McDonald County, Missouri Obituary Collection

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Mary Arline Carlin
July 13, 1908-July 22, 2004
Mary Arline (Fisher) Carlin was born July 13, 1098, at Meta, Mo., and died July 22, 2004, at the home of her daughter, Jean, at Melbourne, Fla. She was the daughter of Albert Tilden Fisher and Sarah (Quick) Fisher. She was reared at Denton, Mo. In the fall of 1924, she and her parents, sisters and brothers traveled on a covered wagon to Ridgely, where her family settled.
On Oct. 25, 1925, she married Frank Ralph Carlin. To this union were born nine children: Maynard, Vernie Joe, Cloteel, Maxine, Jean, Bobbie, Frankie, Brenda and Glenda.
The family lived on a farm on Carlin Ridge in the Rocky Comfort community of eastern McDonald County for 79 years. Mary and Frank and their children gathered rocks from the pasture and used the rocks, along with lumber that they cut from the timber on their farm, to build a two-story barn, a home and three poultry houses. The family used goats to clear the land, and they raised cattle, pigs and chickens for market.
Mary’s family was her top priority. Many hours were spent sewing clothes for them. She created her own patterns using old newspapers. Each day, she prepared three large meals. The meals included vegetables and fruits from the farm and meat butchered on the farm. Before the advent of electricity, she cooked the food on a wood stove, with no fans or air conditioning to cool the kitchen. Mary also worked alongside Frank in doing the farm chores, and she expected the children to help too, since the couple believed that the chores would help their children develop responsibility. When the children were young, she spent time with each at bedtime, putting her arms around each child and telling stories that she and the child created together. As the children became older, she helped each one learn to read, spell and do mathematics. When the bookmobile was in the neighborhood, she made sure that the children were able to travel to it and check out books. She encouraged them to be the best that they could be. All of her children attended college.
Her extraordinary life spanned the changes from trips on a covered wagon to flights on jets, from cleaning clothes on the banks of a spring using a washboard and homemade-lye soap to cleaning clothes with an electric washer and dryer, from sewing on a treadmill machine to using an electric one, from obtaining news through letters to getting news via computer e-mail, from using homemade remedies such as poultices to the use of modern medicines, and from worshipping as a child at prayer meetings held in her grandparents’ log cabin that had a dirt floor to worshipping as an adult at the Loveland Primitive Baptist Church. Although she was met by many difficult situations, such as the Depression and loss of loved ones, she did not shrink from difficult tasks, and she met each obstacle with determination and a positive outlook. Her long life of loving devotion, guidance and strength were a blessing to her family.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Frank, two sons, Vernie Joe and Maynard, a daughter, Maxine, two grandsons, Jackie Waters and Roger Carlin, three sisters, Thelma Ballard, Amy Reynolds and Frances Richter, and two brothers, Alfred Fisher and Bill Fisher. She is survived by six daughters, Cloteel Atkins of Anderson, Jean Yankovich and husband Dan of Melbourne, Fla., Bobbie Cameron of S0pringfield, Frankie Meyer and husband Jim of Joplin, Glenda Busick and husband Michael of Melbourne, Fla., and Brenda Urso of Abilene, Woods officiated, with burial at Union Cemetery, located southwest of the Longview community. Donations may be made to the Roger Carlin Memorial Scholarship Foundation, c/o US Bank at Pineville.

L. Fay (Calhoun) Nichols
July 16, 1903-July 19, 2004
L. Fay (Calhoun) Nichols, was born on July 16, 1903, to Jim and Adah Calhoun, across the road from Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, where she will be laid to rest. She departed this earthly life on July 19, 2004, at the age of 101 years and three days.
She married Earl Nichols in September of 1923. To them were born two daughters.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, her husband, Earl, her younger daughter, Adah Green, and one grandson, Clay Slinkard.
She is survived by a sister, Halie Gill of Richmond. Mo.; a daughter, Nada Joy Clemons and husband Doyle of Stella, Mo.; six grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren, and many, many other relatives and friends.
Fay worked for many years in the (old) Gravette Hospital in the housekeeping department.
Her whole life was spent in service to others – her church, her family, her relatives, and a host of dear friends. Although we will miss her grievously, we rejoice for her to have been gathered up by her Savior and Lord, and to be with her loved ones who have gone before her.
A funeral service took place at the Mt. Pleasant Church Thursday, July 22, 2004, at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Gabe Harris officiating. The interment followed the service at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. There was a visitation from 9:30-10 a.m. prior to the funeral service.
Arrangements were under the direction of Callison-Lough Funeral Service, 405 East Atlanta, Gravette, Ark. 72736.

Vincent Smith
Nov. 29, 1930-July 20, 2004
Vincent Burton Smith, 73, of Goodman, Mo., died Tuesday, July 20, 2004 at his home after a sudden illness.
Vincent Smith was born Nov. 29, 1930, in Albion, N.Y. He had lived in Goodman for 18 years, coming from Neosho, Mo. He served in the US Army for 21 years, retiring Jan. 14, 1970. He was a member of the VFW Post #4142 in Neosho, Mo. He was a great supporter of the Disabled Veterans and Wildlife Conservation. He formerly delivered the Joplin Globe for 15 years to the Neosho and Goodman area.
Vincent is survived by his wife Barbara Jean Smith of Neosho, Mo.; three daughters, Christine Landers of Anderson, Mo., Donna Divine of Goodman, Mo., Valorie Smith of Neosho, Mo.; one son Andre Smith of Ozark, Mo.; nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Cremation was done by the Bella Vista Crematory. Graveside services for Vincent Smith was Friday, July 23, 2004, at 10 a.m. at the Howard Cemetery in Goodman, Mo. The Rev. Ray Rich officiated.
Military honors were conducted by the VFW Post #4142 and the American Legion Post #163, both of Neosho, Mo.

Orpha Agnes Nichols
Dec. 29, 1913-July 20, 2004
Orpha Agnes Nichols, 90, of Gravette, Ark., died Tuesday, July 20, 2004, at a Bentonville Manor in Bentonville, Ark. She was born Dec. 29, 1913 in Gravette, Ark., to Willey Simmons Davidson and Cora Lula (Puryear) Davidson.
She was born and raised in Gravette, Ark. She married Olan Nichols Nov. 22, 1944 in Bentonville, Ark. She loved sewing and crocheting. She was a active member of Lanagan Baptist Church in Lanagan, Mo. She was a very loving and devoted mother and grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Olan Nichols; son, Robert S. Nichols; two brothers, Ernest Davidson and Gilbert Davidson.
She is survived by one daughter, Bonnie Rystrom of Bentonville, Ark.; one brother, Dean Davidson of Elinsor, Utah; five grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
A graveside service was at 10 a.m. Friday, July 23, 2004, at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery with the Rev. Gene Roberts officiating. Visitation was at 9 a.m. on Friday, July 23, 2004, at the Bella Vista Funeral Home and Crematory, 2253 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, Ark.

Riley Owen Hitt
June 24, 2004-July 20, 2004
Riley Owen Hitt, infant son of Ryan Hitt and Soraya (McEntire) Hitt died at home at 8:05 a.m., Tuesday, July 20, 2004. He was born June 24, 2004, in Joplin, Mo.
In addition to his parents, Riley is survived by two sisters, Katelynn and Rebekah Hitt of the home; maternal grandparents, Doran and Dorothy McEntire, Stella, Mo.; paternal grandparents, Mike and Judy Hitt, Pineville, Mo.; paternal great-grandparents, Don and Barbara Hitt, Pineville, Mo., and Billy and Sally Murray, Grove, Okla, and paternal great-great-grandparents, Howard and Kay Leighton-Floyd, Pineville, Mo.
Funeral services were 10 a.m. Friday, July 23, at Splitlog Baptist Church with Chadd Pendergraft officiating. Interment followed at Banner Cemetery. Friends called at the funeral Thursday from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. The family received friends Thursday evening from 6 until 7 p.m. at Splitlog Baptist Church. The body was not present.
Contributions may be made to Splitlog Baptist Church, c/o Clark Funeral Home, P.O. Box 66, Neosho, Mo. 64850.
Arrangements were under the direction of Clark Funeral Home, Neosho, Mo.

Linda Smith
Jan. 24, 1960-July 22, 2004
Linda Darlene Hall Smith was born Jan. 24, 1960, at W.W. Hasting’s Indian Hospital at Tahlequah, Okla. She departed this life July 22, 2004, in Joplin, Mo. She had lived in the Southwest City, Grove area most of her life.
She was married Sept. 19, 1979, in Miami, Okla., to Gary Lynn Smith. He survives. Additional survivors include two children, Kevin Smith and Holly Smith, both of the home; her mother and stepfather, Frankie and Kenneth Drake of Southwest City, Mo.; her father-in-law and step-mother-in-law, John and Collene Smith of Anderson, Mo.; her mother-in-law, Joanne Tilden of Gentry, Ark.; five sisters and one brother and their spouses, Debra and Mike Smith of Neosho, Mo., Patricia and Jerry Martin, Doris Smith, all of Southwest City, Mo., Melvira and Ken Hall of Seaford, Del, Mindy and Jason O’Brien of Lanagan, Mo., Kenneth and Paula Hall of Leach, Okla.; 26 nieces and nephews, 14 great-nieces and nephews, two brothers-in-law and spouses, Mike and Debbie Smith of Southwest City, Mo., Larry Smith of Cherokee City, Ark.; one sister-in-law and husband, Julie and Mark Dixon of Siloam Springs, Ark.; and her grand-mother-in-law, Grandma Smith of Joplin, Mo. She was preceded in death by her father, Dean Hall of Tahlequah, Okla., and one nephew, James Dean Smith of Anderson, Mo.
Linda was the fourth great-granddaughter of the Principal Chief of the Cherokee Tribe, Chief John Ross in Tahlequah, Okla., and was very proud of her heritage. She enjoyed quilting, fishing, bingo and going to church. She especially enjoyed Grove Ridge Runner High School Football, where her son Kevin played. She was a member of the Faith Pentecostal Church in Southwest City, Mo.
Funeral services for Linda Smith were held Tuesday, July 27, 2004, at 2 p.m. at the Full Gospel Church in Southwest City, Mo. The Rev. Bennie Lukens and the Rev. George Frye officiated. Burial was in the Southwest City Cemetery in Southwest City, Mo.
Kenny Gabriel, Bob Smith, Larry Smith, David Forcum, Junior Anderson and Danny McCurrie served as pallbearers. Don Doutot, Mike Smith and Carl Smith served as honorary pallbearers.
Visitation was held at the Ozark Funeral Home in Southwest City, Mo., from noon until 7 p.m. Monday, July 26, 2004. The family received friends at the funeral home from 6 until 7 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial may be given to Ozark Funeral Home in the name of Linda Smith.

Margaret Catherine
Capps Larkin
June 8, 1921-July 21, 2004
Margaret Catherine Capps Larkin, 83, of Kansas City, Mo., died Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at Independence Regional Medical Center in Independence, MO., after an illness.
Margaret Catherine Capps was born June 8, 1921, in Carthage, Mo. She attended school in Wyandotte, Okla., and has lived most of her adult life in Kansas City, Mo. Before retiring, she worked as a waitress at several restaurants in the Kansas City area.
Margaret Catherine Capps Larkin was preceded in death by her parents, George Henry Capps and Mary Germaine (Crane) Capps; three brothers, Robert Capps, George Capps and Merl Capps and two sisters, Ruth Leaton and Helen Ramsey. She is survived by several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Margaret Catherine Capps Larkin were held Tuesday, July 27, 2004, at 2 p.m. at the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Mo. Nancy Dunn, Joann Donnel and other family members officiated. Burial was in the Peace Valley Cemetery in Anderson, Mo. Family and friends served as pallbearers.
Visitation was held at the Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson, Mo., from 1 a.m. until service Tuesday, July 27, 2004.

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