Carisa Lynn Ennis, 25, of Russellville died Sunday, Nov. 28, 2004, from
injuries sustained in a one-vehicle accident on Highway 21
approximately 8.6 miles north of Clarksville.
She was born Dec. 6, 1978, at Arkadelphia, Arkansas, graduate of
Russellville High School, attended the Assembly of God Church, employee
of Tyson Foods in Clarksville and was preceded in death by her paternal
grandfather, Jack Otis Ennis.
Survivors include her parents, Gregory and Debbie Ennis of
Russellville; paternal grandmother, Paige Ennis of Russellville;
maternal grandparents, Bobby and Clara Copeland of Arkadelphia; adopted
grandfather, Stanley Cohen of Russellville; three uncles and spouses,
Kelly and Margie Ennis of Russellville, Doug and Pam Ennis of Conway,
and Ricky and Joetta Copeland of Arkadelphia; three aunts and spouses,
Jackie and Jeff Nichols of London, Carrie and Brett Meek of Greenbrier,
and Jackie and Bob Gore of Taloga, Okla.; and cousins, Kellie and Roy
Talbert, Jase Talbert, Kristina Ennis, Magan Ennis, Alison Ennis, Hanna
Ennis, Paige Ennis, Ryan Ennis, Nicholas Ennis, Matthew McAlister,
Jennifer McAlister, Taylor Richards, Sean Gore, Wendy Gore, Nicole
Gore, Tyler Richards, Christopher McAlister, Cameron Copeland, Tori
Ennis, and Kathrine Ennis.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, at the First Assembly of God
Church in Russellville with Rev. Larry Moore officiating.
Burial was in Rest Haven Cemetery in Russellville under the
direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Kelly Ennis, Doug Ennis, Ricky Copeland, Matt
McAlister, Jeff Nichols and Brett Meek.
Dayton Milton Johnson, 79, of Lamar died Saturday, Nov. 27, 2004, at
his home.
He was the son of the late Albert S. and Myrtle Harmon Johnson, a
farmer, construction employee, attended the Holman Freewill Baptist
Church, and was preceded in death by one sister, Ola Allen; and four
brothers, Melvin, Lovell, Donell and Leon Johnson.
Survivors include his wife, Ellen Daniel Johnson; one daughter and
son-in-law, Teressa and Wallie Shaw of Lamar; two sons and
daughters-in-law, S. D. and Carol Colvin and Charles and Elaine Colvin,
all of Lamar; two sisters, Lenora Crutchfield of Lamar and Anna Bixler
of Sikeston, Mo.; one sister-in-law, Lavern Johnson of Dardanelle; two
brothers, Earl Johnson of Canalau, Mo., and Jeff Johnson and wife,
Ruby, of Russellville; ten grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and
two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, at Roller-Cox Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Herb Tilley officiating. Burial, along with Masonic
honors, was in Holman Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Kenny Colvin, Kevin Colvin, Darrell Shaw
III, D. J. Shaw, Daniel Shaw, James Alderson, and Chris Bazyk.
Geraldine F. Casey, 86, of Clarksville died Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004,
at Clarksville Convalescent Home.
She was a daughter of the late Eric and Bessie Penner Rowbotham,
widow
of Virgil Casey, and member of the Hagarville Baptist Church.
She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Rickey and Lisa
Casey
of Clarksville; one sister, Mildred Johnson of Clarksville; and two
grandchildren, Sarah and Kayla Casey, both of Clarksville.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 27, at Hardwicke Funeral
Chapel
with Rev. Bill Milam officiating. Burial was in Hagarville Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Noel Rowbotham, Dale Rowbotham, Herschell
Breedlove, Bob McGuire, Gerald Vaught, and Louis Reece.
Gayland Cecil McCarley, 76, of Lamar died Thursday, Nov. 25, 2004, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He was born Feb. 17, 1928, at Lamar, Ark., son of the late William
Sanford and Ossie Belle Jones McCarley, a child who loved everyone and
a man who was a friend to all. He was preceded in death by four
brothers, John Frank, Joe, Pierce and Buck McCarley; and two sisters,
Daisy Mae Rowbotham and Nannie Belle Hughes.
Survivors are one sister-in-law, Ellen McCarley of Lamar; one
brother-in-law, Ocil Rowbotham of Hagarville; numerous nieces and
nephews, and countless friends.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 29, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel
with Rev. Mike McCarley officiating. Burial was in Minnow Creek
Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Theron Rowbotham, Joe K. McCarley, Luke Leeds,
Keith McCarley, Steven Williams and Shawn Hughes.
Jesse Wilson Gray, 59, of Clarksville died Monday, Nov. 29, 2004, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He was a retired automobile mechanic.
Survivors include his wife, Darlene Shelly Gray; three daughters,
Rachel Schneider and Tina Gray of Clarksville and Valerie Day of Lamar;
four sons, Jesse Gray, Billy Jack Gray, and Falon Gray, all of
Clarksville, and Mace Gray of Ozark; parents, Jesse Franklin and Ruby
Jewal Berkley Gray; two sisters, Rachel Lacey and Elaine Prest of
Oklahoma; four brothers, Harley Gray of Arizona, Ronnie Gray and Aaron
Gray, both of Oklahoma, and Bonnie Gray of Missouri; and 12
grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, at Roller-Cox Funeral
Home Chapel with burial in Holman Cemetery.
Juanita Welty, 76, of Dexter, Mo., former resident of Johnson County,
died Sunday, Nov. 28, 2004, at her home.
She was a native of Russellville, daughter of the late Charles and
Jewell Baker Harris, member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Dexter,
Mo., and was employed as a press operator for Elders Manufacturing for
44 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester Cleo
England; one son, Allan Cleo England; and one granddaughter, Susan
Yvonne Hunt.
Survivors include one daughter, Rhonda Martinek of Como, Tenn.; two
sons, Gary England and Ronnie England, both of Dexter, Mo.; one
brother, Hancel Harris of Lawton, Okla.; one sister, Lula Mae Hensley
of Collinsville, Ill.; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Myrtle Nowotny Armstrong, age 83, of Gentry, AR, formerly of
Clarksville, Arkansas, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2004, at Siloam Springs
Memorial Hospital.
She was born to her parents, Tom Jefferson and Chloe Boen Nowonty
Dec.
2, 1920, at Stone Hill, Arkansas. She was of the Baptist faith, a
homemaker, and she loved to cook for her family.
She is survived by her husband of 32 years John Armstrong of Gentry,
AR; one son, George T. Severn and wife, Carolyn, of Gentry, AR; three
daughters, Winnie Pipkins of Decatur, AR, Mary L. Williams of
Greenwood, AR, and Anna Hays of Las Vegas, NV; one brother, Billy Joe
Nowotny of Clarksville, AR; three sisters, Mary Mae Williams of
Knoxville, AR, Betty Hayes of Russellville, AR, and Patricia Smith of
Pocola, OK; eight grandchildren, Glenn and Jimmy Severn, Mike Storment,
Tonya Lavender, Richard Hose, Angela Jones, Shayne Nichols, and Penny
McKendry; 11 great-grandchildren, Wendy Dixon, Wes Storment, Taylor
Jones, Jacob Hose, Trey Nichols, Jake Nichols, Donna and Emily
Lavender, and Avery, Eric and Trevor McKendry; and many nieces,
nephews, and friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents, a grandmother, Josephine
Nowotny, and one aunt, Mary Talley.
Mildred Orlena England, 92, of Clarksville died Saturday, Nov. 27,
2004, at Clarksville Convalescent Home.
She was a daughter of the late Henry and May Farris Officer, widow
of Herman England, and of the Assembly of God faith.
She is survived by three sons, Ray England of Clarksville, Cecil
England of Ingleside, Texas, and Philip England of Fort Worth, Texas;
one sister, Viola Carey of Clarksville; seven grandchildren; 12
great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, at Roller-Cox Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Amos Pledger officiating. Burial was in Mt. Vernon
Cemetery.
Robert (Bob) Murray, 81, formerly of Clarksville, died Saturday, Nov.
20, 2004, at his home in Granite Gate Resort in Prescott, Ariz.
He was a native of Topeka, Kan., served in the U. S. Army Air Corps
during World War II, a former resident of Falls City, Neb., and
Fairbanks, Ala., where he was a fire department inspector prior to
moving to Mountain View, Calif., where he was a 28-year employee of
Lockheed until his retirement in 1987. He was a member of Aztlan
Masonic Lodge and the Willow Creek LDS Ward in Prescott, Ariz. and was
preceded in death by his wife, Lorraine Wiebe Murray, and one son,
Roger.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Jean and Gary Lopez
of
Prescott, Ariz.; two granddaughters, Jennifer Lopez of Prescott, Ariz.,
and Sierra (PJ) Novak and husband, Chris, of Tucson, Ariz.; one brother
and sister-in-law, Dwayne and Barbara Murray of Clarksville; and one
sister, Darlene Murray of Citrus Heights, Calif.
Willa Celestia Dalton Grace, 104, died Nov. 11, 2004, in Indianapolis,
Ind.
She was a former resident of Clarksville having resided here from
1967-69 and from 1973-1994 and was a member of First Baptist Church.
She was a native of Doniphan, Mo., daughter of the late Eliijah Lee
and
Laura Alice Dalton, widow of George Grace, and was preceded in death by
four sons.
Survivors include one daughter, Laura Owens of St. Charles, Mo.; one
son, Eldon Grace of Fishers, Ind.; one sister, Alta Marie Holmes of
Grapevine, Texas; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and
numerous nieces and nephews.