Biographical And Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland And Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas
Lee B. Brooks
Lee B. Brooks, 81, of Fort Smith, father of Bernadine England of Clarksville, died Sunday, Feb. 7, 1999.
He was a retired welder for ESCO in Portland, Ore., member of the Methodist Church and a veteran of World War II where he received the Purple Heart for wounds sustained on July 4, 1994, in St. Clair France during the Normany Campaign. He also received the EAME Theatre ribbon, Good Conduct ribbon, World War II Victory ribbon and the American Theatre ribbon. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Eula Stanford.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lennie O. Brooks; three other daughters, Cheryl Borts of Beaverton, Ore., Chris Sandblast of Woodland, Wash., and Shirley Benning of Fort Smith; two sons, Lee B. Brooks Jr. of LaCenter, Wash., and Dennis Breeling of Portland, Ore.; 14 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Smith with burial at Deschutes Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Bend, Ore.
Mrs. Lois L. Catlett
Mrs. Lois Louise Catlett, 61, died Sunday, Feb. 7, 1999, at Alva Share Medical Center in Alva, Okla.
She was a native of Burlington, Okla., daughter of the late Cleo (Houch) and Phil Albert Corr, and attended Burlington and Alva (Oklahoma) School systems. She was a former resident of Cherokee, Okla., the widow of Glenn Cellan, Charlie Clinton (Chalk) Sanders, and Lee Catlett, and was preceded in death by a son, David Justin Cellan, and a sister, Phyllis Cleta Wood of Clarksville.
She is survived by one son, Jimmy Dean Cellan of Wichita, Kan.; one sister and brother-in-law, Norma Jean and Bill Dotterer of Cherokee, Okla.; one brother and sister-in-law, Ralph and Romona Corr of Freedom, Okla.; three half-sisters and spouses, LyCinda and Glendale Clark of Lake Dallas, Texas, Merry Carol and Jim Reneau of Caldwell, Kan., and Vicki and Louie Neely of Arapaho, Okla.; three half-brothers and spouses, Phillip and Debbie Corr of Perry, Okla., Delmar and Robin Corr of Bryan, Texas, and Forrest and Linda Corr of Alva, Okla.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, at Wharton Funeral Chapel with Rev. Mel Brown, pastor of Alva Bible Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be at Alva Municipal cemetery in Alva, Okla.
Active pallbearers will be Glendale Clark, Delmar Corr, Forrest Corr, Larry Corr, Phillip Corr, and Rocky Gibson.
Honorary pallbearer will be Ralph Corr.
Roma Ross McGinty
Funeral for Roma Ross McGinty, 77, of Rose Bud, formerly of Clarksville, who died Feb. 5, 1999, at Searcy Hospital, was at 9:30 a.m Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the First Baptist Church of Rose Bud with Rev. Bruce Brown officiating.
Burial was in the Stillwell cemetery north of Clarksville under the direction of Roller-Daniel Funeral Home of Searcy.
Pallbearers were Darryl Adams, Lee Young, Scott Wilson, Charlie Horrine, Lynn Clendon, and Rudy Porter.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II, forestry equipment operator for the state of California, and was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Mildred McGinty, and one son, David Ross McGinty.
Survivors include one daughter, Mildred Ann; one son, Gerald R. of Shirley; one sister, Carrie Bratcher of Porterville, Calif.; and three grandchildren.
Alton E. Stokes
Alton E. Stokes, 87, of Ozark died Thursday, March 25, 1999, at Mercy Hospital/Turner Memorial in Ozark.
A native of Johnson County, he was a son of the late R. W. and Eliza Green Stokes, a retired surveyor with Arkansas Rural Electric, and a member of the Ozark First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Billie Morton Stokes; two sisters, Ercie Woolsey of Ozark and Elva Plemons of Alma; one brother, Leo Stokes of Ozark; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral was at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 27, at Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel in Ozark with burial in Highland cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Bob Brown, Frank Sutherland, Randy Gilbreth, Faye Cloos, and C. A. Kuykendall.
Honorary pallbearers were Doyle Ducket, Oscar Debes, Ed Hicks, Demus Anderson, Bill Young, Ed Milton, Tom White, and L. B. Hood.
Memorials may be made to Ozark First United Methodist Church, 503 West Commercial, Ozark, AR 72949.
Mrs. Betty Corbishley
Mrs. Betty Corbishley, 65, of Hartman died Saturday, March 27, 1999.
Survivors include her husband, Raymond Corbishley; two sons and one daughter-in-law, James Corbishley of Hartman and Ray and Tammy Corbishley of Little Rock; four daughters and sons-in-law, Jan and Jimmy Head of Little Rock, Carol and Butch Warren of Clarksville, Billie and Rick Crandall of Fort Smith, and Charlene and Michael Johnson of Benton; mother, Rachel Warren of Clarksville; and seven grandchildren, Ronnie Thompson and Michael Warren, both of Clarksville, Jon Crandall and Natasha Crandall, both of Fort Smith, Megan Corbishley of Bryant, Acee Johnson of Benton, and Jimmy Head Jr. of Little Rock.
Graveside services and burial were at 2 p.m. Monday, March 29, at Woodland cemetery with Rev. Lowell Eaton officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
The grandchildren served as pallbearers.
Clinton Mathews
Clinton Mathews, 79, father of Mrs. Kenneth (Sheila) Milam of Ozone, died Wednesday, March 17, 1999, at Montford Jones Memorial Hospital in Kosciusko, Miss.
He was a native of Meadville, Miss., a retired master sergeant in the U. S. Air Force having served in World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War, and was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Rae Painting Mathews, four sisters and five brothers.
He is survived by one other daughter, Rhonda Sole of Purvis, Miss.; one son, Andre Mathews of Long Beach, Calif.; two sisters, Jimmie Burris of McCall Creek, Miss., and Clarabell Mathews of Baton Rouge, La.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral and burial with full military honors were conducted by Rev. Leon Dunn at Mt. Stevens cemetery in Independence, Miss.
Mrs. Ellen Mae Pledger
Mrs. Ellen Mae Pledger, 84, of Fort Smith, formerly of Coal Hill, died Sunday, March 21, 1999, at Sparks Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Drumright, Okla., daughter of the late John and Bell Jackson Kilgore, a member of Bible Baptist Church in Fort Smith, and was preceded in death by one daughter, Betty Jean Pledger.
She is survived by three daughters, Pearlie Robertson and Irene Pledger, both of Fort Smith, and Ellen Estes of Van Buren; seven sons, Rev. Roy Pledger of Heavener, Okla., John Pledger of Kibler, Hughie Ray Pledger of Lavaca, George Pledger of Fort Smith, Rev. Kenneth Pledger of Middlesburg, Fla., Rev. Arthur Pledger of Homestead, Fla., and Joe Pledger of Jamestown, Tenn.; 20 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 24, at the Coal Hill First Baptist Church with Rev. Richard Sheraves, Rev. Arthur Pledger and Joe Pledger officiating.
Burial was in Blanscet cemetery at Altus under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home of Ozark.
Pallbearers were Tom Pledger, Carl Hanson, Walter Rinke, Bentley Yates, Wayne Pledger, Nathan Pledger, and David Pledger.
Mrs. Hallie Blackard
Mrs. Hallie Hardgrave Blackard, 94, of Clarksville died Sunday, March 28, 1999, at Beverly Health Care in Arkadelphia.
She was a native of Johnson County, daughter of the late Albert and Jennie Hardin Hardgrave, and widow of John E. Blackard.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Betty Blackard Higgs; one grandson and spouse, John Michael and Beverly Higgs of Arkadelphia; one granddaughter, Diane Higgs of Long Beach, Calif.; two great-grandchildren, John Michael Higgs Jr. and Cena Clark, both of Gurdon; two great-great-grandchildren, Hallie Clark and Kaitlyn Higgs, both of Gurdon; and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services and burial will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 31, at Union Grove cemetery with Rev. Mark Green officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimers Association, 322 North Greenwood Avenue, Fort Smith, AR 72901.
