregon, OH passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at Manor of Perrysburg. She was born in Kansas City, MO on June 12, 1932 to Leonard and Anna (Frost ) Braton. Elsie enjoyed spending time with her family and was a member of Faith United Methodist Church, Oregon, OH. ...

Jim Shrum (02/23/10)
Jim Shrum, 65, of Deer Park, TX, passed from this life Friday, February 19, 2010 at his home. Jim was born November 10, 1944 to Raymond Shrum and Pearl McCreary Shrum in Green Forest, AR. He is survived by his devoted wife of 43 years, Sherry Fleming Shrum of Deer Park, TX; children, Kristee and Lindel Anderson of Indianapolis, IN and Raymond and Carmen Shrum of Deer Park, TX; grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Madison and Lincoln Anderson of Indianapolis, IN and Lindsay, Macy and Raymond Shrum of Deer Park, TX; brother, Bill R. ...

Sara Schoentag (02/19/10)
Sara Schoentag, 70, of Enfield, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 2, 2010 in hospice at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT. Born in Green Forest, AR on November 7, 1939, daughter of the late John Paul Donaldson and Gwendolyn (Stroud) Donaldson...

Ruth Arrowsmith (02/19/10)
Ruth Arrowsmith, a resident of Humble, Texas formerly of Green Forest, AR, was born May 8, 1923 in Greeley County, KS, a daughter of Ben H. and Ida (Minnich) Crow. She departed this life Sunday, February 14, 2010 in Houston, TX at the age of 86 years...

John C. Walker Jr. (02/19/10)
John C. Walker Jr., a resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was born July 9, 1920 in Berryville, Arkansas, a son of John C. and Nora (Farmer) Walker. He departed this life Sunday, February 14, 2010 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 89. Mr. Walker served in the United States Army during WWII and a 40 year member of the Pilgrim Rock Masonic Lodge #522 in Tulsa, OK...

Patsy Peterson (02/16/10)
Patsy Peterson, a resident of Holiday Island, Arkansas, was born November 23, 1942 in Elizabethton, TN, a daughter of Roy and Pearl (Andrews) Potter. She departed this life Thursday, February 11, 2010 in Springdale, AR at the age of 67 years. Patsy worked as an Executive Senior Customer Service Representative in Marketing for Exxon for 39 years. She was also a member of the Holiday Island Community Church...

John Harold Fuller (02/16/10)
John Harold Fuller, 68, of Berryville, AR died on January 30, 2010, in Berryville, with his family by his side. He was born on February 15, 1941 in Skidmore, Texas to the late Harold Lionel Fuller and Mary "Malone" Fuller. On July 4, 1981 he was united in marriage to Mary Lou Chandler. John was a retail sales manager at a food broker in Texas before retiring to Arkansas...

Eugene (Gene) Ray (02/16/10)
Eugene (Gene) Ray, a resident of Shell Knob, MO, was born March 7, 1924 in Berryville, AR, a son of Clyde and Tressie Beatrice (Casey) Ray. He departed this life Wednesday, February 10, 2010 in Shell Knob, MO, at the age of 85. Mr. Ray was of the Christian Faith. He loved horsemanship and was an avid hunter and outdoorsman...

Carlene Mae Guthrie Zumalt (02/16/10)
, a resident of Berryville, AR, was born July 9, 1934 in Zion, IL, a daughter of Lester and Fern (Hicks) Guthrie. She departed this life Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at her home in Berryville, at the age of 75. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith...

Shannon B. Swinney Shelley (02/09/10)
Shannon B. Swinney Shelley, a resident of Green Forest, Arkansas, was born January 14, 1977 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, a daughter of Byron A. and Dianna S. (Van Cleave) Swinney. She departed this life Tuesday, February 2, 2010 in Berryville, Arkansas at the age of 33 years...

Patricia (Pat) Standlee (02/05/10)
Patricia (Pat) Standlee, a resident of Green Forest, AR, was born March 8, 1938 in Oak Grove, AR, a daughter of Charles Donaldson and May (Atchley) Allen. She departed this life Tuesday, February 2, 2010 in Fayetteville, at the age of 71. Mrs. Standlee was a member of the Elm Tree Church and a homemaker...

Mira Ellen Newman (02/05/10)
Mira Ellen Newman, age 55, of Alpena, AR, died Tuesday, January 26, 2010 in Berryville. She was born October 17, 1954 in Moline, IL, a daughter of William and Susie Lee "Grixby" Newman. She lived in Carroll County for the past two years and was employed at Tysons in Green Forest...

Mildred "Millie" Louise Kelley (02/05/10)
Mildred "Millie" Louise Kelley, a resident of Berryville, AR was born September 23, 1936 in Mentor, Ohio, a daughter of Charles E. and Anna (Tasker) Lepley. She departed this life Tuesday, January 19, 2010 in St. Louis, MO, at the age of 73. Mrs. Kelley was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church on Rockhouse Road in Eureka Springs. She was a line worker for Swift poultry plant...

Kenneth Dean Holland (02/05/10)
Kenneth Dean Holland, a resident of Eureka Springs, AR, born June 29, 1931 in Sudan, Texas, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2010 in Berryville, Arkansas at the age of 78, Ken was the son of Cecil and Josephine (Boatright) Holland. Ken attended schools in Urbanette and Berryville. ...

Justin Craig Kelley (02/02/10)
Justin Craig Kelley, 22, of Harrison, AR, entered eternal life on Tuesday, January 26, 2010. He entered this life on October 12, 1987 in Harrison AR, the son of Joey Kelley and Vanessa "Usrey" Kelley. Justin graduated from Alpena High School in 2006. ...

John D. Garner (02/02/10)
John D. Garner, 69, a retired foreign service officer with the U.S. Information Agency, died of cancer at his home in Eureka Springs, AR on January 27, 2010. He joined the Foreign Service after graduation from Oklahoma State University in 1963. He was posted to Lagos, Tunis, Dakar, Douala, Bamako, Abidjan, Paris and Geneva. ...

Floyd Priest (02/02/10)
Floyd Priest, a resident of Holiday Island, AR, was born February 6, 1914 in Labam, WA, a son of William and May Frances (McCullough) Priest. He departed this life Thursday, January 28, 2010 in Harrison, at the age of 95. Mr. Priest worked as a Black Smith for many years. He was a Charter Member of the Southern Heights Baptist Church...