Eva Jean Tonar
Eva Jean Slaughter Tonar of North Little Rock, 68, died Aug. 11, 2000.
Survivors include two sons, Charles Steven Tonar of Topeka, Kan., and Sean Bryden Tonar of
Atlanta, Ga.; four sisters, Margaret Johnson of San Raphael, Calif., Betty Nolen of Sherwood, Ann
Phillips of Sherwood and Jane West of North Little Rock.
Memorial services were Tuesday at Huson Funeral Home Chapel, 6000 Camp Robinson Road,
North Little Rock, Ark.
Helen Stelter
Helen "Estelle" Stelter, 75, of Sherwood died Aug. 14, 2000.
She was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse and of the Baptist faith.
She is survived by two daughters, Shirley Brown and Sharon Stelter; two grandchildren, all of
Sherwood; and sister, Alene Rumley Branch of Garland, Texas.
Pastor Roy Edwards will officiate at a 2 p.m. Thursday graveside service at Bingen Ozan Cemetery,
Nashville, Ark.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Diabetes Association.
Gary W. Burgess Sr.
Gary Wayne Burgess Sr., age 53, of North Little Rock died Monday, Aug. 14, 2000.
He attended Friends of His Cumberland Presbyterian Church, was a Vietnam veteran and was
retired from the Arkansas Army National Guard. He worked in television production with Today s
THV for 18 years and prior to that worked with KARK for eight years.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce A. Burgess of North Little Rock; mother and step-father, Ella Mae
and James Curry of Lonoke; four daughters, Kim Burgess of Sherwood, Jennifer Bailey of
Sherwood, Christy Burgess of North Little Rock and Mary Burgess of Cabot; a son, Gary Burgess
Jr. of Cabot; sister, Glenda Allison; brother, Dickey Burgess; three stepsisters, Mary Harrell of
Anchorage, Alaska, Donna Hall and Henrietta Odom both of Pasadena, Texas; and a stepbrother,
Larry Curry also of Pasadena, Texas.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, 2000, at Friends of His Cumberland
Presbyterian Church with Pastor Michael Qualls and Timothy McMinn officiating. Graveside
services with Military Honors will be at 12 noon, Thursday at Sunset Garden Cemetery in Lonoke.
Memorials may be made to Friends of His Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1402 E. Kiehl Ave.,
North Little Rock, AR 72120 or Baptist Hospice, 11900 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock, AR 72210.
Arkie Pinchback
Arkie Louise Pinchback, 98, of Bryant died Aug. 12, 2000.
She was a member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include a brother, Paul Hickman; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a
great-great-grandchild; and a step-granddaughter.
Graveside service was Aug. 15 at Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock. Griffin Leggett-Rest Hills
Funeral Home in charge.
Harold W. Jones
Harold W. Jones, 80, of North Little Rock died Aug. 13, 2000.
He was a retired machinist and a member of Park Hill Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Nina M. Scruggs Jones; a son, Harold Jones Jr. of Norman, Okla.; a
daughter, Janie Jones of Ann Arbor, Mich.; a brother, Oran D. Jones of Blytheville; and two
grandchildren.
A memorial service was held Tuesday at Roller-Owens Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. S. Cary
Heard officiating. Interment was in Rest Hills Memorial Park.
Matilda Jean Gillespie
Matilda Jean Gillespie, 81, of Little Rock died Aug. 11, 2000.
There are no immediate survivors.
A memorial service was held Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Little Rock.
James Jackson Sr.
James W. Jackson Sr., 81, of North Little Rock, died Aug. 13, 2000.
He retired from the Veterans Administration Hospital as a supervisor of medical administration. He
was a U.S. Navy World War II veteran, a licensed Arkansas Funeral Director, and a member of
Gardner Memorial Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Agnes Hoffman Jackson; a son, James W. Jackson Jr. of North Little
Rock; a daughter, Bonnie Harrison of North Little Rock; four grandchildren; and a
great-granddaughter.
Funeral was Wednesday at Gardner Memorial United Methodist Church, with Rev. Jerry Meeks
officiating. Burial was in Edgewood Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to Gardner Memorial United Methodist Church.
Roland O. Boyea
Roland O. Boyea, 70, of Jacksonville died Aug. 10, 2000.
He was a retired senior master sergeant from the U.S. Air Force, and retired from TSC. He was a
Catholic, and a lifetime member of the DAV and Retired Enlisted Association.
Survivors include his wife, Maureen Boyea; a son, Andrew Boyea of Ludlow, Mass.; a daughter,
Sharyl Chitwood of Baker, Fla.; a son, John C. Boyea of Rome, N.Y.; a daughter, Sue Locke of
Omaha, Neb.; eight grandchildren; his mother, Cordelia Boily, and a sister, Shirley Hughes, both of
Indian Orchard, Mass.; and a brother, Edward Boily of Chicopee, Mass.
Mass of the Christian Burial was Aug. 14 at St. Jude's Catholic Church, Jacksonville, with burial in
Rest Hills Memorial Park, North Little Rock. A rosary service was held Aug. 13.
Memorials may be made to Baptist Hospice.
James A. Whitener
James A. Whitener, 71, of Jacksonville died Aug. 10, 2000.
He was a retired colonel in the Air Force.
Survivors include his wife, Penny Whitener; two sons, James F. Whitener of Salem, Ore. and John
Lee Whitener of Burbank, Calif.; and five grandchildren.
Graveside service was Aug. 15 at Rest Hills Memorial Park, North Little Rock, by Griffin
Leggett-Rest Hills Funeral Home.Memorials may be made to the Arkansas Hospice Center or the American Cancer Society.
Evelyn Allen
Evelyn Emmons Allen, 59, of Pine Bluff died Feb. 9 at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center.
She attended Joe T. Robinson and White Hall Schools and was a member of the 28th
Street Church of Christ. She did volunteer work with the Girl Scouts and served as director
of Camp Taloha. She worked in the Dollarway School District.
Survivors include her husband, Oscar Earl Allen; a son, David Allen of Pine Bluff; a
daughter, Kellie A. Pennington of Sherwood; her mother; three sisters, Tina McHughes of
Alexander, Kay Harrington of North Little Rock and Tonya Farkas of Baltimore, Md.; and
three grandchildren.
Funeral services were Feb. 12 in the Chapel of Ralph Robinson and Son with Mr. Edgar
Dye officiating. Burial was in Cypress Memorial Gardens.
Memorials may be made to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Little Rock.
Marjorie Nell Avery
Funeral services for Marjorie Nell Avery, 67, of Magnolia, were Tuesday, February 13, 2001,
at First Baptist Church with burial at De Ann Cemetery in Prescott. She died Sunday, Feb.
11, 2001.
Survivors include her husband Billy Don Avery of Magnolia; two sons Don Avery of Magnolia
and David Avery of North Little Rock; daughters, Dena Haltom of Sherwood, Pam Avery of
Magnolia, Patty Avery of Little Rock; six grandchildren; brothers, Clifford Warren of Taylor,
Gene Warren of Hope, Ralph Warren of Little Rock; and a sister, Florine Tubb, of
Texarkana, Ark.
Bruce Epperson Sr.
Bruce Edward Epperson Sr., 47, of North Little Rock, died Feb. 6, 2001. He was a member
of Geyer Springs First Baptist Church and a registered nurse. He graduated from Baptist
School of Nursing in 1990.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Epperson of North Little Rock; four sons, Bruce
Edward Epperson Jr. of Hartman, Steven Andrew and Michael Scott Lyons of North Little
Rock and Kevin Allen Lyons of Cabot; a daughter, Amanda Lee Epperson of Hartman; and
four brothers.
Funeral services were Feb. 12 at Huson Funeral Home in North Little Rock by Dr. Bill
Harris. Interment was in Little Rock National Cemetery.
Dortha Sue Greene
Dortha Sue Greene, 78, of Sherwood died Feb. 9, 2001. She was active with Arkansas
Children's Hospital Foundation, Baptist Health Systems Foundation and UA Medical
Sciences Foundation. She attended Indianhead Lake Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Camden E. Greene; one daughter, Susan K. Greene of
North Little Rock; one son Richard Greene of Fayetteville; and six grandchildren.
Funeral services were Feb. 12 at Griffin Leggett-Rest Hills Chapel with Dr. Warren Watkins
officiating. Burial was in the National Cemetery in Fayetteville with graveside services on
Feb. 13. Arrangements were by Griffin Leggett-Rest Hills Funeral Home.
Ralph L. Hurst
Ralph L. Hurst, age 77, of Sherwood, died Feb. 5, 2001. He was a member of the VFW in
Jacksonville and a WWII Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Wilda Jean Hurst of Sherwood; one son, Lyle R. Hurst of
Florissant, Mo.; two daughters, Susan Choitz of Richmond, Texas, and Anita Van Ingen of
Sherwood; two brothers, James Hurst of Farmington, Ill., and Donald Hurst of Elmwood, Ill.;
one sister, Ruth Lagerbloom of Peoria, Ill.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral was Friday at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church with burial at Rest Hills
Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to the church, to Hanna City United Methodist
Church, Illinois, or Hanna City Volunteer Fire Dept., Ill.
Imogene Lanier
Imogene Graves Yates Lanier, 63, of Sheridan, died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001.
Survivors include a daughter, Angela Walthall of Sherwood; a sister, Kathryn Flynt of
Sheridan; brothers, Paul Graves of Pine Bluff, Buck and Reed Graves; and three
grandchildren.
Funeral was Wednesday at Marlow Missionary Baptist Church with burial at Orion
Cemetery.
Ida Mae Porterfield
Ida Mae Porterfield, 79, of Ashdown, formerly of North Little Rock, died Feb. 8, 2001. She
was a retired beautician and a member of Rose City Church of Christ.
Survivors include two sons, Guy D. Porterfield Jr. of Sherwood and Jimmy D. Porterfield of
Bruno; a sister, Mozelle Brown of Ashdown; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were Feb. 12 at Roller-Owens Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. John H.
Cannon officiating. Interment was in Pinecrest Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to Rose City Church of Christ, North Little Rock.
Rev. Gordon Reddin
Rev. Gordon Reddin, age 85, of Sherwood, died Feb. 12, 2001. He served as editor of the
Baptist Trumpet, director of the BMA Children's Home, moderator of the BMA of Arkansas,
and assistant moderator of the BMA of America. He was active in masonry with both Royal
Arch and Scottish Rite degrees.
Survivors include his wife, Annie Morrison Reddin; a daughter, Frankie Brown of Sherwood;
a son, Dr. Randall Reddin of Pine Bluff; one brother, Ralph Cottrell of Tyler, Texas; two
sisters, Blanche Barnes of Camden and Ruby Sebasta of Houston, Texas; five
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Three of his brothers and his son were ordained ministers.
Funeral services are at 2 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 15, at Greater New Hope Baptist Church at
1723 W. 44th St. in North Little Rock, with Rev. James Ray Raines and Rev. Ralph Cottrell
officiating. Arrangements are by Roller-Owens Funeral Home.
Interment will follow at Rest Hills Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to BMA Children's Home in Magnolia.
Agge L. Scruggs
Agge L. Scruggs, age 93, of Sherwood, died Feb. 7, 2001. He was a retired printer from the
Arkansas Gazette with 35 years of service, and a member of the First United Methodist
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Loraine Clifton Scruggs; a son, Agge E. Scruggs of Louisville,
Texas; a daughter, Loraine S. Lambert of North Little Rock; four grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
Funeral was Saturday at Roller-Owens Funeral Home with entombment at Rest Hills
Memorial Park Mausoleum. Memorials may be made to the Arkansas Methodist Children s
Home.
Karl D. Stutsman, Sr.
Karl D. Stutsman, Sr., 81, of Sherwood, died Feb. 12, 2001.
The funeral Mass will be Friday afternoon at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Jacksonville. A
rosary will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at Roller-Owens Funeral Home in North
Little Rock.
Clyde Dalton Valentine
Clyde Dalton Valentine, age 90, of Cabot, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001.
He had one of the first shoe repair shops in Cabot and one at Park Hill in the 1940s. He was
a tool and die machinist for Westinghouse, and a member of the Remount Baptist Church
and Big Rock Lodge in North Little Rock.
Survivors include his daughter, Ruby Kittell of Lonoke; a son, Franklin Valentine of Warren;
seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were Monday at Rest Hills Memorial Park. Arrangements were by
Cabot Funeral Home.
Jackie "Hack" Waller
Jackie "Hack" Waller, age 47, of North Little Rock, died Feb. 10, 2001.
Survivors are two sons, Deketric Harper Sr. of Little Rock, and Fredrick Waller of North
Little Rock; three daughters, Tippannee Waller and Errca Waller of Jacksonville, and
Jakkee Moore of Germany; his father, Zadichi Waller of Little Rock; a brother, Ronnie Waller
of California; a sister, Peggy Richie of North Little Rock; and eight grandchildren.
Visitation is Friday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at at Hubble Funeral Home. Funeral services are
11 a.m. Saturday at Hubble Funeral Home. Burial will be in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in
Hickory Plains.
Reva Imo Black
Reva Imo Black, 88, of North Little Rock died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2001.
She was retired from Kellwood in Little Rock and was a member of First United Methodist Church
in North Little Rock.
Survivors include two daughters, Mazelle Chrouch of Sherwood, Janiece Caple of South Lake,
Texas; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and one sister,
Margie Brockinton of Sherwood.
Funeral was Thursday at North Little Rock Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Cato Cemetery.
Barbara Ann Ault
Barbara Ann Leigh Ault, 77, of Sherwood died Dec. 22, 2001.
Survivors include her son, Richard J. Ault of Chesterfield, Mo.; a daughter, Deborah Jordan of North
Little Rock; two grandchildren; and a brother, W.R. Leigh Jr. of Cross Junction, Va.
Funeral services were Wednesday, Dec. 26, at Roller-Owens Funeral Home Chapel, with a private
burial.
Memorials may be made to CARTI.
Frankie Idabell Boyette
Frankie Idabell Creighton Boyette, 71, of Dumas died Dec. 29, 2001.
She was a member of Rankin Chapel Baptist Church.
Services were Monday, Dec. 31, in the Griffin Funeral Home Chapel. Interment was in Walnut Lake
Cemetery, Dumas.
Survivors are four daughters, Mary Lynn Jaggers of Monticello, Patricia Ann Oswald of Sherwood,
Debra A. Hoag of Chicago, Ill., and Pamela Lynn Boyette of Sherwood; a brother, Elmer Creighton,
Dumas; and a sister, Floy Paschall of Dumas; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to UAMS Cancer Research, Little Rock. Arrangements by Griffin Funeral
Home, Dumas.
John L. Gray
John L. Gray, 79, of Sherwood died December 26, 2001.
He was a retired civil servant at LRAFB, World War II veteran, and purple heart recipient.
Survivors include his wife, Opal (Pearson) Gray; son, John L. Gray III; sister, Jewell Bostain; a
grandson, a granddaughter, and a great-grandson.
Graveside services were Saturday at Campground Cemetery, Morrilton. North Little Rock Funeral
Home was in charge.
