Obituaries
Dennis
Vaught
Dennis Vaught, 90, of Fayetteville,
formerly of Clarksville, died Monday, May 21, 2007, at Fayetteville.
He was a cattle farmer, Protestant,
son of the late Christopher Columbus and Martha Patterson Vaught, and
was preceded in death by one daughter, Mary Jo Crowson; one
granddaughter, Mary Lynn Crowson; one great-granddaughter, Tristan
Vaught; one brother, Denvis Vaught; and three sisters, Floy Dewberry,
Ruth McMillian, and Maude Arbaugh.
Survivors include his wife, Beatrice
Vaught; one son, James (Stanley) Vaught of Fayetteville; five
grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-grandchild.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday,
May 24, at Roller-Cox Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Dean Waddell
and Dr. Buel Curtis officiating. Burial will be in Oark Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Bryce
Vaught, Marcus Waddell, Ryan Vaught, R. T. Waddell, Bobby Bartlett and
Junior Young.
Honorary pallbearers will be Perry
Houston, Jimmie Dewberry, Gerald Vaught, Jimmy Vaught, Donald Vaught,
J. T. Heaslet, Gene Parsley and Gary Smith.
Norma J. Patterson
Norma Jean (Susie) Patterson, 63, of
Clarksville died Sunday, May 20, 2007, at her home.
A native of Clarksville, she was a
daughter of the late George Frank and Ira Reba Wilkins Campbell,
graduate of Clarksville High School, member of East Mount Zion
Trinity
Baptist Church and Mt. Vernon Grange, past matron of Belle Grove
Chapter No. 56 Order of the Eastern Star, and retired employee of Tyson
Foods after 24 years of service.
Survivors include her husband, Bill
Patterson; one daughter, Sharlla Patterson of Clarksville; one son,
Terry Patterson of Clarksville; three stepsons, Robert Patterson of
Hartman, Ronnie Patterson of California, and Mike Patterson of
Clarksville; one stepdaughter, Marlene Cooper of Clarksville; two
brothers, J. C. Campbell of Clarksville and Maxie Don Campbell of
Lancaster, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, May 23, at East Mount Zion Trinity Baptist Church with Rev.
Robbie Jackson officiating.
Burial will be in Mt. Vernon
Cemetery under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Carl Curtis,
Burley Shook, Vester (Nap) Felkins, John Dorney, Jerry Dorney and Bobby
Cooper.
W.
A. Tudor
Retired Major W. A. Tudor, 78, of
Scranton, AR died Sunday, May 20, 2007, after a long battle with
Polycystic Kidney Disease.
Major Tudor was well known and well
respected in the law enforcement community as well as in the Arkansas
political arena. He started his career as a firefighter in Van Buren,
AR and fifty seven years ago with Arkansas State Police as a radio
operator in Forrest City, AR. After a short time in that capacity, he
then moved to Little Rock as a Trooper and started his climb to the
rank of Major as Commander of the Criminal Investigation Division. One
of his duties in this position was head of the Governor's Security
during Dale Bumpers and David Pyror's administrations. He also
commanded the Highway Patrol Section for the last two years of his
tenure which ended in 1981.
After retiring from the Arkansas
State Police, he worked as Director of Food Stamp Fraud for the
Department of Human Services, and then as Director of the Medicaid
Fraud Unit of the Attorney General's Office. Major Tudor continued to
work as a consultant to the Department of Human Services and did
consulting and arson investigations for private insurance companies.
Major Tudor is survived by his wife
of 26 years, Betty Tudor, of Scranton, AR and former wife, Geraldine
Batchelor Tudor of Little Rock, AR; son, Bill Tudor and wife, Kristine,
of Issaquah, Washington; a brother, Jerry Tudor and wife, Carolyn, of
Rudy, AR. He was preceded in death by his brother, Billy Joe Tudor of
Van Buren, AR; and his son, former retired State Police Lieutenant Jim
Tudor. He is survived by two grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren. His grandchildren are Christy Floyd and her son,
Bailey, of Hurst, TX and Scott Tudor, a Pulaski County Deputy Sheriff,
and his wife, Melanie, and their two children, Lucas and Bria Tudor, of
Maumelle. He is also survived by his stepchildren and their families,
Susan and Chuck Bennett of Little Rock, AR, Derrell Wood Jr. of Little
Rock and Sam and Kim Wood of Scranton, AR.
He had numerous extended family
members and friends whose lives were enhanced by having known and loved
him.
A memorial service will be held in
his honor at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 28, 2007, at the Hall Cemetery,
Natural Dam, Arkansas. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the
Arkansas Kidney Foundation or to the charity of your choice.
Muriel
L. Hardgrave
Muriel Lucille Hardgrave, 88, went
to be with her Lord on May 15, 2007.
She was born September 26, 1919, in
Clarksville, Arkansas, and spent her life in the Sulphur Springs
Community. Her parents were the late Ben and Lela Harding Hardgrave.
Miss Hardgrave is survived by one
brother, Ben F. Hardgrave of Clarksville. She is also survived by 16
nieces and nephews and numerous great and great-great nieces and
nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Gladys
Ingram and Iva Ray, and three brothers, Robert, Haskell and Luster
Hardgrave.
Muriel was a member of Union Grove
Baptist Church and spent much of her life caring for and about other
people. She loved her family and always enjoyed spending time with
them. Her favorite activities included going to hymn sings, quilting,
reading, attending church and visiting with family and friends. She is
going to be missed by everyone who loved her.
Funeral services were at 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 19, at Union Grove Baptist Church under the direction of
Hardwicke Funeral Home. Rev. Larry Horne brought the message. Burial
was at the Union Grove Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Ben Alfred
Hardgrave, George (Junior) Kilgore, Brent Scott, Kenny Medeiros, Leland
Danny Bean, and Gary Looper.
Memorials may be made to the Union
Grove Cemetery Association, c/o Leta Willis, P. O. Box 1182,
Clarksville, AR 72830.
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