3/6/2002
Ada M. Barclift
Ada Mae Barclift, 81, of Ozark died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002, in Ozark Nursing Home.
She was a daughter of the late James R. and Sally Ramsey Barclift and a native of Ozark.
Survivors are one sister, Ruth Guess of Ozark; and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services and burial were at 1 p.m. Friday, March 1, at Highland Cemetery in Ozark under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home.
Ashlynn McKnight
Ashlynn Heaven McKnight, infant daughter of David and LaKisha McKnight of Coal Hill, died Monday, March 4, 2002, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
Other survivors include grandparents, David and DeLayne McKnight of Clarksville, Allen Farris of Hartman, and Jennifer and Jerry Morgan of Coal Hill; and great-grandparents, Mervin and Hazel Farris and Bill and Edna Woods, all of Clarksville, Elmer Whitson of Knoxville, and L. G. Tumbleson of Kent, Wash.
Graveside services and burial will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at West Mt. Zion Cemetery near Hartman with Rev. Amos Pledger officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, at Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Arthur Ruston
Arthur E. Ruston, 74, of Ozark, brother of Betty Plugge of Hartman, died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2002, at Ozark Nursing Home.
He was a World War II Army veteran, a retired 32-year employee of Arkhola Sand and Gravel, native of Ozark, son of the late C. T. and Dora Almond Parrish, and was preceded in death by his wife, Jean; and one son, Lloyd.
Survivors include one daughter, Alice Mainini of Tahlequah, Okla.; one stepdaughter, Sue Chiolino of Russellville; one son, David (Red) Ruston of Ozark; one other sister, Odell Jones of Vicksburg, Miss.; two grandchildren, Bronson Ruston and Jill Millsap, both of Ozark; and one great-grandchild, Johnathan Millsap.
Graveside services and burial were at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, at the Cecil Cemetery with Rev. Gerald Parrish officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home of Ozark.
Pallbearers were Joe McClellan Sr., Danny Jones, Dale Harris, Bud Turk, Jim McClellan, and Frank Medlock.
Cora Frazier
Cora Bell Frazier, 83, of Van Buren died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002, in a Van Buren nursing home.
A native of Coal Hill, she was the widow of James Frazier, former resident of Mulberry, and a Pentecostal.
Survivors include four daughters, Irene Cowan of Mulberry, Betty Moore and Sylvia Frazier, both of Van Buren, and Louise Richey of Indiana; three sons, Raymond Frazier of Alma, Carroll Frazier of Van Buren, and Shirl Frazier; two stepdaughters, Wanda Murphy of Van Buren and Lois Welch of Calif-
ornia; two stepsons, Von Frazier of Van Buren and Delmer Frazier of Tulsa, Okla.; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, at Ocker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel in Van Buren with burial at New Cemetery in Mulberry.
Pallbearers were grandsons, Curtis and Billy Cowan, James, Oliver and Troy Frazier, and Todd Richey.
Della Dickerson
Graveside services and burial for Della Marie Dickerson, 83, of St. Paul, who died Friday, March 1, 2002, at her home, were at 3 p.m. Monday, March 4, at the Oark Cemetery with Rev. Amos Pledger officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
She was a daughter of the late Harrison and Julia Emeline Bohannon Melson and widow of Ellis Dickerson.
Survivors are two brothers, James F. Melson of Pettigrew and O. Z. Melson of Strickler; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Dollie Hundhausen
Dollie Mae Hundhausen died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2002, in a hospital in Wharton, Texas.
She was a member of the Pentecostal Church.
Survivors are her husband, Paul; one daughter, Marilyn Brooks of Bay City, Texas; two sons, Jimmy Hundhausen of Raleigh, N. C., and John Michael Hundhausen of Hot Springs; two sisters, Pat Brasher of De Soto, Mo., and Betty Clenny of Tennessee; four brothers, Billy Flynn, Charles Flynn, Don Flynn, and Johnny Flynn, all of Tennessee; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Monday, March 4, at Shaffer Chapel with burial in Highland Cemetery at Ozark.
Gary Van Anderson I
Gary Van Anderson I, 48, of New Blaine died Saturday, March 2, 2002, at his home.
He was a native of San Jose, Calif., graduate of Arkansas Tech University at Russellville and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville where he received a master’s degree in speech pathology and taught for several years in the Lamar School District. He was a charter member of the First Baptist Church in Delaware, member of the Elizabeth Hall Masonic Lodge No. 215, and an accomplished musician having the ability to play many different instruments and at the age of 15 started a band with a group of friends.
Survivors are his widow, Deanna Underwood Anderson; one son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Van (Trisha) Anderson II of New Blaine; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Gwedelyn and Mike Lawrence of Clarksville, Mary and Jeffery Brown of Scranton, and Kerri Anderson of New Blaine; parents, Van and Mary Evelyn Wurst Anderson of Delaware; three brothers, Kirby Anderson and Daniel Anderson, both of Delaware, and Timothy Anderson of Tracy, Calif.; two grandsons, Mychal Austin Lawrence and Malachi Aaron Lawrence, both of Clarksville; and numerous uncles, aunts, and cousins.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 5, at the First Baptist Church in Delaware with Rev. Wiley Jones officiating.
Burial was in Anderson Cemetery by Cornwell Funeral Home at Dardanelle.
Pallbearers were Paul Farnam, Mitch Farnam, Shawn Miner, Andy Pemberton, Sonny Davis, Casey Foster, Kenny Whorton, and Bobby Whorton.
Hazel Johnson
Hazel Johnson, 92, of Clarksville died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002, at Countryside Manor Nursing Home.
She was a member of First Baptist Church and Order of the Eastern Star, daughter of the late Jasper and Leona Lee Clinton, and widow of Whitney Johnson.
She is survived by one brother, Howard Clinton of Hunt; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral was at 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, at Roller-Cox Chapel with Dr. Robert Brown officiating. Burial was in Liberty Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were W. J. Rimmer, Dayne Phillips, Jim Helms, Wendell Lee, Burley King, and Don Brown.
Johnny N. Anglin
Johnny Norman Anglin, 57, of Hartman died Sunday, March 3, 2002, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
He was a Baptist, carpenter, and son of the late Johnnie F. Buchanan Anglin Ogden.
Survivors are his widow, Elizabeth Harris Anglin; one daughter, Marsha Ralph of Clarksville; two sons and daughters-in-law, Johnny R. and Dawn Anglin of Hartman and Wayne and Dana Anglin of Clarksville; father, Ruben Anglin of Clarksville; three sisters, Shirley Emerson of Hodges, Ala., Laura Nicks of Ozark, and Linda McMahan of Clarksville; four brothers, Harvey Anglin of Knoxville, Lee Anglin of Pea Ridge, Jerry Anglin of Savannah, Ga., and Francis Anglin of Hartman; and eight grandchildren, Courtney, Kristen, Cassidy, Whitney, Logan, Cody, Leigha, and Tessa.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, at Hartman Baptist Church with Rev. Sam Howell officiating.
Burial will be in Mt. Vernon Cemetery under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers will be Junior Harris, Ted Young, Todd Anglin, Frank Poyner, Carroll Sherrill, and Alan Ashlock.
Honorary pallbearers will be Donnie Hern, Brian Harris, and Keith McMahan.
John Goad
John Goad, 84, of Lamar died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002, at Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smith.
He was an entertainer, son of the late Comnie and Tindall Grace Goad, and was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Goad.
The body was cremated.
Local arrangements were under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
John P. Young
John Pershing Young, 61, of Alton, Ill., father of Becky Madewell of Lamar, died Monday, Feb. 25, 2002, in Alton, Ill.
He was a baker, son of the late August and Bonnie Young, and was preceded in death by one son, Nathan Young; one sister, Mabel Duncan; and two brothers, George Young and Clyde Young.
Survivors include his widow, Priscilla Young; one other daughter, Hope Young of Alton, Ill.; three sisters, Bertha Young, Gladys Troxell and Nancy Young, all of Little Rock; three brothers, Ray Young and Junior Young, both of Clarksville, and Harvey Young of Coal Hill; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral was Wednesday, Feb. 27, in Alton, Ill.
Margaret A. Massey
Margaret A. Massey, 89, of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Clarksville, died Sunday, Feb. 24, 2002, in Las Vegas, Nev.
Survivors include two daughters, Pam Stille of Clarksville and Susan Connelly of Las Vegas, Nev.; two sisters, Josephine Miller of Oakdale, Calif., and Trudy Wright of Everett, Wash.; three grandchildren, Chris Stille of Clarksville, April Barnett of Paris, and Todd Metcalf of Charlotte, W. Va.; and five great-grandchildren, Forest Stille of Clarksville, Keith Brown and Kaylee Barnett of Paris, and Alex and Austin Metcalf of West Virginia.
Funeral service was Thursday, Feb. 28, at Desert Memorial Cremation and Burial Society in Las Vegas, Nev. A memorial service and burial will be at Oakland Cemetery in Clarksville at a later date.
Truman K. Einert
ruman Kenneth Einert, 80, of Lamar died Friday, March 1, 2002, at his home.
He was a retired Arkansas Highway Department employee, son of the late Carl and Maude Alderson Einert, and was preceded in death by one sister, Myrna Einert Officer; and three brothers, Herman, Aden, and Gene Einert.
He is survived by four daughters, Alma Holt and Myrna Deforest, both of Lamar, Linda White of Clarksville, and Betty Killough of London; one sister, Alma Robinson of Lamar; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Monday, March 4, at Roller-Cox Chapel with Rev. Terry Schlinker officiating. Burial was in Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Kenny White, Paul Holt, Mike Killough, Ray Willis, Kevin Holt and Don White.
Wilma E. King
Wilma E. King, 80, of Ozark, aunt of Judy Thornton of Clarksville, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2002, in a Clarksville nursing home.
A native of the White Oak Community, she was a daughter of the late Eric and Vera Collins King, member of the White Oak Presbyterian Church where she taught Sunday school for many years, and director of the Duncan Cemetery for approximately 30 years. She received a bachelor’s degree from the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, a master’s degree from the University of Arkansas, and was a retired school teacher having taught for 27 years with most of those years at Ozark. She was preceded in death by one sister, Frances Vaught.
Other survivors are two sisters, Gippa Kendall of DeWitt and Imogene Trichell of Broken Arrow, Okla.; three nieces, Jane Hollingshead and Anna Woodruff, both of Tulsa, Okla., and Stacey Pomeroy of Owasso, Okla.; one nephew, Ray Kendall of Huntsville, Ala.; seven great-nephews; four great-nieces; and two great-great-nephews.
A memorial service was held at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25, at Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel in Ozark with Rev. Lance Jones of Clarksville officiating. The body was cremated.
Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice or to the Duncan Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund, c/o Alton Vernon, P. O. Box 1131, Ozark, AR 72949.