Bill Sparks, 80, of Lamar died Monday, Aug. 25, 2003, at his home.
He was a native of Lamar, son of the late Henry and Floy Dobbs Sparks,
retired mechanic, Army veteran of World War II, member of the Assembly
of God Church and American Legion Bunch Walton Post No. 22, and was
preceded in death by eight sisters; two brothers; and one
granddaughter, Dawn Marie King.
Survivors include his widow, Jewell Ragsdale Sparks; two daughters and
sons-in-law, Shirley and Duane Noyes and Aneta and Mike Mills, all of
Russellville; two sons and daughters-in-law, Bob and June Sparks of
Russellville and David and Susan Sparks of Clarksville; two sisters,
Nova Rhodes and Ruby Baker, both of Mesa, Ariz.; eight grandchildren,
Jeff Sparks, Robbie Sparks, Steven Sparks, Scott King, Bryan Mills,
Greg Sparks, Tammy Rogers and Emily Sparks; and ten great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, at the Lee's Chapel
Assembly of God Church with Rev. Dewayne Holland and Rev. Ken Partain
officiating.
Military graveside service will be conducted by Russellville VFW Post
No. 2283 with burial in the Owens Cemetery under the direction of
Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Sparks, Robbie Sparks, Steven Sparks, Scott
King, Bryan Mills and Greg Sparks.
Deidre Rochelle West, 24, of Clarksville died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2003,
at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith from injuries
sustained in a one-vehicle accident on Highway 352 approximately one
mile west of Clarksville.
She was a native of Clarksville, 1997 graduate of Clarksville High
School, member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church, and was preceded in
death by maternal grandparents, Truman and Wanda Embry; and paternal
grandparents, George and Myrtle West.
Survivors include her mother, Frances Gonzalez of Clarksville; father,
Winfred West of Ozark; two sisters, Alexis West and April West, both of
Ozark; seven uncles, Curtis Embry, Lowesta Shurn and John West, all of
Clarksville, Timothy Kelso of Kansas City, Mo., George West of
Sacramento, Calif., Melvin West of Los Angeles, Calif., and Rev.
Thelbert West of North Carolina; six aunts, Oma Spencer of Wilmington,
N. C., Frances Shurn and Mary West, both of Clarksville, Joann West of
Sacramento, Calif., Reba West of Los Angeles, Calif., and Geraldine
Kelso of Kansas City, Mo.; and one cousin, Fallon Embry of Claremore,
Okla.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, at Hardwicke Funeral
Chapel with Rev. Gary Hinkle officiating. Burial will be in Oakland
Cemetery.
loy Elizabeth Martin, 93, of Coal Hill died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2003, in
Clarksville.
She was a Baptist, native of Dover, daughter of the late Howard and
Hattie Reynolds Hard, widow of Clyce William Martin, and was preceded
in death by one son, Jerry Bob Martin.
She is survived by three sons, Frankie Martin of Hot Springs, Willard
Martin of Knoxville, and Tommy Martin of Coal Hill; two sisters, Anna
Wright of Tulsa, Okla., and Hazel Vaught of Porterville, Calif.; three
grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at Shaffer Funeral Home
Chapel in Ozark with Rev. Amos Pledger officiating. Burial will be in
Coal Hill Cemetery.
Jetta Jean Harkreader, 72, of Hartman died Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2003, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church, retired Tyson Foods
employee, daughter of the late Clifton and Anna Mae Drewry, and was
preceded in death by one sister, Maxine Drewry; and one brother, C. J.
Drewry.
Survivors include her husband, J. R. Harkreader; five daughters and
sons-in-law, Lavern and Tim Wages, Lavonne and Robert Veale, Jane and
Buddy Burgess, and Pee Wee and Larry Stroud, all of Clarksville, and
Janice and Lazaro Perez of Russellville; one son and daughter-in-law,
Lanny and Susie Bicio of Ozone; three sisters-in-law, Dorothy Drewry of
Alma, Jimmie Harkreader of Hartman, and Ardella Harkreader and one
brother-in-law, Haskel Harkreader of Hartman; nine grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Union Grove Baptist
Church with Rev. Burnett King officiating.
Burial was in Union Grove Cemetery under the direction of Roller-Cox
Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Dillion Burgess, Jason Daniels, James Kasper, Danny
Daniels, Sterling Penix, and Jackie Thomas.
James Horace Oliver, 83, of Paris, father of Jerry Oliver of
Clarksville, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2003.
He was a retired coal miner, member of the Assembly of God Church, son
of the late Melton Forest and Lou A. Ballinger Oliver, and was preceded
in death by his wife, Retta Mae Casey Oliver; and two grandsons, Todd
and Jim Oliver.
He is survived by two other sons, James Oliver of Russellville and
Billy Oliver of Dardanelle; one sister, Ester Reel of Paris; one
brother, Raymond Oliver of Orville, Wash.; six grandchildren, Andrea
Turner of Ozone, Christina Mason of North Carolina, Tammie McMunn of
Little Rock, Michael Oliver of Dardanelle, Scotty Oliver and Angela
Countryman of Russellville; 16 great-grandchildren; and three
great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, at Roller Chapel in Paris
with burial in McVay Ceme-
tery at Paris.
Kendall Kent McClain, 39, of Cedarville, brother of Shannon Chote of
Lamar, died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2003, from injuries sustained in an
automobile accident on Highway 59 approximately one-half mile north of
Cedarville High School.
He was a native of Fort Smith and a former resident of Ozark.
Survivors include his parents, Nancy and Frank Medlock of Ozark and
Jackie and Mary McClain of Van Buren; two brothers, Donn Richard
McClain and Scott Medlock, both of Ozark; three other sisters, Nanette
McClain and Carolyn Davis, both of Van Buren, and Tammy Hayes of Rudy;
maternal grandmother, Inez DeVito of Fort Smith; paternal grandmother,
Audrey McClain of Ozark; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, at the Ozark First Christian
Church with Rev. Wendell Keller officiating.
Funeral for Lonzo Edgar, 63, of Fort Smith, who died Tuesday, Aug. 19,
2003, was at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 22, at Ocker Funeral Home Chapel
in Van Buren.
Burial was in Spadra Cemetery near Clarksville.
Pallbearers were nephews and great-nephews.
He was of the Pentecostal faith.
Maxine Porter, 81, of Lamar died Monday, Aug. 25, 2003, in Countryside
Manor Nursing Home.
She was a native of Johnson County, daughter of the late Alnut and Lula
Woods Davis, widow of Orby Porter, a retired nurses aide, member of the
Assembly of God Church, and was preceded in death by one granddaughter,
Mary Maxine Clark; one son-in-law, Paul Clark; two brothers, Loyd and
Noel Davis; and two half-sisters.
She is survived by one daughter, Mary Lee Clark of Lamar; two
half-sisters, Wilma Holt of Springdale and Lula May Derringer of Ohio;
two brothers, Roland Davis of Clarksville and Boyd Davis of Conway;
grandchildren, Dana Marie, Bobby Lee and Jo Ann Clark, all of Lamar;
and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, with Rev. Mike Payne and
Rev. David Zeiler officiating.
Burial will be in Lamar Cemetery under the direction of Hardwicke
Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers will be Kenneth Davis, James Davis, Wayne Davis,
Craig Beerman, Jeff Arnold and Brian Fetters.
Honorary pallbearers will be Duane Steele, Carl Lee Porter, Phillip
Wayne Porter, and Buddy Davis.
Paul Raymond James Sr., 84, of Ozark, father of Paul Ray James Jr. of
Clarksville and Kathy Williams of Lamar, died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2003,
in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
He was a native of the Watalula Community, son of the late Earl and
Lillie White James, a retired road maintenance employee with the U. S.
Forest Service, Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Ozark
Free Will Baptist Church and the National Association of Retired
Federal Employees. He was preceded in death by one son, Cletus Earl
James.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Willow Dean Thomas James; three
other daughters, Judy Wright, Regina Howe and Tammie Sturdivant, all of
Ozark; one other son, Bill James of Ozark; one brother, Dennis James of
Ocala, Fla.; 13 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one
great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, at the Ozark Free Will
Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Sawrie officiating.
Burial was at Highland Cemetery under the direction of Shaffer Funeral
Home.
Active pallbearers were Bill James, Paul James Jr., Jerry Howe, T. L.
and Russell Sturdivant, and Randal Wright.
Sondra Lynn Robertson Jones died 8/25/03 at Johnson Regional Medical
Center. She was born 8/17/43 in Henderson, TN and is survived by her
spouse, Lance Jones of Clarksville; one sister, Pat Bright of Little
Rock; two daughters, LeAnn Beyerley of Hope and Robin Whitten of
Beaufort, SC; one grandchild, Ashley Zimmerman of Beaufort, SC.
Velda Faye Rice Cooley of Paris, sister of Freda Bean of Clarksville,
died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2003.
She was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Paris and a
retired nurses aide.
Survivors include one son, Steve Cooley of Paris; three other sisters,
Elsie Hanan of Russellville and Orene Gattis and Sandy Rice, both of
Paris; one brother, Gerald Rice of Paris; and three grandchildren,
Rebecca Cooley, Suzanna Barrow, and Richard Barrow.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, at Roller Chapel in
Paris with burial in Baxley Cemetery.
Vuna Mayfield, 92, of Coal Hill died Monday, Aug. 25, 2003, at her home.
She was a daughter of the late John Walker and Martha Kuykendall
Robinson, widow of Roy Lee Mayfield, and a Baptist.
She is survived by one son, Bob Mayfield of Coal Hill; 15
grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and seven
great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, at Shaffer Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Gerald Morris officiating. Burial will be in Kendall
Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Paul Wayne Williams, Bobby Hatchett, Jeremy
Hatchett, Mike Williams, Brian Robinson, and Billy Bert Reynolds.