Albert (Al) Lorfing, 87, of Clarksville died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1937 and Finley Engineering
College in Kansas City, Kan., in 1938, served during World War II as a
civilian employee of the U. S. Navy Department in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
as an electrician, and owned and operated Sunnyside Truck Stop and Cafe
from 1947 until his retirement in 1988. He was preceded in death by one
daughter, Mary Ann Basham; and one grandson, Paul Moix.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Mary Werner Lorfing; two sons
and wives, Charles and Rhonda Lorfing of Clarksville and Louie and
Louise Lorfing of Houston, Texas; four daughters and husbands, Carole
and Robert Moix of Conway, Janet and Freeman Wish of Clarksville,
Virginia and John Rosser of Key Biscayne, Fla., and Susan and Jimmy
Dickerson of Del City, Okla.; 19 grandchildren; and 11
great-grandchildren.
Rosary service was held at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, at Hardwicke
Funeral Chapel. Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, at
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church with Father William Wewers officiating.
Burial will be in Holy Redeemer Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Kevin Wish, Loren Wish, Phillip Dickerson, Luke
Moix, Larry Plugge, Charlie Plugge, Michael Werner, and Tom Werner.
David Vancie Walker, 60, of Scranton died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He was a mechanic, son of the late Harvey Delbert Walker and Vitah
Marie Tyler, and was preceded in death by one brother, Richard Harvey
Walker; and one sister, Francis Marie Walker.
He is survived by one daughter, Jeanette Hammer, and one stepdaughter,
Lisa Phillips, of Sallisaw, Okla.; three brothers, John T. Walker of
Alix, Herbert Lloyd Walker of Sallisaw, Okla., and Delbert E. Humphrey
of McAlester, Okla.; and three sisters, Ann Powell, Lynn Walker, and
Darlene Walker.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, at the
Scranton Park with John Holman officiating.
The body will be cremated. The cremains will be buried at Wares Chapel
Cemetery in Dublin.
Arrangements are under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Everett McKinley Parsons, 90, of Lamar died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006, at
Countryside Manor Nursing.
He was a son of the late Thomas Edd and Rosie Pirshall Parsons, retired
sawmill employee, member of the Assembly of God Church, and was
preceded in death by three sisters, Ruby Wyatt, Lucinda Cowell, and
Lela Childers; and one brother, John Parsons.
Survivors include his wife, Sena Bell Whorton Parsons; one daughter and
son-in-law, Jean and Joe Cobb of Idaho; two sons and daughters-in-law,
Jack and Maureen Parsons of California and Bob and Carolyn Parsons of
Lamar; two stepsons, David Blackard and wife, Bobby, of Fort Smith and
William Blackard of Russellville; one stepdaughter, Jo Ann Dorn and
husband, Melvin, of Dover; three sisters, Maxine Nordin of Lamar, Alma
Galentine of Texas, and Lucille Kloth of California; one brother,
Edward Parsons of Lamar; five grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren;
ten great-grandchildren; and 13 stepgreat-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, at Roller-Cox Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Euel Nordin officiating. Burial will be in the Graves
Cemetery at Delaware.
Active pallbearers will be Paul Nordin, Phillip Nordin, Chris Blackard,
David Blackard, Carroll Williams, and William Henderson.
Honorary pallbearers will be John Miller and Ted Dorn.
Frances Wilhelmina Leding, 65, of Ozark, sister of Beatrice Tate of
Clarksville, died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006, in Fort Smith.
She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Altus, native of Fort
Smith, graduate of St. Scholastica Academy in Fort Smith and was
preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Wilhelmina Pickartz Leding.
She is also survived by two other sisters, Bernadine Dahlem and Loretta
Melson, both of Altus.
Rosary was at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, at Shaffer Funeral Home in
Ozark. Funeral was at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at St. Mary's
Catholic Church with Father Hilary Filliatreau officiating. Burial was
in St. Mary's Cemetery at Altus.
Gracie Belcher, 66, of Lamar died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006, at Johnson
Regional Medical Center.
She was a daughter of the late Henry Willis and Ruth Busbea Willcut,
widow of John Matthew Belcher, member of the Church of Christ, and was
preceded in death by one son, Edward Lee Belcher.
She is survived by one daughter, Judy Mae Sutterfield and husband,
David, of Lamar; one son, William Matthew Belcher of Clarksville; two
brothers, Clay Willcut and wife, Loretta, of Dardanelle and Glen
Willcut and wife, Mary Ann, of Tennessee; four sisters, Mary Hogland
and husband, Leon, Deloris Powell and Virginia Mitchenson, all of
Wynne, and Ann Eldridge and husband, John, of Forrest City; and three
grandchildren, Josh Stanley, Patrick Pierce and David Sutterfield.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, at the 5th and
Greenwich Church of Christ in Russellville with Richard Kirkland
officiating.
Burial will be in the St. Paul's Cemetery in Moreland under the
direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Gordon C. Morgan, 83, of Clarksville died Monday, Sept. 18, 2006, at
Countryside Manor Nursing Home.
He was a son of the late Rodrick Morgan and Goldy Kirdstead and a
retired heating and air employee.
Survivors include his wife, Dorthy J. Field Morgan; one daughter, Gail
Atwell of Lamar; one son, Dan Morgan of Dallas, Texas; one sister,
Vivian Mally of Chicago, Ill.; six grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, at
Roller-Cox Funeral Home Chapel with James Lemley officiating.
The body will be cremated.
Gayl Lynn Rowan, 44, great-niece of William Leon Holt of Lamar, died
Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006, in Fort Smith.
She was born in Tulsa, Okla., and preceded in death by her father,
Charles Ruben Thomas Sr.; one brother, Harold James Thomas;
grandparents, Joe and Helen Holt Sartor; and great-grandparents, Bill
and Susie Holt of Lamar.
She is survived by her husband, Rex Rowan; mother, Martha Jo Jacobs of
Fort Smith; one sister, Beverly Sue McGuire of Arkoma, Okla.; one
brother, Charles Ruben (Red) Thomas Jr. of Glenpoole, Okla.; and
several nieces and nephews.
Helen Florence Holt Sartor, 84, sister of William Leon Holt of Lamar,
died Friday, Sept. 8, 2006, in Fort Smith.
She was a native of Dublin, daughter of the late William (Bill)
Jefferson and Susie Crossland Holt of Lamar, and was preceded in death
by her husband, Joe Sartor; one son, David Sartor.
Other survivors include four daughters, Helen Sue Thomas and Flossie
Emmaline Snell, both of Van Buren, Martha Jo Jacobs of Fort Smith, and
Maudie L. Summers of Mulberry; 21 grandchildren; 41
great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12, at the Butterfield Assembly of
God Church in Van Buren with Rev. Ronnie Gilmore officiating. Burial
was at the Gracelawn Cemetery in Van Buren.
Harold Edward Williams, 56, of Clarksville died Tuesday, Sept. 12,
2006, at his home.
He was a native of Eagle Mills, son of the late Exill and Alma Thrower
Williams, graduate of Ouachita County High School in Bearden, employed
as a lineman supervisor for Clarksville Light & Water Company for
34 years, retired fireman for Clarksville Fire Department, member of
the Johnson County Peach Festival Association where he once served as
grand marshall, served in the U. S. Army several years and the Arkansas
National Guard, and was preceded in death by two brothers, James and
Leroy Williams.
Survivors include one daughter, Alicia Williams of Washington, D. C.;
two sons, Harold Williams Jr. of Branson, Mo., and Tyrone Lindsey
Williams and wife, Heather, of Hot Springs; former wife, Patricia
Lindsey Williams; two sisters, Mary Griffith and husband, Charles, and
Edith Carolyn Williams, all of Eagle Mills; four brothers, Charles H.
Williams of Fort Smith, John T. Williams and wife, Dell, of
Jacksonville, Fla., Jimmie L. Williams and wife, Gloria, of Eagle
Mills, and Benny R. Williams of Little Rock; and three grandchildren,
Arbrianna Jordan Lindsey and Tyanna Lindsey, both of Hot Springs, and
Jayvious Williams of Washington, D. C.
Funeral was at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Clarksville Church of
Christ with Rev. Amos Pledger officiating. A second service was held at
11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18, at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Camden.
Burial was in Pleasant Grove Community Cemetery at Camden. Arrangements
were under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Lydia Doepel, 94, of Augsburg died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2006, at AMI St.
Mary's Regional Medical Center in Russellville.
She was a native of Augsburg, daughter of the late John F. and Louise
Uellner Harms, widow of Frank E. Doepel, and member of the Zion
Lutheran Church.
Survivors are three sons, Ralph Doepel of Augsburg, Milton Doepel of
Newcastle, Okla., and Robert Doepel of Oklahoma City, Okla.; three
grandchildren, Amy Denney of Russellville, Jason Doepel of Oklahoma
City, Okla., and Jennifer Doepel of Newcastle, Okla.; two
great-grandchildren, Megan Mauldin and Trae Scott, both of
Russellville; two sisters, Lucy Miller of Tracy, Calif., and Bernice
Hickey of Stockton, Calif.; one brother, John Harold Harms of Augsburg;
and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at Zion Lutheran Church
with Pastor Thom Lakso officiating.
Burial will be at Zion Lutheran Cemetery at Augsburg under the
direction of Humphrey Funeral Service of Russellville.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20, at Humphrey
Funeral Service.
Lenora Novella Rivas, 70, of Hartman died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was a daughter of the late Thomas Rubene and Vivan Wilks Bingham,
and was preceded in death by two sons, George Lee and Micheal Shane
Bell; and one sister, Mary Betha Maxwell.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Rivas; four daughters, Nora
Catherine Folsom, Cucu Rodriguez, and Gracilla Rivas, all of Marble
Falls, Texas, and Alta Gomaz of Russellville; five sons, W. C. Bell Jr.
of Hartman, Dennis W. Bell and Bobby Allen Bell, both of Marble Falls,
Texas, Raul Rivas of Houston, Texas, and Reyes Rivas of Louisiana; two
sisters, Verdene Hart of Marble Falls, Texas, and Patsy Deluna of
Kingsland, Texas; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The body was cremated.
Patricia Bernal Lucio, 52, of Clarksville died Wednesday, Sept. 13,
2006, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was preceded in death by one son, Hef-Siba Flores; parents,
Francisco Javier Bernal and Angelina Lucio; and one sister, Juana
Bernal.
Survivors include her husband, Jose Luis Flores; one daughter, Julia
Patricia Flores of Clarksville; two sons, Javier Flores and Abish
Flores, both of Mexico; two brothers, Javier Bernal of Califor-
nia and Macario Bernal of Mexico; and two sisters, Amparo Bernal of
Mexico and Angelina Bernal of California.
William Irl King, 78, of Lovington, N. M., died Friday, Sept. 8, 2006,
at Hobbs, N. M.
A native of Clarksville, he was a son of the late Argus I. and Iva
Gammill King, 1950 summa cum laude graduate of the University of the
Ozarks with a bachelor of arts degree in history and music,
communication clerk employee of the Armed Forces Security Agency under
the Department of Defense in Washington, D. C., in 1951, and former
teacher at Paris High School before moving to New Mexico in 1955, where
he taught in Lake Arthur Schools in 1955-56, after which he taught
social studies in 1956 in Lovington Junior High and later at Taylor
Junior High. He served as principal of Taylor Junior High from
1964-1981 and Taylor Middle School from 1981-1990 prior to retiring
from the Lovington School District in 1990. He was preceded in death by
one brother, Cecil King.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Marie Hames King; one daughter, Kathy
Carter and husband, Stuart, of Wilcox, Ariz.; grandchildren, Caitlin
and Cameron Carter; one brother, David King and wife, Pat, of Fort
Smith; and one sister, Margaret Cowan of Fort Smith.
The body was cremated. A private family service will be held at a later
date. Arrangements are under the direction of Kirby-Smith-Rogers
Funeral Home of Lovington, N. M.