Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Ray Bishop (11/22/05)
Ray Bishop, 79, was born July 11, 1926, in Heart, and died Oct. 23, 2005. He was a veteran of World War II. He was drafted at the age of 18 and proudly served his country. After returning home from the war, he met and married
Waydene Duke. They made their home in Salem. He worked for the REA for a few years before moving to Pontiac, Mich., where he worked or General Motors for 30 years...
William Fleming Moore (11/22/05)
William Fleming Moore Sr., 89, of Cherokee Village died Nov. 15, 2005, at the White County Medical Center in Searcy. Moore was born on July 28, 1916, in Bethesda, Md., the son of Aldrich and Kate Goulding Moore. He worked for the Dayco Corporation in Atlanta, Ga., as district manager of the southeastern area. Then he became sales manager for the Railroad Division in Chicago...
Bonnie J.C. Huskey (11/29/05)
Bonnie Jean Clements Huskey, 68, of Cave City died Nov. 18, 2005, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born Jan. 15, 1937, at Ravenden to Hanley and Thelma Clements. She retired after 18 years as a school bus driver and custodian for the Strawberry School District. She was a teacher's aide, a volunteer Foster grandparent and a Christian...
Herbert E. Kazzee (11/29/05)
Herbert E. Kazzee, 65, of Hardy died Nov. 24, 2005, at his residence. He was born April 15, 1940, at Pocahontas, Ark., the son of the late Andrew Talmadge Kazzee and Cecil Hill Kazzee. Survivors include his wife, Vickie Whitney Kazzee of the home; two stepsons, Shane Holland and Troy Daniel, both of Hardy; one stepdaughter, Johnna Spikes of Salt Lake City, Utah; two brothers, Bill Kazzee and Harold Kazzee, both of Pocahontas; one sister, Helen Head of Sedgewick; six step-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.. ...
James Robert Clifft Jr. (11/29/05)
James Robert (Jack) Clifft Jr., son of the late James Robert Clifft, Sr. and Arkie Evelyn Welch Clifft, was born May 28, 1921, in Hickory Flat, Ark. He died Nov. 18, 2005, at Batesville at the age of 84 years. He was united in marriage to Kathleen Jackson on Nov. 9, 1940, in Ash Flat and to this union a daughter was born...
Loren Harold Pingleton (11/29/05)
Loren Harold Pingleton, 76, of McHenry, Ill., died Nov. 23, 2005, at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, Wis. He was born Sept. 22, 1929, in Alton, Mo., to Leland and Nora (Barton) Pingleton. On May 6, 1950, he married
Kathleen Hille, in Pocahontas, Ark...
Myrtie Ola Ramsey (11/29/05)
Myrtie Ola Ramsey, 85, of Jonesboro, La., formerly of Cave City, died Nov. 23, 2005, at Jackson Manor Nursing and Rehab in Jonesboro, La. She was born Feb. 18, 1920, at Evening Shade to Samuel and Leona Arnold Taylor. She was a homemaker and a pastor's wife for 60 years in the Church of God...
Marcella Willbanks (11/29/05)
Marcella Willbanks, 83, of Elsberry, Mo., formerly of Ozark Acres, died Nov. 23 at her residence in Elsberry. She was retired from Barnes Hospital and was a member of Williford Church of Christ. She was the daughter of the late William Williamson and Lillian Craig Williamson...
Nora Jean Ford (11/29/05)
Nona Jean Ford, 56, of Cave City died Nov. 18, 2005, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born Feb. 26, 1949, at Sidney to William and Norma Lee Taylor Wilkes. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her husband, Ernie Ford of the home; one son and daughter-in-law, Marty and Shanda Shreve of Fort Worth, Texas; one daughter and son-in-law, Jenny and Mike Davis of Cave City; her step-mother, Lula Wilkes of Cave City; two stepsons and daughters-in-law, Rodney and Connie Ford of Evening Shade, Ronnie and Shayla Ford of Sulphur Rock; two stepdaughters and sons-in-law, Charlotte and James Royal of Evening Shade ,and Melissa and Mike Walls of Sidney; two grandchildren, Emilee Davis and Parker Davis, both of Cave City; nine step-grandchildren, Chris Ford, Nikki Ford, Jessica Royal, Jamie Royal and Joseph Royal, all of Evening Shade, Samantha Walls and Michaela Walls, both of Sidney, Tyler Ford and Trevor Ford, both of Sulphur Rock; four brothers, Archie Wilkes, Danny Wilkes and Bobby Wilkes, all of Cave City, and Buell Wilkes of Evening Shade; one sister, Nema Thompson of Sidney; seven nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.. ...
Alla Jean Berry Sharp (12/06/05)
Alla Jean Berry Sharp, 69, of Evening Shade died Nov. 29, 2005, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born Feb. 9, 1936, the daughter of the late Arthur "A.D." Berry, and Cecil Taylor Berry. She was a homemaker and a member of Bear Creek United Methodist Church...
Alpha Wilma Rogers French (12/06/05)
Alpha Wilma Rogers French, 94, of Hardy died Nov. 30, 2005 ,at Fulton County Hospital in Salem. She was a homemaker. She was the daughter of the late John Rogers and the late Kate Davis Rogers. She is survived by one daughter, Barbara Jean Evans of Hardy; three sons, Billy Joe French of Cherokee Village, Kenneth French of Agnos and Max French of Cave City...
Gretchen Marie Fees (12/06/05)
Gretchen Marie Fees, 78, of Cherokee Village died Nov. 23, 2005, at her residence. She was born Dec. 11, 1926, in Polk County, Iowa, the daughter of Fred Gabbert and Nellie Kile Gabbert. She married
Cecil Fees on May 9, 1944, in Des Moines, Iowa, and he preceded her in death on Nov. 3, 2005...
James Celige Dickson (12/06/05)
James Celige Dickson, 52, of Cherokee Village died Nov. 24, 2005, at his residence in Highland. He was the son of the late William Dickson. He was employed by Dixie Restaurant. Survivors include his mother, Louise Dickson; maternal grandmother, Dora Webb; two sisters, Connie Taylor of Highland and Betty Wardlow of Aurora, Ill.; two brothers, William Dickson of Cherokee Village and Thomas Dickson of Auora, Ill...
John Inge Risvold (12/06/05)
John Inge Risvold, 85, of Horseshoe Bend died Dec. 1, 2005, at the North Arkansas Life Care Center in Horseshoe Bend. He was born April 3, 1920, in Wausau, Wis., the son of Magnus and Bertha Madland Risvold. He moved to Chicago, Ill., where he received his schooling...
Jack Martin Fletcher (12/06/05)
Jack Martin Fletcher, 48, of Hardy died Dec. 1, 2005, at White River Medical Center in Batesville. He was a self-employed photographer and Realtor. After high school he served in the U.S. Navy and was a member of the Professional Photographers of America...
Jeanette Murphy (12/06/05)
Jeanette Murphy, 66, of Ash Flat died Dec. 1, 2005, in Little Rock. Murphy was born June 15, 1939, in Noblesville, Ind., the daughter of Floyd and Edith (Gibbs) Gerber. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Ash Flat. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Dean Murphy, of the home in Ash Flat; one daughter, Deb Gatliff of Fishers, Ind.; three brothers, Joe Gerber of Indianapolis, Ind., Jay Gerber of Florida and James Gerber of Lapel, Ind.; two sisters, Juanita Nosler and Janice Wills, both of Noblesville, Ind.; one granddaughter; a host of other relatives and friends.. ...
June Shaver Koorstad (12/06/05)
June Shaver Koorstad, 94, of Hardy was born in Nelsonville (Sharp County) on May 2, 1911, the daughter of Ed and Hassie Shaver, and died Nov. 30, 2005. She was a Christian and long-time member of the Hardy Church of Christ. She worked as a librarian and an Avon representative. She was a member of Timely Club of Hardy and the Sharp County Historical Society where she contributed to books about the history of Hardy and one-room schools in Sharp County...
