Alta Pearilee Crosby Ramsey, 89, whose daughter and son-in-law, Velma
Lois and Earl H. Sutton reside at Coal Hill, died Thursday, May 5, 2005.
She was a native of Heber Springs, daughter of the late Darris and Eva
Ferguson Crosby, spent most of her life in White County where she was
employed as a dietary assistant in Searcy Public Schools for several
years, the Oakdale Nursing Facility and Leisure Lodge Nursing Facility,
and was a member of Temple Baptist Church of Bald Knob. She was
preceded in death by her husband of 53 years Clarence Monroe Ramsey;
and two infant daughters, Violet Christene and Bertha Louise Ramsey.
Other survivors include three grandchildren, Theresa Wilds of
Winston-Salem, N. C., Charlotte Sutton and Orval Sutton and wife,
Rhonda, all of Beebe; six great-grandchildren, Joshua Wilds of Atlanta,
Ga., Jason Wilds of Winston-Salem, N. C., Amanda Hayes and husband,
Dale, of East Bend, N. C., Brandon Gregory and wife, Xanadu, Teigan
Delong and husband, Tom, and Gregory Sutton of Beebe; two
great-great-grandchildren, Mary and Brandy Gregory of Beebe; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Billy J. (Jonesy) Jones, 69, of Sacramento, Calif., died April 11, 2005.
He was a native of Hackett, attended the University of the Ozarks, and
was preceded in death by his first wife, Thresa Duty Jones of
Clarksville in 1976.
Jones retired in 1996 as the Sacramento Kings trainer after being with
the franchise for 23 years coming from Kansas City when the team was
originally brought to Sacramento. Prior to being with the Kings he had
been a trainer for 15 years in professional baseball including the A's
and Royals' teams and a co-owner of a sports rehab clinic in Kansas
City. He was inducted into the Missouri Athletic Trainers Association
Hall of Fame in 1984 and was voted by his peers as the NBA Athletic
Trainer of the Year in 1995.
Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Joyce Jones; three daughters
and sons-in-law, Angela and Steve Kuns of Roseville, Calif., Connie and
Loren Laipple of Wathena, Kan., and Jennifer and Jason Beauchamp of
Antelope, Calif.; one son, Justin Jones of Sacramento, Calif.; one
brother, Jim Jones; one sister, Dorothy Gilman; six grandchildren,
Chelse, Mackenzie, Taylor, Bryce, Kelsi and Zakary; and several nieces
and nephews.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Monday, April 18, at East Lawn Mortuary in
Sacramento, Calif. Entombment was private at East Lawn Sierra Hills
Memorial Park.
Frank D. Glasscock, 67, of Clarksville died Friday, May 6, 2005, at
Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock.
He was a native of Amarillo, Texas, son of the late Earl and Iva Conger
Glasscock, member of Mount Vernon Community Church, Army veteran of the
Vietnam War, also served in the U. S. Navy, and was retired from the
Arkansas National Guard having served with the Ozark and Clarksville
units.
Survivors include his wife, Glenda Hylton Glasscock; five sisters,
Dorothy Akins and Janice Burns, both of Amarillo, Texas, Betty Brown of
Washington, Rita Born of Knoxville, and Neda Glasscock of Colorado; and
five brothers, Claude Glasscock of Lawton, Okla., Garland Glasscock of
Amarillo, Texas, Michael Hylton of Fort Smith, Jerry Hylton of
Clarksville, and Burley Glasscock of Montana.
Funeral was at 9 a.m. Monday, May 9, at the Mount Vernon Community
Church with Rev. Bill Holt officiating.
Burial was in Mount Vernon Cemetery under the dirction of Hardwicke
Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers were Charles Holt, Junior Coogan, Dusty Holt, Don
Hatchett, Harold Marlow, George Rigby, and David Hatchett.
Faith Williamson Lytle, 82, of San Antonio, Texas, died Friday, April
29, 2005.
She was a native of the Maplewood, N. J. area, daughter of the late
George Phillip and Muriel Millicent Ray Williamson, graduate of
Tusculum College in Greenville, Tenn., and attended Princeton Seminary.
She and her husband, William P. Lytle, were former national
missionaries in the Reserve and Corona, N. M., ranching communities and
later spent another 11 years in rural mission church work in the
mountain area around the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, where
they were employed.
She was instrumental in organizing the San Antonio Habitat for Humanity
which became the first affiliate of what is now a world wide housing
project in cooperation with low-income working families. She was
preceded in death by two brothers, Norman and Ray Williamson.
Other than her husband, she is survived by two daughters and
sons-in-law, Ruth and Brian Hamilton of Washinton, D. C., and Aimee and
Roy Hearn of Groveton, Texas; two sons, David and Paul Lytle and two
daughters-in-law, Diep Nguyen Lytle and Jane Bierman-Lytle;
grandchildren, Nathan, Tim, Jae and Ben Lytle, Linden, Oliver and
Sebastian Bierman-Lytle of Denver, Colo.; Roman Hamilton of Washington,
D. C.; one stepgrandson, Erik Hamilton of Washington, D. C.;
sisters-in-law, Shirley Williamson of Mantoloking, N. J., and Gloria
Williamson of North Port, Fla.; one brother-in-law, Byron Hurlbut of
Pittsburgh, Pa.; niece and spouse, Marjorie and Jim Dwyer of Boston,
Mass.; and two great-nephews, Jonathan and Jason Dwyer of Boston, Mass.
A memorial service was held at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 1, at Madison Square
Presbyterian Church in San Antonio, Texas. A family graveside service
was held Tuesday, May 3, at Chautauqua, N. Y.
Genevieve J. Harris, 86, died Saturday, May 7, 2005, at Chariton Park
Health Care Center in Salisbury, Mo.
A native of the Hickeytown Community in Johnson County, she was a
daughter of the late Charles Erron and Margaret Hickey Jones, 1937
graduate of Lamar High School, widow of Rev. Verlie F. Harris, former
Greenwood bank employee prior to moving to Keytesville, Mo., where she
resided for several years and was a member of the Keytesville United
Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women's Group, the Help
One-Another Club, and the Greenwood Garden Club. She was preceded in
death by one sister-in-law, Eloise Jones.
She is survived by one brother, Joe Jones of Keytesville, Mo.; one
sister, Cana Lou Bonds and husband, Henry, of Bourbonnais, Ill.; six
nieces; four nephews; and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 12, at Keytesville United
Methodist Church with Rev. Glenna McVeigh officiating. Burial will be
in Keytesville City Cemetery under the direction of Summerville Funeral
Home of Salisbury, Mo.
Pallbearers will be Tim Bonds, Jim Bonds, Mike Bonds, Joe E. Jones, Jr.
Clinton and Josh Jones.
Mary H. Henry, 93, of Harrison died Sunday, May 1, 2005, at Harrison
Nursing Center.
A native of Denning, she was a daughter of the late Judson and Sarah
Jane Cleeton Hollowell, and attended Altus School, the University of
the Ozarks and graduate school at the University of Wyoming in Laramie.
She was a former director of physical education for women at the
University of the Ozarks and a former teacher at Bauxite, Lonoke,
Fordyce and Magnolia schools.
She was a charter member and past president of AARP in Magnolia, member
of the Arkansas Retired Teachers Association and First Presbyterian
Church in Harrison, and was preceded in death by her husband of 54
years, Coach George M. Henry; and one sister, Leona Gogley.
Survivors are three sons and daughters-in-law, Mark and Mary Frances
Henry of Georgetown, Texas, Mike and Kathy Henry of Altus, and Dick and
Pam Henry of Harrison; one sister and brother-in-law, Alice and Rev.
Carl Bogard of Willow Street, Pa.; eight grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren.
Paul Hodges, 79, of Dexter, Mo., formerly of Johnson County, died
Monday, May 2, 2005, at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis, Mo.
He was a native of Parma, Mo., son of the late Martha Susan (Driskol)
and Arthur Bell Hodges Sr., member of the First Assembly of God Church
in Dexter, Mo., former welder for General Motors in St. Louis, Mo., and
was preceded in death by his wife, Nana Lou Jones Hodges; one son,
Darrell Hodges; two brothers, Arthur Bell Hodges Jr. and Orville
Duncan; and one sister, Pearl Bagsby.
Survivors include two sons, Doyal Hodges of St. Louis, Mo., and Patrick
Hodges of Overland Park, Kan.; two daughters, Paula Ulmer of Treadwell,
N. Y., and Katrina Hatfield of Fenton, Mo.; three sisters, Flora Ellen
Jones of Clarksville, Pauline Jones of Arnold, Mo., and Alice Rhodes of
California; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Thelma Jane Fowler, 65, of Hartman died Saturday, May 7, 2005, at St.
Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith.
She was a member of the Hartman Baptist Church and daughter of the late
Harve Quinton and Myrtie Lucy Tumbleson White.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas Dean Fowler; one daughter and
son-in-law, Carmen Lisa and Dale Henderson of Hartman; one brother and
sister-in-law, Floyd and Norma White of Clarksville; and one
grandchild, Steffanie Perry and husband, Tyrone, of Clarksville.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at Roller-Cox Chapel with Rev.
Grady Glass officiating. Burial was in Union Grove Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Terry White, Bryan White, Rocky White, Bob
Rofkahr, Bob Fowler, and Floyd Hern.
W. H. Tillery, 83, of Fort Smith, brother of Clifford Tillery of
Hartman, died Thursday, April 28, 2005, at his home.
A son of the late Eugene and Cena Dailey Tillery, he was a retired
Pentecostal minister, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of
New Bethel Assembly of God Church.
Other survivors are his wife, Dorothy Tillery; four daughters, Donna
Weir and Deadra Masterson, both of Fort Smith, Onedia Oldridge of
Lowell and DeAnna Woods of Dallas, Texas; one son, Dennis Tillery of
Bella Vista; stepmother, Erva Tillery of Ozark; one sister, Mary
Broyles of Fort Smith; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Funeral was at noon Monday at Putman Funeral Home Chapel with burial at
the U. S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith.
Pallbearers were Scott Weir, Shelby Gipson, Brian Masterson, Aaron
Batey, Kyle Daunis and LaDarrian Woods.
Thelma Jane Fowler, 65, of Hartman died Saturday, May 7, 2005, at St.
Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith.
She was a member of the Hartman Baptist Church and daughter of the late
Harve Quinton and Myrtie Lucy Tumbleson White.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas Dean Fowler; one daughter and
son-in-law, Carmen Lisa and Dale Henderson of Hartman; one brother and
sister-in-law, Floyd and Norma White of Clarksville; and one
grandchild, Steffanie Perry and husband, Tyrone, of Clarksville.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at Roller-Cox Chapel with Rev.
Grady Glass officiating. Burial was in Union Grove Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Terry White, Bryan White, Rocky White, Bob
Rofkahr, Bob Fowler, and Floyd Hern.