Andrea Nicole Fancher, 19, of Kingston died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2004, at
Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kan., from injuries sustained in an
automobile accident.
She was a student at the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville where
she was a member of the Lady Eagles basketball team.
She was born at Huntsville, member of Calvary Baptist Church in
Huntsville, a 2003 graduate of Kingston High School where she received
the geometry, American history, trigonometry and algebra II awards and
was a member of the FCCLA and FBL for four years, the Fellowship of
Christian Athletes and Science Club for three years and had served on
the student council. She was captain of the junior high basketball team
in the ninth grade and was named MVP, all-tournament, all-conference,
and an all-state candidate in the 10th and 11th grades and was MVP,
all-conference, all-district, and all-state in the 12th grade. She was
the recipient of the National Honor Roll award and was listed in
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years. She was preceded in death by her stepfather, Gregory Lyn Boyd in
2000.
Survivors include her father, Stillman Leon Fancher of Kingston;
mother, Angela Kay Boyd of Kingston; one brother, Cameron Blake Fancher
of Kingston; paternal grandmother, Ines Melinda Fancher of Dry Fork;
maternal grandfather, John James Mitchell of Berryville; and fiance,
Garrett Jason Matlock of Kingston.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, in the chapel of
Brashears Funeral Home in Huntsville with Rev. Roy I. Cain officiating.
Interment will be in the Liberty Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Jarred Head, Jeff Anderson, Monty Hoskins,
Justin Matlock, Coach Greg Poole and Coach Greg McCone.
Honorary pallbearers will be Heath Marshall, Travis Bancroft, Lyndell
Thompson, C. J. Bellinger, Ronnie Burcham, John Henry Holt, David
Summerall, Kyle Bohannon, Cliff Fancher, Sam Davidson, Shawn Poole and
Travis Huber.
Danielle Rae Hunter, 14, of Ozark died Sunday, Aug. 1, 2004, at Mercy
Hospital/Turner Memorial in Ozark from injuries sustained following a
two-vehicle accident on Highway 23 south when she was thrown from the
bed of a pickup.
She was a native of Pine Bluff, student at Ozark Junior High School and
a member of Altus Pentecostal Church.
Survivors include her parents, Danny and Tammy Hall Hunter of Ozark;
one sister, Amber Hunter of the home; two brothers, Danny Hunter Jr.
and Tyler Hunter, both of the home; maternal grandparents, Sandra and
Dennis Ashby of Lamar; paternal grandparents, Dean and Mary Hunter of
Hartman; and great-grandmother, Wilma Lambert of Pine Bluff.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6, at Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel in
Ozark with Rev. Sammy Alverson officiating. Burial was in Highland
Cemetery at Ozark.
Lisa Renee Tollison, 27, of Clarksville died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2004,
from injuries sustained in a one-vehicle accident on County Road 3348.
She was a Pentecostal and preceded in death by one sister, Lori Ann
Gray.
Survivors include her husband, Jesse Tollison; one daughter, Britney
Hogeland of Clarksville; four sons, Kyle Hogeland, Taylor Tollison,
Payton Tollison, and Terry Tollison, all of Clarksville; parents, Jesse
Wilson and Darlene Gray of Clarksville; three sisters, Rachel Schneider
and Tina Gray of Clarksville, and Valerie Day of Lamar; and four
brothers, Jesse Vance Gray, Falon Gray, and Billy Gray, all of
Clarksville, and Mace Gray of Ozark.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, at Roller-Cox Chapel with
Rev. Don Alexander officiating. Burial will be in Holman Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Vance Gray, Falon Gray, Bill Schneider, Mace Gray,
Billy Jack Gray, and Shea Duffel.
Larry Neal Varnell, 59, of Paris died Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of Subiaco, son of the late Lee and Nettie Moore
Varnell, used car salesman, and had worked at a cotton gin in England,
Collinwood Grain Company in Kansas, and Chicago Bridge and Iron Company
where he painted water towers. He was preceded in death by six
brothers, William, Russell, Bobby, Leonard, Billie and Jerry Varnell,
and one grandson, Everett Lee Varnell.
Survivors include his widow, Donna Rutherford Varnell; two daughters,
Regina Trask of Eagle Grove, Iowa, and Amanda Smith of Fort Dodge,
Iowa; two sons, Ray Neal Varnell of Midway and Josh Edward Varnell of
Dardanelle; three brothers, Curtis Varnell, Darrel Varnell and Danny
Varnell, all of Midway; and seven grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, at Midway Assembly of God
Church with Rev. C. L. Haston and Rev. James Hice officiating.
Burial was in Hickory Grove Cemetery at Midway under the direction of
Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers were Troy Fondren, Hershal Hice, Jose Garza, John
Holman, Steve Watson, Sidney Pilgreen, Ronnie Sanders, and Roger
Caldwell.
Mary Ann Ledbetter, 66, died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2004, in Tulsa, Okla.
She was a daughter of the late Eldon and Mildred Pitts of Clarksville,
1955 graduate of Clarksville High School, former member of Landmark
Missionary Baptist Church in Clarksville, former child care worker at
LaPetite Academy in Tulsa, Okla., and an institutional cook at Oklahoma
Osteopathic Hospital in Tulsa, Okla., and Henderson State University in
Arkadelphia, and was preceded in death by two sisters, Donna and Faye
Ellen.
She is survived by two children, Joe Williams of Utah and Polly Van
Fleet of Glenpool, Okla.; one brother, Dane Pitts of Hartman; and four
grandchildren, Marcus Perry and Nicholas Perry, both of Tulsa, Okla.,
Courtney Perry and Rachel Van Fleet of Glenpool, Okla.