Burgess Jenkins, 67, of Lamar died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000, at his home.
He was a native of Michigan, son of the late Jasper and Klare Warden Jenkins,
and a retired iceman.
Survivors are one daughter, Anna Searight Jenkins of Lamar; four sisters;
and eight brothers.
Graveside services and burial were at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 31, at Lamar
Cemetery with Rev. Edna Burnett officiating. Arrangements were under the
direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Mrs. Dorothy Nicholas, 88, of Hartman died Friday, Jan. 28, 2000, at Johnson
Regional Medical Center.
A native of Clarendon, she was a daughter of the late Dr. Albert H. and
Estella Grace Royer Gilbrech, widow of Lawrence Milwee Haynes and Jay Nicholas,
graduate of Fayetteville High School, a Methodist, former resident of Spain,
Africa, and Hawaii when Pearl Harbor was bombed, and was preceded in death
by two brothers, Harold Gilbrech and Raymond Gilbrech; and two nephews,
Raymond Carl Gilbrech and Donald Gilbrech.
She is survived by one stepson and spouse, Hubert and Ruth Nicholas of
Fort Smith; one niece, Sue Gilbrech of Utah; cousins, Dutch and Judy Houston
of Clarksville; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
Funeral was at 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel with
Rev. Chris Rink officiating. Burial was in Kendall Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Dutch Houston, Marty Houston, Carl Minden, Mitchell Knapp,
Paul Blackard, and John Taylor.
Memorials may be made to Johnson County Needy Paws or the University of
the Ozarks.
Mrs. Dillie Dicie Reese, 93, of Salus died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000, in
Lawton, Okla.
She was a daughter of the late Jackson and Dicie King Poteet, widow of
N. G. Reese, retired poultry producer and mail carrier, member of the Ozone
Baptist Church, and was preceded in death by one son, J. C. Reese.
She is survived by one daughter, Winnie Mansfield of Lawton, Okla.; one
son, Gordon Reese of Salus; one sister, Maudie Gillian of Conway; five
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at the Ozone Baptist Church
with Rev. Raymond Palmer officiating.
Burial will be in Salus Cemetery under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral
Home.
Active pallbearers will be Vernon Crofford, Jason Crofford, Jim Mitchell,
Carl Robinson, Bob Herod, and Clyde Willis.
Honorary pallbearers will be Clarence Warren, Bill Caldwell, Leroy Boese,
Armil Curran, Larry Caldwell, and Ralph Davis.
Mrs. Dora Ellen Wallace Turner, 71, of Inola, Okla., died Sunday, Jan.
23, 2000.
She was a native of Ozone, former resident of Owasso, Okla., member of
Freedom Baptist Church in Owasso, Okla., widow of Stonie Turner, and was
preceded in death by one daughter, Lana Dowda.
She is survived by two daughters, Linda Kidder of Owasso, Okla., and Janece
Turner of Catoosa, Okla.; five sisters and three brothers-in-law, Doris
and Tom Estep of Winlock, Wash., Clara Harvey of Marysville, Wash., Virginia
and John Turner of Oark, Wanda Brown of Tulsa, Okla., and Edith and Jim
Walker of Inola, Okla.; and grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Kelly,
Shana, Michelle, Stonie Ray, Christopher, Caitlin, D. J., Hunter, Jacob,
Michael and Coby.
Ernest Lee (Bud) Fultz Jr., 51, of Coal Hill died Thursday, Jan. 27, 2000,
in Southaven, Miss.
He was a son of the late Ruth Johnson Fultz, member of the Pentecostal
of God Church in Ozark and a 20-year employee of the IGA Store in Ozark.
Survivors include his father, Ernest Fultz Sr. of Coal Hill; one sister,
Patsy Morgan of Lawrenceburg, Tenn.; grandmother, Gladys Johnson of Hartman;
and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral was at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 31, at Roller-Cox Chapel with Rev.
Tony Mongan officiating. Burial was in Hartman Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Tony Morgan Jr., John Mark Morgan, Timothy Morgan, Steven
Morgan, David Morgan, and John Mark Morgan II.
Mrs. Edith (Jackie) Williams, 75, of Clarksville died Saturday, Jan. 29,
2000, at her home.
A native of Earle, she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Mamie Layton,
1942 graduate of Earle High School, member of Stillwell Bible Baptist Church,
and was preceded in death by two sisters, Constance Layton and Mildred
Penrod; and two brothers, Edward Layton and Thomas Layton.
Survivors include her husband, Ken Williams; one daughter, Carol Ann Stephens
of Emporia, Kan.; three sons, Billy Don Williams of Clarksville, Charles
Williams of San Diego, Calif., and Roger D. Williams of Knoxville; six
sisters, Dorothy Jones of Marion, Louise Migett of Hernando, Miss., Betty
Hall of Fairview, Tenn., Patsy Layton and Vickie Jones, both of West Memphis,
and Nell Layton of Madison, Tenn.; four brothers, John Layton of South
Bend, Ind., Jerry Layton of Blytheville, Herbert Ray Layton of Easton,
Mass., and Paul Layton of Harrison; and four grandchildren, Chris Asbury
of Clarksville, Carrie Asbury of Georgia, and Holly Williams and Melissa
Williams, both of Jasper, Ala.
Graveside services and burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at the
Stillwell Cemetery with Rev. Jim Goodman officiating. Arrangements are
under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Billy D. Williams, Charles K. Williams, Roger D. Williams,
Chris Asbury, Dave Stephens, and Steve Terrill.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, at Hardwicke Funeral
Home.
Mrs. Ellen Whitson, 62, of Clarksville died Friday, Jan. 28, 2000, in Johnson
Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Alcolu, S. C., daughter of the late John and Dora M.
Diggers Pack, graduate of Sumter South Carolina High School, and a former
employee of the Singer Company and Sara Lee Hosiery.
Survivors include her husband, Charles T. Whitson; one daughter, Kelly
McGaughey of Scranton; three sons, Charles T. Whitson Jr., Ronald K. Whitson,
and Stephen J. Whitson, all of Clarksville; two brothers, George E. Pack
of Charleston, S. C., and C. Jack Pack of Sumter, S. C.; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel
with Rev. Richard Snyder officiating. Burial will be in Hays Chapel Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Don Smith, John Satterfield, Clyde Patterson, Tim Skaggs,
Tim Hilton, and Bryan Scoggins.
Graveside service and burial for Mrs. Florence McGeath, 79, of Fort Smith,
who died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, in Arkoma, Okla., was at 11 a.m. Thursday,
Jan. 27, at the Kendall Cemetery near Clarksville. Arrangements were under
the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Fort Smith.
Pallbearers were Chris McGeath, Jesse Rodger, Ed Kilgore, Joe Springer,
Len Hale and Tom Wells.
She was the widow of Jack S. McGeath and a retired brazier and welder at
Whirlpool Corporation.
She is survived by one son, Jimmy McGeath of Fort Smith; two sisters, Alvina
Graves of Longview, Texas, and Vinnie Maroney of Malvern; one grandson,
Chris McGeath of Fort Smith; and one great-grandson, William McGeath of
Fort Smith.
Hugh Edward Neal, 96, of Winkelman, Ariz., brother of Gertrude Barr and
Jessie Mae Brown of Clarksville, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, in North
Side Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz.
He was a native of Crawford County, son of the late Lee Edward and Annie
Gertrude Neal, former resident of Hagarville, farmer, rancher and U. S.
mail carrier.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Betty Louise Bittick Neal; two sons and
daughters-in-law, Joseph D. and Nina Earllean Petie Neal of Winkelman,
Ariz., and Daniel Lee and Jane L. Myers Neal of Valrico, Fla.; one stepdaughter
and spouse, Louise (Beard) and Roger Miller of Kingsman, Ariz.; two other
sisters, Irene Wiley of Searcy and Annie Quinton of Eufaula, Okla.; and
several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A memorial service was held Sunday, Jan. 23.
James K. Patterson, 56, of Ozark died Friday, Jan. 28, 2000, in a Fort
Smith hospital.
He was a native of Yale, son of the late Gussie Patterson, and a self-employed
truck driver.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Bobbie Patterson; one daughter, Susan
Patterson of Clarksville; one son, James Kenneth Patterson of Ozark; mother,
Eula Mae Stewart Patterson of Ozark; six sisters, Ruby Bradshaw and Frankie
Smith, both of Greenland, Betty Pritchard of Mulberry, Robeardia Wilburn
of West Point, Miss., Phillis Miller of Leon, Okla., and Brenda Winton
of Bonanza; and five brothers, Billy Patterson of Leslie, Larry Patterson
and Ronnie Patterson, both of Ozark, Lonnie Patterson of Evansville, and
Phillip Patterson of Alma.
A memorial service will be held from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at Shaffer
Funeral Home in Ozark.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 2605, Fort
Smith, AR 72902.
Mrs. Neta Jean, 79, of Clarksville died Monday, Jan. 31, 2000, in San Antonio,
Texas.
She was a daughter of the late Elam R. and Elizabeth N. Burkhart Lewis,
widow of John T. Jean Jr., secretary, and member of the Stillwell Bible
Baptist Church.
Survivors include one sister, Ora Faye Green of San Antonio, Texas; two
nieces, Charlotte Green and Melanie Wetherell, both of San Antonio, Texas;
two nephews and spouse, Michael and Suzanne Green of Garden Ridge, Texas,
and David Green of San Antonio, Texas.
Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at the Stillwell Bible Baptist
Church with Rev. Jim Goodman officiating.
Burial will be in Stillwell Cemetery under the direction of Roller-Cox
Funeral Home.