Obituaries
Alice Marie Johnson
Alice Marie Johnson, 94, of Lamar
died Monday, Feb. 18, 2008, at Countryside Manor Nursing Home.
She was a member of Second Baptist
Church in Clarksville, Lamar Chapter No. 516 Order of the Eastern Star,
and United Member of the Daughters of the Confederacy, longtime member
of the Open Bible Sunday School Class, daughter of the late George
Robert and Lily Mae Ritchey Holden, and was preceded in death by
husbands, Lytle Jennings and Perry Johnson; one daughter, Betty Jo; one
sister, Gladys Dickerson; and two brothers, Don and Thurman Holden.
She is survived by one son, Robert
Jennings and wife, Betsy, of Ballwin, Mo.; stepchildren, Ron Johnson of
Little Rock, Ted Johnson of Charleston, W. Va., Dick Johnson of
Philadelphia, Pa., Karen Wright of Arizona, and Pat Howard of Memphis,
Tenn.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Thursday,
Feb. 21, at Second Baptist Church in Clarksville with Rev. Tom Dicus
and Rev. Hector Mendez officiating.
Burial was in Lamar Cemetery under
the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Glenn Hickey, Nick
Ashley, Ron Ashley, Bill Coats, Virgil Knight, and Raymond Holt.
Memorials may be made to Second
Baptist Church Youth Camp Cabin Fund, 709 Oak Street, Clarksville, AR
72830.
Barney Ray Bean
Barney Ray Bean, 71, of Mulberry
died Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, in Fort Smith.
He was a native of Clarksville,
retired grocery store manager, Navy veteran, and Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Georgia
Bean; three daughters, Karen Goff of Lavaca, Teresa Qualls of
Clarksville and Pam Gregory of Alma; one son, Mike Bean of Altus; one
sister, Reba Ford of Rogers; one brother, Lavern Bean of Pea Ridge; and
ten grandchildren.
Graveside services and burial were
at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, at New Cemetery in Mulberry under the
direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith.
David Lee Fultz
David Lee Fultz, 62, of Prairie View
died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, at his home.
He was a native of Altus, son of the
late Jessie Fultz, an employee of Greenville Tube in Clarksville in
industrial maintenance for 32 years, and was preceded in death by one
brother, Jerry Fultz.
Survivors include his wife, Janie
Grissom Fultz; four daughters, Taressa Young of Springtown, Texas,
Sondra Rogers of New Blaine, and Sabrina Mitchell and Katina Tucker,
both of Yadkinville, N. C.; three sons, Gary Fultz of Corby, England,
David Fultz of Fayetteville, and Wally Street of Paris; mother, Violet
Wood Fultz Allen of Coal Hill; one sister, Cheryl Fultz of Ozark; three
brothers, Larry Fultz of Sheridan, Jesse Fultz of Ozark, and Randy
Allen of Coal Hill; ten grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 27, at the Fernwood Assembly of God Church near Hartman with Rev.
Eddie Birdsong officiating.
Burial will be in Prairie View
Cemetery at Prairie View under the direction of Brotherton Brothers
Funeral Home of Paris.
Active pallbearers will be Larry
Dean Fultz, Shawn Fultz, Jerry Wayne Fultz, Ryan Fultz, John Wisdom,
and Steven Barber.
Honorary pallbearers will be Bill
Hill, James Paxion, Don Bradley, and co-workers at Greenville Tube.
Dorothy Carter
Dorothy Carter, 89, of Prague,
Okla., formerly of Clarksville, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2008, in Prague,
Okla.
She was a native of Fort Douglas,
daughter of the late Joe Cecil and Beulah Smith Hyatt, widow of Roy
Carter, and was preceded in death by one son, James; one
daughter,
Louise Minney Callahan; and two sisters, Margie Lambert and Leona
Patterson.
Survivors include two sons, Robert
Carter and wife, Debbie, of Prague, Okla., and Roger Carter and wife,
Lois, of East St. Louis, Mo.; 12 grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.
26, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel with Paul Farrar officiating. Burial
was in Lamar Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Jerry Minney, David
Carter, Doug Gammel, John Piper, Vernon Tatum, and D. J. Holman.
Isabel Louise Shirley
Isabel Louise Shirley, 84, of Lamar
died Monday, Feb. 18, 2008.
She was born in San Diego, Calif.,
to Benjamin Vance and Mary Vesley, and was preceded in death by her
husband, Quincy; one daughter, Kathleen; one brother, Benjamin Vesley;
and one great-granddaughter, Jessica Hall.
She is survived by one daughter,
Lynda Sivils of Russellville; one son and daughter-in-law, William and
Renate Shirley of Russellville; four grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
The body was cremated.
A private graveside service will be
held at the National Cemetery in Fort Smith.
Local arrangements were under the
direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the
Russellville Animal Shelter, 3115 South Mobile, Russellville, AR 72802.
Lillie Leona Miller
Lillie Leona Miller, 74, of
Clarksville died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008, at Clarksville Convalescent
Home.
She was a native of Redlick,
daughter of the late Alex James and Reba Corrine Hodges Brigham, widow
of Herbert Miller, restaurant manager, and was preceded in death by two
brothers, James Brigham and Harold Brigham.
She is survived by one daughter,
Reba Sherman of Dover; one son, Roy Edward Miller of Roy, Wash.; one
brother, George Brigham of Poughkeepsie; four grandchildren; and eight
great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb.
26, at Roller-Cox Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Minnow Creek
Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were J. L. Hogue,
Brian Morgan, David Chamberlin, Mark Chamberlin, Brian Hunnicutt, and
Richard Hachit.
Honorary pallbearers were Roy Edward
Miller, James (R. J.) Hogue Jr., Jordan Chamberlin, and Kenith Hogue.
Marsha A. Gravitz
Marsha Alta Gravitz, 64, of
Clarksville died Friday, Feb. 22, 2008, at her home.
She was a native of Ironwood, Mich.,
graduate of Fond du Lac High School and the University of Wisconsin at
Oshkosh, Wis., retired school teacher, avid animal lover, and preceded
in death by her father, Matthew Gravitz.
She is survived by her mother,
Maybelle Gravitz of Clarksville.
The body was cremated.
Local arrangements were under the
direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Mary J. George
Mary Janelle George, 72, of
Clarksville died Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008, at Clarksville Convalescent
Home.
A native of Holly Grove, she was a
daughter of the late Mardis and Lorene Brady Chandler, widow of
Chestene George, member of Twin Oaks Baptist Church, graduate of
Arkansas City High School, and was preceded in death by one brother,
Larry Chandler.
She is survived by one daughter,
Sheila Poe of North Little Rock; two sisters, Merilyn Pipes of
Hermitage and Maycelle Smith of Warren; one brother, James Chandler of
London; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb.
23, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel with Rev. Troy Vaughn and Rev. Ron Owen
officiating. Burial was at 3 p.m. at Union Hill Cemetery in Ingalls.
Sibyle Hatchett
Sibyle Hatchett, 89, of
Clarksville died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, at Countryside Manor
Nursing Home.
She was a native of Lamar, daughter
of the late John and Etta Graham Reynolds, widow of Pete Hatchett, and
member of Landmark Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include five sons, Kenneth
Hatchett and wife, Billie, of Clarksville, Bob Hatchett and wife,
Nancy, of Mulberry, Jim Hatchett and wife, Ann, of Fort Smith, Johnny
Hatchett and wife, Sue, of Lamar, and Doug Hatchett and wife, Linda, of
Coal Hill; one brother, Albert Reynolds of Lamar; 12 grandchildren; 27
great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services and burial will
be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, at Lamar Cemetery with Rev. Eddie
Birdsong officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Hardwicke
Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Mark, Bobby,
Jeremy, Michael, Cody and Paris Hatchett and Tyler Sisson.
Warren F. Hadley
Warren Frank Hadley, 79, of
Clarksville died Monday, Feb. 18, 2008, at Johnson Regional Medical
Center.
He was a son of the late Horace and
Gladys Mae Worden Hadley, three time war veteran including World War
II, Korea and Vietnam, and spent 23-plus years in the Army. After
retiring from the Army, he was employed by the Moreno Valley School
District as a bus mechanic and driver in addition to being the only
grounds maintenance employee who took care of all the grounds equipment
prior to retiring after 15 years of service.
Survivors include his wife of 40
years, Darlene Hadley; one son, Mark K. Hadley and wife, Michelle, of
Fairbanks, Alaska; one sister, Maxine Tanner of Franklinville, N.
Y.;
one brother, Lewis Hadley and wife, Doris, of Olean, N. Y.; and
one
grandchild, Mariah N. Hadley of Reno, Nev.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb.
25, at East Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Rev. Robbie Jackson
officiating. Burial was at 2 p.m. at the National Cemetery in Fort
Smith. Arrangements were under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Eldon Scoggins,
Louie Leeds, Doyle Jordan, Carl Curtis, Sammy Freeland, and Larry
Morgan.
Memorials may be made to East Mt.
Zion Trinity Baptist Church, P. O. Box 307, Clarksville, AR 72830.
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