Obituaries
Donny L. Chappell
Donny Lee Chappell, 52, of
Clarksville died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007, near Charleston.
He was a native of Sturgis,
Mich., member of the First Free Will Baptist Church in Charleston, and
served in the Navy.
Survivors include one daughter,
Jessica Chappell of Reno, Nev.; one son, Donny Chappell of Reno, Nev.;
mother, Helen Crutchfield of Sacramento, Calif.; one brother, Buck
Chappell of Sacramento, Calif.; and five grandchildren.
A graveside memorial service was
held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at Moores Chapel Cemetery in
Waveland. Arrangements were under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home
of Booneville.
Gene Bruce Housley
Gene Bruce Housley, 74, of
Clarksville died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2007.
He was a son of the late Alfred and
Annie Lee Cravens Housley, 1950 graduate of Scranton High School,
attended Arkansas Tech University and the University of Arkansas,
retired president of the Arkansas Parts Warehouse in Little Rock, and
member of First United Methodist Church in Clarksville, Masonic Lodge
and the Scottish Rites.
Survivors include his wife of 54
years, Norma Parks Housley; one brother, Cravens Housley and wife, Lora
Mae, of Pine Bluff; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Graveside services and burial were
at 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 27, at the Prairie View Cemetery in Prairie
View with Rev. Clark Snow officiating.
Memorials may be made to Shriner's
Hospital for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607-1460 or
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P, O. Box 50, Memphis, TN 38101.
Harley Domerese
Harley Domerese, 85, of Clarksville
died Friday, Aug. 24, 2007.
A native of Clarksville, he was a
son of the late Harley Clarence and Eva Edna Elkins Domerese, member of
Hedgeway Church, formerly in the service station and motel businesses,
and was preceded in death by his wife, Rosemary Domerese; one daughter,
Joye Tackett; two brothers, Roy and Hoyt Domerese; and two sisters,
Vergie Rannals and Una Mae Laneer.
Survivors include one daughter,
Kathy Standridge and husband, Dennis, of Clarksville; one sister,
Jolene Wall of Branson, Mo.; four brothers, George Domerese of
Clarksville, Clarence Domerese of Van Buren, Dane Domerese of Coal
Hill, and Arthur Dean Domerese of Branson, Mo.; four grandchildren,
William (Butch) Tackett, Karen Limbocker, Mark Standridge and Amber
Standridge; three great-grandchildren, Matthew Crumpler, Hannah
Limbocker and Carleigh Tackett; three stepchildren, Janice Deckard,
Larry Thornton and Mike Thornton; and seven stepgrandchildren, Leslie
LaBellarte, Lisa Fisher, Ashley Hedgpeth, Bryan, Brent and Tiffany
Thornton, and Christopher Mann.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug.
27, at Cherry Street Baptist Church with Rev. Don Alexander officiating.
Burial was in Oakland Cemetery under
the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were T. H. (Red)
Domerese, Russell Wall, Dondi Elkins, J. C. Wheeler, Wendell Limbocker,
and Bill Tackett.
Harley F. Mueller
Harley F. (Bud) Mueller, 62, of
London died Monday, Aug. 27, 2007, at his home at Flat Rock.
He was a native of Bauxite, roofer
and carpenter, son of the late Joe Loyd and Eula England Mueller, and
was preceded in death by his wife, Linda L. Mueller.
He is survived by two daughters,
Shamra Daniel and husband, Glenn, and Eulanda R. Brown and husband,
Mark, all of London; one son, Harlie F. Mueller and wife, Melodie, of
Lamar; one brother, Johnny Mueller and wife, Bonita; two sisters,
Eulene Estes and husband, Lloyd, and Linda Willcutt and husband, Gary,
all of London; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Graveside services and burial will
be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, at Knoxville Cemetery with Rev.
Ronnie Birge officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of
Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Mike Duncan, Bob
Genn, Wayne Bays, Jason Dale, Monte Estes, and Jeff Martin.
John Kalcich
John Kalcich, 70, of Lamar died
Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, at his home.
He was a native of Brewster, Ohio,
son of the late Frank and Mary Kovac Kalcich, graduate of Lamar High
School, Air Force veteran, and retired welder.
Survivors include one daughter,
Nicole Reel and husband, Jason, of Russellville; four sisters, Mitzi
Kalcich and Johanna Simpson, both of Tulsa, Okla., Frances Hale of
Rogers, and Mildred Kalcich of Sacramento, Calif.; and two brothers,
Frank Kalcich of Sperry, Okla., and Phillip Kalcich of El Dorado.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Saturday,
Aug. 25, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church with Rev. William Wewer, O.
S. B., officiating.
Burial was in Holy Redeemer Catholic
Cemetery under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers were Bobby Joe
McAlister, Jerry Ogden, Dewayne Dlugosh, Ancil Hutchins, Tommy Hales
and Rick Harmon.
Honorary pallbearers were Eddie
Simpson and James Hales.
Marilyn J. Peterson
Marilyn Joann Peterson, 65, of
Clarksville died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007.
She was a native of Reed City,
Mich., daughter of the late Ralph and Violet Powers Custer, and
preceded in death by her husband, Roger C. Peterson.
She is survived by one son, Steven
Peterson of Rickman, Tenn.; and one daughter, Kimberly Stepp of
Clarksville.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday,
Sept. 4, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Evart, Mich., with Pastor
David Darling officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Clarksville
Hospice, Johnson County Health Department In-Home Service, Attention:
Hospice, #22 Sherwood Plaza, Clarksville, AR 72830 or the Grace
Lutheran Church Building Fund.
Ola Belle Wilson
Ola Belle Wilson, 100, of
Clarksville died Monday, Aug. 27, 2007, at Johnson Regional Medical
Center.
She was a daughter of the late Jim
and Anna Belle Bradley Reynolds, Baptist, and preceded in death by
husbands, Doyle Colvin and Albert Ab Wilson; one son, J. D.
Colvin;
two brothers; and five sisters.
She is survived by two grandsons, S.
D. Colvin and Charles D. Colvin, both of Lamar; four
great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday,
Aug. 29, at Roller-Cox Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Amos Pledger
officiating. Burial will be in Holman Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Kevin
Colvin, Kenny Colvin, Bobby Joe Wilkins, Kenneth Wilkins, Leonard White
and Dr. Dan Aquilar.
Honorary pallbearers will be Lloyd
Reynolds and Norman Reynolds.
Raymond Sindelar Sr.
Raymond Joseph Anthony Sindelar Sr.,
73, of Ozark died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007, at Baptist Health Medical
Center in Little Rock.
He was a retired Los Angeles Rapid
Transit bus driver, Navy veteran, Catholic, and was preceded in death
by one brother, James Sindelar.
Survivors include his wife, Lucille
Angela Sindelar; three daughters, Michelle Langhurst of Cypress,
Calif., Melanie Sindelar of Rosemead, Calif., and Debra Hultquist of
Beckley, W. Va., formerly of Clarksville; three sons, Raymond Sindelar
Jr. of Covington, Wash., James Sindelar of Yorba Linda, Calif., and
Jeff Olson of Arizona City, Ariz.; one brother, Donald Sindelar of
Bellevue, Neb.; one sister, Kathryn Stacey of Bellevue, Neb.; and 13
grandchildren.
A memorial service was held at 11
a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, at Roller-Cox Chapel with Dr. Jack Glaze
officiating.
Troy Eugene Laster
Troy Eugene Laster, 92, of Jenks,
Okla., died Aug. 12, 2007, at Methodist Manor in Broken Arrow, Okla.
A native of Clarksville, he was a
son of the late Earl and Eugenia Laster, former resident of Ozark,
retired from Bethlehem Steel in 1980 with 30-plus years as a certified
public accountant, and was preceded in death by his wife of 46 years,
Virginia Laster.
He is survived by one daughter,
Vicki Stefanoff of Jenks, Okla.; one sister, Onita Bass of Ozark; two
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Aug. 14, at Floral Haven Funeral Chapel in Broken Arrow, Okla., with
Rev. Suzanne Davis officiating. Military honors were conducted and
burial was in the Floral Memorial Gardens Masonic Garden.
Verneice E. Teeter
Verneice Eggleston Teeter, 88, of
Clarksville died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007, at Clarksville Convalescent
Home.
A native of London, she was a
daughter of the late Shrigley and Daisy Wood Eggleston, widow of Robert
F. Teeter, graduate of Russellville High School, member of Cornerstone
Full Gospel Church, and retired employee of Clarksville Shoe Plant.
She is survived by one daughter,
Cindy McFerran and husband, Bruce, of Charleston; one son, Robert
(Bobby) Teeter and wife, Gretchen, of Clarksville; five grandchildren,
Kelli Stephens and Mika Rountree, both of Fort Smith, Bob Riddell of
North Potomic, Md., Deanah Baker of Springdale, and Angie Teeter of
Clarksville; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren;
seven stepgrandchildren; and 12 stepgreat-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug.
24, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel with Rev. Mike Payne and Rev. Billy
Usery officiating. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Eugene Hill,
Bob Dewinter, Frank Urtado, David Payne, Dean Holman, and Bill Brockman.
Honorary pallbearers were Bill
Hewitt, Bob Moore, Jimmy Holman, Mike Simpson, Eric Payne, Gwen Wood,
and Calvin Warren.
Memorials may be made to Cornerstone
Full Gospel Church, 1191 Mill Road, Clarksville, AR 72830.
Lucille F. Cogan
Lucille Fern Hedges Cogan, after 94
years of a life well lived, has earned her eternal reward with her
heavenly Father. She died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007.
She was the daughter of the late
Oscar and Zada Hedges. She was preceded in death by her brother, James
Hedges, and her husband of 53 years, Paul Cogan Sr.
Lucille was born in Iowa and later
moved to Independence, Mo., where she was a long time resident. Lucille
worked in an aircraft engine plant in the 40s and for many years as a
seamstress. In 1963, along with her husband, she retired in Johnson
County, AR. Here she became an active member of the community and
friend to many. Lucille was a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church.
She belonged to the Christian Mothers Society and quilting and sewing
groups.
Lucille will be remembered for her
kind and gentle spirit. She lived her life from her heart and taught us
all to appreciate the gifts given us each day. She was a woman much
loved and admired by the people who were blessed to be part of her life.
Lucille is survived by her loving
family which includes her son, Paul Cogan Jr. and his wife, Helen. Her
six grandchildren and their spouses, Peggy Meesey and husband, Peter,
Tom Cogan and wife, Ramona, Daniel Cogan and wife, Peggy, Patricia
Pearson and husband, Daniel, Dave Cogan and wife, Pam, all of
Clarksville, and Theresa Sanders and husband, Randy, of Kalkaska, Mich.
She is also survived by 16 great-grandchildren and three
great-great-grandchildren.
Services were held Saturday, Aug.
25, with a rosary at 1:30 p.m. and a mass at 2 p.m. in Holy Redeemer
Catholic Church in Clarksville with Father William Wewers officiating.
Interment was held at the Knoxville
Cemetery. Arrangements were by Hardwicke Funeral Home.
The six grandchildren served as
pallbearers.
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