Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
H. Dale Brown (12/21/04)
H. Dale Brown, 95, of Montgomery, Ill., died Nov. 17, 2004, at Joliet Area Hospice in Joliet, Ill. Born May 5, 1909, in Polo Ill., he was the son of George and Myrtle Combs Brown. He was raised on a farm in Polo. After moving to the Plainfield, Ill., area, he was employed by the U.S. ...
Henry Merlin Walters Jr. (12/21/04)
Henry Merlin Walters Jr., 85, died Sept. 26, 2004, in Calico Rock. Born April 21, 1919, in Austin, Minn., he was the son of Henry Merlin Walters Sr. and Mildred A. Mattern Walters. He married
Lavonne Cora Olson April 25, 1941. He spent his working years as a building contractor and also worked as a building inspector for the city of Horseshoe Bend...
Harold W. Obermayer (12/21/04)
Harold W. Obermayer, 90, longtime resident of Cherokee Village, died Nov. 7, 2004, in Lenexa, Kan. He was born and raised in Chicago where he worked as a typesetter until he and Helen moved to Cherokee Village in 1978. In October 2004 he moved to the Kansas City area to be closer to one of his sons...
Ioney Ring Flannigan (12/21/04)
Ioney Ring Flannigan, 90, of Evening Shade died Oct. 9, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born May 18, 1914, near Poughkeepsie, she was the daughter of Cassel and Nettie Ring Shirley. She was a homemaker and a member of the Poughkeepsie Church of Christ...
Jesse Barrow (12/21/04)
Jesse Barrow, 88, of Williford died Sept. 24, 2004, at Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System in Cherokee Village. He was born Feb. 28, 1916. He retired from the U.S. Air Force and was a past fire chief for Martin Creek Fire Department. He was of the Baptist faith...
John Biby (12/21/04)
John Wayne "Bud" Biby, 61, of Salem died Oct. 19, 2004 at White County Medical Center in Searcy. Born Sept. 25, 1943, in Hornersville, Mo., he was son of William Francis Biby and Clara Bell Hager Biby. He married
Marjorie Fletcher Aug. 18, 1973, at Saddle. During his working years, he worked in road construction. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Hornersville...
John Elliott Stoneham (12/21/04)
John Elliott Stoneham, 63, of Batesville died Oct. 19, 2004, at Rolling Hills Nursing Center in Batesville. Born April 18, 1941, at Newburgh, N.Y., he was the son of Laurence John and Alice Marie McCormick Stoneham. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, an electrical engineer for General Electric, a member of the Professional Electrical Engineers Association and was of the Catholic faith...
Joy H. Giger (12/21/04)
Joy H. Giger, 78, of Hardy died Oct. 30, 2004, at Baptist Health Center in Little Rock. Born Dec. 6, 1925, she was the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Krouse Varner. She moved with her husband, Charles, to Hardy in 1980. They were owners of C & J Appliance in Hardy and of the C & J Frozen Yogurt shop in Hardy. She was an avid bowler, serving as secretary for several different bowling leagues...
Jerome "Jerry" Pownell (12/21/04)
Jerome "Jerry" Pownell, 77, of Sidney died Sept. 29, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born Aug. 13, 1927, at Marion, Ind., he was the son of Joseph and Mary E. Collins Pownell. He was a member of the VFW Post 8042 of Evening Shade and was of the Protestant faith...
Jewell Marie Bettis (12/21/04)
Jewell Marie Bettis, 100, of Ash Flat, formerly of Williford, died Oct. 24, 2004, at Ash Flat Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born Jan. 25, 1904, in Williford, she was the daughter of Robert and Jo Campbell Cruse. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ...
Jesse Martin Holland (12/21/04)
Jesse Martin Holland, 73, of Horseshoe Bend died Sept. 24, 2004, at the North Arkansas Life Care Center in Horseshoe Bend. Born July 1, 1931, he was the son of Jesse M. and Anna J. Cooper Holland. He was a member of the Horseshoe Bend Boating and Fishing Club and the Horseshoe Bend Bowling League...
Jeff Ring (12/21/04)
Jeff Ring, 89, of Cave City died Nov. 10, 2004, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. Born Dec. 12, 1914, at Poughkeepsie, he was the son of Bud Ring and Doll Barnes Ring. He was a retired construction worker and a veteran of the United States Army, having served in World War II. He was of the Baptist faith...
Corp. Jason Clairday (12/21/04)
Marine Corp. Jason Scot Clairday, 21, of Salem was killed in action Dec. 12, 2004, in Fallujah, Iraq. Born May 23, 1983, in Garden Grove, Calif., he was the son of Virgil Logan Clairday Jr. and Nancy J. Spinelli Clairday McWilliams. He was a 2001 graduate of Salem High School where he excelled in sports. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was a member of Salem First Baptist Church where he sang in the youth choir. He married
Sarah McCullough July 31, 2004, in Salem...
Kenneth Albert Parson (12/21/04)
Kenneth Albert Parson, 73, of Cherokee Village died Nov. 13, 2004, at Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System in Cherokee Village. Born at home March 31, 1931, in Clarksville, Iowa, he was the son of Leslie and Eldora Mahake Parson. On Dec. 1, 1956, he married
Cora Schalts in Waterloo, Iowa. He served in the United States Marines during the Korean Conflict and was a member of Cherokee Village United Methodist Church...
Kenneth J. Hollett (12/21/04)
Kenneth J. Hollett, 81, a former resident of Hardy and Cherokee Village, died Dec. 5, 2004, in Biloxi, Miss. After serving in the Army during World War II he received his master's degree in architecture/planning from Stanford University. He retired in 1987. He moved with his wife, Jo, to Biloxi in 2001 to be close to his family...
Lois Ann Choat (12/21/04)
Lois Ann McComas Choat, 56, of Imboden, formerly of Hardy, died Oct. 15, 204, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge. Born Oct. 24, 1947, near Birch Tree, Mo., she was he daughter of Isaac D. Huff and Betty Bryant. She was a licensed practical nurse and worked at different area hospitals during her career and also with home health...
Leroy G. Kneip (12/21/04)
Leroy Kneip, 83, of Midway died Nov. 12, 2004, at Baxter Regional Medical Center. Born Nov. 5, 1921, at Round Top, Texas, he was the son of Henry and Thekla Moellenberndt Kneip. He served in the United Sates Army during World War II. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. He was a resident of Midway since 1987, having moved from Coal City, Ill...
