Benita Jane Daniel Murray, 57, of Clarksville died Tuesday, Feb. 15,
2005, at her home.
She was a certified nurses aide and daughter of the late Daniel W.
Daniel.
Survivors include three daughters, Lisa Saenz of McAllen, Texas,
Audra
Richardson of Clarksville and Michelle Vigorito of Redding, Calif.;
three sons, Daniel Fetters of Fort Bragg, N. C., Dennis Fetters of
Mountain View, Calif., and Gary Murray of Ozark, Mo.; mother, Aletha
(Lisa) Fivecoat Maxfield of Altus; two sisters, Pamela Mitchell Burns
of Harlingen, Texas, and Anita Sue Daniel of Freer, Texas; two
brothers, Carl Dennis Daniel of Edgefield, S. C. and Daniel Wayne
Daniel of Harlingen, Texas; and 14 grandchildren.
A memorial service was held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 18, at the
Jamestown Assembly of God Church with Rev. Amos Pledger officiating.
Burial was private. Arrangements were under the direction of Roller-Cox
Funeral Home.
Graveside services and burial for Dorothy Marie Brown, 80, of Van
Buren, who died Friday, Feb. 18, 2005, in Van Buren, were at 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 19, at the Fort Douglas Cemetery with Rev. Jim Smith
officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Roller-Cox
Funeral Home.
She was employed in food service management for 30-plus years and
was
preceded in death by one sister, Lorene Stone; and one brother, Vernan
Stone.
Danny Titsworth-Tice, 58, of Clarksville died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005,
in Benton.
A son of the late Leroy Hamilton and Agnes Viola Harderson
Titsworth,
he was born Sept. 3, 1946, in Los Angeles, Calif. He was a truck driver
and a member of the Moonhull Full Gospel Church. He was preceded in
death by one brother, David Titsworth; and one granddaughter, Cassie
Robertson.
Survivors include his wife, Ursula (Uschi) Tice; one son, Carl
Hamilton
Tice of Russellville; seven daughters and two sons-in-law, Sheila
Maggard and Sherry Maggard, both of Springfield, Mo., Shelly Wright and
Sharleen and Warren Rhoads, all of Danville, and Janette Johnson,
Margaret and Billy Darter, and Patricia Tice, all of Clarksville; one
brother, Rev. Joseph Leroy Titsworth of Russellville; three sisters,
Barbara Jean Harris and Patricia Whorton, both of Harrison, and
Kathleen Whorton of Russellville; 24 grandchildren; and one
great-grandchild.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, at Shinn Funeral Service
Chapel
in Russellville with Rev. Lawrence Carlton and Rev. John Whorton
officiating. Burial was in Pisgah Cemetery near Pottsville.
Pallbearers were Robbie, Rocky and Gerald Titsworth, Keith and
Russell Harderson, and Nathan Bear.
Frances Rogers, 98, of Hartman died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2005, at Johnson
Regional Medical Center.
A native of Dillen, she was a daughter of the late William and Mary
Eliza Nordin Felkins, widow of John R. Rogers, joined the Spadra
Methodist Church in 1932 where she served as secretary-treasurer for 38
years and a Sunday school teacher for many years, member of the Spadra
Quilters since its beginning in the late 1940s, and was preceded in
death by one daughter, Freida M. Nokes; three brothers, John, Jack and
Aaron Felkins; and two sisters, Ella Hook and Bessie Rhodes.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Mary Lee and Tom York
of
Hartman; one sister, Beatrice Clayborn of Clarksville; one brother, Lee
Felkins of Lodi, Calif.; one sister-in-law, Laura Felkins of Rockford,
Ill.; six grandchildren, David Nokes Jr. and wife, Bev, of Battlefield,
Mo., John T. York and wife, Gayle, of Olathe, Kan.; R. Michael York and
wife, Jo Ann, of Rogers; Stephen L. York and Angie of Lenexa, Kan.;
Tamara Wilson of Freemont Hills, Mo.; and Deborah Whitaker and husband,
Mark, of Brookline, Mo.; 12 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces
and nephews.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, at Spadra Methodist Church
with Rev. Paul Draper officiating.
Burial was in Oakland Cemetery under the direction of Hardwicke
Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were David Nokes Jr., John York, Michael York, Stephen
York, Daniel York and Matthew York.
John Francis Bridgman, PH.D., 79, of Clarksville died Thursday, Feb.
17, 2005, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of Kuling, China, son of the late Harold Thomas and
Eleanor May Galbraith Bridgman, served as an educational missionary
teacher in Japan for 18-plus years, member of the Gideons, U. S. Air
Force veteran of World War II, college professor, and was preceded in
death by two brothers, Arthur Leslie Bridgman and Harold Thomas
Bridgman Jr.
Survivors include his wife, Beverly Alice May Bridgman; two
daughters,
Alice Eleanor Bridgman Broncheff and Nancy Grace Bridgman Martin, both
of Conway; two sons, John Francis Bridgman Jr. of Austin, Texas, and
Paul Lawrence Bridgman of Sanyo-Cho, Okayama-Ken, Japan; one sister,
Eleanor Bridgman Monteith of Charlotte, N. C.; three brothers, Dr.
Albert Henry Bridgman of Black Mountain, N. C., Rev. David Fraser
Bridgman of Orlando, Fla., and Rev. Stewart Galbraith Bridgman of
Staunton, Va.; and six grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, at First Baptist Church
with Rev. Bill Allen and Rev. Stewart G. Bridgman officiating. Burial
will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of Roller-Cox
Funeral Home.
Marlene Faye Kersey, 69, of Coal Hill died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was a daughter of the late Delbert and Nellie Reeves Ainslie,
seamstress, collector of angels and baby dolls, and was preceded in
death by one son, Larry Kersey; and two brothers, Roy and Harold
Ainslie.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Kersey; two daughters, Pamela
Kersey and Bertha Sampley, both of Altus; three sons, Gilbert Kersey of
Coal Hill, Clyde Kersey of Altus and Ricky Kersey of Clarksville; one
sister, Doris Ogden of Ceres, Calif.; 13 grandchildren; and eight
great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, at Roller-Cox Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. David King officiating. Burial was in Srygley Cemetery
at Coal Hill.
Active pallbearers were Jeremy Paiz, Johnny Morrow, Luke Wilson,
Phillip McIlroy, Michael Cloos, and Andy Cummins.
Maralee Josephine Verwiebe, 66, of Knoxville died Tuesday, Feb. 15,
2005, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
A native of Lutherville, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and
Ollie Ada Pearson Verwiebe, member of the Knoxville Extension
Homemakers Club and Grace Lutheran Church, a retired employee of
Con-Agra, and was preceded in death by two sisters, Zelda Albee and
Helen Standridge; and one brother, Larry Verwiebe.
She is survived by two sisters, Nell Adams of Knoxville and Ruby
Pfeifer of Ridgefield, Wash.; four brothers, Carl Verwiebe of North,
Calif., William Verwiebe of Clarksville, Johnny Verwiebe of Lamar, and
Gus Verwiebe of Sun City, Calif.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, at Humphrey Chapel in
Russellville with Rev. Herb Swanson officiating. Burial was in Holman
Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Jack Horn, Howard Verwiebe, Andy Verwiebe, Travis
Horn, Derick Otto, Patrick Otto, and Danny D'Andrea.
Oscar L. Guth, 78, of Arnold, Mo., whose daughter and son-in-law, Freda
and Greg Miller reside in Clarksville, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005, at
his home.
He was the son of the late Carrie A. (Smith) and Oscar Louis Guth
Sr.,
retired from Missouri-Pacific Railway Company in St. Louis and DeSoto,
Mo., as a materials clerk after 46 years of service, member and
committee member of Boy Scout Troop 17 of Ladue, Mo., where he was
recognized for 50-plus years of service, and member of St. David
Catholic Church and VFW Post 2593 in Arnold, Mo.
During World War II he served as a staff-sergeant in the U. S.
Eighth
Army and the 713th Army Postal Unit of Kyoto, Japan, and after being
discharged he was employed by the 3rd military railway service in
Tokyo, Japan.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Audrey Peters and Carolyn
(Kate) Zurbriggen; and one nephew, Jimmie Peters, all of Salem, Ill.
Survivors include his wife of 12 years Lorraine Munsch Burbach Guth;
two other daughters and sons-in-law, Marta and Ed Spell of Imperial,
Mo., and Hilda and Stephen Koluch of Belleville, Ill.; one stepdaughter
and husband, Kathleen and Charles Burns of Arnold, Mo.; one stepson,
Brian Burbach of Maplewood, Mo.; four grandchildren, Ryan Miller of
Camden, Kimberly Miller of Clarksville, Mark Penning of Fenton, Mo.,
and Christopher Penning of Imperial, Mo.; nine stepgrandchildren; two
stepgreat-grandchildren; four nieces; one nephew; and several
great-nieces and great-nephews and great-great-nieces and
great-great-nephews.
A funeral mass was celebrated on Monday, Jan. 10, at St. David
Catholic
Church followed by burial with military honors at Jefferson Barracks
National Cemetery in St. Louis County.
Ora Shatwell, 93, of Clarksville died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005, at
Clarksville Convalescent Home.
She was a native of Hagarville, daughter of the late Sam and Oma
Smith
Mallick, widow of Clyde Shatwell, Baptist, and was preceded in death by
one son, Ray Shatwell; and two daughters, Linda Cowell and Imalee
Madewell.
Survivors include two daughters, Wanda Emogene White and Marie
Lindsey,
both of Clarksville; six sons, Dean Shatwell, Freddie Shatwell and
Kenneth Shatwell, all of Clarksville, Delman Shatwell of Hagarville,
Leroy Shatwell of Independence, Mo., and Redell Shatwell of Knoxville;
30 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, at Hardwicke
Funeral
Chapel with Rev. Terry Schlinker officiating. Burial will be in Holman
Cemetery.
Thomas Brown Rogers, 80, of Clarksville died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005,
in a Dallas, Texas, hospital surrounded by family members.
Born in Clarksville, Arkansas, Tom was the son of Pauline May Rogers
and Clyde Edward Rogers. He graduated from Clarksville High School in
1943. A World War II veteran, he served in the United States Army for
three years. After that, he pursued a career as a pipefitter. He worked
on and managed pipeline projects throughout the United States until his
retirement in 1989.
Tom's accomplishments included being a past worthy matron of the
Order
of Eastern Star in 1973 and a 32nd degree Mason with 53 years of
membership. He also was a member of Pipefitter Union Local 597 of
Chicago, Illinois, for more than 56 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife of 48 years,
Fay Walton Rogers, also from Clarksville.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Nyla and Jesse Morgan
of
West Hills, Calif.; one son and daughter-in-law, Thomas and Susan
Rogers of Dallas, Texas; one sister and brother-in-law, Catherine
(Bitsy) and Carroll Bumpers of Phoenix, Arizona; one granddaughter,
Rebecca Rogers of Dallas, Texas; one sister-in-law, Irene Keeling of
Daphne, Alabama; one sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Laverne and Ray
Evans of Boulder, Nevada; and five nieces and two nephews.
The family received friends from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb.22, at Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Tristyn Michael Sirratt, two-month-old son of Michael and Tiffany
Sirratt of Ozark, died Friday, Feb. 11, 2005, at Arkansas Children's
Hospital in Little Rock. He was born Dec. 4, 2004, in Little Rock.
Other survivors are paternal grandparents, David and Yvonne Williams
of
Ozark and Dewey Sirratt of Missoula, Mont.; maternal grandparents,
Clinton and Debra Isaacs of Mulberry and Patricia Isaacs of Canton,
Ohio; paternal great-grandparents, James and Shirley Boen of
Clarksville and Dewey Sirratt Sr. of Barling; and maternal
great-grandparents, Lavada Isaacs of Mulberry and Leon and Joann Brewer
of Fern.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14, at Shaffer Funeral Home
Chapel
with Rev. James Harvey officiating. Burial was at Oak Bower Cemetery at
Mulberry.