Obituaries
William R. Perren
William R. (Buddy) Perren, 72, of
Lamar died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, at Sparks Regional Medical Center
in Fort Smith.
He was a son of the late John and
Birdie Perren, member of Mountain Home Freewill Baptist Church,
employed as a brick mason in the construction business, and was
preceded in death by one great-grandson, Logan Wilson.
Survivors include his wife of 52
years, Dessie Mae Perren; one daughter, Becky Wilburn and husband,
Greg, of Knoxville; two sons, Johnny Perren and wife, Lydia, and David
Perren and wife, Donita, all of Hattiesburg, Miss.; two sisters, Wanda
Faye Dail and Myrtle Alma Collier, both of Lamar; one brother, Thomas
Ray Perren of Brenham, Texas; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren;
and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.
19, at the Mountain Home Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. Robbie
Jackson officiating.
Burial was in Minnow Creek Cemetery
under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers were Jason
Perren, Michael Perren, Bryan Perren, Russell Zachary, Daniel Zachary,
and Ray Wilkinson.
Honorary pallbearers were Clifford
Collier, Travis Wilson, Cory Kendall, and Billy Ray Perren.
Alice L. Nicks
Alice Louise Nicks, 88, of
Clarksville died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, at Johnson Regional Medical
Center.
She was a daughter of the late
Charles Edgar and Media McFadden Davidson, member of the Jehovah's
Witnesses Kingdom Hall, and was preceded in death by one daughter,
Laura Sue Wilkins.
Survivors include one son, Roy Leon
Nicks of Ozark; two grandchildren, Tracey Nordin and husband, Kim, of
Ozone and Winston Wilkins of Lamar; and three great-grandchildren,
Susie and Ginny Nordin of Ozone and Ben Wilkins of Lamar.
A memorial service will be held at 2
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at the Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall at West
Fork with Mike Mesche officiating.
The body was cremated.
Local arrangements were under the
direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Clarence J. Madewell
Clarence J. Madewell, 83, of Lamar
died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, at Countryside Manor Nursing Home.
He was a native of Pope County, son
of the late Clarence C. and Florence Larue Madewell, member of
Clarksville Freewill Baptist Church and Bunch Walton Post No. 22 of the
American Legion, World War II veteran, and was preceded in death by his
wife, Imalee Shatwell Madewell; and two brothers, Clymoth and Hoyle
Madewell.
Survivors include two daughters,
Karen Patterson and husband, Clyde, of Clarksville and Geraldine
Madewell of Lamar; one brother, Gaylon Madewell of Lamar; two
grandchildren, Valerie Patterson of Hartman and April Clark of
Clarksville; and two great-grandchildren, Karlee Castleman and Lillian
Clark.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008, at the Clarksville Freewill Baptist Church
with Rev. Robert Williams and Rev. Kenneth Madewell officiating.
Burial will be in Holman Cemetery
under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Eddie Lindsey,
Mike Lindsey, Jerry Don Madewell, Bobby Madewell, Geary Roberts, and
Freddie Lindsey.
Corene C. Huff
Corene Crossno Huff, 89, died
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008.
She was a native of Denning,
daughter of the late Samuel Jasper and Cora Ledgerwood Crossno, widow
of Junior Gervis Huff, graduate of Altus High School, former
resident
of Clarksville, Superior, Wyo., and Dragerton, Utah, seamstress, active
member of Living Water Baptist Church in Sunnyside, Utah, Sunday
school teacher, former member of Altus Baptist Church, and was preceded
in death by one daughter, Ada Jean Huff; and ten brothers and sisters.
Survivors include one son and one
daughter, Bo Huff and Carolyn (Chuck) Abeyta, both of East Carbon,
Utah; 12 grandchildren, Terri, Doug, Sherri, Shelli, Lisa, Michelle,
Amy, Kendall, James, Maddy, Junior, and Becky; and 12
great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb.
19, at Living Water Baptist Church in Sunnyside, Utah.
Burial was in Valley View Cemetery
in Sunnyside, Utah, under the direction of Mitchell Funeral Home of
Price, Utah.
Donald G. Hickerson
Donald Gene Hickerson, 76, of Lamar
died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of Oklahoma City,
Okla., son of the late Lester and Bella Jo Herndon Hickerson, former
member of the Arkansas National Guard in Little Rock, and was preceded
in death by his wife, Ruby Lee Strelsky Hickerson.
Survivors include two sons, Kim
Hickerson of London and Michael Wayne Hickerson of Vista, Calif.; one
brother, Lester Hickerson of Hot Springs; seven grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
Private graveside services were held
Monday, Feb. 18, at the Brock Cemetery.
Arrangements were under the
direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Harley E. Mulanax
Harley Elliot Mulanax, 57, of
Clarksville died Monday, Feb. 11, 2008, at his home.
He was a native of Loyalton, Calif.,
barber, and owner of a local barbershop.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn
Mulanax; two daughters, Tricia Sturges and Shelly Farmer; two sons,
Chad Chrisman and Mike Weathers; one sister, Dorene Kelly; one brother,
Audie Mulanax; seven grandchildren, Gabriel, Elijah, Tyler, Maycee,
Shannon, Shayla, and Tyler; and aunt, Doris Palmer.
A memorial service and visitation
were held from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at Roller-Cox Funeral Chapel.
Katherine J. Dorney
Katherine Jean Dorney, 75, of
Hartman died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008, at Ozark.
She was born at Ozark to Charlie and
Flossie Belt Nichols, widow of James Dorney, and was preceded in death
by one daughter, Katherine Carol Dorney.
She is survived by three daughters,
Kimberly Moore and Linda Haasis of Hartman and Karen Carlisle of Coal
Hill; four sisters, Bobbie Askins and Mabel Skidgel of Coal Hill, Wanda
Infante of Vacaville, Calif., and Irene Newton of Alma; five
grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
A memorial service was held at 2
p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at the Kendall Cemetery.
The body was cremated. Local
arrangements were under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home of Ozark.
Lena Marie Crotts
Lena Marie Crotts, 84, of Lamar died
Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, at Clarksville Convalescent Home.
She was a daughter of the late
Bessie A. (Davis) and Albert E. Wilson Jr., widow of Ralph C. Crotts,
member of Holman Freewill Baptist Church, gardener, farmer, employee of
Morton Frozen Foods for several years, and was preceded in death by one
sister, Frankie Clark; two brothers, Ray Wilson and Herbert Wilson; and
one son-in-law, Jim Wright.
Survivors include two daughters,
Jeanette Wright of Clarksville and Linda Pye and husband, Quentin, of
Weatherford, Okla.; three sons, Kenneth Crotts of Lamar, Mitchell
Crotts and wife, Connie, of Waldron, and Robert Crotts and wife, Dena,
of Tampa, Fla.; one sister, Hattie Palmer of Lamar; eight
grandchildren, Douglas Wright, Porsha Russell, Jason Pye, Jeremy Pye,
Andrew Crotts, Clayton Crotts, Paul Crotts, and Matthew Crotts; three
great-grandchildren, Noah Wright, Tanner Russell, and Anna Grace
Wright; and one brother-in-law, Leon Clark of Tulsa, Okla.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 22, at the Holman Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. Geno Johnston
and Rev. Herb Tilley officiating.
Burial will be in Holman Cemetery
under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 21, at Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Mae E. Covey
Mae Elizabeth Covey, 93, of Hartman
died Monday, Feb. 11, 2008, at her home.
She was a native of Mount Pleasant,
Pa., attended Stillwell Bible Baptist Church, was a Sunday school
teacher, junior church teacher, and held Bible clubs for boys and girls
in her home, was a hospice volunteer in Escondido, Calif., and was
preceded in death by three husbands, Joseph Helmken, George Foster, and
Cecil Covey; one daughter, Almira Rose; two sons, Charles Helmken and
John Lee Helmken; and one grandson, Joseph Harris.
She is survived by two daughters,
Margaret Wilkes of Las Vegas, Nev., and Jane Crutchfield of Coal Hill;
one son, Roger Foster of Spokane, Wash.; 25 grandchildren; and numerous
great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb.
18, at Stillwell Bible Baptist Church with burial at Greenwood Memorial
Park Cemetery in San Diego, Calif., under the direction of Edwards
Van-Alma Funeral Home.
Ollie Karstetter
Ollie C. Karstetter, 93, of
Clarksville died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008, at Clarksville Convalescent
Home.
She was a daughter of the late
Richard and Anzy Jane Johnson Hull, widow of Marvin Karstetter, retired
employee of Clarksville Shoe Factory, and was preceded in death
by
four sisters, Ruby Harmon, Harriet Terry, Clara Carpenter, and Martha
Ann Hull; and five brothers, William (Bill) Hull, John Hull, Chester
Hull, Major Hull, and Andrew Hull.
She is survived by two daughters,
Charlotte Freeman of Hagarville and Phyllis McCarley of Sherwood; one
son, Richard E. Karstetter of North Little Rock; seven grandchildren;
and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
16, at First Landmark Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Vernon Bass
officiating.
Burial was in Oakland Cemetery under
the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers were Jimmy Gould,
David Handley, Dale Caldwell, Ronnie Ashlock, Rip Teal, and Dale
Ashlock.
Honorary pallbearers were Wayne
Pyron and Wendell Lee.
Memorials may be made to First
Landmark Missionary Baptist Church, P. O. Box 589, Clarksville, AR
72830.
T. J. Duvall
T. J. Duvall, infant son of Angela
Robbins and Tyson Duvall of Subiaco, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008, in
Little Rock.
He was born in Russellville on Oct.
24, 2007, and was preceded in death by a grandmother, Rita Darline
Duvall.
Other survivors include one sister,
Alyssa Miller of Subiaco; two brothers, Michael Miller and Trey Duvall
of Subiaco; grandparents, Pam Crow and Mike Smith of Coal Hill and
Roger and Heather Robbins of Fort Smith; and great-grandparents, Jim
and Jerry Bowman and Kathy and Dick Robbins of Paris, and Ruby Crow of
Coal Hill.
Graveside services and burial were
at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at the Cemetery Ridge Cemetery in Etna.
Arrangements were under the direction of Roller Funeral Home of Paris.
Vada L. Tomlinson
Vada L. (Twiggy) Tomlinson, 84, of
Clarksville died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, at Johnson Regional Medical
Center.
She was a native of Glasford, Ill.,
daughter of the late George and Agnes Sonnemaker Clauson, and was
preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers.
Survivors include her husband of 38
years, Roger Tomlinson; two sons, Gary Beckstead and wife, Sharon, of
Lexington, Tenn., and Harry Beckstead and wife, Mary, of Clarksville;
one stepson, Kevin Tomlinson of Canton, Ill.; one stepdaughter, Tammy
Fanning of Topeka, Kan.; three sisters, Vivian Lowder, Blanche
Wilkinson and Beulah Wilkinson and brother-in-law, Bob Wilkinson, all
of Canton, Ill.; eight grandchildren and stepgrandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren; and several nieces and
nephews.
The body will be cremated and a
private service will be held in Illinois at a later date.
Local arrangements were under the
direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
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