Bobby Joe Hawkins, 74, brother of Carol O'Neal of Coal Hill, died Sept.
23, 2004, in Olathe, Kan.
He was born in the White Rock Community, son of the late Alfred and Ada
Hawkins, served in the U. S. Navy during the Korean War and was a
retired employee of the Delco Battery plant after 32 years of service.
He was a member of the Gardner Masonic Lodge No. 65 and American Legion
Post 153 and had attended Olathe View Baptist Church for several years.
He was preceded in death by one son, Gregory; one sister, Freda; and
one brother, Wayne.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Ellen G. Hawkins; one son,
Wayne Hawkins; one daughter, Kim Redick; two other sisters, Ruby
Pietarila of Olathe, Kan., and Pat Corbett of Alma; one brother, Jerry
Hawkins of Ozark; four grandchildren, Shawnn, Gwennon, Mellenie and
Macie; and four great-grandchildren, Shelbi, Sawyer, Zachary and Sydney.
Funeral was at 1 p.m. Sept. 27, at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home in
Olathe, Kan., with burial in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Memorials may be made to the Olathe Medical Center Hospice, 20333 W. 151st, Doctors Building 2, Suite 301, Olathe, KS 66061.
Christal Charis Conaway, 30, of Little Rock died Monday, Oct. 4, 2004,
at her home.
She was a surgical nursing technician and had served four years in the
U. S. Navy.
Survivors include her husband, Kevin Myers; one son, Austin Zachary
Conaway of Little Rock; father, Steve Conaway of Lamar; mother, Janis
E. Zachary of Lamar; one sister, Shawna Danita Conaway of Lamar; and
one brother, David Zachary Conaway of Lamar.
Funeral was at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at First Baptist Church in
Clarksville with Rev. Leon Fancher officiating.
Burial was in Madden Cemetery at Lamar under the direction of
Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were David Conaway, Kevin Myers, Linnis Madden, Joe Bolduc,
Rob Pelts, and Fred Parker.
Gladys Sharon Wells, 60, of Clarksville died Friday, Oct. 8, 2004, at
her home.
She had lived in the Lamar and Clarksville areas the past seven years.
She and her late husband, Max D. Wells Sr., were retired employees of
Rohr Industries in Chula Vista, Calif.
Survivors include two daughters, Lori Tieri Wells of Little Rock and
Michelle Wilkerson of Clarksville; one son, Max D. Wells Jr. of
Seattle, Wash.; mother, Aldine Dege of Clarksville; two sisters, Patty
Yeoman and Pamela Feltz, both of West Virginia; three grandchildren,
Robin Wilkerson of Clarksville, Heather Montgomery of South Fork,
Colo., and Mitch Wells of Crane, Mo.; one son-in-law, Carmine Tieri of
Lamar; one niece, Bobbie Warren of Oark; and two grand-nephews, Joseph
Pelts and Chris Pelts, both of Oark; among all her friends.
The body was cremated. Local arrangements were under the direction of
Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Lee Nesbitt, 87, of Clarksville died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2004, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
A native of Clarksville, he was a son of the late Chester Lee and
Delphia Ernest Nesbitt, Navy veteran of World War II, and member of
American Legion Bunch Walton Post No. 22, Woodland Missionary Baptist
Church and Johnson County Roundup Club.
Survivors include his widow, Lorene Mayfield Nesbitt; one daughter,
Carol Lee Nesbitt of Clarksville; one son, Stanley Nesbitt of
Clarksville; two grandchildren, Andrea LaPoint and Kristi J. Bradley,
both of Clarksville; and two great-grandchildren, Lindsey Avlois and
Jacob Alan Bradley, both of Clarksville.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 8, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel with
Rev. George Farquhar officiating. Burial was in Woodland Cemetery.
A memorial service for Philip R. Smith, Cdr., USNR (Ret.), 70, of La Jolla, Calif., a native of Paris and former resident of Ozone, who died Aug. 10, 2004, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at the First United Methodist Church in Paris.
Reba Jewell Smith, 80, of Clarksville died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2004, at
St. Anthony's Health Care Center in Morrilton.
She was a nursing home administrator, member of New Life Christian
Center Inc., and daughter of the late Harrison Levi McDonald and Laura
Jane McCleland.
Survivors include one son, Dr. Jack E. Glaze of Clarksville; one
sister, Wilma Rahmeyer of Whittier, Calif.; two granddaughters, Davina
Brashears of Aiken, S. C., and Heather Thompson of Idaho Falls, Idaho;
and five great-grandchildren, David Thompson, Alicia Thompson and Mary
Thompson, all of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Elizabeth Brashears and Emily
Brashears of Aiken, S. C.
Tommy J. Westover, 82, of Hartman died Monday, Oct. 11, 2004, at his
home.
He was a native of the Spadra Community, son of the late Carl and Sadie
McKinney Westover, Navy veteran of World War II, member of Sunflower
Masonic Lodge in Wichita, Kan., retired coal miner, retired from
Northtrop Corporation in California as a janitor, former Johnson County
baseball player, and was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Epperson
Westover.
Survivors include one daughter, Donna Garner of Oregon; one son and
daughter-in-law, Carl and Glenda Westover of Hartman; three
grandchildren, Michelle Bowen and Brian Johnson, both of Hartman, and
Keith Johnson of Oregon; and two great-grandchildren, Jimmy and Johnny.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004, at Hardwicke
Funeral Chapel with burial in West Mount Zion Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Carl Westover, Joseph Snowman, Mike Wilson,
James Epperson, Shawn Brannon, and Mike Swain.