Obituaries
Emerson Dyer Wine
Emerson Dyer Wine, 91, of
Clarksville died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007.
A native of Elkhart, Ind., he was a
son of the late Cecil Charles and Dorcas Dyer Wine, carpenter, Baptist,
and was preceded in death by his wife, Eloise Marie Wine; three
brothers; and one sister.
He is survived by three daughters,
Sharon Mitchell and husband, Jim, and Pat Cook and husband, Bob, all of
Ozone, and Sandra Bridger and husband, Gene, of Elkhart, Ind.; one
sister, Juanita Olinghouse of Goshen, Ind.; 19 grandchildren; 33
great-grandchildren; and 19 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Tuesday,
Sept. 4, at the Ozone Baptist Church.
Burial was in Russell Cemetery at
Ozone under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers were Bobby Cook,
Roger Ost, Terry Cromer, John Tripp, Wayne Hatcher, and Richard Brandt.
Honorary pallbearers were Jim
Mitchell, Bob Cook, Gene Bridger, Pierre Bridger and great-grandsons.
Memorials may be made to Nursing
Home Hospice.
Grace M. Abbott
Grace M. Abbott, 86, of Coal Hill
died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, in Ozark.
She was a daughter of the late
Arthur and Naomi Koenigsecker Holliker, native of Waterville, Ohio, and
member of St. Mary's Catholic Church at Altus, Coal Hill VFW Auxiliary,
Marine Corps League in California, and the good Sam RV Club of Fort
Smith.
Survivors include her husband,
Donald Abbott; one daughter, Kathleen Virden of Apple Valley, Calif.;
five sons, Richard Abbott and Robert Abbott of Coal Hill, Ronald Abbott
of Cabot, Michael Abbott of Coalinga, Calif., and Dennis Abbott of
Berea, Ky.; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Rosary was at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept.
3, at Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel in Ozark with funeral mass at 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 4, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Altus with Father
Hiliary Filiatreau officiating. Burial was in St. Mary'c Cemetery at
Altus.
Haskel Calvin Cowan
Haskel Calvin Cowan, 82, of
Clarksville died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, at Southwest Regional Medical
Center in Little Rock.
He was a native of Hartman, son of
the late Claude and Marvie Thomas Cowan, and Pentecostal.
Survivors include his wife, Mozelle
Robinson Cowan; four sons, Calvin Cowan of Lamar, Clitis Cowan of Oark,
Carl Cowan of Springfield, Mo., and Craig Cowan of Clarksville; one
daughter, Karen Sue Tumbleson of Lamar; one brother, Virgel Cowan of
Oark; three sisters, Juanita Hardin of Clarksville, Corene Benn of
Wichita, Kan., and Irmalee Hill of Oark; 12 grandchildren; and 15
great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug.
31, at Roller-Cox Funeral Chapel with Rev. Amos Pledger officiating.
Burial was in the Sherman Cemetery at Ozone.
Active pallbearers were Duane Yates,
Darrell Benn, Leroy Yarbrough, Keith Stepp, Marty Tumbleson, and Mike
Cowan.
Honorary pallbearers were nieces and
nephews.
Helen Louise Gehrt
Helen Louise Gehrt, 80, of
Clarksville died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, at her home.
She was a native of Lothair, Ky.,
daughter of the late Alfred and Polly Hall Marcum, widow of Edwin
Ernest Gehrt, graduate of Chicago (Illinois) High School, former
beautician and former nursing school student.
Survivors include one daughter, Kim
Ozimek of Clarksville; three sons, Rick Gehrt, Ken Gehrt and Jon Gehrt,
all of Clarksville; three grandchildren, Tasha Hall and Richard Hall,
both of Clarksville, and Richard Gehrt of California; and three
great-grandchildren, Blake and Scott Inman of Clarksville and Cody
Gehrt of California.
Funeral was at 10:30 a.m. Saturday,
Sept. 1, at Hardwicke Funeral Home with Rev. Sam McElhaney officiating.
Burial was in Lone Pine Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Richard Hall,
Robert Hall, Jerry Don Wood, Johnny Wood, Jack Rogers, and Cecil Bean.
Kenneth G. Chambers
Kenneth Gayle Chambers, 71, of
Clarksville died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, in Van Buren.
He was born in Johnson County,
attended First United Methodist Church in Clarksville, former student
at Holy Redeemer Catholic School and Forrester-Davis Development
Center, and was preceded in death by his mother and stepfather, Lowell
(Askins) and Howe A. Higgs; and father, Kenneth R. Chambers.
He is survived by one sister, Randa
Hawkins of Fort Smith; and two nieces, Kelley McFerren of Fort Smith
and Shelley Webb of Alma.
Graveside services and burial were
at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31, at Oakland Cemetery in Clarksville under
the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the
Activities Department of Crawford Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center,
2010 Main Street, Van Buren, AR 72956.
Paul W. Sanborn
Paul W. Sanborn, 74, of Dover, whose
son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Wanita Sanborn, reside at Hartman,
died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007, at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center
in Russellville.
A son of the late Walter Alonzo and
Roxanna Cleaves Jones Sanborn, he was a native of Ellsworth, Maine,
Baptist, United States Air Force veteran of the Korean War and the
Vietnam War having retired in 1978 as chief master sergeant after
27-plus years, and was an employee of Epperson Construction Company in
Russellville for 19 years following his retirement. He was preceded in
death by four brothers, Walter Jr., Charles, John and Clarence Sanborn;
and one brother-in-law, Richard Mitchell.
Survivors include his wife of 54
years, Beverly Jo Sanborn; three other sons, Dave Sanborn and wife,
Robin, of Russellville, Dan Sanborn and wife, Debbie, of Abilene,
Texas, and Ric Sanborn and fiancee, Melanie Goad, of Fort Smith; one
daughter, Lana Sue Ledezma and husband, Joe, of Kerrville, Texas; one
sister, Sally Gifford of Ellsworth, Maine; two brothers-in-law, Curtis
Mitchell and wife, Anna, of Dover, and Tom Mitchell of the Philippines;
one sister-in-law, Jean Abbott and husband, Wayne, of Poteau, Okla.;
eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug.
30, at Shinn Funeral Service Chapel. Burial, with military honors, was
in McFadden Cemetery at Dover.
Memorials may be made to the
American Lung Association of Arkansas, 211 Natural Resources Drive,
Little Rock, AR 72205-9869 or a charity of the donor's choice.
Phyllis Ann Payne
Phyllis Ann Payne, 74, of
Russellville died Monday, Aug. 27, 2007, at St. Mary's Regional Medical
Center in Russellville.
She was a native of Tulsa, Okla.,
daughter of the late Carl Guy and Mable Fern Bellows Lowther, widow of
James D. Payne Sr., and was preceded in death by one son, Ricky Payne;
one grandson, David Freeman; and six brothers and sisters.
She is survived by two sons, James
Payne Jr. and wife, Theresa, of Russellville and Ronnie Payne and wife,
Barbara, of Hartman; six daughters, Deborah Smith and husband, Charles,
of Clarksville, Diana Freeman and husband, David, of Pottsville, Donna
Chambers and husband, Camp, of Russellville, Doris Kemp and husband,
Don, of Pottsville, Darlene Fitzgerald and husband, Larry Joe, of
Oklahoma, and Belinda Edwards Wells of Russellville; one brother, Ray
Lowther of Tulsa, Okla.; 31 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and
a special friend, Bill Reed of Russellville.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug.
31, at Shinn Funeral Service Chapel with Dr. Michael Stick officiating.
Burial was in Oakland Cemetery at Russellville.
Grandsons and friends of the family
served as pallbearers.
Trixie J. Buchanan
Trixie J. Buchanan, 82, of Phoenix,
Ariz., a native of the Harmony Community, died Aug. 9, 2007, in a
Phoenix hospital.
She was a daughter of the late James
L. and Ola Miracle Porter, widow of C. T. Buchanan, and was
preceded
in death by one brother, Gus H. Porter.
She is survived by two sons, Chris
A. Buchanan of Ruidoso, N. M., and Bruce Buchanan of Phoenix, Ariz.;
four grandchildren; and three brothers, Lyall, Buel and Bill Porter of
Clarksville.
Graveside services and interment
were in the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Phoenix, Ariz.
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