Argie Dake Kendall, 86, of Clarksville died Friday, April 29, 2005, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
A native of the Harmony Community, he was a son of the late Dwight and
Orda Dake Kendall, graduate of Clarksville High School, member of the
Hays Chapel Methodist Church and the Clarksville Senior Citizens, World
War II Army Air Corps veteran, retired Arkansas State Police radio
operator at Clarksville, and was preceded in death by his wife,
Charlcie Harris Kendall; and one sister, Artie Elkins.
Survivors include three sons, Mike Kendall of Tulsa, Okla., Steve
Kendall of Dover, and David Kendall of Clarksville; one brother, Orlie
Kendall of Tulsa, Okla.; three grandchildren, Stephanie Kendall of
Russellville and Shelly Zicker and Michael Kendall, both of Tulsa,
Okla.; and four great-grandchildren.
Claudia Hewgley, 76, died April 19, 2005, in Dallas, Texas.
She was a native of the Montana Community in Johnson County, daughter
of the late Juel and Carrie Qualls, and was preceded in death by one
brother, Douglas Qualls.
Survivors include her husband, William Hewgley; one son, Charles
Hewgley; two stepsons, Richard Hewgley and wife, Judy, and William
Hewgley Jr. and wife, Edie; three stepdaughters, Virginia Har-
dy and husband, William, Carolyn Hewgley and Rama Hewgley; and 21
grandchildren.
Charline Wofford, 78, of Hartman died Thursday, April 28, 2005, at
Ozark.
She was a native of Hartman, daughter of the late Charley and Tennie
Smith Yates, Methodist, and retired Singer Company employee.
Survivors include her husband, Cletus Wofford; one daughter, Teresa
Paxton of Wayne, Neb.; two sons, Gerald Wofford of Broken Arrow, Okla.,
and Robert Wofford of Ozark; two sisters, Florine Stabler and Marie
Crawford, both of Broken Arrow, Okla.; three brothers, Loyd Yates of
Hartman, Dwight Yates of Oregon, and Doyle Yates of Sperry, Okla.; and
one grandson, Roger Paxton of Fort Collins, Colo.
Josh Climer, 27, of the Flat Rock Community died Saturday, April 30,
2005, at his home.
He was a native of Clarksville, welder, and preceded in death by
cousins, Nathaniel Climer and Jasper Lee Kelley; brother, William Levi
Pitts; and grandparents, Margaret Hardgrave, Betty Lou Reynolds and
Charles Alexander Climer.
Survivors include his wife, Jamey Climer; two sons, Dylan Climer and
Isiach Climer, both of Clarksville; father and stepmother, Charles and
Becky Climer of Russellville; mother, Rhonda Climer of Lamar;
grandfather, Leonard Hardgrave of the Flat Rock Community; and three
sisters, Kimberly Hogue of Lamar, Tera Dawn Womack of West Virginia,
and Christina Williams of Tennessee.
Graveside services and burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 5, at
the Price Cemetery with Rev. Ronnie Birge officiating. Arrangements are
under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Shane Gray, Jeramey Climer, Jarrod Parker, Jason
Dale, Gary Climer and James L. Hogue.
Oscar Kenneth (Ken) Angle, 71, died Thursday, April 21, 2005, at
Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.
He was a native of King City, Mo., completed high school and college in
Missouri, was employed with Missouri-Pacific Railroad (later Union
Pacific) for 40 years, beginning as a clerk-stenographer in Pine Bluff,
later working in Cleveland, Ohio, Washington, D. C., Omaha, Neb., and
after several promotions retiring as traffic department manager in St.
Louis, Mo. He was a veteran of the Korean War, served in the U. S. Army
at Fort Chaffee with the Fifth Armored Division and was honorably
discharged as a corporal.
He was a member of MoPac (Missouri Pacific), UP (Union Pacific) Retired
Men's Club, volunteer at St. Anthony's Hospital Radiation Therapy Unit,
Bowling for Veterans Links, CORP (County Older Residents Program) and
was a St. Louis County Election Judge.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and his father-in-law and
mother-in-law, Tom and Pearl Yarbrough of the Lone Pine Community in
Johnson County.
Survivors include his wife, Olene Yarbrough Angle; two sons and
daughters-in-law, Keith and Justine Angle and Alan and Brenda Angle;
one daughter, Bonnie Angle; five grandchildren, Nicholas, Benjamin,
Katherine, Alexandra and Jenna Angle; one sister, Mary Parkhurst of
Maysville, Mo.; and sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Aleta and David
Mullins of Texarkana, Cletus and Barbara Yarbrough of Winston, Ore.,
Curtis and Earleene Yarbrough of Dover, Olen and Johnnie Yarbrough of
Clarksville, Clois and Erma Yarbrough of Dover, Sharon and Ron Hicks of
Farmington, N. M., Jerry and Nancy Yarbrough of Clarksville; and Loeta
and Tommy Venable of Oklahoma City, Okla.
Funeral was Monday, April 25, at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in
Oakville, Mo. Interment with full military honors was at Jefferson
Barracks National Cemetery.
Lester English, 86, of Lamar died Thursday, April 28, 2005, at his home.
A native of Konawa, Okla., he was a son of the late Charles and Nora
Sexton English, logger and member of the Lee's Chapel Assembly of God
Church. He was preceded in death by two brothers, one sister, one
grandson, and one granddaughter.
Survivors include his wife, Lela Mae Thomas English; three sons, Larry
English of Dover, Bobby English and wife, Joyce, of Bartlesville,
Okla., and Jimmy English of Clarksville; one daughter, Judy Halsted and
husband, Ronnie, of Pottsville; two brothers, Loyd English and wife,
Hettie, of Hagarville and Norvel English and wife, Jewel, of Dover; one
sister, Ollie Freeman of Lamar; ten grandchildren; and 15
great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Monday, May 2, at the Lee's Chapel Assembly of
God Church with Rev. Amos Pledger and Rev. Dwayne Holland officiating.
Lena May Roberts, 99, of St. Augustine, Fla., formerly of Clarksville,
died March 9, 2005, at her home.
She was a native of Sedan, Kan., but had resided in St. Augustine,
Fla., for the past 18 months, member of Good News Presbyterian, widow
of Cleo Roberts, and was preceded in death by one daughter, Mattie Lou
Roberts.
Survivors include one daughter, Virginia May Roberts Glover of St.
Augustine, Fla., formerly of Clarksville.
Marvin Benny Baker, 62, of Vandervoort, father of Michael Baker of
Lamar, died Wednesday, April 27, 2005, in the Mena Medical Center.
He was a native of Vandervoort, son of the late Elmer and Pearl
Cornilius Baker, truck driver, served on the Vandervoort City Council
and was Vandervoort mayor for several years. He was preceded in death
by his wife, Clara Anita Hicks Baker and three brothers, Buddy, Arnold
and Alfred.
Survivors include one other son, Steven Baker of Cove; one daughter,
Tammy Barrett of Cove; four brothers, Leon Baker, Arlis Baker, Charles
Baker and Doug Baker, all of Vandervoort; five grandchildren; and
several nieces and nephews.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at the Pleasant Grove Church
of the Nazarene.
Interment was in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery under the direction of
Hall Funeral Service of Mena.
Nola Mae Couch Turner, 77, of Las Vegas, Nev., mother of Pamela Sue
Cummins of Moonhull, died April 1, 2005, in Las Vegas, Nev.
She was a native of Iowa, daughter of the late Samuel Troy and Lydia
Emily Couch, widow of Elbert Ray Turner, and was preceded in death by
two infant sons.
She is survived by four sons, Harold Ray Turner of California, John Ben
Turner of Oklahoma, Robert Lynn Turner of Arkansas, and James Leroy
Turner of Las Vegas, Nev.; six other daughters, Mary Lee Schafer of Las
Vegas, Nev., Lora May Harris of Jackson Tenn., Lydia Louise Ashley of
Marysville, Calif., Linda Carol Davis of California, Delores Ann
Catanzano of Las Vegas, Nev., and Sandra Janette Lowe of Washington; 35
grandchildren; and 60 great-grandchildren.
Vivian M. Highfill, 93, of Hartman died Sunday, May 1, 2005, at Johnson
Regional Medical Center.
She was born at Grenade's Chapel in Franklin County, daughter of the
late W. R. and Josie Green Pipkins, widow of Hancel O. Highfill, and a
Methodist.
She is survived by five sisters, Winnie Highfill of Hartman, Faye
Roble, Helen Mitchell and Lexie Wyers, all of Clarksville, and Velda
Sallis of North Little Rock.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel
with burial to follow in the Kendall Cemetery near Hartman.
Active pallbearers will be Ralph Wyers, Richard Yarbrough, Paul Keith
Pipkins, Steven Sosebee, Guy Sallis and Greg Sallis.
D. Wayne Brazell, 83, of Mont Belvieu, Texas, died Thursday, April 28,
2005.
He was a native of Clarksville, graduate of Barbers Hill High School,
served in the U. S. Navy, manager of Peoples Lumber Company in Mount
Belvieu, Texas, member of First Baptist Church in Mont Belvieu, Texas,
and was preceded in death by his wife, Lillian Marie Brazell.
Survivors include three children, Ricky Wayne Brazell of Waller, Texas,
Linda Sue Lofaso of Baytown, Texas, and Gwen Brazell of The Woodlands,
Texas; one sister, Ruth Trichell of Midway, Texas; seven grandchildren,
Vince Broker, Bret Broker, Tonya Pagel, Shana Lofaso, Michelle
Merendino, Jami McKey and Karah Brazell; and three great-grandchildren,
Blake Pagel, Kendall Merendino and Dani Perkins.
William Edward Denniston, 80, of Alix died Wednesday, April 27, 2005,
at Countryside Estates Nuring Home in Warner, Okla.
He was a son of the late Clyde Mae Haley and Suel Moody Denniston,
retired teacher and coach at Oark, Havana, Altus, County Line and
Mountainburg schools, veteran of the U. S. Navy and Army, and was
preceded in death by one son, Mike Denniston.
Survivors include his wife, Marcet Schurg Denniston; two daughters,
Lexia Collier of Springdale and Nellie Knight of Hagarville; three
sisters, Charlene Anglen of Spiro, Okla., Mary Berry of McLean, Va.,
and Vera Lee Brent of Big Spring, Texas; one brother, Moody (Perk)
Denniston of Tucson, Ariz.; and eight grandchildren.
Funeral was held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 30, at Roller-Cox Funeral
Home Chapel with Rev. Lance Jones officiating. Burial was in Oark
Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Gentry Collier, Justin Collier, Joseph Rofkahr,
Patrick Knight, Albert McCormick, and Tommy Helmert.