Edna M. Laster Edna Mae Laster, 81, of Clarksville died Sunday, March 9, 2008, in Paris. She was a native of Hartman, daughter of the late William Clyce and Alie Jaggers Ingram, widow of David King Laster, member of Harmony Presbyterian Church and attended Woodland and Lamar Baptist churches, former employee of Elsie’s Beauty Shop…

Arch Griffin Sr. Herbert Arch Griffin Sr., 93, of Memphis, Tenn., formerly of Clarksville, died Saturday, March 1, 2008, at Spring Gate Nursing Home in Memphis, Tenn. He was a son of the late Thomas Henry and Ruby Lillian Harvey Griffin, retired saw mill employee, and was preceded in death by his wife, Mamie Lee…

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…

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…

Alfreda H. Zach Alfreda Henrietta Axford Zach, 92, of Clarksville died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008, at Clarksville Convalescent Home. She was a native of Pierre, S. D., daughter of the late Alfred and Clara Axford, widow of Elmer Zach, Lutheran, graduate of Plainview (Nebraska) High School and Reynolds School of  Cosmetology in Norfolk, co-owner and…

Ann Raye Pool Ann Raye Pool, 72, of Coal Hill died Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith. She was born Aug. 24, 1935, to Elbert and Lucy Hanson Pledger,  lifelong resident of Coal Hill, and was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Cody Rayburn and Summer Wilson. Survivors…

Charlene Molden Charlene Molden, 72, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008, at Pikes Peak Hospice in Colorado Springs, Colo. A native of Clarksville, she was a daughter of the late Jasper B. Guess, widow of Kenneth E. Molden, realtor, and member of the Adams County Democratic Party. Survivors include her mother, Ruth Guess of Clarksville; two…

Robert Coleman Wise Robert Coleman Wise, of Clarksville, Arkansas, was born August 14, 1938, at home in Peak’s Mill, near Frankfort, Kentucky. He died January 18, 2008, in Little Rock, Arkansas, after a lengthy battle with leukemia. Growing up in rural Kentucky, he graduated midterm 1957 from Peak’s Mill High School and immediately enlisted in…

Bobby Lee Melton Bobby Lee Melton, 72, of Clarksville died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008, at his home. He was a native of Odessa, Texas, retired pipe line employee, son of the late Robert L. and Annie Martin Melton, and was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Nancy Lorene Melton; and three brothers,…

Alice B. Golden Alice Geneva Bledsoe Golden, 85, of Magnet Cove, whose son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth Wayne and Jan Golden, reside in Clarksville, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008, at St. Joseph Mercy Health Center. She was a native of Arkadelphia, daughter of the late Thomas Watson and Janie Smothers Bledsoe, member of First Southern Baptist…