Obituaries

John B. Butler of Eureka Springs, Ark.was born Jan. 2, 1957, in Wichita, Kan. to John Thomas and Robert Irene (Roberts) Butler. John passed away Friday, May 6, 2022, at his home in Eureka Springs, at the age of 65.

Bobby Murphy of Berryville, Ark. was born Jan.

Ruby Mae Parks, age 99, of Green Forest passed away Monday, May 9, 2022, at Harrison, Ark. She was born Aug. 12, 1922, in Doyle, Tenn., daughter of Ezra and Viola (Reavis) Barger. Her family included 10 children.

Philip James Hall, age 75, of Holiday Island, Ark., passed away at Washington Regional Hospital in Fayetteville, Ark. Son of Frank and Ida (Warren) Hall, Philip was born on Sept. 3, 1946, in San Bernadino, Calif. Philip was raised in Fair Oaks, Calif.

William Franklin Smith, 70, passed away unexpectedly on May 3, 2022, in Berryville, Ark. He was a man with many nicknames.

Arthur Wayne Wright of Conway, Ark. was born July 7, 1959, in Berryville to Bert and Betty (Warden) Wright.

Lois Lovitta “Granny” Anderson of Berryville, Ark. was born Dec.31, 1933, at home in Berryville, Ark. to Thomas and Sarah (Hall) Dorsey. Lois passed away April 24, 2022, in Fayetteville at the age of 88.

Sallyann Dexter, 84, passed away Friday, April 29th in Bentonville Ark. Visitation will be held Saturday, May 7th from 9-10 a.m. at The Runge Mortuary and Crematory, 838 East Kimberly Road, Davenport, Iowa followed by a graveside service at 10:30 a.m. in the nearby Memorial Park Cemetery. Online condolences may be made to the family by visiting www.therungemortuary.com and viewing “recent obituaries” for Sallyann’s listing. Donations can be made in Sallyann’s name to the First Christian Church in Eureka Springs, 763 Passion Play Road, Eureka Springs, AR 72632.

Lin Wellford entered this world, the second daughter of five. Though she was born to Marion and Nancy Wellford in Tennessee in 1951, her formative years were spent in Sarasota, Florida.