Funeral for Archie Dean Willis, 69, of Kibler, who died Thursday, April
3, 2003, was at 10 a.m. Monday, April 7, at the Sunnyside Assembly of God
Church. Burial was in Porter Cemetery at Hunt under the direction of Ocker
Funeral Home of Van Buren.
Pallbearers were Gail Ellison, Jerry Ellison, Wayne Ellison, Carl Sears,
Wayne King, Charles Willis, Bobby Willis, and J. C. Shipp.
He was a member of the Sunnyside Assembly of God Church.
Ruth Ellen Beesley Mason, 76, of Clarksville died Thursday, April 3, 2003,
at Clarksville Convalescent Home.
She was a daughter of the late Earl Castle and Minnie Florance Poling
Beesley, widow of James Evans (Jim) Mason, retired from Johnson Regional
Medical Center as an x-ray and EKG technician after 28 years, member of the
First United Methodist Church since 1960, the Friendship Sunday School Class
and the Power Circle of the United Methodist Women. She was preceded in death
by one brother, Byron Earl Beesley.
Survivors include one daughter, Carolyn Rae Mason of Jonesboro; three
sons and daughters-in-law, Douglas Earl and Dottie Love Mason of Gallup,
N. M., David and Beth Hays Mason of Walnut Ridge, and George Edward and Lucinda
Lowry Mason of Irvine, Calif.; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren;
and two stepgrandchildren.
Graveside services and burial were at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at Oakland
Cemetery followed by a memorial service at 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist
Church with Rev. Steve Wingo officiating. Arrangements were under the direction
of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.