Alan L. Kinman, 43, of Clarksville died Monday, July 26, 1999, at Johnson
Regional Medical Center from injuries sustained in a one-vehicle accident
at Hartman at approximately 12:26 a.m.
He was a native of Clarksville, son of the late Delmer Kinman, graduate
of Clarksville High School and an employee of Razorback Farms in Springdale.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Denise Kinman; one daughter, Kelly
Kinman of Clarksville; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Lee and Ericka
Kinman of Gulfport, Miss., and Mikel Kinman of Russellville; mother, Mrs.
Verlene Coleman of Clarksville; one brother, Larry Don Kinman; two grandchildren,
Krista Kinman and Bryan Kinman, both of Gulfport, Miss.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 28, at Hardwicke Funeral
Chapel with Rev. Billy Usery officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Airy Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Jerry Don Childers, Randy Fowler, Doyle Boen,
Mike Neumeier, Bruce Warren, and Wesley Kendrick.
Honorary pallbearers will be Larry Hogue, Donnie Clinton, and Bill Hudson.
Howard Morgan White, 77, of Knoxville died Sunday, July 25, 1999, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He was a native of Zadock, son of the late Patrick Henry and Sallie
Ann Meyers White, retired plumber, Army veteran of World War II, and was
preceded in death by one son, Danny Ray White.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Vonnie Mae White; two daughters, Dorothy
Goldsmith of Clarksville and Juanita White of Coal Hill; three sons, Jimmy
White and Don White, both of Clarksville, and Ronnie White of Lamar; 14
grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 28, at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel
with Rev. Herbert Tilley officiating. Burial will be in Minnow Creek Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Vance Goldsmith, Ronnie White, Josh White, Bill Casey, Brian Clark, and Don Cagle.
J. C. (Jake) Ruppert, 89, died Friday, July 23, 1999.
He was educated in the Clarksville Public Schools, received a bachelor's
degree from the University of the Ozarks and a master's degree from Oklahoma
State University. As supervisor of Trade and Industrial Education and Coordinator
of Postsecondary Area Vocational Technical Schools with the Vocational
and Technical Education Division, Arkansas Department of Education from
1946-77, he provided the leadership for the passage of Act 328 of 1957
authorizing the establishment of postsecondary area vocational technical
schools and helped in the planning and implementing of 24 postsecondary
state vocational technical schools, 14 of which are now technical colleges,
and nine area high school vocational centers.
A veteran of World War II, he served as a communications and training
officer in the United States Navy Air Division on submarine patron off
the English coast. His professional experiences included the following:
1969-77, coordinator of vocational technical schools, Arkansas Department
of Education; 1946-69, state supervisor, trade and industrial education,
Arkansas Department of Education; 1943-46, training officer, United States
Navy; 1941-43, assistant director, Arkansas State Trade School; 1936-41,
trade and industrial coordinator, Fort Smith High School; 1931-36, principal
and diversified occupations coordinator, Clarksville High School; and 1930-31,
principal and biology teacher, Yellville High School.
Major professional, civic offices, and recognitions include visiting
professor for several summers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville,
Colorado State University, Florida State, and Mississippi State, several
summers evaluating industrial education programs for the state of Utah,
1976 outstanding service award, American Vocational Association; president,
National Association, state supervisor of trade and industrial education;
outstanding service awards from National Vocational Industrial America
and from Distributive Education Clubs of America; member of Distributive
Vocational Association as well as awards from state chapters of these organizations.
He organized one of the first industrial cooperative training programs
while serving as the principal of Clarksville High School. He also started
and directed the Arkansas Trade School, a forerunner of the current postsecondary
technical institutes. He assisted in the development and start of the first
licensed practical nursing school in Little Rock and with additional financial
support developed additional practical nursing schools throughout the states.
As president of the National Association of State Supervisors of Trade
and Industrial Education he provied leadership for the organization of
the Vocational Industrial Clubs of American, an organization of students
enrolled in vocational education programs.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Gladys Ruppert.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Nancy Gene and Michael
Feehan of Little Rock; one brother, H. E. Ruppert of Baton Rouge, La.;
one sister, Jewel Pokorney of Clarksville; and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services and burial were at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 27, at Pinecrest Memorial Park with Rev. Charles McGuire and Rev. Clyde Irving officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Griffin-Leggett Healey and Roth of Little Rock.
Mrs. Mary Rose Meadows Ramsey, 81, of Morrilton, formerly of Clarksville,
died Saturday, July 24, 1999, at her home.
She was a daughter of the late Alva R. and Mamie Elizabeth Park Meadows,
widow of Cecil Ramsey, retired teacher and librarian, member of the Arkansas
and National Education Associations and American Association of Retired
Persons, and a Baptist.
She is survived by one daughter, Mary Elizabeth Ramsey Hayward of Bella
Vista; two sons, Robert L. Ramsey of Morrilton and Thomas A. Ramsey of
Hattieville; one sister, Jewelle Ramsey of Swain; seven grandchildren;
and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Monday, July 26, at Deer High School with Rev. Coy Page officiating. Burial was in Swain Cemetery under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Mrs. Mary M. Weatherton, 80, of Hartman died Tuesday, July 20, 1999,
at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was a retired beautician, World War II Army veteran, member of the
Clarksville Church of the Nazarene, daughter of the late H. O. and Mary
M. Hennessey Slaughter, and was preceded in death by two sisters, Emma
Horner and Beatrice Booten.
Survivors include her husband, Homer R. Weatherton; two daughters, Toni
Morgan of Eureka, Calif., and Frances Arlene DeWitt of Yadkinville, N.
C.; two sons, Karl Roby Weatherton of Cook, Minn., and Scott Fullerton
of Yadkinville, N. C.; one sister, Leola Smart of Palestine, Texas; three
brothers, Clay Benton Slaughter of Hughes Springs, Texas, H. O. Slaughter
of San Antonio, Texas, and Bazil Slaughter of Apple Valley, Calif.; 12
grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Friday, July 23, at Roller-Cox Chapel with Rev.
Glenn Newton officiating. Burial was in Ware Chapel Cemetery at Scranton.
Pallbearers were Jack Heil, Bub Claunch, Harley Parker, Charles Goodin, Wayne Gregory, and Dane Mayes Jr.
Mrs. Nadine Laveral (Granny Red) Farber died Saturday, July 24, 1999,
at her home in Paris.
She was a cashier-clerk, Baptist, daughter of the late James and Edith
Stubbs, and was preceded in death by three sons, Van Edward Haynes, Gene
Albert Haynes, and Tracy Michael Proper.
Survivors include her husband, James F. Farber; five daughters, Jane
L. Hall and Cecilia A. Richardson, both of Paris, Memory J. Furr of Scranton,
Connie M. Hilton of Hot Springs and Penny S. Brown of Malvern; five sons,
Douglas E. Haynes of Smithville, Matthew E. Haynes of Booneville, Roger
Proper of Paris, and Jimmy Farber and Michael W. Farber, both of Malvern;
three brothers, James Stubbs and Douglas Stubbs, both of Mooreland, Okla.,
and Billy Bazzle of Pleasant Plains; 18 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, at Roller Chapel in Paris with
burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Jimmy Farber, Mike Farber, Ryan Hilton, Brian Fletcher, Jeff Buchanan, William Farber, and Randy Richardson.
Richard F. (Rick) Parker Sr., 79, of Paris died Thursday, July 22, 1999,
in Fort Smith.
He was a son of the late A. W. and Sally Chloe Melton Parker, retired
from the U. S. Air Force, farmer, and owner-operator of Scranton Boat Sales
in Scranton.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Grace Gunn Parker; two daughters,
Marilyn Robberson of Paris and Jacqueline Williams of Clarksville; two
sons, Richard F. Parker Jr. of Van Buren and David W. Parker of Greenwood;
three sisters, Lucille Allen and Sue Samuels, both of McKinney, Texas,
and Dorothy Kimblin of Gordonville, Texas; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 31, at Roller
Chapel in Paris. The body will be cremated.