Alexis Flores, 3, of Clarksville died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005, at his
home.
He was a native of Clarksville.
Survivors include his father, Hector Flores of Clarksville; mother,
Maria Garcia of Clarksville; paternal grandparents, Santiago Flores and
Candelaria Marrufo of Clarksville; and maternal grandparents, Benjamin
Garcia and Rosa Vecerra of Clarksville.
Funeral was at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7, at Holy Redeemer Catholic
Church with Rev. William Wewers, O.S.B., officiating.
Burial was in Holy Redeemer Catholic Cemetery under the direction of
Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Eunice Elsie White Kraus, 89, a lifelong resident of Johnson County,
died Monday, October 31, 2005 at the Johnson Regional Medical Center in
Clarksville, Arkansas.
Born October 11, 1916, in the town of Zadoc, Arkansas (Woods Mountain
Area), her family moved to the Little Piney area in her late teens,
where in 1936, she met Allie Kraus. After a few horseback arrivals for
courtship, he was meant to be her future husband of sixty-six years.
Her career as a homemaker began when they married on January 8, 1939.
She and Allie had a daughter, Oleta Allene on April 19, 1940. They made
their home at Slate Hill as farmers in 1949. On April 22, 1957, they
had a son, Markey Don. In 1959, they moved to Clarksville and have
since resided on Maple Street. While living in Clarksville, Eunice
enjoyed babysitting, gardening, canning, sewing and quilting. She also
taught herself how to play the piano. She and Allie became active
members of the First Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in 1956. She
and Allene were choir members, and Allie served as Sunday school
treasurer for 33 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James Bruce and Minnie Young
White, two sisters, Alvie White and Evelyn (Evie) Garrison, and three
brothers, William Perry White, Elmer White and Archie White.
Survivors of this precious soul are her husband, Joseph Allie Kraus of
Clarksville, Arkansas, daughter and son-in-law, Allene and Bill
Hutchins of Hagarville, Arkansas, son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Jo
Karen Kraus of Hartman, two grandsons, Donnie and Ronnie Hutchins of
Hagarville, Arkansas, three granddaughters, Joy Mason of Heber Springs,
Joelle Brown of Coal Hill, Arkansas and Jo Susan Kraus of Hartman,
Arkansas, one step-granddaughter, Terri Freppon of Bald Knob, one
great-granddaughter, Olivia Mason of Heber Springs, three
great-grandsons, C. J. and Isaac Mason of Heber Springs, Arkansas and
Malachi Brown of Coal Hill, Arkansas, one step-great-granddaughter,
Mica Freppon at Bald Knob, Arkansas, one step great-grandson, Phillip
Freppon of Bald Knob, Arkansas and another great-grandchild soon to be
and also numerous nieces and nephews.
Erta Lee Shrigley, 97, of Clarksville died Monday, Nov. 7, 2005, at the
Methodist Nursing Home in Fort Smith.
She was a native of Coal Hill, daughter of the late William Elias and
Bonna Gusta Jaggers Shrigley, graduate of the University of the Ozarks,
attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, former elementary
teacher at Coal Hill, member of the First Presbyterian Church at
Clarksville, and was an executive secretary in Oklahoma City, Okla.,
for several years.
She is survived by one sister, Maxine S. Blakely of Clarksville; two
nieces, Pam Jones of Clarksville and Marian S. Rathbun of Vian, Okla.;
and one nephew, Bill Shrigley of Clarksville.
Helen L. Mitchell, 83, of Clarksville died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2005, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Franklin County, daughter of the late William
Robert and Josie Green Pipkins, widow of B. F. Mitchell Jr., attended
Grenades Chapel Church and graduated from Hartman High School.
She is survived by four sisters, Winnie Highfill of Hartman, Faye Roble
and Lexie Wyers, both of Clarksville, and Velda Sallis of North Little
Rock; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel with
Rev. Phil Sturdy officiating. Burial was in Liberty Hill Cemetery.
Jewell L. Clayborn, 71, of Clarksville died Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2005, at
her home.
She was a native of Mountainburg, daughter of the late Warren and Irene
Davis Lane, widow of Kenneth (Hoopie) Clayborn, and was preceded in
death by one son, Charles (Bud) Clayborn.
She is survived by two daughters, Donna Griffith and Marie Clayborn,
both of Clarksville; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Freda and
Alfred Rigsby and Mary Lou and Archie Friddle, all of Mountainburg, and
Pearl Rankin of Van Buren; one brother and sister-in-law, Pete and
Brenda Lane of Mountainburg; two grandchildren, Rena Johnson of Lamar
and Tara Griffith of Clarksville; one great-grandson, Brandon Griffith
of Clarksville; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4, at Hardwicke Funeral Home with
Rev. Robbie Jackson officiating. Burial was in Lamar Cemetery.
Joe Gene Williams, 64, of Oroville, Calif., died Friday, Oct. 28, 2005.
He was a native of Clarksville, son of the late Hinson and Leslie
Privitt Williams, in 1957 moved with his family to Willows, Calif.,
graduated from Willows High School and served in the U. S. Marine Corps
where he was stationed in Japan. While operating his own auto repair
business, he attended Butte College and CSU Chico having received a
degree in business administration. He moved to Oroville, Calif., in
1991, and retired from Hobbie Auto Center as the inventory manager in
2004.
He served as a Glenn County Supervisor for four years and was a member
of the Willows Elks Club, the Glenn County Search and Rescue team, and
the Kiwanis Club in Willows and Oroville. He taught hunter safety
classes for many years and regularly participated in the "Hooked On
Fishing Not Drugs" program for young people.
Survivors include his wife of 18 years Molly Williams; two sons, Brian
and Rob; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Sharon and Jerry Corbitt and
Laura and Jon Remmerde; one brother and sister-in-law, Dan and Traci
Williams; and 28 nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life service was held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, at
Scheer Memorial Chapel in Oroville, Calif.
Thelma Mae Findley, 82, of Culver, Ore., died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2005.
She was a native of Clarksville, daughter of the late James (Ed) and
Frances Russell, a former resident of Modesto and Pittsburg, Calif.,
and was preceded in death by two sons, Stanley B. Findley and Clayton
R. Findley; and one brother, James Franklin Russell.
Survivors include her husband of 58 years James Eugene (Jim) Findley;
two daughters, Ida F. Alfaro of Antioch, Calif., and Sherry L.
Tremelling of Seattle, Wash.; three sons, Darrell D. Mitchell of
Madras, Ore., Cole L. Findley of Antioch, Calif., and James B. Findley
of Pittsburg, Calif.; one brother, John Russell of Clarksville; one
sister, Faye Mahoney of Clatskanie, Ore.; 18 grandchildren; 28
great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.