Allan R. Bender, 56, of Hartman died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2003, from
injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Hartman.
A native of Lodi, Calif., he moved to Arkansas in 1994, was the son of
the late Alfred Bender, a Vietnam veteran, and an employee of Quick
Transports as a mechanic/welder.
He is survived by two sons, Stephen Bender and Michael Bender, both of
Lodi, Calif.; mother, Thelma Gustafson of Clarksville; three sisters,
Marolyn Watts of Woodbridge, Calif., Carolyn Werner of Warden, Wash.,
and Betty Jackson of Monterey, Calif.; one brother, Ray Gustafson of
Clarksville; and two grandchildren, Kayla Bender and Allyson Bender,
both of Lodi, Calif.
Archie Jammia Russell, 95, of Clarksville died Friday, Sept. 5, 2003,
at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was a daughter of the late Arthur Franklin and Nancy Saphronia
Pitts Russell, Baptist, and retired laborer of a California fruit farm.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews.
Funeral was at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at Roller-Cox Chapel with Rev.
Jim Goodman officiating. Burial was in Woodland Cemetery.
Bertha Louise Bruton, 71, of Clarksville died Monday, Sept. 8, 2003, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was a daughter of the late Mike and Edna Robison Johnson, widow of
Alfred Bruton, member of Corner Stone Full Gospel Church, and was
preceded in death by one son, Charles Bruton; four sisters, Faye
Harris, Minnie Smithy, Shirley Johnson, and Myrtle Glasgow; and five
brothers, Jesse Meadows, Bud Meadows, Chuck Johnson, Bob Johnson, and
Bill Johnson.
Survivors include one daughter, Peggy Urtado of Clarksville; three
sisters, Rose Moore of Lavaca, Betty Morse of Dyer, and Jimmie Raymond
of Greenfield, Mich.; one brother, Raymond Johnson of Dover; and four
grandchildren, Charles Ray Bruton, Lucas Bruton, Waylon Bruton, and
Dorothy Christian.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at Roller-Cox Chapel
with burial in the Lamar Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Frank Urtado, Charles Bruton, Luke Bruton,
Jerry Christian, Waylon Bruton, Chad Moore and Donnie Johnson.
Honorary pallbearer will be Patrick Johnson.
Donald Albert Holman, 81, died Monday, Sept. 1, 2003, in Dallas, Texas.
A native of Lamar, he was a son of the late Pierce and Elizabeth
Holman, member of Faith Baptist Church in Mesquite, Texas, retired
employee of Simmons (Beautyrest) after 32 years, and was preceded in
death by one daughter, Joyce Marie; three sisters, Vivian Holman,
Tressie Holman, and Eula Holman Cole; and one brother, Cecil Holman.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Nadine Holman; two daughters
and sons-in-law, Rachel and Bud Baldwin of Wills Point, Texas, and Mary
and Travis Hicks of Garland, Texas; two sons and one daughter-in-law,
Donald L. and Eleane Holman of Gulfport, Miss., and Charles Holman of
Mesquite, Texas; two sisters, Juanita Cole of Broken Arrow, Okla., and
Ruth Sims of Clarksville; one brother, Morris Holman of Mesquite,
Texas; ten grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces
and nephews.
Dorothy F. Morgan, 95, of Clarksville died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003, in
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Beaumont, Texas, daughter of the late Lena (Wilder)
and George Fecel Sr., widow of Berney Morgan, member of the Clarksville
First Presbyterian Church, Daughter of the American Revolution, and
Mount Vernon Extension Homemakers Club. She had resided in Houston,
Texas, for 50 years prior to moving to Arkansas, and while there was a
member of Current Study Club of Houston and the Sunset Terrace Garden
Club.
She is survived by one daughter, Barbara Morgan Ekblad of Clarksville;
one son and daughter-in-law, George and Kate Morgan of Santa Fe, N. M.;
two sisters, Elizabeth Allen of Houston, Texas, and Patricia Kirby of
Shawanee, Tenn.; one brother, George Fecel Jr. of Houston, Texas; three
grandchildren and spouses, Russell and Carmen Ekblad of Aliso Viejo,
Calif., Michael B. Ekblad of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Eric and Whitney
Ekblad of Houston, Texas; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel
with Rev. Lance Jones officiating. Burial was in Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
Glen D. Patterson, 64, of Clarksville died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003, at
Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock.
He was a son of the late Selba Issac and Oca Ernestine Butts Patterson,
Baptist, employee of Wal-Mart Distribution Center, and was preceded in
death by his first wife, Wanda Pitts Patterson; and two brothers, Carl
Patterson and Charles Patterson.
Survivors include his widow, Carol J. Smith Patterson; one daughter,
Kim Grace of Lamar; four sons, Jimmy Patterson of Clarksville, Calvin
Patterson of Garden City, Mo., Jason Addis of Clarksville and Robert
Addis of Chicago, Ill.; three sisters, Anna Immel of Clarksville, Rita
Funderburg of Lamar, and Verba Jones of Hunt; four brothers, Raymond
Patterson, Clyde Patterson, and Selba Patterson, all of Clarksville,
and James V. Patterson of Peculiar, Mo.; and 11 grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, at Harmony Presbyterian
Church with burial in the Harmony Cemetery under the direction of
Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
June V. Thome, 92, of Rock Falls, Ill., died Monday, Aug. 18, 2003, at
Coventry Village Nursing Home.
She was a former resident of Clarksville and Lutherville, native of
Sterling, Ill., daughter of the late Fredrick and May Tubbs Rice, widow
of Anthony Thome, graduate of West Des Moines, Iowa High School, and a
retired clerk at the former Chester's Department Store and the former
Bachman Fashion Shoe Store in Sterling, Ill. She was preceded in death
by two sons.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Rolland (Susan) Lindsay of
Millegeville, Ill., and Diane Nuttall of North Glen, Colo.; one sister,
Edith Manon of West Des Moines, Iowa; eight grandchildren; and 12
great-grandchildren.
John Kenneth Yandell, 78, of Everett, Wash., died Aug. 31, 2003.
He was a former resident of the Lone Pine Community, son of the late
Hugh Michael and Anna Mickel Yandell, and was preceded in death by two
sisters, Erma-Lee Pitts and Jeffe Ashlock; three brothers, Roger,
Robert and Francis (Jack) Yandell; and several nieces and nephews.
Survivors are his widow, Lucille Yandell; two sons, John and Keith; one
daughter, Judy Nissen of Oregon; four brothers, Archie of Clarksville,
Thomas of Searcy, and Argus and Carl of Coos Bay, Ore.; and six
grandchildren.
Kenneth Warren Atkinson, 87, of Clarksville died Thursday, Sept. 4,
2003, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He was a retired Hanford Poultry Company employee, member of Spadra
Baptist Church, and son of the late Jasper N. and Una L. Galloway
Atkinson.
Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Elwanda and Glen
Jones of Tulsa, Okla., and Doris Davis of Coal Hill; one son and
daughter-in-law, Jim and Jane Atkinson of New Caney, Texas; four
grandchildren, Jerry Dale Jones of Glenpool, Okla., James Atkinson and
Jeffry Atkinson, both of New Caney, Texas, and Christopher Davis of
Fort Smith; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at Roller-Cox Chapel with
Rev. Bob Oden officiating. Burial was in East Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Mary Jo Hurst, 59, of Coal Hill died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2003, at Johnson
Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Clarksville, daughter of the late Frank and
Beatrice Westover Shain, member of Spadra Methodist Church, 1961
graduate of Hartman High School, retired Tyson Foods employee, and was
preceded in death by five brothers, Frank Jr., Harold, Joby, Bobby and
Johnny Shain.
Survivors include her husband, Joe B. Hurst; one daughter and
son-in-law, Tammy and Danny Nichols of Clarksville; one son, Joe M.
Hurst of Coal Hill; two sisters, Helen Sanders of Clarksville and Wanda
Scheittecotte of Osceola, Ind.; and one grandchild, Carson Nichols of
Clarksville.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel
with Rev. Chris Rink officiating. Burial was in Union Grove Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Kenney Elkins, Kevin Sanders, Charles Evans,
Woodrow McWilliams Jr., Don Bartlett and Les Brown.
Honorary pallbearers were Jim Wilson, Roy McGlothlin, Don R. Hurst Jr.,
and Paul Brasel.
Funeral for Wilbern A. Cunningham, 83, of Kibler, who died Monday,
Sept. 8, 2003, in a Fayetteville hospital, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday,
Sept. 11, at Sunnyside Assembly of God Church.
Burial will be in the Porter Cemetery at Hunt under the direction of
Ocker Funeral Home of Van Buren.
Pallbearers will be Larry Ellison, Billy Ellison, Albert Ellison, Gail
Ellison, Daniel Ellison, Wayne King and Carl Sears.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, at Ocker Funeral
Home at 700 Jefferson in Van Buren.
Cunningham was a World War II Army veteran, retired Whirlpool
Corporation employee and was preceded in death by his wife, Inez
Cunningham.