Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Emil Stutz
Emil A. V. Stutz, 81, of Hayward, Calif. died May 22, 2004.
He was born in Arkansas. He was a member of NARFE 511, and had been an aircraft mechanic for the N. A. S. Alameda. He served with the US Army during World War II.
Funeral service was at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 25 at Grissom's Chapel under the direction of Grissom's Mortuary of Hayward, Calif.
He is survived by his wife Alice E. Stutz of San Lorenzo, Calif.; four daughters, Sandra Kadi of Piedmont, Calif., Sarene Stutz-Evans of Benicia, Calif., Theresa Stutz-Scheff of Sacramento, Calif., and Constance Stutz-Montes of Oakland, Calif.; three sisters, Lucille Grimmwood of Lomitos, Calif., Wilma Snow of Arkansas, and Betty Grinder of Arkansas; and seven grandchildren.
Georgia Eckart
Georgia DeSalvo Eckart, 71, of Paris, died Saturday, July 3, 2004.
She was retired from Farmer's Home Adminstration after 40 years of service and a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Paris. She was also affiliated with Mothers Altar Society at St. Joseph's Catholic Church and National Association of Retired Federal Employees. She was preceded in death by her parents, William N. DeSalvo and Jessie Jones DeSalvo.
Rosary was at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 5 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Paris.
Mass was at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 6 at St. Joseph's Church with burial in St. Joseph's cemetery under the direction of Roller Funeral Home of Paris.
She is survived by her husband Leo J. Eckart of Paris; two daughters, Janet Pranger of Benton, and Debbie Wolfe, of Tega Cay, S. C.; one son, John Eckart of El Dorado; two sisters, Catherine Schaeffer and Jodie Daugherty both of St. Louis, Mo.; two brothers, Andrew DeSalvo of St. Louis, Mo., and William DeSalvo of O'Fallon, Mo.; and eight grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Daniel Pranger, Jeremy Pranger, Stephen Eckart, Mathew Wolfe, Bill Eckart, and Bill Wolfe.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph's Catholic School, 15 S. Spruce, Paris, AR 72855 or American Cancer Society.
Julia Caddell
Julia M. Caddell, 68, of Fort Smith, died Sunday, July 4, 2004.
She was born Feb. 16, 1936 in Paris to Fred Raney and Irene Pile Raney. She retired from Sparks Business Office in Fort Smith and was a member of the Oak Cliff Baptist Church in Fort Smith.
Funeral service was at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 6 at Oak Cliff Baptist Church officiated by the Rev. Phil Whitten. Burial was at Garden of Memories in Charleston under the direction of Smith Mortuary of Charleston.
She is survived by one daughter, Dianne Heinrichs of Fort Smith; two sons, Fred Caddell of Fort Smith, and Phillip Caddell of Washington, N. C.; one brother, Dr. Lewis Raney of of Salado, Tex.; and 14 grandchildren.
Pallbearers were L. C. Goodman, Jim Cox, Tom Sallis, Troy Douglas, Darrell Taylor, and James Carty.
Honorary pallbearers were Adult one Sunday School Department of the Oak Cliff Baptist Church.
Memorial contibutions may be made to Oak Cliff Baptist Church, 3701 Gary St., Fort Smith, AR.
Ovene Starling
Ovene Starling, 84, of Magazine, died Tuesday, July 6, 2004.
She was a homemaker.
Funeral service was at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 10 at Roller Funeral Home Chapel of Booneville with burial at Evans cemetery in Magazine under the direction of Roller Funeral Home of Booneville.
She is survived by two daughters, Sue Thornsberry of Russellville, and Kay Ryan of Magazine; one son, Don Starling of Magazine; one sister, Addie Starling of Magazine; two brothers, Sinclair Haller and J. L. Haller both of Magazine; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Justin, Ryan, Jeramy, Ryan, Tommy Thornsberry, Donny Starling, Derek Disney, Spencer Starling, Tommy Robinson and Dale Smith.
Betty Pettigrew
Betty L. Pettigrew, 76, of Ratcliff, died June 28, 2004.
She was a homemaker and had been married
for 51 years, also a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Caulksville. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Harrison and Bonnie P. (Samuels) Wages; four sisters, Ruby Basham, Evelyn Rice, Edna Prescott, Jewelene Wages, and three brothers, Jim, Jack and Cecil Wages.
Funeral service was at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 1 in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, in Caulksville with burial in the Caulksville cemetery under the direction of Roller Funeral Home of Paris.
She is survived by her husband, Richard Pettigrew of Ratcliff; daughter and son-in-law, Teresa and Jamie Short of Ratcliff; sister and brother-in-law Billie and John Arthur of Clarksville; one brother, Denver Wages of Hartman; four grandchildren, Teigan Neumeier, Kristin Rieder, Nicholas Rieder and Alexandria Short all of Ratcliff.
Pallbearers were Jim Best, Ryan Castleman, Joe Patterson, Kedric Paschal, Gary McCartney, Cory VanMeter.
Warren Shade
Warren E. Shade, 71, of Paris, died Monday, June 28, 2004.
He was retired as a school administrator. He attended the First Baptist Church of Paris. He was a veteran of the US Army and served in the Korean Conflict. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leverett B. and Gladys M. (Sexton) Shade; two sisters, Wilma Shade and Doris Lasley.
Funeral service was at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 1 at First Baptist Church in Paris with burial in Oakwood cemetery in Paris under the direction of Roller Funeral Home in Paris.
He is survived by his wife, M. Juanita Shade of Paris; two daughters, Denise Eoff of Thoreau, N. M., and Molly Sanders of Grove, Okla.; two sons, David Shade of Bentonville, and Doug Shade of Van Buren; two brothers, Gerald Shade of Milwaukee, Wis., and Dale Shade of Adel, Iowa; and 11 grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Gary Black, Gary Deffenbaugh, Tom Banhart, Bill VanMeter, Jackie Wood, Dale Galbraith, and Rick Nehus.
Honorary pallbearers were Adult Sunday School class.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, 311 E. Main, Paris, AR 72855 or Gideon's International.
Dixie Barnett
Dixie Avylee Barnett, 71, of Salem, died July 4, 2004.
She was born Nov. 6, 1932 in Oklahoma City to the late Roy Wood and Ollie Mae (Stone) White. She was a homemaker and an inspector for Cloyes Gears. She was a member of the Salem First Baptist Church in Salem. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Herman Barnett; two sons, Terry Lee Barnett and Richard Charles Barnett; two brothers, Roy White, Jr. and Billy White; and one sister, Betty Jo Norris.
Funeral service was at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 7 at Salem First Baptist Church with the Rev. John Hodges officiating. Burial was in the Wiseman cemetery in Wisman under the direction of Barker Funeral Home of Salem.
She is survived by one son, Bobby Barnett of Paris; two daughters, Lynda Godwin of Salem and Donna Barnett of Salem; one brother, Don White of Winterhaven, Fla.; one sister, Helen Smith of Salem; 14 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Bobby Barnett, Jr., Chris Barnett, Ryan Barnett, Braze Barnett, Jason Batterton, and Jason Knight.
Br. Henry Fuhrmann, O.S.B.
Br. Henry Fuhrmann, O.S.B., age 84, monk of Subiaco Abbey, died peacefully July 6, 2004. He had been confined to the Abbey Health Center the last five years as he declined steadily under the ravages of Parkinson's disease. Edward Fuhrmann was born July 6, 1920, in Lindsay, Texas, the first of eleven children of Willie N. and Margaret (Orth) Fuhrmann. He attended St. Peter's School in Lindsay, then farmed and worked in the area until he was 21 years old.
Influenced by a vocation homily by his pastor, this young man felt God's call to follow in the footsteps of two uncles and two cousins who were monks at Subiaco Abbey. On January 19, 1942, with the prayers and blessing of his parents and pastor, Edward Fuhrmann came to Subiaco Abbey where he professed his monastic vows on September 8, 1943, receiving the religious name of Henry. He was followed a few years later by a younger brother, Linus, who became Father Nicholas.
Brother Henry was assigned to continue his work in the carpenter shop where he had shown great promise during his candidacy and novitiate, working under the tutelage of Subiaco's veteran craftsman Martin Schriver. During this time he helped Mr. Schriver turn out many enduring and beautiful pieces of woodwork, including the tables and chairs in the monastic dining room, the abbot's pontifical throne (used until Vatican II), and the cedar tabernacle used each year during the Holy Thursday liturgy.
Brother Henry's dream came true when his next appointment was to work on the abbey farm, an assignment that he would love and cherish even in his retirement years. He took to heart St. Benedict's admonition to pray and to work: Brother Henry's spirit had the gentleness of a lamb; his body, the physical strength of an ox.
During five decades of work on the farm, Brother Henry witnessed many transitions, perhaps the greatest being the close of the dairy and sale of milk cows in the early 1960s. For decades following, he managed the abbey's beef farming.
Sowing and reaping crops, dealing with adverse weather conditions, fixing broken machinery, and the hundred-and-one other necessities known only to a farmer, were part of Brother Henry's half-century of dedicated agricultural work. His strong faith and generosity endeared him to neighbors and friends.
In 1976 he spent three months at Santa Family Monastery in Belize, Central America, helping with farm and construction work. Other than this short interval away, Brother Henry's entire monastic life was spent at Subiaco.
His favorite outdoor pastime was fishing. In his heyday, he, along with other fishermonks, regularly provided a full Friday fare for the monastic table. He always enjoyed a lively game of "sheephead" or dominoes at evening recreation.
Reminiscing during his golden jubilee year in 1993, Brother Henry said: "I went through the usual smooth and rough until profession in 1943." And summing up the years spent on the farm he concluded: "We had a very busy life and we want it so."
During the years of is declining health and final illness, Brother Henry was faithfully attended by his cousin Brother Louis Fuhrmann, with whom he had shared decades of work on the Abbey farm.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Anna Stoffels, and a brother, William, who died in infancy. He is survived by eight siblings: Besides Father Nicholas of the Abbey there are Joe, Tony and Aloys Fuhrmann of Lindsay, Texas; Ottilia Wachsman of Wichita Falls, Texas; Rose Stoffels, Theresa Huchton and Mickey Haverkamp of Muenster, Texas.
A Christian Wake service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on July 8, 2004, in Saint Benedict Church, Subiaco Arkansas. The liturgy of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. July 9, 2004, in Saint Benedict Church at Subiaco. Interment will be in the Abbey cemetery under the direction of Roller Funeral Home of Paris, Arkansas.
Bobby J. Jones
Bobby J. Jones, 74, of Fort Smith died Saturday, July 10, 2004 in his home. He was born Jan. 24, 1930 in Charleston to Roy Lee and Tennie E. Grubb Jones. He was a retired dairy salesman for Chase Bros. Dairy in Oxnard, Calif. He was an avid golfer and bowler and member of the Cavanaugh Free Will Baptist Church in Ft. Smith.
Funeral service was at 3 p.m. Monday, July 12, 2004 at Smith Mortuary Chapel in Charleston with Rev. Will Harmon and Rev. Buddy Blunkall officiating. Burial followed at Garden of Memories cemetery in Charleston under the direction of Smith Mortuary of Charleston.
He is survived by his wife, Eula J. Jones, of the home; one daughter, Phyllis A. Blunkall of Ohio; one son, Roger D. Jones, of Cincinnati, Ohio; one sister, Nell Kelly of Fort Smith; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Jimmy Grubb, Phillip and Dennis Oldham, Bill Little, Don Howard, and Delbert Conkin.
