Angela Garcia, infant daughter of J. Isabel Garcia and Blanca Garcia of
Clarksville, died Tuesday, July 18, 2006, at UAMS Medical Center in
Little Rock.
Other survivors are two brothers, Omar and Brian Garcia of
Clarksville.
Elvie Belle (Billie) Dossett, 93, of Lamar died Monday, July 24, 2006,
at Countryside Manor Nursing Home.
She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Knoxville, widow of
Rev.
Joseph F. Dossett, daughter of the late Sydney Frank and Lizzie Sanders
Clay, and was preceded in death by one grandchild.
Survivors include four daughters, Mary Childers and Ann Sparks, both
of
Lamar, Kay Cook of The Woodlands, Texas, and Loreta Goodson of Lufkin,
Texas; one son, Paul Dossett of Lamar; ten grandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 26, at Bethel Baptist
Church of Knoxville with Rev. Lee Cording officiating.
Burial will be in Knoxville Cemetery under the direction of
Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Freda Lee King Bock, 81, of Clarksville died Friday, July 21, 2006, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
A native of Clarksville, she was a daughter of the late Guy and
Malinda
Askins King, widow of Ernest A. Bock, 1942 graduate of Clarksville High
School, 1969 graduate of the University of the Ozarks, taught at Sallis
Elementary School in Clarksville for several years having retired after
16 years teaching, and a member of the Johnson County Retired Teachers
Association.
She is survived by two daughters, Linda Spurlock of Clarksville and
Lee
Ann Amerson and husband, Russell, of Fairbanks, Alaska; one son, Larry
K. Bock and wife, Louise, of Sumter, S. C.; and six grandchildren,
Jennifer Armstrong and husband, Kent, of Fairbanks, Alaska, Dain
Spurlock and wife, Amy, of Conway, Tom Bock of Franklin, N. C., Alan
Bock and Ken Bock, both of Sumter, S. C., and Lora Bock of Atlanta, Ga.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel
with Burley King and Rev. Jerome Kodell, O.S.B., officiating. Burial
was in Holy Redeemer Catholic Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Russell Amerson, Dain Spurlock, Tom, Alan, and Ken
Bock, and Ron Leonard.
Herman Hulsey, former resident of Clarksville, died Thursday, July 20,
2006, in Paris, Texas.
John W. Williamson, 86, of Clarksville died Monday, July 24, 2006, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
A native of Ozark, he was a son of the late John W. and Nora Evans
Williamson, member of the Harmony Presbyterian Church, Navy veteran of
World War II, and retired freight company manager. He was preceded in
death by one brother, Ed Williamson; one grandson, Steven McCord; and
one half-sister, Iva Brown.
Survivors include his wife, Ann Garrett Williamson; one daughter, Jo
McCord and husband, Ron, of Broken Arrow, Okla.; one grandson, Jeff
McCord of Dallas, Texas; and two great-grandchildren, Presley McCord
and Savannah McCord, both of Broken Arrow, Okla.
Mary Jane (Janie) Silvey, 57, of Clarksville died Thursday, July 20,
2006, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was a daughter of the late Frank and Mary Wright Guinnip,
retired
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department employee, and was
preceded in death by one sister, Dorothy Haberlein.
Survivors include one daughter, Alicia Lynn Silvey Morrow of
Clarksville; two brothers, Donald and Jesse Frank Guinnip of
Clarksville; one sister, Cathrine Cowell of Clarksville; and three
grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 22, at Roller-Cox Funeral Home
with Rev. Robert Boen officiating. Burial was in Fort Douglas Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Scott Guinnip, Roy Young, Brandon Young,
Ronald Scarberry, Ronald Griffin, and Gerald Cowell.
Roberta Jean Pixley, 52, of Mulberry, sister of Tonie Cross of
Clarksville, died Monday, July 17, 2006, at her home. She was a native
of Joplin, Mo.
Survivors include her husband, Bobby Pixley; one daughter, Shavon
McCowan of Mulberry; one son, Duaine Rye of Hot Springs; two stepsons,
Bobby Pixley of Rudy and Jake Pixley of Greenwood; mother, Margie
Baxter of Mulberry; one other sister, Viola Cheater of Van Buren; one
brother, David Baxter of Winslow; and seven grandchildren.
Graveside services and burial for Steele "Hayes" Colvin, 86, of Eagle
Point, Ore., who died Friday, July 14, 2006, at his home, were at 11
a.m. Saturday, July 22, at the Holman Cemetery with Rev. Amos Pledger
officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Roller-Cox
Funeral Home.
He was a World War II veteran, retired from McClellan Air Force Base
after 32 years of service, and was preceded in death by his parents and
his wife, Helen Colvin.
Verna Lee Dennison, 75, of Clarksville died Friday, July 21, 2006, at
her home.
She was a Jehovah's Witness, daughter of the late Jasper and Ella
Fern
Dennison Hodges, widow of Albert R. Dennison, and was preceded in death
by three brothers, Virgil, Roy and Albert Eugene Hodges; and two
sisters, Clara Griffin and Belma Pedigo.
Survivors include five daughters, Donna Griffith and James, Sharon
Bragg and David, and Carla Glenn and Joe, all of Clarksville, Bonnie
Oldham and Kim of Denver, Colo., and Linda Dean and Randy Freeman of
Springfield, Mo.; three sons, Albert Dennison and Debbie of
Clarksville, and Mike Dennison and Kay and Rick Dennison and Wendy, all
of Tucson, Ariz.; one brother, Robert Hodges of Springfield, Ill.; two
sisters, Juanita Murphey and Kirby of Springfield, Ill., and Vonnie
Fulcher; 21 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and two
great-great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 26, at
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness in Clarksville with Roy Jackson
officiating. Burial will be in Crestlawn Crematory in Conway.