Obituaries
Ottis C. Hampton
Ottis Cole Hampton, 90, of Lamar died Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007, at
Countryside Manor Nursing Home.
A native of Lehigh, Okla., he was a son of the
late Boswell and Mary Hornbuckle Hampton, graduate of Lehigh (Oklahoma)
High School, retired plywood mill employee, and was preceded in death
by one son, James Boswell Hampton.
Survivors include his wife, Laura Southard Hampton; one daughter,
Carolyn Adams of Stratford, Okla.; two sons, Lawrence Hampton of
Eufaula, Okla., and William (Bill) Hampton of Erick, Okla.; one
stepson, Don Walters of Oak Ridge, Ore.; five grandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
The body was cremated.
Local arrangements were under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Virginia Bachman
Virginia Bachman, 59, of Lamar died Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007, in
Russellville.
She was a daughter of the late William and Minnie McJenkin
Andrews,
professor of accounting at Arkansas Tech University in
Russellville,
and was preceded in death by one brother, Steve Andrews.
Survivors include her husband, Larry Bachman; and one son,
William Peter Bachman of Lamar.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 12, at
Roller-Cox Funeral Home Chapel. The body was cremated.
Memorials may be made to the Johnson County 4-H Scholarship Fund or the
Arkansas Tech University Accounting Scholarship Fund.
Joe Sugg
Joe Sugg, 54, of Coal Hill died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007, in Fort Smith.
He was a native of Hot Springs, son of the late Thomas Edward and Betty
Carter Sugg, lock operator with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, and
a member of First Baptist Church in Ozark.
He is survived by two daughters, Jennifer Craft of Vesta and Meagon
Jones of North Little Rock; one brother, Jack Sugg of Fort Smith;
and
six grandchildren.
A memorial service was held at 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29, at Shaffer
Funeral Home Chapel in Ozark with Rev. Ted Darling officiating.
W. Ragon Thompson
W. Ragon Thompson, M. D., a true southern gentleman, gardener, skier,
and world traveler died on January 26, 2007, at the age of 71 after a
long struggle with Alzheimer's. He was born on September 8, 1935, in
Clarksville, Arkansas, to Anna Augusta Ragon Thompson and Roger Leon
(Buster) Thompson. His parents, his sister, Luanne Thompson, and his
sister-in-law, Jan Thompson, preceded him in death.
He is survived by his brother, Byron Alfred Thompson, and niece, Anna
Beth Thompson of Springdale, Arkansas, his aunt, Mary Johnson of
Clarksville, Arkansas, his cousins, Kay Nevins of Searcy, Arkansas,
Rosemary Dyke of Little Rock, Arkansas, Lee Ragon of Denver, Colorado,
his foster daughter, Madonna Stewart and her brothers and sisters and
their families.
At the age of 17 Dr. Thompson entered the University of the Ozarks in
Clarksville. Upon earning his undergraduate degree in 1956 he went on
to medical school at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock. After
graduation from medical school he came to Albuquerque where he did an
internship at the University of New Mexico Medical School. He completed
a residency in 1968 at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock in
Obstetrics and Gynecology, which became his specialty for the rest of
his medical career. He served in the United States Air Force as a
Captain from 1963 to 1965. In 1968 he returned to Albuquerque where he
worked at Lovelace Clinic and in 1977 he entered private practice with
his friend and colleague Scott Taylor M. D. until he retired from
medicine in 1986. He then moved to Ouray, Colorado where he owned two
art galleries and became an excellent picture framer. In 2002 he
returned to Albuquerque so he could be surrounded by loving friends who
would help him through his final journey.
Memorial service will be at the First Presbyterian Church, Clarksville,
Arkansas at 2:00 PM Saturday, February 10. Burial will be at Oakland
Cemetery, Clarksville. Arrangements by Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, P. O. Box 1068,
Clarksville, AR 72830 or the University of the Ozarks, 415 North
College Avenue, Clarksville, AR 72830.
Ronald D. Tomasich
Ronald Douglas Tomasich, 59, of Harrison, son-in-law of Cecil Hudson of
Clarksville, died Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007, at UAMS in Little Rock.
A son of the late Henry Albert and Joyce Virginia Crouse Tomasich, he
was a native of Hollywood, Calif., Army veteran of the Vietnam War
where he served as a medic and was the recipient of two Purple Hearts,
three Bronze Service Stars and Oak Leaf Cluster for valor, former
resident of Russellville, Methodist, retired Social Security
Administration supervisor, volunteer coach for Jasper School, member of
the Jasper Booster Club, assisted with the summer baseball program at
Jasper, and was preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Genevieve
Hudson of Clarksville.
Other survivors include his wife, Cecilia Diane Hudson Tomasich; one
brother, Kenneth Ray Tomasich and wife, Dixie (Fowler), of Boxley; one
sister-in-law, Peggy Rills and husband, Dr. Barry Rills of Baton Rouge,
La.; two nephews, Kenny Fowler Tomasich of Boxley and Jonathan D. Rills
of Baton Rouge, La.; and one niece, Sarah K. Rills of Baton Rouge, La.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, at Jasper High School gymnasium
with Rev. Stephen Davis officiating and Senator Randy Laverty
assisting.
Burial was at the Jasper Cemetery under the direction of Coffman
Funeral Home of Jasper.
Memorials may be made to the Jasper Booster Club, P. O. Box 446,
Jasper, AR 72641.
Gracie Martin
Gracie Martin, 86, of Clarksville died Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, at
Countryside Manor Nursing Home.
A former resident of Shawnee, Kan., she was a daughter of the late
Robert and Sara Ponder Sams, widow of Grover Martin, and was preceded
in death by two sons, Marvin Martin and Robert Bradford Martin.
She is survived by three daughters, Kathleen Fanning of Shawnee, Kan.,
Wilmalee Plummer of Lamar, and Joann Dusenberry of Louisburg, Kan.; six
grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6, at Alden-Harrington Funeral Home
Chapel in Bonner Springs, Kan., with burial in Bonner Springs Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
Local arrangements were under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Billie L. Odom
Billie L. Odom, 41, of Coal Hill died Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, in
Clarksville.
A native of East Los Angeles, Calif., he was a Baptist, diesel
mechanic for River Valley Animal Foods in Scranton and was
preceded in
death by one brother, Melvin Leroy Odom III.
Survivors include his wife, Kelly Odom; two sons, Levi Williams
of
Charleston and Olen Riley Odom of the home; one stepson, Cody
Hamm of
Paris; parents, Barbara Capello and husband, Alfred, of Bakersfield,
Calif., and Melvin Odom and wife, Darlene, of Paris; one sister,
Jane
Odom of Bakersfield, Calif.; one brother, Dennis Odom of Paris;
one
stepsister, Tisha Pettigrew of Paris;one stepbrother, Larry Brown of
Paris; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5, at the First
Baptist Church in Altus with Rev. Chuck Starnes and Rev. Clyde Vire
officiating.
The body was cremated.
Local arrangements were under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home
of Ozark.