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Benton County, Arkansas Obituary Collection
Benton County, Arkansas Obituary Collection - 37
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Date: Wednesday, 17 March 2010, at 4:51 p.m.
Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1972
Thelma Joy Prewitt Torres
Thelma Joy Prewitt Torres, 91, of Rogers, and formerly of Butler, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 25, 2002, at Innisfree Care Center in Rogers. She was born May 17, 1910, in Emporia, Kan., to Clare and Emma Joy Kays Anderson.
She was involved in food service most of her working life. She owned and operated many restaurants, and was in charge of food service for Children's Hospital in Costa Mesa, Calif., and other establishments.
She was a member of the Methodist Church. She enjoyed bowling, horse races, playing poker and slot machines.
She was preceded in death by four brothers, Warren Anderson, Harold Anderson, Herb Anderson and Marvin Anderson.
Survivors include a brother and sister-in-law, Earl and Bonnie Anderson of Bella Vista; six nieces and nephews, Tim Anderson of San Antonio, Texas, Mike Anderson of Hillsdale, Mich., Jeff Anderson of Costa Mesa, Calif., Christy Anderson of Lake Tahoe, Calif., Warren Anderson Jr. of San Francisco and Andrea Lee Anderson of Chico, Calif.
Funeral services were Monday, Jan. 28, at Underwood-Steinbeck Funeral Home of Butler, with Bill Perkey officiating. Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.
Josephine 'Jo' Olive Johnson Hackett
Mrs. Hackett, a homemaker, civic leader, and longtime resident of Bella Vista, died on February 22, 2005, at a local hospital. Independent until she began to weaken in the last three days of her life, she maintained her own home, plus two pets, with a unique combination of energy, determination, a wonderful mind, and well-honed faith.
"God just strung me together right," she always said.
Known as "Jo" Josephine Olive Johnson Hackett was born August 17, 1904, in Indian Territory, Oklahoma, in the small town of Chickasha. Her life spanned 100 years and 6 months of remarkable living. She was named for her grandmother, a woman with great southern charm and inner courage, who survived, as a baby, the burning of Atlanta in the Civil War.
Early on Jo had the desire to accomplish a lot with her life. As a little girl, she frequently helped her dad, Ben F. Johnson, a rancher and banker, round up his white-face cattle, while riding her Indian pony bareback across the prairie. At age 12, she learned to play golf and became the youngest Oklahoma Consolation Champion; she continued to love the game of golf.
When she was 15, she bravely traveled to New York City, where she attended Miss Finch School. Then, in 1929, she received a BA degree in music from the University of Oklahoma, where she was also president of her sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta.
Jo's mother was Mary Alexander Olive. Jo had one sister, Mary Lee Johnson Gribi.
Her positive outlook, her warm loving nature, touched hundreds of people throughout her life, including her surviving offspring -- Josephine Higginbotham, her only child, her three grandchildren, Nelly, Matthew, and Mary, and her three great-grandchildren, Hanna, Teo, and Anastasia Josephine, as well as her niece, Mary Jo Pettit, and numerous cousins.
She was a natural-born leader, serving on many civic boards in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she and her deceased husband, Arch F. Hackett, lived from the beginning of their 55-year marriage in 1932 until their retirement in 1975 to Bella Vista, Arkansas. Those Tulsa organizations included The Junior League, Philbrook Art Center Auxiliary, Garden Club, Children's Day Nursery, Town Hall, and Gilcrease Museum. Jo also had a very successful career in real estate.
In Bella Vista, where she lived for the past 30 years, Jo continued to find interesting projects to which she could offer her leadership skills and energy. She was a charter member of the Presbyterian Church of Bella Vista and the founder of the Bella Vista Living Memory Garden. Jo was recognized as a "Bella Vista Treasure," named Outstanding Citizen of the Village in 1988. Last year she was made an honorary lifetime member of the Bella Vista Garden Club. She was also a member of the 18-Hole Lady Golfers and played golf until the age of 95.
Her daughter, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, niece and cousins will greatly miss her. She was devoted to her family; they meant everything to her. They will always remember her caring about them and for them, loving them so much, and continually encouraging them. She was their biggest fan and cheerleader.
Jo especially liked making her famous toffee candy, yet cooking anything delighted her. She loved giving parties. She sewed beautifully; she gardened; she loved working creatively with her hands. She adored animals, watched sports on TV, and even liked to bet on the Kentucky Derby. At age 97, she and her daughter attended the Kentucky Derby and she bet on the winner, Charismatic, and even got a hug and kiss from Pat Day, a winner himself among jockeys.
She just plain enjoyed living every one of her days to the fullest. She added a special, sweet blend of "life" to Life itself.
The celebration of Jo Hackett will be held at the Bella Vista Presbyterian Church, 1880 Forest Hills Blvd., on March 3, 2005 at 3 p.m., with Reverend Jim Still officiating. Viewing will take place at the Bella Vista Funeral Home, 2258 Forest Hills Blvd., between 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. on March 2nd. A private burial will be on March 4, at 2 p.m. in Chickasha, OK, at the Rose Hill Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Bella Vista Living Memory Garden, c/o Wanda Schrader, 2 Lois Lane, Bella Vista, Arkansas 72715 or to the Presbyterian Church of Bella Vista, 1880 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, Arkansas 72715.
Ernest 'Ernie' Earl Burgh
Ernest "Ernie" Earl Burgh, 81, of Bella Vista, died Thursday, July 17, 2003, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rogers. He was born Dec. 8, 1921, in Golovin, Alaska, and was raised by Henry and Maggie Curran Burgh.
He spent his childhood in Solomon and Nome, Alaska. He attended the University of Alaska in Fairbanks on a scholarship, transferring to Colorado School of Mines. He graduated with a master of engineering degree in mining.
He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy. He married Mary Jane Nelson on Sept. 10, 1944, in Golden, Colo.
He helped develop the oil shale mining program in Rifle, Colo., while employed by the U.S. government. He worked for General Dynamics for more than 24 years, mining limestone, and retired as vice president of operations in 1987.
He was a member of Presbyterian Church of Bella Vista.
He was preceded in death by a son, Thomas Dow; several brothers and sisters.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Mary Jane Burgh; a son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Pat Burgh of Fenton, Mo.; three daughters and sons-in-law, Pamela and Chuck Sisk of Arvada, Colo., Tamara and Douglas Norrgard of Magdalena, N.M., Tanya and Brian Berfield of Alpharetta, Ga.; a brother and sister-in-law, Jerry and Rose Fagerstrom of Bemidji, Minn.; four sisters and a brother-in-law, Maggie Olson of Golovin, Alaska, Rose Jones of Anchorage, Alaska, Doris Lincoln of Kotzebue, Alaska, Myrtle and Tommy Johnson of Nome, Alaska; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 521 S. Rock, Suite 103, Little Rock, Ark. (72202).
David McNeill Haseltine
David McNeill Haseltine, 88, of Bentonville, and formerly of Bella Vista, died Thursday, July 17, 2003, at Bentonville Manor. He was born July 3, 1915, in Somerville, Mass., to Stephen and Emma Clough Haseltine.
He graduated from Stoneham (Mass.) High School; Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa; the University of Kansas at Lawrence with a bachelor of science degree in business administration; and the University of Missouri with a master's degree in education.
He was a World War II veteran, serving as a captain in the U.S. Army Infantry, which included duties in Japan and the Philippines. He was director of housing at Graceland College for most of his 27 years on staff there, retiring to Bella Vista in 1980.
He volunteered at Bates Medical Center in Bentonville, was a Stephen Minister for Bella Vista Community Church and was active on the team which established Village House, a nonprofit adult daycare program.
He was a tennis and jogging enthusiast.
He was preceded in death by three wives, Margery Vanskike in 1951, Frances Traver in 1993, and Karen Harner in 2000; a sister, Amy; a brother, Stephen Haseltine Jr.; and a stepson, Ted Traver.
A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24, at Bella Vista Community Church with the Rev. David McKay officiating.
Arrangements are by Benton County Funeral Home of Bentonville.
Memorials may be made to Village House, P.O. Box 3027, Bella Vista, Ark. (72715).
Allita Louise Little
Allita Louise Little, 86, of Rogers, died Saturday, July 12, 2003, at Concordia Care Center in Bella Vista. She was born March 23, 1917, near Savanna, Okla., to Lonnie and Ollie Tucker Adams.
She was a self-taught artist, a housemother at an orphanage and a florist. She was a Southern Baptist.
She was preceded in death by four brothers, Dade, Guy, Dutch and George; and three sisters, Ruby, Millie and Maxine.
Survivors include two daughters, Jean Bond of Oak Harbor, Wash., and Betty Smith of Rogers; two brothers, Gene Adams of Modesto, Calif., and Bob Adams of Casa Grande, Ariz.; a sister, Alma Hudson of Fresno, Calif.; four grandchildren, Rebecca Bond of Bristow, Okla., Greg Bond of Redlands, Calif., Rob Smith of Springdale and Stacy Martin of Siloam Springs; and two great-grandchildren, Taylor Smith of Gravette and Corey Martin of Siloam Springs.
A private funeral service will be held. Arrangements are by Bella Vista Funeral Home and Crematory.
Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
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