Obituaries
Aleen H. Lush
Aleen Hairston Lush, 89, former
resident of Clarksville, died Tuesday, July 31, 2007, in Ambassador
Manor Nursing Center in Tulsa, Okla.
She was born in the Spadra Community
to Ivan and Bertha East Gean and was a longtime member of Centenary
United Church in Tulsa, Okla. She was preceded in death by two
brothers, two sisters, and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She is survived by her husband,
Everett Lush.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug.
6, in the Ninde Brookside Chapel in Tulsa, Okla., with Rev. Dick Bland
officiating. Burial followed at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Aug. 7, at Kendall
Cemetery north of Hartman.
Donnie McCartney
Donnie Wayne McCartney, 48, of
Ozark, brother of Marvin McCartney of Clarksville, died Saturday, July
28, 2007, at his home.
He was a native of Ozark, son
of
the late Curly Wayne McCartney, member of Butterball, Inc., catching
crew and was preceded in death by one brother, Bobby McCartney.
Survivors include his fiancee, Linda
Herbold of Ozark; one daughter, Katie Sanford of the home; one son,
Dakota Herbold of the home; mother, Phillis Buchanan McCartney of
Ozark; two sisters, Kim Key of Ozark and Teresa Clark of Van Buren; and
two other brothers, Billy and Timmy McCartney of Ozark.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Wednesday,
Aug. 1, at Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Philip Pardue
officiating. Burial was at Gar Creek Cemetery near Ozark.
Active pallbearers were J. J.,
Derek, and Travis McCartney, Junior Johnston and Bobby Buchanan.
Honorary pallbearers were cousins
and friends.
Harold Blanscet
Harold W. (Ridgerunner) Blanscet,
63, of Paris, brother of Willie Geneva Blanscet of Hartman, died
Tuesday, July 24, 2007, in Tulsa, Okla.
He was a son of the late Hiram B.
and Minnie Davis Blanscet, Baptist, and retired truck driver for River
Valley Tyson Foods.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Mars
Blanscet; four daughters, Debra Anderson of Greenwood, Brenda Thiel,
Lisa Hill and Marlene Moore, all of Paris; one brother, David Blanscet
of Ozark; two other sisters, Betty Blanscet of Altus and Shirley
Gresham of Ozark; one half-brother, Raymond Blanscet of Tustin, Calif.;
one half-sister, Jewell Ray of Carson, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and
three great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Saturday, July
28, at First Baptist Church of Paris with burial in Baxley Cemetery at
Paris.
Active pallbearers were Hollis
Whitehead, Dan Graham, Mike Berry, Shannon Farmer, Clint Myers, Mike
Frederick, Jimmy Moffett and Leon Rollans.
Honorary pallbearers were fellow
truck drivers.
Lois K. Sexton
Lois King Sexton, 86, of Clarksville
died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007, at Countryside Manor Nursing Home.
A native of Clarksville, she was a
daughter of the late Luster and Nette Feltnor King, widow of Ewell
Sexton, and member of the Clarksville Church of Christ and the Mount
Airy Cemetery Association.
She is survived by two sons, Don
Sexton and wife, Mary Ann, and Ronnie Sexton and wife, Kathy, all of
Clarksville; one brother-in-law, Norman Sexton of Clarksville; four
grandchildren, Kim Ballard, Lori Sexton, Stephanie Smith and Scott
Sexton, all of Clarksville; and five great-grandchildren, Tori
Wilhelms, Brody Wilhelms, Kaci Green, Brett Ballard and Phoebe Smith.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug.
4, at the Clarksville Church of Christ with John Ballard and Todd
Rabalais officiating.
Burial was in Mt. Airy Cemetery
under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Bob Frost, Danny
Leeds, Elvin Brown, Stan Brown, Aubrey Thomas, and Darrell Plank.
Louise K. McCullough
Louise Katheren Colbert
McCullough, 75, of Altamonte Springs, Fla., died Saturday, Aug.
4, 2007, in Altamonte Springs, Fla.
She was a former resident of
Hartman, member of Hartman Baptist Church, daughter of the late
Peter
and Barbara Jacobs, and was preceded in death by her husbands, James
Colbert and Thomas McCullough and 11 siblings.
Survivors include two daughters,
Lynette Newton and husband, Doug, and Janette Newbill, all of Easley,
S. C.; one son, Kevin Connors and wife, Barbara, of Debary, Fla.;
seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday,
Aug. 10, at Roller-Cox Funeral Chapel with Rev. Grady Glass
officiating. Burial will be in Hartman Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Doug Newton,
Josh Newton, Jason Daring, and Kevin Connors.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 9, at Roller-Cox Funeral Chapel.
Memorials may be made to Needy Paws
Animal Shelter or Alzheimer's.
Roy Leon Graves
Roy Leon Graves, 85, of Clarksville
died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2007, at his home.
A native of Mt. Levi, he was a son
of the late Jesse Monroe and Hattie Clemontine Patterson Graves,
member of the Clarksville First Assembly of God Church where he served
as deacon, retired U. S. Forestry Service employee, World War II
corporal having served in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland,
Ardennes and Central Europe where he received five Bronze Service
Stars, and was preceded in death by one sister, Dorothy E. Graves; and
three brothers, Austen U. Graves, Harvey N. Graves and Stephen Verlon
Graves.
Survivors include his wife, Annie
Elizabeth Boen Graves; three sons, James Graves and wife, Ruth, Ralph
Graves and wife, Susan, and Mark Graves and wife, Deborah, all of
Clarksville; one daughter, Elise Cameron and husband, Terry, of
Clarksville; two brothers, William Graves and wife, Louise, of
Hagarville and Jesse Graves and wife, Betty, of Fort Smith; one sister,
Martha E. Rutledge of Hagarville; nine grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug.
3, at Roller-Cox Funeral Chapel with Rev. Amos Pledger officiating.
Burial was in Hagarville Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Brandon
Graves, Eric Graves, Chris Graves, Jeremy Cameron, David Graves and
Josh Auterson.
Honorary pallbearers were Kevin
Fontaine, Stewart Cole and William Monroe Rutledge.
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