Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Colton Dean Chrisman
Colton Dean Chrisman, infant son of Kara and Adam Chrisman of Clarksville, died Wednesday, July 25, 2001.
Other survivors include grandparents, Rhonda and Bob Mooney of Clarksville and Merrie and Bill Chrisman of Hartman; great-grandparents, Katie and Jack Cecil, Wanda Mooney, and Dean Mooney, all of Clarksville, Helen Skow of Littleton, Colo., and Babe and Leo Chrisman of Hartman; and great-great-grandfather, Orville Marvel of Hartman.
Graveside services and burial were at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 28, at Oakland cemetery with Rev. Chris Rink officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Columbus Jones
Columbus Jones, 86, of Lamar died Friday, July 27, 2001, at his home.
He was a son of the late Elihu and Bethany McAlister Jones, retired El Paso Natural Gas Company employee, a member of the Strawberry Assembly of God Church, and was preceded in death by two sons, William Jones and James Robert Jones; two sisters, Sarah Townsend and Leona Pitts; and three brothers, Granville Jones, Elmer Jones, and Leonard Jones.
Survivors include his widow, Ruby Qualls Jones; one daughter, Gwendall Owens of Lamar; one son, Columbus Wayne Jones of Farmington, N. M.; five sisters, Beulah Tumbleson and Nanalou Hodges, both of Dexter, Mo., Eula Owen of Lamar, Iva Rushing of Clarksville, and Earlene Davis of Russellville; two brothers, Ira Jones and Elihu Jones, both of Clarksville; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 31, at the Strawberry Assembly of God Church with Rev. Bill Richmond and Rev. George Willis officiating.
Burial was in the Minnow Creek cemetery under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Dutch Houston, Bill Patterson, Bobby Cooper, Wendell Self, Cecil Jones, and Joe Carter.
Mabel D. Jones
Mabel D. Jones, 89, of Coal Hill died Friday, July 27, 2001, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
She was a daughter of the late Monte and Mary Kinkennon Dennis and a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Dora and Harold Krachey of Coal Hill; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Monday, July 30, at Roller-Cox Chapel with Rev. Amos Pledger officiating. The body was cremated.
Ray Talley
Ray Talley, 61, of Dardanelle, father of Brenda Talley of Dardanelle, died Monday, July 30, 2001, in St. Louis, Mo.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, at Cornwell Funeral Home Chapel in Dardanelle.
Dylan Lindale Gilmer
Dylan Lindale Marshall Gilmer, seven-month-old son of Joni Lea Schabell and Charles Henry Gilmer Jr. of Coal Hill, died Monday, Aug. 27, 2001, at Johnson Regional Medical Center.
Other survivors include one sister, Kaylynn Gilmer of Coal Hill; three brothers, Randal Schabell and David Schabell, both of the home, and Charles Thomas Gilmer of Coal Hill; grandparents, Sam and Barbara Brewer of Clarksville, Johnny and Myra Relaford of Lonoke, Charles and Nelda Gilmer of Ferriday, La., and Peggy and Jim Chaney of Lufkin, Texas; great-grandparents, Betty Vantress and Alvin Lloyd, both of Humnoke and Syble Griffin of Ferriday, La.; and numerous aunts and uncles.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Wyatt Tucker Stepp
Wyatt Tucker Stepp, six-month-old son of Kenneth and Betty Rose Stepp of Clarksville, died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001, at his home.
Other survivors include two sisters, Fantaisha Carol Stepp and Janie Lee Stepp, both of the home; and grandparents, Corolyn Woods of Clarksville, the late Walter Woodward, Phyllis Dalton and George Dalton of Clarksville, and the late Gary Stepp.
Graveside services and burial will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at the Spadra cemetery with Rev. David Zeiler officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home.
Albert E. Westover
Albert Edward Westover, 78, of Clarksville died Friday, July 6, 2001, at his home.
He was a native of the Spadra Community, son of the late Carl and Sarah Marie McKinney Westover, a retired coal miner, Navy veteran of World War II, and was preceded in death by his wife, Jacquieta Westover; and one granddaughter, Brittany Holland.
He is survived by one daughter, Carol Holland of Clarksville; one son, Billy Westover of Eudora; one sister, Louise Rigsby of Clarksville; one brother, Tommy Westover of Hartman; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Monday, July 9, at Hardwicke Funeral Home with Rev. Carl Holland and Rev. Bill Holt officiating.
Burial was in Liberty Hill cemetery at Hunt under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Don Hatchett, Will Pizzotti, Danny Rigsby, Johnny Einert, Shannon Kaiser, Jim Rigsby, George Holland, and Kenny Bridgewater.
Helen R. Folkner
Helen Ruth Folkner, 68, of Coal Hill died Monday, July 9, 2001, at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith.
A native of Coal Hill, she was a daughter of the late Lee and Nona Davis Hatchett, widow of Joe Folkner, member of Denning Methodist Church, and was preceded in death by four sisters, Gussie Bartlett, Gertie Hyde, Robbie Stevenson, and Jean Reynolds; and two brothers, Davis Hatchett and Leonard Hatchett.
Survivors include one son, Samuel Wilkins of Portland, Ore.; four sisters, Melva Hanson and Mildred Newman, both of California, Docha Sperry of Coal Hill and Pauline Mayfield of Clarksville; two grandchildren, Shaun Wilkins and Jimmy Wilkins, both of Portland, Ore.; four great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Randy Pruitt of Coal Hill.
The body was cremated.
Local arrangements were under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the Denning Methodist Church.
Jerry Lynn Tatum
Jerry Lynn Tatum, 60, of Bastrop, La., father of Kevin Wayne Tatum of Clarksville, died Tuesday, July 3, 2001, at Morehouse General Hospital.
He was a member of Cherry Ridge Baptist Church, United States Navy veteran, son of the late E. S. and Mary Tatum, and was preceded in death by one brother, Donald Wayne Tatum.
Other survivors include his widow, Edna Berry Tatum; two daughters, Mary Nero of Cecilia, La., and Tina Troxel of Scranton; two sisters, Pearl DuBose of Arizona and Joy Bryant of Malvern; two brothers, James Tatum of Farmerville, La., and E. S. Tatum Jr. of Arizona; and nine grandchildren.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 5, at Cherry Ridge Baptist Church in Bastrop, La., with Rev. Charles Dupree and Dr. Charles Weedman officiating.
Burial was in New Forest cemetery at Forest, La., under the direction of Golden Funeral Home of Bastrop, La.
Active pallbearers were Jerry Tomlin, Lynn Sanders, Bill Hunt, Stanley Smith, John Tackett, Bert Morland, and Jerry Goodman.
Honorary pallbearers were Chris Burchell, Kevin Tatum Jr., Shea Nero, and Vernon Tatum.
