Betty Jane Hatcher, 62, of Paris, mother of Wayne Hatcher of
Clarksville, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2005, in Paris.
She was a daughter of the late Stephen and Marie Adams Rennie, retired
from the Paris Manufacturing Pants Factory, and a Baptist.
Survivors include her husband, Jackie D. Hatcher; four other sons, Mark
Hatcher of Scranton, David Hatcher and Michael Hatcher, both of Paris,
and Patrick Hatcher of Crossroads; one sister, Jerri Cunningham of
Altus; one brother, Robert Rennie of Denton, Texas; 13 grandchildren;
and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, at Roller Chapel in Paris with
burial in Oakwood Cemetery at Paris.
Active pallbearers were Wayne, Mark, David, Michael and Patrick
Hatcher, Craig Martin, and Billy Jack Johnson.
Claudine Kathleen Dillard, 76, of Lamar died Friday, Dec. 16, 2005, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was a member of the Cabin Creek Baptist Church, daughter of the
late John L. and Ruby Mae Howard Gayle, and was preceded in death by
one brother, Bob Gayle.
Survivors include her husband, Loyd Dillard; two daughters, Joyce
Wilkins and husband, Don, and Judy Sparks and husband, Nelson, all of
Lamar; five sons, Johnny Dillard and wife, Kathy, of Alexand-
ria, Va., Charles Dillard and wife, Phyllis, and Terry Dillard and
wife, Shelley, all of Lamar, Larry Dillard and wife, Carolyn, of Van
Buren, and Bryant Dillard and wife, Kim, of Fayetteville; two sisters,
Corrine Shaeffer of Missouri and Barbara McCarley of Lamar; 14
grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Charley Thomas Mariott, 86, of Charleston, father of Charley Mariott
Jr. of Lamar, died Monday, Dec. 19, 2005, in Charleston.
He was a deacon at the First Free Will Baptist Church of Charleston,
World War II veteran, member of the 138 Engineer Combat Battalion,
American Legion where he was past post commander, and the
Arkansas/Oklahoma Poultry Association, Scimitar chaplain of the Fort
Smith Shrine, and past worshipful master of Masonic Lodge 155, Order of
the Eastern Star.
Survivors include his wife, Christina Mariott; four daughters, Helen
Gantt of Charleston, Nancy Riddle of Lavaca, Martha Ullrich of Paris,
and Debbie Phelps of Greenwood; one other son, Bill Mariott of
Charleston; 19 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, at the First Free Will
Baptist Church with burial in the Garden of Memories in Charleston.
Arrangements are under the direction of Smith Mortuary of Charleston.
Pallbearers will be Larry and Michael Gantt, Joseph Riddle, Todd,
Nicholas and Aaron Mariott, and Jason and Marcus Ullrich.
Junior Gervis Huff, 87, died Thursday, Dec. 15, 2005, at his home in
East Carbon, Utah.
A native of Clarksville, he was a son of the late William Houston and
Myrtle Morgan Huff, former resident of Altus, member of the Altus
Baptist Church, served in the U. S. Army during World War II where he
was awarded the Purple Heart while in Okinawa, member of the Disabled
American Veterans, worked in the coal mines located in Superior, Wyo.,
the Sunshine Mine in Arkansas and Horse Canyon and Kaiser Steel Mines
in Utah, and was a retired member of the United Mine Workers of America
Local No. 9958. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Ada Jean
Huff; two brothers, Clint Huff and John Huff; and one sister, Velma
Kinman.
Survivors include his wife, Corene Crossno Huff; one son, Bo Huff of
East Carbon, Utah; one daughter, Carolyn (Chuck) Abeyta of East Carbon,
Utah; one sister, Opal Cox of Clarksville; 11 grandchildren; and 10
great-grandchildren.
Funeral for Letha Bernice Hobbs, 44, of Bonner Springs, Kan., who died
Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, at the University of Kansas Hospital in
Kansas City, Kan., will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, at
Roller-Cox Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Oark Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Chris Lockhart, Waylon Ziesenis, Paul Mason,
Doug Martin, Darrel Martin, and Rusty Martin.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ronnie Martin, Doyle Martin, and Clyde
Hammon.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21, at
Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
She was a member of the Pentecostal Tabernacle of Kansas City, Kan.,
and daughter of the late Amon Hobbs and Rosalee Martin.
Mary Evelyn Schnitzius, 76, of Paris, sister of Geraldine Felkins of
Clarksville, died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005.
She was a daughter of the late Pilot and Eunice Houston O'Neal, widow
of John Schnitzius, retired nurse, and a Protestant.
She is survived by two sons, John W. Schnitzius and Fred P. Schnitzius,
both of Paris; one other sister, Pearl Hudson of Tulsa, Okla.; eight
grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Silas Newton Thronebury, 89, of Wheatridge, Colo., formerly of
Clarksville, died Nov. 21, 2005, at his home.
He was a native of Dillen and was preceded in death by his wife, Addie
Lea Thronebury.
Survivors include two daughters, Verlene Leeburg and Debra Bloomer; two
grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 28 at Olinger Crown Hill Chapel of Peace
in Wheatridge, Colo., followed by burial in Olinger Crown Hill Cemetery.
William E. Hill Sr., 83, of Knoxville died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, at
his home.
A native of Alma, he was a son of the late Dewey Thomas and Essie Marie
Harris Hill, Army veteran of World War II, where he was awarded the
Purple Heart while fighting in Italy, retired Corps of Engineers
employee, and a member of the Moose Club in Florida.
Survivors include his wife, Evia Baty Hill; one daughter, Suzann
Richards of Knoxville; two sons, William Edward Hill Jr. and James
Edward Hill, both of St. Louis, Mo.; two stepsons, Markus Carlisle of
Cabot and Wesley Carlisle of Lubbock, Texas; three stepdaughters, Judy
Harris and Ann Catlett, both of Jacksonville, and Shirley Washburn of
Wrightsville; seven grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; two
great-great-grandchildren; four brothers, Harvey Hill of Cabot, L. D.
Hill of Clarkton, Mo., Charles Hill of McCrory, and Walt Hill of Dumas;
and four sisters, Faye Boatner and Lois Venable, both of Poplar Bluff,
Mo., Shirley Shell of Ellsinore, Mo., and Pat Phillips of Clinton, Mo.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel
with Rev. J. R. Hill officiating. Burial was in Knoxville Cemetery.
Yeri Jose Guadalupe Garcia Becerra, 18, of Clarksville died from
injuries sustained in a drive-by shooting in Mesa, Ariz., on Friday,
Dec. 9, 2005.
He was a native of Mexico, former student at Clarksville schools and an
employee of Coast to Coast Carports at Knoxville.
Survivors include his parents, Benjamin Garcia and Rose Maria Becerra
of Clarksville; stepfather, Abel Ceballos of Clarksville; one sister,
Maria Nerika Garcia of Clarksville; and six brothers, Benjamin Garcia,
Ismael Garcia, Cesar Garcia, Yoni Garcia, Eliaza Garcia and Jovany
Garcia, all of Clarksville.
Rosary service was at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at Hardwicke Funeral
Chapel. Funeral was at 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19, at Holy Redeemer
Catholic Church with Rev. William Wewers, O. S. B., officiating. Burial
was in Holy Redeemer Catholic Cemetery.