Obituaries
Betty Jean Estes
Betty Jean Webb Estes, 77, of
Hartman died Monday, June 18, 2007, at her home.
She was a native of Winchester, Ky.,
daughter of the late Walter and Eliza Wilcox Webb, widow of Homer
Estes, Baptist, and was preceded in death by one son, Phillip Estes;
and one granddaughter.
Survivors include five daughters,
Whitney Estes of the home, Lois Moyer of Hartman, Toni Pavlovsky and
husband, Bill, of Groom, Texas, and Susan Estes and Kim Gaines
and
husband, Don, all of White Deer, Texas; one son, Shawn Estes and wife,
Carole, of Hartman; one stepdaughter, Phyllis Carpenter of Mt.
Sterling, Ky.; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday,
June 20, at the Hartman Baptist Church with Rev. Grady Glass
officiating.
Burial will be in Brearley Cemetery
at Dardanelle under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers will be Don
Gaines, Audie Gaines, Bo Estes, Bill Pavlovsky, Luke Pavlovsky, and
Billy Scarberry.
Honorary pallbearers will be Shelby
Estes, Shawn Mainard, Seth Mainard, Skyler Estes, Garrett Scarberry,
Dakota Smith, Mike Mainard, and Travis Freeman.
Bobby Leon Lewis
Bobby Leon Lewis, 68, of Clarksville
died Friday, June 15, 2007.
He was a retired service manager for
several dealerships and cattle farmer, member of Stillwell Bible
Baptist Church and Cattlemen's Association, served eight years in the
National Guard, native of Clarksville, and son of the late Elmer and
Louise Newton Lewis.
He is survived by his wife, Fayola
Bean Lewis; one daughter, Lisa Gail Hampton and husband, James, of Coal
Hill; one son, Bobby Kent Lewis and wife, Yvonne, of Hartman; one
stepson, Alan Pratt and wife, Melissa, of Cabot; one stepdaughter,
Linda Dickerson and husband, Gary, of Gurdon; one granddaughter,
Whitney Lewis; and four stepgrandchildren, Sean Pratt and wife, Callie,
of Clarksville, Brittany Pratt of Conway; and Kody Dickerson and
Kaitlyn Dickerson, both of Gurdon.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Monday, June
18, at Stillwell Bible Baptist Church with Rev. Jim Goodman and Rev.
Steve Askins officiating.
Burial was in Stillwell Cemetery
under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Dayne Phillips,
Bobby Dayne Phillips, Bruce Phillips, Albert Lewis, Bob Bean, and Don
Cater.
Memorials may be made to Stillwell
Bible Baptist Church Building Fund.
Carolyn B. Crosby
Carolyn B. Crosby, 56, of Paris
died Sunday, June 17, 2007, at Paris Health and Rehabilitation.
She was a native of Clarksville,
daughter of the late Ollie Leeds, and was preceded in death by one
brother, George Dorsett.
Survivors include one daughter and
son-in-law, Stacie and Matt Elder of Ozark; one son, Doug Wheelis of
Ozark; three sisters, Susan Dorsett of Ozark, Nalma Taylor of
Clarksville, and Lynne Crouch of Coal Hill; three brothers,
Charlie
Dunlap and Mike Leeds, both of Clarksville, Leslie Dunalp of
Russellville, Wade Dunlap of Lamar, James Flint of Hartman, and Billy
Flint of Cecil; and three grandchildren, Arizona Wheelis, Austin
Wheelis and Fisher Elder, all of Ozark.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, June 20, at Hedgeway Church with Rev. Don Alexander
officiating.
Burial will be in Union Grove
Cemetery under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Matt Elder,
Archie Dorsett, Charlie Dunlap, Leslie Dunlap, Wade Dunlap, Billy
Flint, James Flint, Mike Leeds, and Stonie Crouch.
Jack C. Bittle
Jack C. Bittle, 59, of Ozark died
Sunday, June 10, 2007, at his home.
He was a son of the late William and
Martha Bertha Dunn Bittle, native of Shiloh, security guard at
Booneville, U. S. Army veteran, and was preceded in death by two
sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Martha
Bly Bittle; one daughter, LaNora Alexander; five sons, Austin, Chris,
and Charles Bittle, all of Clarksville, Anthony Bittle of Coal Hill,
and Terry Combs of Ozark; one brother, Johnny Bittle of Greers Ferry;
and nine grandchildren.
The body was cremated. Arrangements
were under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home of Ozark.
Jesse Dale Butts
Jesse Dale Butts, 81, of Yuma,
Ariz., died Thursday, June 14, 2007, at Yuma Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of Boston, son of
the late Robert Ed and Mary Anna Goodnight Butts, former resident of
Redding, Calif., Navy veteran, Baptist, truck driver, member of
Mulberry Lodge No. 272, and was preceded in death by one son, Larry
Butts; one brother, Harvey Butts; and one sister, Ernestine Patterson.
He is survived by one sister, Macel
Jones and husband, Melvin, of Adrian, Mo.
Graveside services and burial will
be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, at Boston Cemetery with Rev. Amos
Pledger officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Roller-Cox
Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Jimmy Patterson,
Matt Patterson, Steve Immel, Ray Patterson, Clyde Patterson and Selba
G. Patterson.
Jimmie Dee McKown
Jimmie Dee McKown, 69, of Tulsa,
Okla., formerly of Johnson County, died Tuesday, June 12, 2007, at St.
Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla.
He was a native of Greenwood, son of
Charles T. and Sabre Madge Perry McKown, member of the Masonic Lodge,
32nd degree Mason, and was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma Goodin
McKown.
Funeral was Friday, June 15, at
Floral Haven Funeral Chapel with Rev. Joe Goodin officiating. Burial
was in Floral Haven Memorial Gardens.
Memorials may be made to the Shriner
Hospitals for Crippled Children.
Kenneth L. Cowan
Kenneth L. Cowan, 77, of
Fayetteville died Tuesday, June 12, 2007, at Washington Regional Medical
Center in Fayetteville.
A native of the Harmony Community,
he was a son of the late Troy and Sadie Hanshew Cowan, preceded in
death by his first wife, Erma Jean Cowan, retired Heckathorn
Construction Company employee, Baptist, and U. S. Navy veteran of the
Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Jessie
Cowan; one son, Shane Cowan of Hindsville; four daughters, Barbara
French and Brenda Burgess, both of Bentonville, Nancy Love of
Rogers,
and Velda Sturdivant of Fayetteville; two stepsons, Bobby Baucom of
Washburn, Mo., and Jody Baucom of Little Rock; one stepdaughter, Danys
Peel of White Hall; two sisters, Alyene Shackelford of Greenland
and
Shirley Burton of Memphis, Tenn.; 18 grandchildren; and 12
great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Friday, June
15, at Moore's Chapel in Fayetteville with burial in Baptist Ford
Cemetery.
Louise M. Turner
Louise Mallie Turner, 95, of
Clarksville died Saturday, June 16, 2007.
She was a Baptist and was preceded
in death by her parents, Clarence and Charlie Porter Bean; husband,
Delbert J. Turner Sr.; one son, Robert Henry Turner; three sisters,
Marie Selby, Hazel Taylor and Easter Woodard, and two brothers,
Heartsill Bean and Clarence Bean Jr.
She is survived by two daughters,
Anna Wagner and husband, Ronnie, of Clarksville and Mary Holland and
husband, Lonnie, of Hagarville; one son, D. J. Turner and wife,
Rueline, of Clarksville; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren;
one great-great-grandchild; and three stepchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June
19, at Roller-Cox Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Robbie Jackson
officiating. Burial was in Stillwell Cemetery.
Pallbearers were V. H. Taylor, Billy
Taylor, Bobby Bean, Dennis Bean, Jimmy Bean, and Michael Bean.
Memorials may be made to the East
Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
Maggie Yerton
Maggie Yerton, 84, of Van Buren died
Tuesday, June 12, 2007, in Charleston.
She was a native of Winslow, former
resident of Fayetteville, daughter of Harrison (Dick) and Rosa Chance
Harvey, widow of Albert C. Yerton, Pentecostal, and was preceded
in
death by two brothers, Reuben Harvey and Beryl Harvey.
Survivors include two daughters,
Judy Gregory and husband, Larry, and Sharon Upton and husband, Gary,
all of Clarksville; two sons, Dale Yerton and wife, Evelyn, of Van
Buren and Randall Yerton of Fayetteville; four sisters, Esther
Sims of
Savoy, Florella Yerton of Lowell, Lona Carney of Purdy, Mo., and Norma
Holland of Lincoln; two brothers, Ralph Harvey of Monett, Mo., and
Kenneth Harvey of Fayetteville; eight grandchildren; and eight
great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Friday, June
15, at White Rock Light of Faith Church in Fayetteville with Rev. Dale
Yerton and Rev. Kemp Holden officiating.
Burial was in Coyle Cemetery near
Winslow under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Funeral Home of
Charleston.
Pallbearers were Geoff Gregory,
Chris Upton, Andrew Yerton, Vince Farrell, Chad Salazar, and Lindell
Yerton.
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