Frances Stewart, 76, of Clarksville died Tuesday, July 5, 2005, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene, daughter of the late
John and Willie Griffin West, widow of Robert E. Stewart, and was
preceded in death by two sons, Randy Stewart and James Stewart.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Ruby and Jack Heil
of
Clarksville and Becky and Les Brown of Hunt; three sons and two
daughters-in-law, Willis and Beckie Stewart of Clarksville and John and
Sandra Stewart and Jack Stewart, all of Bay; 20 grandchildren; and 27
great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at Roller-Cox Chapel with
Rev.
Amos Pledger officiating. Burial was in Annie's Chapel Cemetery.
Jay Clark Baskin, 75, of Hartman died Thursday, July 7, 2005, at St.
Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith.
He was a veteran of the Korean War, U. S. Air Force from 1950 to
1954,
retired in 1989 after a 28-year career in heavy equipment with the
Sully Miller Construction Company of Orange, Calif., and a lifetime
member of the BPOE Elks Lodge No. 1475. He was preceded in death by his
parents, Bill and Effie Baskin; one sister, Rosie Epperson; and one
brother, Will Arch Baskin.
He is survived by his wife of 49ba1Ú2ea years, Charlotte
Epperson
Baskin; one sister, Willa Johnson of Lakeside, Calif.; two nieces, Bev
Schaffer of Lakeside, Calif., and Shirley Mills of Fayetteville; two
nephews, Gary Johnson of Eureka Springs and Dan Epperson of Sebastopol,
Calif.; one brother-in-law, Bill Epperson of San Diego, Calif.; and one
sister-in-law, Jane Baskin of the Harmony Community.
Following cremation a memorial service will be held at 10 a.m.
Friday,
July 29, at the Harmony Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction
of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
J. C. Smith, 66, of Ozark, brother of Hattie Sheppard and Louise
Schmit, both of Hartman, died Saturday, July 2, 2005, at his home.
He was a native of Johnson County, son of the late George Owen and
Gertrude Brown Smith, retired from the United States Air Force, veteran
of the Vietnam War, member of the Coal Hill VFW, and former shop
foreman with the Franklin County Road Department.
Other survivors include his wife, Shelba Smith; two sons, Robert
Owen
Smith and James Kevin Smith, both of Ozark; one brother, Walter
(Smitty) Smith of Ozark; four grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
Larry Dale Stroud, 56, of Clarksville died Friday, July 8, 2005, at his
home.
He was born August 15, 1948, in Wenatchee, Wash., to Rayburn and
Oveta
Hall Stroud. He graduated from Melbourne High School in Melbourne,
Ark., and Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. He then served in the
U. S. Army for two years during the Vietnam War before returning to
work in Little Rock for the Arkansas State Revenue Office. After five
years in Little Rock, he moved to Clarksville in 1978 to become the
clinic administrator for Clarksville Medical Group where he worked for
the past 27 years.
Larry devoted his life to Clarksville Medical Group. The doctors,
nurses, employees and their families will remember his sacrifices and
contributions, large and small, for the rest of their lives.
Larry was a member of First Presbyterian Church and was a regular
attendee of the early service. He was also a longtime member of the
Lone Pine Social Club and often held forth in defense of NASCAR and his
favorite driver, Mark Martin.
Survivors include his wife of 24 years, Pee Wee Harkreader Stroud;
one
daughter, Holly Vinson of Batesville; two brothers, Kenneth Stroud of
Batesville and Harold Stroud of Jonesboro; father-in-law, J. R.
Harkreader; mother-in-law, Dorothy Harkreader; two grandsons, Garrett
Yeager and Tanner Vinson; and one stepgrandson, Hunter Vinson, all of
Batesville.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Rayburn and Oveta Hall
Stroud; and one brother, Keith Stroud of Batesville.
The funeral was at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, at First Presbyterian
Church in Clarksville. Interment was in Hartman Cemetery under the
direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.