Alva Vera Bush, 93, of Clarksville died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006, at
her home.
She was a daughter of the late Frank and Brady Patterson, widow of
Dennis R. Bush, Baptist, and was preceded in death by one son, Jimmie
Lee Bush; two brothers, Delbert Patterson and Floyd Patterson; four
sisters, Florence Hennington, Elsie Sharp, Zonie McCallister and Alice
McCallister; and one great-grandchild, Floyd Eugene Isenbart.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Harold Dean and Evelyn
Bush of Clarksville; five grandchildren and spouses, Carl and Kim Bush
of Van Buren, Ron and Barbara Bush of Lamar, Cheryl Teddleton of
Clarksville, Carla and Tony Delk of Pryor, Okla., and David and Sherry
Bush of Clarksville; ten great-grandchildren and spouses, Cody and
Brandi Isenbart of Bella Vista, Ryan and Amanda Bush of Lima, Peru,
Brandon and Kim Bush of Clarksville, Jessica Bush of Fayetteville,
Amanda and Emily Bush of Clarksville, Ethan Bush of Lamar, and Clarissa
and Kayla Delk of Pryor, Okla.; and three great-great-grandchildren,
Jordan Isenbart of Bella Vista, Sophie Bush of Lima, Peru, and Boston
Bush of Clarksville.
Graveside services and burial were at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, at the
Union Grove Cemetery with Rev. Vernon Bass officiating. Arrangements
were under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Graveside services and burial for Burley Ray Mickey, 79, of Ratcliff,
who died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2006, at his home, will be held at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 6, at the Lone Pine Cemetery near Clarksville.
Arrangements are under the direction of Roller Funeral Home of Paris.
Active pallbearers will be Tony Fowler, Mathew Doolan, Daniel Zuniga,
Kelly Doolan, Randle Wyers Jr., and Wesley Richardson.
Honorary pallbearers will be Clinton Fowler, Bill Doolan, Stanley
Richardson, and John (Fish) Armstrong.
A native of Pie Town, N. M., he was a son of the late Burley E. and
Annie Ellis Nickell Mickey, captain for the California Department of
Forestry, World War II Army veteran, member of the Church of Christ,
and was preceded in death by his wife, Beverly L. Lewis Mickey; and two
sisters, Elva Hampton and Leta Branum.
Clero Mullins, 103, of Patterson Springs died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006,
at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He was a son of the late William and Onnie Acord Mullins, retired
farmer, Baptist, and preceded in death by his wife, Alda Mullins; one
daughter, Dew Yates; and one grandson, Dr. David Mullins.
He is survived by one daughter, Wilma Tate of Wichita, Kan.; three
sons, Loren Mullins of Clarksville, Herla Mullins of Ozone, and Darious
Mullins of Winslow; ten grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and 12
great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services and burial were at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, at Pine
Grove Cemetery with Rev. Amos Pledger officiating. Arrangements were
under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Junior Mullins, Gerald Sanders, Gary Yates, Darrell Tate, David Heng, and Josh Freeman.
Donna R. Moye, 57, of Huntington died Friday, Aug. 4, 2006, in a Fort
Smith hospital.
She was a daughter of the late Floyd and Mary Anna Armstrong of
Clarksville, retired certified nurses aide at St. Edward Mercy Medical
Center, veteran of the U. S. Air Force, and was preceded in death by
one brother, John Douglas Armstrong of Hackett; and one sister, Rachel
Jones of Bonanza.
Survivors include two sons, Eddie W. Bunton and wife, Misti, of
Huntington and Marlin (Marty) Biazo II and wife, Fleshia, of Hackett;
two daughters, Dana D. Blackwell of Dalton, Ga., and Anna J. Ewing and
husband, Randy Ewing Jr., of Fort Smith; one sister, Wanda Jewel (Judy)
Davis of Enid, Okla.; and eight grandchildren, Katie, John, Tiffany,
Amber, Joshua, Makenna, Jaymi, and Marie.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, at McConnell Funeral Home
Chapel in Greenwood with burial at Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Hackett.
Dorotha Marie Vanover, 77, of Clarksville died Wednesday, Aug. 30,
2006, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Oark, daughter of the late Robert Kennedy, widow of
Lincoln R. Vanover, attended the Assembly of God Church, and was
employed for several years in the five and dime stores and in the
poultry industry. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Jo Ann
Vanover; and one brother, Jack Kennedy.
Survivors include three daughters, Linda Vanover of Clarksville,
Deborah Hammontree of Pineville, Mo., and Sandra Freeman of Springdale;
two sons, Richard Vanover and Phillip Vanover, both of Lamar; mother,
Kizzie Head of Clarksville; three sisters, Velma Valdovines and Loretta
Everhart, both of Columbia, Mo., and Merle Acord of Clarksville; two
brothers, John Kennedy of Ashland, Ky., and Tom Kennedy of Kansas City,
Mo.; eight grandchildren, Lisa Vanover, Larry Vanover, Phillip Vanover,
Ami Freeman, Jacob Freeman, and Chastity, Alicia, and Jessica Vanover;
four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral was at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel with
Rev. Dade Kindrix officiating. Burial was in Yale Cemetery.
Gerald Wayne English, 74, of Altus, grandfather of Roxie Casey of
Clarksville, died Friday, Aug. 25, 2006, in Ozark.
A native of Altus, he was a son of the late Robert and Frankie Morris
English, Army veteran of the Korean War, former sheet metal specialist,
and was preceded in death by his wife, Pauline June Allred English; and
two brothers, Carl and Bob English.
Survivors include two sons, Robert and Bryant Keith English, both of
Altus; two sisters, Ruby English of Bakersfield, Calif., and Juanita
Salder of Enis, Texas; four other grandchildren, Chris English, Ashley
Milholland and Bryan Tyler English, all of Altus, and Bradley English
of Dover; and four great-grandchildren, Makayla and Nicholas Milholland
of Altus and Cora and Treyton Casey of Clarksville.
Nelda Ruth Booher Simers, 66, of London died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2006,
at her home.
She was a native of London, daughter of the late Thomas C. and Bessie
Vinson Booher, graduate of Russellville High School, seamstress,
retired Rainbows United receptionist, and was preceded in death by two
brothers, Harold and Johnny Booher; and one sister, Anna Mae Booher.
Survivors include her husband of 12 years, Charles Simers; two stepsons
and spouses, Charles Patrick and Teresa Simers of Indian Trails, N. C.,
and Tracy Alan and LaNita Simers of Wichita, Kan.; one brother, Herbert
(Herb) Booher of Russellville; sister and brother-in-law, Gladine and
Jim Parker of London; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Atha and Scott
McNay of Wichita, Kan.; three stepgrandchildren, Savannah, Sierra, and
Catlin Simers, all of Indian Trails, N. C.; several nieces and nephews,
great-nieces and great-nephews and great-great-nieces and
great-great-nephews.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 2, at Shinn Funeral Chapel in
Russellville with Rev. Bobby Johnson officiating. Burial was in Rest
Haven Memorial Park in Russellville.
Active pallbearers were Danny Booher, Jeromy Carpenter, Josh Fonville,
Glen Parker, Shawn Hughes, and Terry White.
Honorary pallbearers were Don White, Charles Cochran, and Jim Parker.
Robert E. Daniel, 74, of Clarksville died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
A native of Lamar, he was a son of the late Daniel Webster and Dorothy
Maude Killough Daniel; 1949 graduate of Lamar High School, retired
lumber industry and real estate business employee and was a 21-year
drilling rig employee.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Cowell Daniel; one daughter, Teresa
Palmer and husband, Manvil, of Lamar; three sons, Bobby Joe Daniel and
Kim Daniel and wife, Karen, all of Lamar, and Vincent Daniel and wife,
Beth, of Fayetteville; three sisters, Catherine Davis of Seattle,
Wash., Wanda Pearson of Lamar, and Nita Lewis of Clarksville; one
brother, Dan Daniel of Olympia, Wash.; 14 grandchildren; and 13
great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel
with Rev. Tom Dicus officiating. Burial was in Lamar Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Michael Daniel, Josh Pry, Adam Daniel, Brett
Daniel, Kevin Newman, and Shawn Weldon.
Robbie Williams, 64, of Clarksville died Friday, Sept. 1, 2006, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
A native of Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Baskin and Verla
Tidwell Gardner, widow of Aubry Happle (Dave) Williams, and was
preceded in death by one son, Donnie Richardson; and one sister, Patsy
Gardner.
She is survived by one daughter, Verla Kaye Clifton of Clarksville;
three sons, David Williams and Roy Dean Williams, both of Ozark, and
Roy Gene Williams of Clarksville; one stepson, Thomas Allen Williams of
Onalaska, Texas; four stepdaughters, Velma Gilmer and Patsy Sparks,
both of Clarksville, and Elsie King and Laura Stone, both of Sikeston,
Mo.; two sisters, Martha Hyde and Brenda Thomas, both of Missouri; two
brothers, Rex Gardner and Lee Gardner, both of Missouri; numerous
grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and companion, Jess Shelton.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel
with Rev. Leo Villines officiating. Burial was in Liberty Hill Cemetery.