Clarence (Tiny) Beumer, 92, of Westmont, Ill., died July 25, 2006, in
Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, Ill.
He was born and reared in Coal Hill, attended Subiaco Academy in the
early 1930s with a full athletic scholarship and was a 56-year resident
of Westmont, Ill.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Henrietta Beumer; one daughter,
Paula; parents, Henry and Elizabeth Rinke Beumer; six brothers, Joe,
Al, Leo, Robert, Tom and Ervin; and four sisters, Emma, Mamie, Clara
and Gertrude.
Survivors include two daughters, Judith Beumer and Susan (Charles)
Church; and longtime companion, Connie Yarious.
His ashes will be interred at St. Mary's Cemetery in Altus at a later
date.
Eunice Marie Smith, 91, died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006, in Fort Worth,
Texas.
She was born at Strawberry, daughter of the late Edward Boyce and Laura
Jane Wasson Campbell, and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her
husband of 65 years, Edward Leon Smith, in 2000.
Survivors include one daughter, Betty Williams of Ozark; two sons,
Johnny Leon Smith and wife, Lana, of Canton, Texas, and Pat Smith and
wife, Linda, of Cleburne, Texas; one sister, Iona Campbell of Fort
Worth, Texas; 12 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and five
great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be Thursday, Aug. 24, at Laurel Land Memorial Chapel of
Burleson, Texas. Interment will be at Moore Memorial Gardens in
Arlington, Texas.
Faye (Reynolds, Dunlap) Severn, on August 14, 2006, Mama went home to
be with her Lord, due to injuries sustained from an automobile accident
that occured May 15, 2006.
She was 79 years old, resided in London, and died in a Fort Smith
hospital.
She was born Sept. 1, 1926 in Johnson County. Daughter of the late Bert
and Annie Douglas Reynolds. She attended the Assembly of God Church.
She was preceded in death by two sons, Minnie Lee Dunlap Jr. and
David Bruce Dunlap Sr.; and four grandchildren.
Survivors include her husband, Harvey Severn; four daughters, Linda
Shepherd and husband, Mike, of Lamar, Rita DeNike and husband, Jim, and
Barbara Torres and husband, Rey, all of Clarksville, and Anna Myers and
husband, John, of London; one son, Danny Dunlap of London; one stepson,
Tommy George Severn and wife, Carol, of Gentry; three stepdaughters,
Winnie Pipkins of Heavener, Okla., Mary Williams of Greenwood, and Anna
Jo Hayes of Las Vegas, Nev.; one brother, Billy Bert Reynolds of Coal
Hill; one sister, Juanita Estep of Hartman; 28 grandchildren; 47
great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 18, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel
with Rev. Ron Owen officiating. Burial was in the Hess Cemetery at Coal
Hill.
Pallbearers were R. D. Dunlap, Jody Smith, Jimmy Jack Butler, Andy
Butler, Bruce Dunlap, David Lee Dunlap, and Daniel Dunlap.
Helen DeMarie, 95, of Clarksville died Aug. 3, 2006, at Clarksville
Convalescent Home.
She was a native of Providence, R. I., daughter of the late Joseph and
Rose Robinski, widow of Francis DeMarie, member of the Holy Redeemer
Catholic Church, and was preceded in death by two sons, Michael Sarno
and James Sarno.
She is survived by one daughter, Betty Killane of Clarksville; five
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
The body was cremated.
Services will be held at a later date with burial at Holy Redeemer
Catholic Cemetery.
Noble R. Stone, 73, died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006, at his home in Dodge
City, Kan.
A native of Fort Douglas, he was a son of the late Homer and Leva Terry
Stone, a Dodge City, Kan., resident since 1959, owner and operator of
Stone Septic Tank Service, former Dodge City police officer, Mason for
51 years and a past member of the Moose Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Velma C. Harden Stone; one son, David Stone
of Dodge City, Kan.; two daughters, Betty Spease and husband, Kenneth,
and Brenda Rowley and husband, Wayne, all of Dodge City, Kan.; one
brother, Loman Stone and wife, Shirley, of Farmington, Mo.; one sister,
Artie Detring of Farmington, Mo.; six grandchildren, Tara Stone,
Christopher Stone, Jason Spease and wife, Nichole, Bradley Spease,
Justin Littrel, and Jennifer McCarley and husband, Jon; and two
great-grandchildren, Cassidy Spease and Brianna Spease, both of Dodge
City, Kan.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Dodge City Church of
the Nazarene with Pastor Mike Burns officiating.
Ora Mae Gould Gotcher, 93, of Clarksville died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2006,
at Countryside Manor Nursing Home.
A native of the Harmony Community, she was a daughter of the late Jerd
and Delia King Gould, and member of Clarksville First Baptist Church.
She is survived by two sons, Paul D. Gotcher and wife, Nita, of Fort
Myers, Fla., and Patrick D. Gotcher and wife, Amy, of Fort Worth,
Texas; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Harmony Presbyterian
Church.
Burial was in Harmony Cemetery under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral
Home.
Flora Mae Bacon, 79, of Oklahoma City, Okla., formerly of Johnson
County, died Monday, Aug. 21, 2006, in Oklahoma City, Okla.
She was a daughter of the late Lee and Tollie Palmer Wilson, widow
of
D. G. Bacon, Baptist, and retired Karsten Golf employee and seamstress.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Sandra Lee and Craig
Hodge of Oklahoma City, Okla.; three sons and daughters-in-law, Johnny
Lee and Helen Starr of Odessa, Texas, David Leon and Cathy Starr of
Casa Grande, Ariz., and Joe and Meredith Johnson of Charlotte, N. C.;
nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two
great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, at Roller-Cox Funeral
Home Chapel with Rev. Amos Pledger officiating. Burial will be in Rest
Haven Memorial Park in Russellville.
Pallbearers will be Glenn Gibbs, Peter Marks and Eric Reece.