Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Floyd Leon Reed
Floyd Leon Reed of Ileber Springs, Arkansas, died December 23, 2004. He was born September 2, 1921, to the late Floyd and Eula Reed in Wolf Bayou, Arkansas. Leon was 83 at the time of his death. His wife Arthurene Reed, his brother John Reed and his sister Bessie Presley preceded Leon in death.
Mr. Reed was a naval aviation pilot during WWII. After the war ended, he returned to the University of Arkansas and graduated from the School of Law in 1948. He then moved to Heber Springs with a wife, small baby and not much else. Mr. Reed, through hard work and perseverance, developed a respected law practice that spanned 53 years. For many years, Mr. Reed served Heber Springs as its City Attorney. Mr. Reed also served as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the 14th Judicial District.
Mr. Reed was a member of the First Baptist Church and a leader in the community. He was an active member of the Rotary Club and served as President in 1967. He was a member of the Sugar Loaf Masonic Lodge, in which he served as Worshipful Master. Mr. Reed's great civic love was the American Legion. He served the organization at every level including holding every office in his post. He served 25 years service as Post Adjutant. For many years Mr. Reed was in charge of the Old Soldiers Reunion held each August at the Spring Park. He was Division Commander, Arkansas Department Commander, and Executive Committeeman. On the national level, he served as Alternate National Executive Committeeman, and then rose to the level of National Vice Commander. His fondest memory of this time was the year he represented the national American Legion and lay the wreath on the grave of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National cemetery on Memorial Day 1993. The next year, Mr. Reed was awarded the "Americanism Award of the Year" based on his diligent work for and with the American Legion.
He is survived by his daughter, Leonette Hoffman, a grandson, Evan Hoffman, Evan's wife, Melony, and three great-grandchildren, Matthew, Bailey and Britany. Mr. Reed was a true gentleman and will be missed by many friends and family. Memorials may be made to the Heber Springs Middle School Library or the American Legion Scholarship Fund.
Services for Mr. Reed will be held on Monday, December 27, 2004 in the Olmstead Chapel at 2:00 pm with Rev. Kathy DeBusk officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in the Heber Springs cemetery.
Arrangements by: Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Reverend William M. "Bro. Bill" Womack
Reverend William M. "Bro. Bill" Womack died Sunday, December 26, 2004, at 5 a.m., at the Baptist Medical Center-Heber Springs. His three children and daughter-in law were at his bedside. He was born January 29, 1912 to Kit Carson and Nancy Gamble Womack, the third of six children who survived childhood. He was preceeded in death by his parents, 3 sisters, 1 brother, and his wife of nearly of70 years, Altha Linderman Womack. He is survived by his sons William R. "Bill" Womack and Opal of Tumbling Shoals, and Willard A. Womack of St. Louis, MO., and daughter, Vestal A. Hipp, of Lebanon, Ohio, 8 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren, and a brother, Carlton Womack of Searcy.
Bro. Bill was born on a farm in White County, and grew up on several small farms in White and Lonoke counties. He attended 1 and 2-room schoolhouses through the 8th grade. Bro. Bill preached his first sermon at a small country Baptist church just south of Beebe' on November 19, 1931. He joined the Methodist Church and became a supply preacher for small, rural circuit of churches. His first appointment was to Scotland (Van Buren County) in 1935. He pastured a circuit of five churches. Each church received 1 church service per month with the pastor. One Sunday per month, he had to preach at two churches in order to complete his monthly circuit. With a wife, 2 infants, and another child on the way, Bro. Bill did not own a car or a horse. He walked every Sunday to the church or churches where he was preaching. Some Sundays this meant a 22-mile round trip.
After missing a year due to ill health, Bro. Bill was assigned in 1937 to the Rose Bud circuit (White County). Again, he preached at a different church each Sunday. By this time, he owned a used Model-A. In 1938, he was assigned to the Deview circuit which consisted of5 churches scattered around Woodruff County. Four of the churches received a pastoral visit once a month, the fifth church only got a visit when there were five Sundays in a month.
In the summer of 1942, with inflation kicking in at the start of WWII, the combined salary of $50 per month, paid by the five churches, the economic situation of the still-young Womack family, was not tenable. Bro. Bill resigned his ministry and rented a three-room house in Rose City (North Little Rock), and took employment first, as a city bus driver and subsequently as a truck driver and salesman for Junge's Biscuit Company. Two years later, while keeping his daytime job, he accepted an appointment to pastor the Cato and Bethel churches in northern Pulaski County.
In the Fall of 1946, Bro. Bill took his 8th -grade education to Hendrix College to study for the ministry. The family moved to the parsonage in Plummerville where he pastored the church while attending Hendrix College. He completed his Sophomore year in college in 1948 and began a career as a full-time Methodist minister. In October of
1948, he was assigned to the Perry and Perryville churches with the parsonage in Perry. In 1950 the Methodist church changed its annual conference from October to June, and in June 1950 the Womack family moved to Fisher Street Methodist Church in Jonesboro; in June 1953 to the Methodist Church in McCrory; in 1956 to Tuckerman; in 1960 to Van Buren; in 1961 to Pocahontas; in 1965.fto Mt. Home; and in 1971 to the First United Methodist Church in Heber Springs. In June 1975, Bro. Bill retired from full-time ministry. He immediately accepted a. part-time pastorate at Holiday Hills United Methodist Church in Greers Ferry. while continuing to live in Heber Springs. After 5 years, he retired from his ministry at Holiday Hills UMC and accepted an appointment as Associate Pastor at the First United Methodist Church in Heber Springs. After a couple of years, he retired completely. from active ministry and was named Pastor Emeritus of the Heber Springs Church. He attended the Heber Springs Church faithfully until his death.
Bro. Bill was greatly loved and respected by his family and by hundreds of friends allover Arkansas. He will be sorely missed by his family, his church family, friends, and indeed by the entire community of Heber Springs!
Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Olmstead Funeral Home, Heber Springs. Funeral 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, Heber Springs followed by burial at Cleburne County Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers grandsons and great grandsons. Honorary pallbearers Pairs & Spares Sunday School Class Heber Springs First United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to the First United Methodist Church of Heber Springs, The Reverend W.M. Womack Endowed Scholarship at Hendrix College, or a charity of choice Arrangements by: Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. Heber Springs, Arkansas.
LAVERNE KING
LAVERNE KING, AGE 83 YEARS, THE WIDOW OF WALTER MARTIN KING passed away, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2004 AT BEVERLY HEALTHCARE IN HEBER SPRINGS, ARKANSAS. THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE RICHARD STANDRIDGE AND MARTHA (GIBBY) STANDRIDGE, SHE WAS BORN AT SCOTLAND, ARKANSAS ON JUNE 6, 1921. LAVERNE WAS A HOMEMAKER AND LIVED MOST OF HER LIFE IN CLEBURNE COUNTY. HER RELIGIOUS BELIEF WAS PENTECOSTAL, ASSEMBLY OF GOD. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER CHILDREN: SONS, WILLIE (VIRGINIA) KING OF QUITMAN, BILLY (VALE) KING OF CALIFORNIA AND MARY (DENNIS) MOTT OF OREGON. SHE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY TWELVE GRANDCHILDREN, SEVERAL GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, NIECES, NEPHEWS OTHER RELATIVES AND HER FRIENDS.
GRAVESIDE FUNERAL SERVICES WERE HELD AT THE CENTER POINT cemetery MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2004 AT 2:00 PM, WITH REV. VERNON KING CONDUCTING THE SERVICE. ARRANGEMENTS BY OLMSTEAD FUNERAL HOME.
Freeda A. Carter
Freeda A. Carter, age 69, of Tumbling Shoals, Arkansas, passed away at her home on Tuesday, December 21, 2004. Born in Hattieville, Arkansas, on October 2, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Robert Homer and Flossie Ann (Strickland) Stacks. Mrs. Carter was a former resident of Jacksonville and had lived in Tumbling Shoals for the past fifteen years. She was a homemaker and caregiver for her family and others most of her life. She was a volunteer for Cleburne County Cares, a member of TOPS, AARP, and the American Legion and V.F.W. Auxiliary. Mrs. Carter was a member of Tumbling Shoals Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, William Carter of Tumbling Shoals; two brothers, Forrest Stacks of Guntown, Mississippi, and Raymond Stacks of Tumbling Shoals;one sister, Ernestine White of Tumbling Shoals; and her nieces and nephews. Mrs. Carter is also survived by other relatives and her many friends.
Visitation will be held Sunday, Dec. 26, at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral services will be held Monday, Dec. 27, at 10:00 A.M. in the Tumbling Shoals Baptist Church with Rev. Derrick Westmoreland officiating. Interment will follow in Cleburne County Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Mary Lockard
Mary Lockard, age 98, of Sunny Slope, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2004, at Beverly HealthCare in Heber Springs, Arkansas. Born in Sunny Slope on November 10, 1906, she was the daughter of the late William A. "Buck" and Nancy Agness (Pettit) Lockard. A lifetime resident of the Sunny Slope community, Miss Lockard was a retired school teacher. Her religious belief was Baptist. She was preceded in death by her parents, Buck and Agness Lockard, and by one sister, Hester Lockard. She is survived by two nephews, Jake Smith of Sunny Slope and Luther Dollar of Greers Ferry. Miss Lockard is also survived by other relatives and her many friends.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, Dec. 22, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at Olmstead Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 24, at 2:00 p.m. in the Sunny Slope Church with Rev. Darvin Carlton officiating. Interment will follow in the Sunny Slope cemetery. Pallbearers will be J. L. Stone, Tom Dollar, Ivan Bittle, Ronnie Hipp, Dean Davis, and Perry Smith. Honorary pallbearer will be Dewey Lee Stone. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Norma Ruth Bradford
Norma Ruth Bradford, age 83, of Higden, Arkansas, passed away at her home on Sunday, December 19, 2004. Born in Eglantine, Arkansas, on June 18, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Jack and Bessie (Shelton) Potter. Mrs. Bradford was a lifetime resident of Higden and a custodian for West Side School. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Her husband, Woodrow W. Bradford, preceded her in death. Mrs. Bradford is survived by two sons, Wade Bradford and his wife, Deen, of Higden, and Larry Bradford and his wife, Linda, of Heber Springs, three daughters, Lavern James and her husband Durrel, of Heber Springs, Mary Lee Turney of Higden, and Joann Bradford of Eglantine, one brother, Howard Potter and his wife, Vernita, of Edgemont, one sister, Maxine Hartwick and her husband, Gilbert, of Wolf Bayou, six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. Mrs. Bradford is also survived by other relatives and her many friends.
Visitation will be held Monday, Dec. 20, from noon to 5:00 P.M. at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. and from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at the Higden Church of Christ. Services will be held Tuesday, Dec. 21, at 10:00 A.M. in the Higden Church of Christ with Mike Melvin officiating. Interment will follow in the Bradford cemetery. Pallbearers will be Steve Virtue, David Garrett, Terry Turney, Steve James, Ryan Nelson, and Grady Brown. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Adella Casey Atterberry
Adella Casey Atterberry, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, was born July 13, 1904, in Erin, Tennessee, to Epsie and Virgie (James) Reynolds. She died Thursday, December 16, 2004, at the age of 100. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, and also her husbands, Paul Casey and Marion Atterberry; two brothers, Santford and Floyd Reynolds; and one sister, Kathryn Pilkington Turney. She is survived by one brother, Jack Reynolds of Hamburg, two sisters, Lola Otts of Atkins and Flossie Wood of Fort Smith, and several nephews and nieces.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, Dec. 18, at 2:00 P.M. at First Presbyterian Church, 1313 Pine Street, Heber Springs with Rev. Richard L. Shinkle officiating. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church or a charity of choice. Cremains will be interred at a later date in the Maplewood cemetery at Harrison, AR. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Lucy Mae Johnson
Lucy Mae Johnson, 89, of Jacksonville, Arkansas, passed away at her home on Wednesday, December 15, 2004. Born in Cleburne County, Arkansas, on November 3, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Clemmie (Johnston) Bennett. Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker and her religious belief was Pentecostal. Her husband, Manie Johnson, preceded her in death in 1962. Mrs. Johnson was also preceded in death by one son, Billy Joe Johnson, and her parents. She is survived by one son, Raeburn Johnson of Lonoke, one daughter, Donna Weatherford of Jacksonville, three sisters, Dolly Bennett and Nellie Kennedy, both of Crossroads, and Marcia Turner of Jacksonville, eight grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren, and several great-great grandchildren. Mrs. Johnson is also survived by other relatives and her many friends.
Visitation will be held Friday, Dec. 17, from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Dec. 18, at 2:00 P.M. in the Olmstead Chapel with Rev. Joe Kennedy officiating. Interment will follow in the Fairbanks cemetery. Grandsons and nephews will serve as pallbearers. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Larry Wade Muse, Jr.
Larry Wade Muse, Jr., age 44, of Farmington Hills, Michigan, died Wednesday, December 15, 2004. He was the beloved son of Jean and the late Larry Muse. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Mike Adams and Richard Muse. Survivors include three brothers, Eddie Adams and wife, Cathy, Jeff Adams and wife, Brenda, and Leland Muse, one sister, Trish Mosesso and husband, Bob, one uncle, Danny Pitts, five aunts, Linda Holland, Judith Lanerson and husband, Bob, Donna Williams and husband, Roger, Linda Welch and husband, Ted, and Shirley O’Neal and husband, Ray, and several nieces and nephews. Larry is also survived by other relatives and his many friends.
Visitation will be held at 10:00 A.M., Monday, Dec. 20, at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral services will begin at 1:00 P.M. in the Olmstead Chapel with Rev. Ernest Dew officiating. Interment will follow in Heber Springs cemetery. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Mr. Frank Tarbet
Mr. Frank Tarbet, age 89, of Higden, Arkansas, passed away at his home on Sunday, December 5, 2004. Born in Detroit, Michigan, on January 14, 1915, he was the son of the late Frank Tarbet and Elizabeth Robertson Tarbet. A former resident of Munster, Indiana, Mr. Tarbet had been a resident of Cleburne County since 1977. He was a retired terminal supervisor for Marithon Oil Company. Mr. Tarbet was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Medical Corps with the 121 United States Army General Hospital. He was a member of the Holiday Hills Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Frances (Durham) Tarbet of Higden, one daughter, Andrea Hermann and her husband, George, of Houston, Texas, one stepdaughter, Paulette Rickert and her husband, Fred, of Higden, one stepson, Don English and his wife, Lois, of Robinson, Illinois, five grandchildren, Kristen Low and her husband, Bruce, Tre Baker, Gretchen Baker, John Rickert, and Madeleine Rickert, his brother-in-law, Jan Moraukic and his wife, Sabina, of Dearborn, Michigan, his nephew, Peter Kern and family, and nieces, Sue Cukr and family, and Betty Swinburnson and family. Mr. Tarbet is also survived by other relatives and his many friends.
Graveside services and interment will be held Thursday, Dec. 9, at 2:00 P.M. in the Higden-McLehaney cemetery with Rev. Denzel Stokes officiating. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Austin Buercklin
Austin Buercklin, age 92, of Greers Ferry, passed away Sunday, December 12, 2004. Born January 11, 1912, in Portia, AR to Dr. F. W. Buercklin and Lenora Ethel Buercklin, he was preceded in death by his first wife of 57 years, Ona M. Buercklin, his parents, four brothers, and four sisters. He is survived by his second wife of eleven years, Roena Evans Buercklin of Greers Ferry, son Glenn Buercklin and wife Donna of Greers Ferry, son John Buercklin and wife Frances of Cabot, stepdaughter Jody Clayton and husband John of Ft. Smith, stepson David Watts and wife Rebecca of Conway, stepson Carroll Watts and wife Alice of Greenbrier, daughter-in-law Elizabeth Buercklin of Little Rock, 34 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren.
He was a member of Westside First Baptist Church in Greers Ferry where he served as treasurer for many years. He was a 1930 graduate of Walnut Ridge High School. He farmed for several years before being employed by the Memphis District of the Corps of Engineers as a surveying rodman in 1935. With hard work and self study, he rose to Chief of Surveying and Mapping of the Little Rock District Corps of Engineers from which position he retired in 1968 after 33 years of service. After retiring from the Corps of Engineers he formed Acreage Realty in Greers Ferry.
He was a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and a member of the Arkansas Association of Registered Land Surveyors - RLS #7, The Arkansas Razorback Post of the Society of American Military Engineers, The National Society of Professional Engineers, the American Society of Photogrammetry, the Arkansas Society for Civil Engineers, the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, the Tri-County Board of Realtors, Cleburne County Board of Realtors, the National Association of Realtors, the Holiday Hills Association and Greers Ferry Area Chamber of Commerce.
Visitation will be Tuesday, December 14, 2004, at 7:00 p.m. at Olmstead Funeral Home, Heber Springs. The service will be at Westside First Baptist Church, Greers Ferry on Wednesday, December 15, 2004, at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be at Cleburne County Memorial Gardens, Heber Springs. Memorials may be made to: Westside First Baptist Church, 7025 Greers Ferry Road, Greers Ferry, AR 72067; Greers Ferry Ambulance Fund, P. O. Box 1264, Greers Ferry, AR 72067; or Alzheimer’s Arkansas, 10411 W. Markham, Suite 130, Little Rock, AR 72205-1409.
Margaret (Mickey) Florence Bousifet
Margaret (Mickey) Florence Bousifet, age 90, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away Monday, December 13, 2004, at Heber Springs. Born in Leisenring #3, Pennsylvania, on February 2, 1914, she was the daughter of the late James and Margaret (Hughes) Mickey. Mrs. Bousifet had been a resident of Heber Springs for seventeen years. She was a homemaker and a member of Heber Springs First United Methodist Church. Her husband, Rene Raymond Bousifet, preceded her in death on April 28, 2002. She is survived by two daughters, Beverly Knox and her husband, Bruce, of Heber Springs, and Carol Hendren of Little Rock, five grandchildren, Aimee Spence of Cabot, Beth Julian of Heber Springs, Kristopher Knox and Michael Hendren, both of Little Rock, and Jennifer Grant of Austin, TX, and two great-grandchildren, Alexandria Julian and Joseph Ridge Julian, both of Heber Springs. Mrs. Bousifet is also survived by other relatives and her many friends.
Visitation will be held Thursday, December 16, from 6:30-8:00 P.M. at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. Graveside services and interment will be held Friday, December 17, at 11:00 A.M. in the Ft. Smith National cemetery with Rev. John Miles officiating. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Mrs. Frances H. Hennessey
Mrs. Frances H. Hennessey, age 83, of St. Louis, Missouri, formerly of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas, passed away Friday, December 10, 2004, in Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center in Pomona, California. Born in Newark, Ohio, on November 20, 1921, she was the daughter of the late George and Caroline (Paulson) Heim. Mrs. Hennessey was a homemaker and a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church at Fairfield Bay. Her husband, Daniel J. Hennessey, II, preceded her in death on July 6, 2003. She is survived by one son, Daniel J. Hennessey, III, of Little Rock, Arkansas, two daughters, Mary Charles of Glendora, California, and Carolyn Johnson of St. Louis, Missouri, two brothers, Charles Heim of Crestline, California, and William Heim of Weldon, California, five sisters, Mary Hatchett of Boise, Idaho, Louise Saum of St. Petersburg, Florida, Lois Cotton of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas, Hazel McCullough of Sarasota, Florida, and Jeanne Kalonder of Huntington Beach, California, and seven grandchildren. Mrs. Hennessey is also survived by other relatives and her many friends.
A wake will be held Thursday, Dec. 16, at 7:00 P.M. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be held Friday, December 17, at 10:00 A.M. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church with Fr. John Antony, Fr. Thomas W. Keller, and Deacon Frank Zanoff officiating. Interment will follow in Woodland Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be sent to Alzheimer’s Arkansas, 10411 W. Markham, Suite 130, Little Rock, AR 72205-1409. Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Patsy Jean McKenzie
Patsy Jean McKenzie, age 67, passed away November 28, 2004. She is survived by her husband, Charles McKenzie; daughter, Lori McKenzie; son and wife, Greg and Laura McKenzie of the Middle East; two brothers and wives, Bill and Rosemary Lafoon of Crossett, Arkansas, and Roger and Barbara Lafoon of Heber Springs; sister, Gail Fuerer of Jonesboro, AR; and father-in-law, Otis McKenzie of Damascus.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 7, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church Heber Springs with Dr. J. R. DeBusk officiating. Interment will be in Cleburne County Memorial Gardens.Memorials may be made to Arkansas Baptist Children’s Home in Monticello. Arrangements by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Abigail Jacqueline McKenzie
Abigail Jacqueline McKenzie, age 4, passed away November 28, 2004. She is survived by her parents, Greg and Laura McKenzie of the Middle East; grandparents, Charles McKenzie of Heber Springs and Olin and Jackie Roper of Columbia, South Carolina; aunts, Lori McKenzie of Heber Springs and Nancy Holliday of Idaho Falls, Idaho; one uncle, Paul Roper of Charleston, South Carolina; and great-grandfather, Otis McKenzie of Damascus.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 7, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church Heber Springs with Dr. J. R. DeBusk officiating. Interment will be in Cleburne County Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to Arkansas Baptist Children’s Home in Monticello. Arrangements by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
Samuel Charles McKenzie
Samuel Charles McKenzie, age 7, passed away November 28, 2004. He is survived by his parents, Greg and Laura McKenzie of the Middle East; grandparents, Charles McKenzie of Heber Springs and Olin and Jackie Roper of Columbia, South Carolina; aunts, Lori McKenzie of Heber Springs and Nancy Holliday of Idaho Falls, Idaho; one uncle, Paul Roper of Charleston, South Carolina; and great-grandfather, Otis McKenzie of Damascus.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 7, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church Heber Springs with Dr. J. R. DeBusk officiating. Interment will be in Cleburne County Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to Arkansas Baptist Children’s Home in Monticello. Arrangements by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
JACK A. CHANDLER
WILBURN, ARKANSAS - JACK A. CHANDLER, SON OF THE LATE BERT AND ALMA (SHEARER) CHANDLER, passed away SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2004. JACK WAS BORN JUNE 16, 1936 AT WILBURN, ARKANSAS, HE WAS 68 YEARS OF AGE. JACK WAS RETIRED FROM BEING THE POSTMASTER AT WILBURN, ARKANSAS, FOR 31 YEARS. BESIDES HIS PARENTS, JACK WAS preceded in death BY HIS BROTHERS, HAROLD, JUDON, AND JERRY CHANDLER. JACK IS SURVIVED BYHIS WIFE, DORIS (HUGHES) CHANDLER, HIS CHILDREN, DIANE JOHNSON OF ST. LOUIS, MO. TERRY TURNEY OF WILBURN, AR., JERRY TURNEY OF HEBER SPRINGS, AR., SANDRA DOWDY OF BATESVILLE, AR., ANDJEFF BEAVERS OF CLINTON, AR. TWO SISTERS, LUCY DECKER OF HEBER SPRINGS, AR., AND JOHNNIE SUBLETT OF MT.VERNON, AR., SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN, THREE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, OTHER RELATIVES, AND HIS MANY FRIENDS.
SERVICES WERE MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2004 AT FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY CHURCH AT 2:00 P.M. WITH REV. SAMUEL WILDMON OFFICIATING. INTERMENT FOLLOW AT MAGNESS cemetery. SERVING AS PALLBEARERS WERE: R.T.ADAMS, LEON WEBB, CARLOS MOOREHEAD, GARY TAYLOR, WALT GALLAWAY, AND ELBERT SUBLETT. HONORARY PALLBEARERS WERE DON WELCH AND DELBERT SEYMORE. ARRANGEMENTS WERE BY OLMSTEAD FUNERAL HOME, INC. HEBER SPRINGS, ARKANSAS.
HENRY COLEMAN OSBURN, JR.
EDGEMONT, ARKANSAS - HENRY COLEMAN OSBURN, JR. SON OF HENRY COLEMAN OSBURN, SR. AND THE LATE BESSIE GERALDINE (EVERETT) OSBURN, passed awaySATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2004. BORN AUGUST 3, 1941 AT EDGEMONT, ARKANSAS, HE WAS 63 YEARS OF AGE. HENRY WAS A RETIRED NIGHT WATCHMAN FOR SHEEHAN PIPE LINE. HENRY WAS ALSO preceded in death BY AN INFANT BROTHER. SURVIVORS ARE, HIS FATHER, HENRY COLEMAN, SR. AND HIS STEP MOTHER ZELMA, OF EDGEMONT, ARKANSAS, TWO SISTERS, ELIZABETH WELLYERD OF WILBURN, ARKANSAS, AND NANCY DENISE CARLTON OF PRIM, ARKANSAS. SIX BROTHERS, JAMES CHARLES OSBURN OF PYATT, ARKANSAS, ANTHONY LYNN OSBURN AND DANIEL ROBERT OSBURN, BOTH OF EDGEMONT, ARKANSAS, GARY DEWAYNE OSBURN OF MT. VIEW, ARKANSAS, DALE ARNOLD OSBURN OF HEBER SPRINGS, ARKANSAS. AND DAVID COLIN OSBURN OF MAUMELLE, ARKANSAS, NIECES, NEPHEWS, OTHER RELATIVES AND MANY FRIENDS.
SERVICES WERE MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2004 AT PARMA FULL GOSPEL CHURCH AT 2:00 P.M. WITH REV. LOVELL CARLTON OFFICIATING. SERVING AS PALLBEARERS WERE HIS BROTHERS, BROTHER-IN-LAW, AND NEPHEWS.
INTERMENT WAS AT SMARTT cemetery. ARRANGEMENTS WERE BY OLMSTEAD FUNERAL HOME, INC. HEBER SPRINGS, ARKANSAS.
Lewis Dale Hannah
Lewis Dale Hannah, age 57, of Hopewell, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2004, at his daughter’s home in Lamar, Arkansas, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Heber Springs, Arkansas, on December 12, 1946, he was the son of the late Lee Isaac Hannah and Vera Alice (Hollowell) Hannah. A lifetime resident of Hopewell, Lewis was a retired truck driver and saw mill operator. He was a graduate of Rose Bud High School and enjoyed fishing and farming. Lewis was a member of The Worship Center Cabot Freewill Baptist. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two nephews, Chris and Sam Spitzer. Survivors include one son, Lewis Don Hannah and daughter-in-law, Kenzie, of Cabot, one daughter, Tracie Lovell and son-in-law, Dusty, of Lamar, one brother, Eddie Hannah and JoAnne of Rose Bud, two sisters, Donna Klepich and Anthony and Juanita Wheeler and Darrell, all of Little Rock, the mother of his children and lifelong friend, Donna Rackley of Hopewell, and five grandchildren, Kailee Hannah, Kaitlin Hannah, Kyle Hannah, Dustin Lovell, and Dillon Lovell. Lewis is also survived by other relatives and his many friends.
Visitation will be held Thursday, Dec. 9, from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. in Heber Springs. Funeral services will be held Friday, Dec. 10, at 2:00 P.M. in South Cross Roads Church. Interment will follow in South Cross Roads cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Carl Dean Herndon, Eldon Hannah, Jr., Eddie Hannah, Anthony Klepich, Darrell Wheeler, and Jarod Rackley. Honorary pallbearers will be Dustin Lovell, Dillon Lovell, Brent Joy, Robert Cagle, Dusty Lovell, and Brad Chaney.
Arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc.
