Albert Paul Price Sr., 88, of Bella Vista died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2003,
at his home.
He was a former resident of Clarksville and North Little Rock, son of
the late Kenneth Earl and Myrtle Marie Kuster Price, member of
Clarksville First Baptist Church, served as an officer in the United
States Navy for two years, civil engineer for the U. S. Army Corps of
Engineers for 36 years, em-
ployee of the North Little Rock School District for 10 years, and was
preceded in death by his wife, Martha Mae Firestone Price; and one
sister, Marie Kolb.
Survivors include one daughter, Sally Price Felkner of Clarksville; one
son, Albert Paul Price Jr. of Bella Vista; one sister, Louise Divine of
Joplin, Mo.; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral was at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, at First Baptist Church in
Clarksville with Rev. Randy Gresham, Dr. Jack Bridgman, and Rev. Dennis
Coop officiating. Graveside services and burial followed at 3 p.m. at
Rest Hills Memorial Park in North Little Rock. Arrangements were under
the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers were Don Divine, Philip Becker, Chris Kotter, and
Daniel Becker.
Almeta F. Yerby, 72, of Van Buren died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003, at her
home.
She was a native of Johnson County, daughter of the late C. O. (Bug)
and Mamie Dougan Blackard, 1949 graduate of Hartman High School, 1953
graduate of the University of the Ozarks, retired music teacher for the
Van Buren School System, member of Heritage United Methodist Church in
Van Buren and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary.
Survivors include her husband, Rex Yerby; two daughters, Lisa Darden of
Van Buren and Leah Harger of Prairie Grove; three sons, Lance Yerby,
Sam Yerby and Vince Yerby, all of Van Buren; five sisters, Juanita
Ehren and Judy Hardgrave, both of Clarksville, Rita Daniel of Hot
Springs, Ann Dorman of Gruver, Texas, and Phyllis Sparks of New Boston,
Texas; two brothers, C. O. Blackard and Pat Blackard, both of
Clarksville; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Heritage United Methodist
Church in Van Buren with burial at Gracelawn Cemetery under the
direction of Ocker Funeral Home.
Claude Leroy Moye, 84, of Clarksville died Monday, Dec. 29, 2003, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He was a son of the late Robert Lee Moye Jr. and Martha May Shaft
Moye
De Sander, newspaper distributor for the Johnson County Graphic and
other papers, and attended Trinity Chapel Pentecostal Church of God in
Clarksville.
He is survived by nieces and nephews including Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Lee
Moye III of Magnum, Okla., Mr. and Mrs. Albert George Moye, Mary Sue
Rankin, Gloria Kae and Mark Campbell, Barbara Ann and Terry W.
Campbell, Dawn Looper Lyon, Judge Lyon, David Allen Looper and Connie
Looper, all of Lexington, N. C., Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Moye of Highland,
Calif., Le Anne Woolard of Clarksville, Melinda, Mindy and Jerry Scott,
Erika Adams, Brittney Rankin, Teresa Woods, Lisa Ortega, and Carolyn
Carter, all of North Carolina, Albert George Moye of Utah, Georgina
Ivey of Texas, James and Kenneth Cone of California; great-nieces and
great-nephews, George, Wesley, Charles, Martha and Katrina Moye, all of
Arkansas; and numerous great-great-nieces, great-great-nephews,
great-great-great nieces, and great-great-great nephews.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, at Roller-Cox Chapel with
Rev.
Terry Schlinker officiating. Burial was in Minnow Creek Cemetery.
Edna Freeman, 83, of Dover died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2003, at Johnson
Regional Medical Center.
She was born in the Holman Community north of Lamar, a daughter of the
late Earl and Eddie Mae Kraus Mathews, widow of Otal Freeman, member of
the Gospel Lighthouse Pentecostal Church, and was preceded in death by
three sisters; one brother; and one grandchild.
Survivors include two sons, Bobby Mathews and Gary Freeman, both of
Dover; two daughters, Paulette Helton of Dover and Margaret Matlock of
New Blaine; four sisters, Louise Freeman of Gum Log, Mae McNeeley of
California, Kathern Leavell of Dover, and Dorothy Grady of Edwards,
Mo.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26, at the Gospel Lighthouse
Pentecostal Church with Rev. Bobby Freeman officiating.
Burial was in Annie's Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Humphrey
Funeral Service of Russellville.
Karl Robert Pomrenke, 88, of Fort Smith, brother of Alfred Pomrenke of
Clarksville, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2003, in Fort Smith.
He was retired from the United States Air Force after 20 years of
service, member of the First Lutheran Church of Fort Smith, and retired
Southside High School teacher and farmer.
Survivors include his widow, Gudrun Pomrenke; two daughters, Ute G.
French of Fort Smith and Michaela P. Whitton of Centennial, Colo.; one
son, Dr. Gernot Pomrenke of Mananassas, Va.; one stepson, Gunter F.
Hauck of Oberkirch, Germany; one sister, Mary-Ann Schlueter of Oaklawn,
Ill.; one other brother, Julias Pomrenke of Reno, Nev.; one
brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Heinrich and Inge Jung of Pirmasens,
Germany; seven grandchildren; and two stepgrandchildren.
Funeral was at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, at the First Lutheran Church
with burial at the U. S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the
direction of Edwards Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Michael French, Stefan Pomrenke, Alexander Swanson,
Donald Trammell, Tom Golden, Aaron French, and Brian Perkins.
Laverna May Baker, 64, of Knoxville died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2003, at
her home.
She was a nurse at Johnson Regional Medical Center, member of First
Baptist Church of Knoxville, daughter of the late Harvey Lee and Motie
Mae Thompson and Wardena and Wallace Adams, and was preceded in death
by one sister, Callie Maude Johnston; and three brothers, Harvey Ward
Thompson, Billy Wayne Thompson and Walter Andrew Thompson.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Edward Baker; two daughters and one
son-in-law, Jeannine Felegi and Mel Sams of Van Buren and Peggy Swopes
of Knoxville; three sons and daughters-in-law, Wesley and Gina Baker of
Clarksville, Fred L. and Trini Baker of Dover, and Edward P. and Noriko
Baker of Guam; one brother, Wallace Eugene Thompson of Texas; and four
grandchildren, Benjamin David Hester, Sylvia Celeste Fuller, Kevin Dane
Baker, and Tosha Marie Swopes.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Knoxville First Baptist
Church with Rev. Richard Snyder officiating.
Burial was in Woodland Ceme-
tery under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers were Mike Helms, Jim Warren, Young Reese, Don
Cockran, Rodney Selby and Allen Brown.
Mary Lou Brown, 76, of Clarksville died Friday, Dec. 26, 2003, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was a daughter of the late Grover and Marjorie McCracken Russell,
widow of Leonard Brown, and a Baptist.
She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, John N. and Peggy Brown
of Clarksville; one brother, Lee Russell of Clarksville; two
grandchildren, Amanda Estelle and husband, Mark, of Knoxville and
Ginger Brown of Little Rock; and two great-grandchildren, Dylan Beck
and Abby Estelle, both of Knoxville.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 29, at Roller-Cox Chapel with Rev.
Amos Pledger officiating. Burial was in Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Louie Leeds, Ted Laneer, Kenn Young, Jimmy
Gould, Tim Skaggs, and Jackie Dobbins.
Ouita Ruth Rosewaren, 79, of Hartman died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003, at
her home.
A native of Mountain Top, she was a daughter of the late Robert and
Almeda Maxwell Tyson, widow of William O. Rosewaren, 1942 graduate and
valedictorian of Pleasant View High School at Mulberry, Baptist, former
employee of Clarksville Poultry Processing Plant, welder during World
War II, member of Coal Hill VFW Post 8532 Ladies Auxiliary, and was
preceded in death by one brother, Gene Tyson; and one sister, Shirley
Kizer.
She is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, Barbara Beck and
Robert Lints of Hartman and Betty Rosewaren of Cabot; two sisters,
Vessie Ivey of Mulberry and Robbie Smith of Fort Smith; one brother,
Aubrey Tyson of Portland, Ind.; one sister-in-law and brother-in-law,
Catherine and Warren Ash of Conoga Park, Calif.; three grandchildren,
Michael Rosewaren and Jimmy Beck, both of Cabot, and Kimberly Beck of
Hartman; and four grandchildren, Dylan Beck of Clarksville, Madison
Evans and Lexie Evans, both of Hartman, and Andi Beck of Cabot.
Graveside services and burial will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, at
Kendall Cemetery with Rev. Leroy Kizer and Rev. Paul Tyson officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Richard Leroy Lawrence Sr., 84, of Roseville, Calif., died Tuesday,
Dec. 23, 2003.
He was a former resident of Mt. Ayr and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Navy
Electrician's Mate 3rd Class prior to and during World War II, former
employee of the Department of Defense (Air Force) following discharge
from the Navy, spent two years in Spain, three in England and two in
Germany, was active in the Veterans of Foreign Wars, National
Association of Retired Federal Employees, the USS Tennessee (BB-43)
Reunion Association and Presbyterian Church where he served as an elder
for several years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Con and
Fairy Belle Rush Lawrence and stepmother, Lizzie Schoemacher Lawrence.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Laura Eileen Privitt Lawrence,
a native of Lamar; two sons, Richard Jr. and Conrad; one daughter, Jo;
two granddaughters, Heidi and Laura; one brother, Keith of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa; and several nieces and nephews.
Robert Paul Wells, 78, of Scranton died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003, in
Paris.
He was former owner of Wells Furniture, World War II veteran of the
Navy and Marine Corps, 33rd degree Mason, co-owner and chairman of the
First National Bank of Paris, former city of Paris alderman and retired
assistant fire chief, member of the Arkansas State Pardon and Parole
Board for 15 years and chairman for five years, and member of the First
Baptist Church. He was a son of the late John Paul and Minnie Mae
Baskin Wells and was preceded in death by one sister, Peggy Mock; one
brother, Jimmy Wells; and one great-grandson, Jay Collin Wells.
He is survived by one daughter, Sandra Louise Friddle of Fort Smith;
two sons, James Robert Wells and John Paul Wells, both of Paris; one
sister, Betty Poyntor of Dover; nine grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, at the First Baptist Church in
Paris.
Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery at Paris under the direction of Roller
Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers were Creed Wells, Craig Wells, Kirby Wells, Eric
Wells, Cory Wells, Colby Wells, Cody Friddle and Justin Davis.
Stella Mae Curtis, 67, of Clarksville died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003, at
her home.
She was a member of Landmark Missionary Baptist Church and daughter of
the late Roy Vester and Imogene Mabel Williams Nunley.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Leonard Curtis; two daughters and
one son-in-law, Paula and Jimmy Wilkins of Jay, Okla., and Sheila
Curtis of Clarksville; and one sister, Wanda Clinton of Little Rock.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26, at Landmark Missionary Baptist
Church with Rev. Vernon Bass officiating.
Burial was in Annie's Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Roller-Cox
Funeral Home.
Virgil Calvin Gilbertson, 79, of Clarksville died Saturday, Dec. 27,
2003, at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith.
He was a member of the First United Pentecostal Church of Clarksville,
son of the late Elmer and Ethel Edelia Brostrom Gilbertson, retired
chief of police in St. Paul Park, Minn., and was preceded in death by
one son, Larry Gilbertson.
Survivors include his widow, Gladys Gilbertson; one daughter, Judy
Minniear of Clarksville; one daughter-in-law, Sue Gilbertson of
Sarasota, Fla.; one sister and brother-in-law, Norma and Robert
Anderson of Minnesota; one grandson and spouse, Michael and Dawn
Minniear of Clarksville; and three great-grandchildren, Steven
Minniear, Megan Minniear and Tyler Minniear, all of Clarksville.
Funeral was at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29, at Roller-Cox Chapel with
Rev. Vernon Long officiating followed by funeral at 11 a.m. Friday,
Jan. 2, at Apostolic Bible Church in St. Paul, Minn. Burial will be in
Burnside Cemetery in Red Wing, Minn.
Laverne E. Rofkahr, 81, of Clarksville died Monday, Dec. 29, 2003, at
Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock.
She was a 25-year retired Sears Corporation retail salesperson, member
of Central Assembly of God Church in Kansas City, Mo., attended New
Life Christian Center in Clarksville and the widow of John C. Rofkahr.
Survivors include one daughter, Jane Paramore of Clarksville; three
grandchildren and spouses, Jon and Dona Winsell of New York City, N.
Y., Kevin Winsell and Kim and Robert Mullins, all of Oklahoma City,
Okla.; and five great-grandchildren, Julia Winsell of New York City, N.
Y., and Grey Mullins, Grant Mullins, Garrett Mullins, and Gage Mullins,
all of Oklahoma City, Okla.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 2, at Roller-Cox Chapel with
Rev. Frank Clemmons and Rev. Clisdal Ruffin officiating. Burial will be
in Shady Grove Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Cecil Rhodes, Amsey Garrett, Richard Warren,
Kevin Waid, Lee Roy Warren, and Steve Warren.
Honorary pallbearers will be friends of New Life Christian Center.
Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 1, at Roller-Cox Chapel.