Cecil (Zeke) Richards, 73, of Mulberry, brother of Harold Richards of
Coal Hill, died Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2005, in Van Buren.
He was a son of the late Vann Edward and Bessie Ann Lea Evans Richards,
bricklayer, farmer, and a member of the Church of Christ and Labor
Local No. 107.
Other survivors include his wife, Virginia; sons, David Richards and
wife, Barbara, of Mulberry and Rick Richards and wife, Judy, of Ozark,
Mo.; three sisters, Mary Chancey of Tupelo, Miss., Betty Kirby of Ozark
and Bertha Clark of Altus; four grandchildren, Marney Nietres of Key
Largo, Fla., Taran and Teresa Richards, both of Mulberry, and Ellen
Richards of Ozark, Mo.; and one great-grandchild, Landon Richards of
Mulberry.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26, at Mulberry Church of Christ
with Jim Boatright officiating.
Burial was at New Cemetery in Mulberry under the direction of Shaffer
Funeral Home of Mulberry.
Active pallbearers were Clinton Isaacs, Tim Deaton, Gerald Crawford,
John Crockett, Kenneth Nichols and Terry Lewis.
C. J. Thomas, 76, of Oark died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, at his home.
He was a native of Health, son of the late Clyde Jesse and Effie France
Thomas, member of Clarksville Country Club, former general manager of
McBride Distributing Company, lifetime member of the National Rifle
Association, and retired from the United States Navy as a chief petty
officer after serving 20 years. He was preceded in death by his wife,
Joann Thomas; one brother, Bobbie Lee Thomas; and one great-grandson,
Chase Jordan Thomas.
Survivors include two sons, Msg. Terry S. Thomas of Fayetteville, N.
C., and Timothy S. Thomas of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; one daughter, Susan
Pfeifler of Oark; three sisters, Lynn Hawkins, Juanita Wells and Sue
Stockburger, all of Fayetteville; five grandchildren, Christina Scott,
Jesse and Samantha Thomas, and Matt and Anna Pfeifler; and two
great-grandchildren, Kristalin Branch and Kylie Scott.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, at the Prairie Grove Christian
Church in Prairie Grove with Monte Shoemake officiating.
Burial was in the Farmington Cemetery under the direction of Luginbuel
Funeral Home.
Helen Jestice, 81, of Hartman died Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, at
Russellville.
She was a native of Waveland, daughter of the late Floyd and Zelia
Shott Frame, member of the Baptist Church, and was preceded in death by
two brothers, Chester and Floyd Frame; and one sister, Muriel McCourt.
Survivors include her husband of 64 years L. O. (Bud) Jestice; two
daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia and Jimmy Stokes of Franklin,
Tenn., and Darlene and Dave Deal of Baton Rouge, La.; one son and
daughter-in-law, Billy and Donna Jestice of Hartman; four brothers,
Herbert and Wendell Frame of Centerville, Don Frame of Danville, and
James Frame of Broken Arrow, Okla.; eight grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5, at Cornwell Chapel in Danville
with John McCourt and Dave Deal officiating. Burial was in Havana
Cemetery.
John Wesley Cooper Sr., 65, of Clarksville died Thursday, Sept. 1,
2005, at his home.
He was a son of the late Jasper and Beulah Hix Cooper, native of
Dresden, Tenn., Army veteran, member of the Republican party, former
iron worker and real estate salesman at Bella Vista, and was preceded
in death by his wife, Barbara Cooper; seven brothers; and one sister.
He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Jewell and Mike Bray of
Bella Vista; two sons and daughters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John W.
(Tonya) Cooper Jr. of Bella Vista and Mr. and Mrs. Jason (Rose) Cooper
of Clarksville; and eight grandchildren.
The body was cremated.
Leo Morris, 54, of Fort Smith, brother of Danny Phelps of Coal Hill and
Larry Hurst of Hartman, died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005, in Fort Smith.
He was an employee of Fort Smith Structural Steel.
Survivors are his wife, Gracie: four sons, Herbert, David, Charles and
Christopher, all of Fort Smith; three sisters, Mary Hembree of Van
Buren, Sharon Trout of Panama and Christine Thomas of Jacksonville; one
other brother, Edward Morris of Fort Smith; and six grandchildren.
Mary Jean Hull, 77, of Russellville, formerly of Lamar, died Tuesday,
Aug. 30, 2005, at her home.
She was a daughter of the late Jarvis and Cora Elanor Town Jones, widow
of James I. Hull, and a Pentecostal.
She is survived by three daughters, Kathy Wheeldon of Russellville,
Betty Villines of Lamar and Debbie Mays of Belton, Mo.; one son, David
Hull of Overland Park, Kan.; eight grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2, at Oakland Street Church in
Clarksville with Rev. Carl Sory officiating.
Burial was in Lamar Cemetery under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral
Home.
Opal Juanita Spitler, 80, of Lamar died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005.
She was a daughter of the late Pete and Myrtle Sparks Holt, widow of
Harley T. Spitler, was of the Assembly of God faith, and was preceded
in death by one son, Burley Spitler; two brothers, Richard and Elmer
Holt; and one sister, Jewell Holt.
She is survived by four daughters, Rita Spitler of Lamar, Rosetta Jones
and husband, Jimmy, of Arkoma, Okla., Lois Bohannon and husband, Jerry,
of Hunt, and Shirley Chamberlain and husband, Rod, of Dexter, Mo.;
three sons, Thomas Spitler and wife, Paula, of Dover, Elmer Spitler of
Mayfield, Ky., and Kenneth Spitler and wife, Janet, of Sikeston, Mo.;
daughter-in-law, Phillis Spitler of Sikeston, Mo.; two brothers, Gene
Holt of Lamar and Wilburn Holt of Stites, Idaho; two sisters, Gladys
Sparks of Clarksville and Ruby Coleman of Dennison, Texas; several
grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, at Roller-Cox Chapel with
burial in Lamar Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Jeremy Paiz, Darrin Dossett, Chris Wilson,
Chris Holt, Randy Smith, and Junior Ashlock.
Robert Bruce Emerson, 64, of Hagarville died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005,
at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He was a son of the late Stephen and Maude Johnson Emerson; retired
television technician, and was preceded in death by one son, Larry
Cowell; three brothers, Alvin, Paul and Carl Emerson; and one sister,
Wanda Corallis.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Joe Evelyn Roper Emerson; five
daughters, Donna and Danita Emerson, both of Alaska, Dana Moose of Gold
Hill, N. C., Linda O'Neal of Springdale and Charlotte Williams of
Rogers; two sons, Ronald Cowell of Lutherville and Vernon Newgent of
the home; two brothers, Stephen Emerson Jr. of Smithville and Bill
Emerson of Troy, Ala.; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
William Arlon Bean, 80, of Lamar died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, at
Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smith.
He was a native of the East Mount Zion Community, son of the late
Auddie R. and Alice Sain Bean, member of Lamar Baptist Church, attended
Lamar Schools, Navy veteran of World War II, and was preceded in death
by two sisters, Archie Lee Bean and Mary Crowden, and three brothers,
Inrey, Arnold and Ira Bean.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Bean; four daughters, Marsha King
of London, Kelly Bean of Little Rock, Barbara Robinson of Ozark, and
Arlene Tucker of Marion; one son, William Arlon Bean Jr. of
Centerville; five sisters, Savelle Schrock of Russellville, Rena Dale
of London, Joan Clark of Clarksville, Lela Jean Freeman of Washington,
and Sallie Ryan of Arizona; three brothers, David Bean of California,
and Glenn Bean and Gale Bean, both of Washington; 14 grandchildren; and
six great-grandchildren.